Frank,
I started researching my Callaghan's 15 years ago and have only made real
progress over the last 5 years. Your Mary Ellen has similar given names
but these names are common in Ireland. I have an extensive collection for
Cork, mainly around Mallow, Antrim & Down.
You need to find hard evidence before you can make real progress. Have
you a copy of their wedding Cert even from Ireland. A death Certificate may
well give additional information. I found some help from family myth but
also found that 75% was pure fabrication or extended exageration and a few
cover deceptions. Census records gave the best results if you can find them
recorded. Most of my best information came from military records and
secondary career/work related research from what I knew about their skills
and work related movements. The manifest and passenger lists for their sea
journeys can also help.
If you have any confirmed dates for events with names or places I can see
what I have.
Richard
Brisbane - AUSTRALIA
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Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 7:05 AM
Subject: Re: [CALLAHAN] CALLAGHAN & GRAHAM from KILSHANNIG, MALLOW, BELFAST
& Co DOWN
Hello Richard :)
I have a Mary Ellen Callaghan m to a Michael Tobin who had a son James
born in NY in 1862.
But can't trace Mary Ellen Callaghan back to Ireland, her parents ,
sivblings etc- a real brick wall.
Do you perhaps have any connections , maybe a sibling etc. Cork seems the
likely area.
Any help or references you may have would be much appreciated. Sometime in
looking up our lines we find references to others of same name.
Slainte' Frank
-----Original Message-----
From: richard <bibiaust(a)optusnet.com.au>
To: CALLAHAN(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Thu, Apr 15, 2010 8:16 pm
Subject: [CALLAHAN] CALLAGHAN & GRAHAM from KILSHANNIG, MALLOW, BELFAST &
Co DOWN
I have been researching a John CALLAGHAN and his North West Mounted Police
(NWMP) Records and Next of Kin disclosures from Canada. His sister
Margaret
Ellen CALLAGHAN and a brother Edward James CALLAGHAN are living in Canad
as
well.
My Callaghan family originated from Kilshannig and Mallow in Co Cork and
my
GGGreat grandmother Elizabeth CALLAGHAN (nee KENNEDY from Belfast) and
children
moved to 35 Sevastopol St,The Falls in Belfast After the death of her
husband
Cornelius CALLAGHAN in Mallow 1873. Elizabeth is later recorded as
living in
Parkmount in Belfast in 1885.
Elizabeth's daughter, Hannah CALLAGHAN was recorded at 35 Sevastopol St
the
Falls Belfast in the late 1800s. Hannah married a Robert M GRAHAM in
Inch Co
DOWN in 1890 and is later recorded in the 1911 Census living with Robert
and
their Grand Son Thomas Henry GRAHAM age 6 and a neice Lizabeth MARTIN age
20 in
Banbridge Rural District, Co Down. John CALLAGHANs NWMP records in 1904
and
1907 state Hannah as Next of Kin, living in Downpatrick, Co Down.
The address in Belfast (35 Sevastopol Street, The Falls) has included
several
CALLAGHANS during the late 1800s and afterwards members of the GRAHAM
family
(Thomas a builder) in 1907 and 1908 and in 1910 Thomas has moved to 44
Sevastopol St.
The name GRAHAM has been part of family myth for years and the above
marriage
provides a link and yet another research objective. During the late
1940s
there was mention of a Hugh GRAHAM visiting a Mary (Maria) (O)CALLAGHAN at
her
home in Roath, Cardiff in Wales. I also have a photograph of a family
group,
taken about 1914 in Newcastle, Co Down and includes several children and a
likely Robert M GRAHAM and wife Hannah (nee CALLAGHAN) siting at the
front.
There is also a smiling lad in an army uniform likely off to fight at the
western front.
Are there any (O)CALLAGHANs or GRAHAMs from Belfast or Co Down out there
that
can put these peices together?
Richard
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