Well done Josey http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/cumberland/2009-08/1251299975Beat me to it Jen!!Name Thomas KavanaghGender MaleBirth Date 20 Mar 1866Baptism Date 01 Apr 1866Baptism Place St. Joseph's, Gateshead, Durham, EnglandFHL Film Number 2046403Reference ID item 3 v 3 p 155Parents Thomas Kavanagh and Catharina Ginty
this was the newspaper article that got me thinking had anyone looked? i saw it but couldnt read the full story as i have no credits.
Wasn't the father of the Thomas we're looking for called John, the one who died in 1894 was the son of Thomas
Thanks Annette7. In truth all I do have evidence of is his marriage certificate, a real one. He was married to Margaret Mc Coy in April 1894 at Lanchester Co Durham. Father John listed as a labourer.