Can anyone explain this

[mahees]

Hi all,
 
 I have a family in the 1871 census : RG10, Piece: 3662, Folio: 62, Page 39
headed by Carmick Eagan, with wife Elizabeth and 3 stepchildren as well as a Niece, Elizabeth Reddington, whom I know to be my relative.
I have found the same family in 1861 RG9, Piece: 2560, Folio: 14, Page 22, with the children's father, Patrick.

I have been trying to fathom how this family are related to the Reddingtons, and I have come across a strange marriage record on www.cheshirebmd.org.uk
In the Stockport marriage records for 1866-1870, there is a record for an Elizabeth Redington marrying a William Wilkinson. When you click on her name, it says otherwise Gorgon. It can't be my Elizabeth Reddington as she is still Reddington in the 1871 census and unmarried.

 Can anyone help me unravel how this marriage fits into the Gargan/Eagan/Reddington triangle, and indeed how they fit into my Reddingtons?

Thanks in anticipation
Erin 

[heywood]

Hi Erin,

Just to say that I think Mr Eagan's name is Cormick - looks like that anyway.

1861 RG9; Piece: 2561; Folio: 57; Page: 19

8 Rock Court Heaton Norris

John Raddington 38 yrs labourer b Ireland
Catherine wife 46 yrs b Ireland
Mary A Doyle daur 16 yrs cotton spinner b Stockport
Elizabeth Reddington daur 8 yrs b Stockport

(they are written as Raddington and Elizabeth as Reddington)

There is a marriage Reddington/ Doyle so that fits with this. As they are Irish as are Cormick and Elizabeth - hopefully there is the connection and I will look further.

best wishes
heywood

1851 has Mary A as Redington

[mahees]

Thanks heywood,
  I'm always terrible at reading the handwriting 

Thanks for transcribing Elizabeth on the 1861 census; I believe John is my 3x Great Grandmother's brother. I would be very interested to see if you could come up with anything especially as to what this marriage record is all about, because I think that's the key to finding a link between the Gargans and the Reddingtons.

Regards
Erin   

[heywood]

Have to confess I'm struggling a bit here - I wonder if it is worth getting the certificate for Wilkinson/ Reddington - just to eliminate.
The Gagans are entered variously e.g Gahagan and Gahagen but I am struggling to find a link between Gahagan/ Doyle/ Reddington.
I am trying various spellings and other name searches to no avail.
Will leave it there (much to my annoyance) until tomorrow.

best wishes
heywood

[mahees]

Thanks for that, heywood,
   I have tried finding an Elizabeth Wilkinson in 1871, and the only one I can find in the area is married to William N Wilkinson and was seemingly born in Manchester in the 1830s, which I can't tie in at all since my Reddingtons came over in the 1840s and have no connection to Manchester that I've found.
 It's not like I can find a suitable Elizabeth Gargan in 1861 either.
Look forward to hearing if you can dig up any clues.
Regards
Erin 

[trish251]

Not sure if it is relevant - but on FreeBDM the marriage is March 1866 - Elizabeth GARGON and William WILKINSON - no mention of REDINGTON 

Trish

[mahees]

Thanks Trish,
  I just checked and it's not mentioned on ancestry either. cheshirebmd must have got 'Redington' from somewhere though, I feel there must be a connection but I wish I could place it.
Regards
Erin 

[mahees]

Well, I've been working on it for the last 3 hours and I think I've had a bit of a breakthrough 

I did an IGI search with Batch number C024888 and surname Gahagan, and a record of one of the Gahagan children with mother's maiden name Reddington 

That at least confirms the link between the Gargans and the Reddingtons. I'm wondering if Elizabeth married William Wilkinson in 1866 and had remarried to Cormick Eagan by 1871, her third marriage 
That would explain things a bit more.

Erin 

[White Lady]

I have just been reading this thread with interest and would like to say that I think you are all brilliant.

Then what would one expect from Rootschatters.   

Christina