Hi List
I'n new to list and looking for my husband's ancestors. We now know that his
ggrandfather was Lawrence CAVANAGH born Liverpool c 1853 and ggrandmother Mary Jenkins c
1855 Crewe. They lived in Kirkdale, Liverpool. The Eng-Liverpool List has very kindly
found them on the 1881 and 1891 census.
1881 census
Dwelling: 1A Lemon St
Census Place: Kirkdale, Lancashire, England
Source: FHL Film 1341882 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 3682 Folio 45 Page
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Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Lawrence CAVANAGH M 28 M Liverpool
Rel: Head
Occ: Labourer
Martha CAVANAGH M 26 F Crew
Rel: Wife
Elizabeth H. CAVANAGH 1 F Liverpool
Rel: Daur
Marriages Mar quarter 1879
Cavanagh Lawrence Francis Liverpool 8b 128
JENKINS Martha Liverpool 8b 128
Lawrence Francis CAVANAGH
Sex: M
Marriage(s):
Spouse: Martha JENKINS
Marriage: 23 Feb 1879
Saint Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
1891 census
7 Flinders Street, Kirkdale
Lawrence Cavanagh - head - 38 - born Liverpool
Martha - wife - 33 - born Crewe, Cheshire
Elizabeth - daughter - 11 - born Liverpool
Frank - son - 9 - born Liverpool
James - son - 7 - born Liverpool
Martha - daughter - 5 - born Liverpool
Thomas - son - 2 - born Liverpool
Catherine - daughter - 4 months - born Liverpool
Someone else pointed out there was also a possiblity that his 2 ggrandfather was
80 Lamb St. Kirkdale
Lawrence Kavanagh - labourer - 48 - born Wexford, Ireland
Elizabeth - wife - 36 - born Dumfries, Scotland
Archibald - son - mariner - 22 - born Liverpool
William Bell - brother in law - labourer - 43 - born Liverpool (1881 census)
also it was pointed out the this could be his 3rd ggrandfather:
32 Seven St. Kirkdale
Lawrence Kavanagh - bricklayer - 72 - born Ireland
Catherine - wife - 64 - born Ireland
Francis A Gorman - son in law - provision dealer - 28 - born Ireland
Mary J Gorman - daughter - 24 - born Liverpool (1881 census)
Martha Cavanagh dau of Lawrence and Martha was my husband's grandmother, she had a son
Lawrence CAVANAGH born at 7 Flinders St, Kirkdale, Liverpool in 1910 and she died there in
1962. She never married.
Hoping someone on the list might have some knowledge of this family.
Kay Melbourne, OZ