Agnes Garvin; b:1898;

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Catherine Caterall
Death     15 feb 1919
Cemetery:    Pleasington Priory

See https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197866402

Looks like Charles and his wife Mary Ann are also buried in the plot

[Pennines]

What a brilliant find Mabel -- I love it when actual headstones can be seen.

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Christopher Catterall b Gibraltar joined the 7th Brigade in August 1876 (aged 19yrs 6mo) as a musician, and served as a drummer. His service record shows that he had secondary syphilis by 1880. He served in the Army Reserves from 1883 and was reported absent (his final entry) on 18 October 1887.

His next of kin were his father James and siblings Thomas, James, Alice and “Leavey” (Olivia). His records were never updated with marriage details.

I'm wondering if he's ended up in a hospital/asylum in 1891, given the potential effects of syphilis.

[Pennines]

That's a possibility Mabel -- my own Gt Grandfather did from the same cause!!

Christopher doesn't seem to appear in Lancs Archives Catalogue though - so if he did end up in an asylum it wasn't Whittingham - as the admissions there have been catalogued.

[Maiden Stone]

In 1881, "Kate" Catterall (Daughter b1856) is on 1881 Census with, Mary (Widow) Esther & Margaret "Gavan" in Blackburn

These may be birth registrations of Catherine & sisters in Blackburn. All with mother's maiden surname CONNER/CONNOR.
1855 GAVAN Catherine
1859 GARROVAN Esther
1874 GARRAVIN Margaret Ann
+ 1862 GAVAN Charles
1864 GAVAN John
1869 GAVAN John Thomas
1872 GARVIN William Henry
www.lancashirebmd.org.uk

Baptisms for all except Catherine and Esther at St. Mary R.C., Blackburn. Parents Charles GARVIN & Mary (formerly CONNOR). Godfather to baby Charles 1862 was Patrick KILLAN. A Mary Killen was married to a Thomas Garvin. A Thomas Garvin was godfather to John GARVIN 1864.
Lancashire Online Parish Clerks www.lan-opc.org.uk
St. Mary R.C., Blackburn was founded 1860, too late for baptisms of Catherine and Esther. It was the 3rd mission, in addition to St. Alban and St. Anne, serving the Nova Scotia area of Blackburn.
www.lan-opc.org.uk/Blackburn/Blackburn/stmaryrc/index.html
Confirmation register of St. Mary includes some Garvan &c. children. Margaret Ann is there.
Margaret Ann was godmother to Wiliam Catterall in 1887.
St. Alban was founded c1773. Baptisms 1856-1870 are not on LANOPC. St. Anne mission was established 1848/9.
2 marriages at St. Anne.
7th Nov. 1857 Thomas GARAVAN & Mary KILLIAN; groom's father Charles GARAVAN
12th Feb. 1859 Peter GARAVAN & Mary HERBERT; groom's father Charles GARAVAN

Marriage 1854 Blackburn registry office or registrar attended. Charles GARVIN & Mary CONNOR
Death registration Blackburn 1878 GARVIN Charles age 44
www.lancashirebmd.org.uk
 

[sng165]

This is all terrific
Thank you so much
Much appreciated 

[Maiden Stone]

LANOPC has no marriages for St. Alban and no baptisms 1856-70.  It has St. Anne marriages 1852-87 but no baptisms. If the family remained in the same area of Blackburn, Catherina and Esther were likely to have been baptised at either church, unless their mother was from another parish and she went to her own family to have her first babies. (One of "my" Irish mothers in Lancs. did that.)

Information about the churches + dates and locations of registers on GENUKI
https://www.genuki.org.uk/church_list/LANBlackburn
St. Alban had a graveyard which was in use until 1854. The burial register listed covers only 1827-1837 and is at Lancashire Archives. Baptism and marriage registers (various dates) are also at Lancs. Archives.
St. Anne baptism registers 1862-1925 and marriages 1852-1930 at Lancs. Archives.
St. Mary baptisms 1861-1940 and marriages 1862-1986 at Lancs. Archives.
I didn't check dates of founding of other Catholic churches in Blackburn.

This may have been another member of the extended family, married at St. Anne's 1866.
Philip Brady & Ann Garvin; father Charles Garvin; witness Thomas Killan.
There were several Catherines Garvin/Gavin in St. Mary's parish. There was more than 1 Wiliam Henry Garvin/Gavin. There were at least 2 Gavin-Nolan marriages. There may have been more than 1 Garvan-Connor marriages, although I've only seen evidence for 1.

[Maiden Stone]

A lodger in Charles Garvan's house was charged with assault. ("Blackburn Standard" 18th March 1863)

[sng165]

Agnes's birth cert finally received. (attached)
As suspected, Christopher is named as father.
I've corrected her birth from 1898 to 1896, and I've now started work on Agnes's parents families - the Garvin's (Garavan') & Connor's
Thank you all so much for your input & help