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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Mayo => Topic started by: prodda on Friday 22 November 19 22:39 GMT (UK)
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My great great grandparents were Patrick O'Malley & Margaret Gallacher. They married in Newport, Mayo (on 15 Mar 1844 or 1845). They had a son, Patrick, in 1848 before moving to Edinburgh where they settled and raised a large family.
Try as I might, I can't find any pre-marriage information on either Patrick or Margaret or their families. Can anyone help with any information or point me in the right direction please, as I'm now at a complete dead end.
Many thanks
Phil
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If they both died in Scotland from 1855 onwards - downloading their death certs should name their parents and give their mothers maiden names
www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk is the site to use
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Thanks Carole - they were both alive in the 1881 census (Edinburgh) but we haven't been able to find their death details using O'Malley/Malley/Maley
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Were they alive in 1891?
If they died between censuses try using the wildcard search (eg) Pat** o*ma*l**y and 2yrs either side of their birthyears
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The only 1881 entry I found seems to be the son b 1848 and who also has married a Margaret
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I haven't seen the original document but the Ancestry transcription shows them as Mellay instead of Malley in 1881 - there is Patrick, Margaret & children John, James, Margaret, Michael & Mary Ann.
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1891 - The only Margaret b 1831 Ireland is Margaret Mallen aged 60 living with son James 23 b Ireland. Can't find a Patrick
The 1881 has an 18yr old son James but he was b Edinburgh so I don't think it's the right one which may mean Margaret died between 1881-1891
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Thanks for that, I think I need to try other permutations of the surname - they must be there somewhere.