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Thanks I got the notification from you Heywood about moving it to the Mayo Board .

Hi,  I've been helped by you before on my Gaughan family. I have got a bit more information now and wonder if it would help me find out which family of Gaughans they are from. My gt grandad Anthony Gaughan married Letitia Walsh in 1875 Attymass. His father was Thomas Gaughan, they lived in Treanoughter, Attymass, he had a brother's Peter, Patrick, Thomas and Michael. Michael married Mary Goodwin and is on the 1911 Irish census living in Ardrass.  Anthony died in Widnes, England, his daughter Nora died in a convent in Castlebar around 1951. Peter died in Gateshead, Co. Durham, Thomas b. 1863 married Catherine Geraghty and they went to Philadelphia, he was on the 1930 USA census. Patrick I believe stayed in Ireland, I think his wife's name was Bridget. If anyone knows of this family I would be grateful, I would love to know who my gt gt grandmother was. Thanks

Hi Tara,  Thanks for getting back on this one.  James had died in 1910 Patrick in 1909, so just missed the 1911 census. On previous census dates Patrick is born bet 1856 to 1859 etc., but I was looking at his gravestone today and he died 25/5/ 1909 and it said 43 yrs so that would go back to 1866 I think. There are loads of Fallon's in Ireland aren't there, not too many in England. Thanks for the idea of Civil Registration, I've just had a look and in 1866 the following : Downpatrick, Sligo, Athlone, Drowmore West, Longford, Stokestown. Lots of others a few years apart. In the Irish Baptisms there was a Patrick Fallon 19/5/1866 Galway West, with father James and mother Bridget? A few years ago I got a baptism copy from  Irish Roots for James Fallon baptised 29/6/1854 at Kilashee, Co Longford, parents James  Fallon and Judith Egan, sponsors Patrick Fallon and Ann Egan, but couldn't find match with Patrick, one in Kilashee  year 1866 but different parents.  Thanks very much for your help

My gt gt grandmother Bridget Kavanagh was born about 1825 in Ireland, so it's doubtful she could be Andrew's sister as he was born much later, could be an aunt though, they seem to have moved to Widnes around the same time. Bridget Kavanagh married John Martin on 15/11/1841 at Wicklow, she died on 30/12/1878 at 9 Walmsley Street, the names of the witnesses on their children's baptisms included a Patrick, Michael, James and Mary Kavanagh, there were different spelling variations ,i.e. Cavanagh. I found who I think is your Andrew and Alice on the 1881 census, under the name Cavanagh at 63 Church Street. Margaret 13yrs born in Ireland, the other children all born in Widnes, Catherine 12yrs, Alice 10, James 7, Thomas 4, Annie,and Patrick 1 wk.

There were also other Cavanagh's in Widnes, a John living at 74 Oxford Street Widnes in 1871 and a Charles living at 8 Midwood Street, Widnes in 1891, thanks for your help with this, sometimes we can get a little clue Pauline