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Title: Laughlin McLaughlin
Post by: gjd58 on Saturday 10 May 25 17:22 BST (UK)
Hi, I am looking for any information with regard to Laughlin McLaughlin who was a broker. He had a daughter Margaret who was born about 1844 and got married to a Thomas Davidson in Preston on 28th June 1859. One of the witnesses of the marriage was a Stephen Mc Laughlin ( not sure of relationship to Laughlin or Margaret ) The other witness was a Mary Ann O'Neill. Thomas's Fatherwas a Robert Davidson who was listed as a butler. Any info would be a great help.
Many thanks,
Graham Davidson.
Title: Re: Laughlin McLaughlin
Post by: aghadowey on Saturday 10 May 25 18:03 BST (UK)
You haven't given much information but there is more information on your previous thread about Shipp Inn. https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=682061.0

Reply #27- My Great, Great Grandfather was a Thomas Davidson who was the Landlord of the Ship Launch Inn after retiring from the Army until his death in 1897. He was married to a Margaret McLaughlin ...

Reply #31- UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Soldier Service Records, 1760-1920
Sergeant Thomas Davidson 1823 Belfast Antrim.
Enlistment Age   18 Discharge Age   39
Enlistment Year   1841 Discharge Year   1862
Regiment   Forty Fifth Regt of Infantry
Regimental Number   2013

1871 census Egremont Cumberland.
Thomas Davidson   47   Head
Margaret Davidson 28 Wife
Thomas Davidson 8 Son
Robert Davidson 6 Son
Olive H Davidson 4 Son
Mary H Davidson 2 Daughter
Sarah Rabb 15 Servant

1881 Brewery Lane Egremont
Thomas Davidson   57   Head. Serjeant Irish Rifle Vols Chelsea Pensioner.
Margaret Davidson 37 Wife
Robert Davidson 16 Son
Oliver H. Davidson 14 Son  (H is Horatio)
Mary H. Davidson 12 Daughter
Laura Davidson 10 Daughter
Charles D. Davidson 7 Son

1891 census 68 North Road. - Ship Inn.
Thomas Davidson aged 67 years. Innkeeper.
Margaret Davidson aged 46 years.
Robert Davidson aged 26 years.
Laura Davidson aged 19 years.  Dress Maker.


See also #32, #41 (death of Margaret in South Africa)

My big stumbling blocks are Thomas's (b 1824 ) correct birth place, some searches show Scotland and some show Belfast, Ireland. His wife Margaret's death info is also difficult. I had 1921 but that was not her, so don't know what happened to her after Thomas's death in 1896. I eventually got their marriage certificate. 28th June 1859 in Preston. It gave his father as a Robert Davidson who was a butler by profession. It gave her father as a Laughlin Mc Laughlin who was a Broker by profession. But trying to find their parents is like trying to find a needle in a haystack.