catherine Breslin(Breslan)

[CJF]

I am looking for information on Catherine Breslin(Breslan) b. Killybegs, Donegal, Ireland dau. of Condy Breslin & Winifred Gallagher. At some time Catherine emigrated to Canada with her brother Peter (possibly with or without her mother). Her mother was widowed and remarried twice more in Canada.
Peter married Margaret Reville from Kinnagh, Tintern, Wexford (who had emigrated with her sister to Canada also). Catherine married firstly, Edward McGrory, her second husband was John Fraser (Scots born) and her third husband was John Smith. She had children from at least first and second marriages.
I have some information on Catherine, but would love to find more about her and if possible her mother, Winifred Gallagher Breslin and her father Condy Breslin. Catherine, her mother and brother lived in Shrewsbury/Stoneham areas of Quebec, Canada.

CJF

[Jacquie in Canada]

It would be helpful if you could include some dates for these births and marriages so we know what time period we are looking for. It also sounds like you already have quite a bit of information regarding the family so it would be helpful if you could tell us what you already know (ie what BMD information you have - including dates, do you have the children's names, do you have her on the census, etc) and what type of information you are looking for.

I now see the first marriage for Catharine was in 1857 according to the entry in the Drouin Collection. Based on that, here are links to the 1871, 1881 and 1891 Canada census at Library and Archives Canada which can be searched by name and include images:

1871:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1871/index-e.html
1881:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1881/index-e.html
1891:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html

The 1851/1852 Canada census as well as the 1901 and 1911 Canada census have been transcribed and can be searched for free at this site:
http://automatedgenealogy.com/index.html
The site also links to census images at LAC if you use the split screen option.

The 1861 census is available at Ancestry.ca and transcriptions are at the LDS site.

Jacquie