Banbridge Tutorial Peter Michael Finnighan Clones

[Kernon]

Peter Michael Finnighan married Maria Agnes Moore in Clones, Co. Monaghan. Agnes was one of 22 children, afterwards they moved to Scotland. They had children, Peter Michael b24th January 1907 D24th April 1982 in Dunbarton, Scotland, Molly, Lily and Margaret all born in Scotland.
Would be grateful if someone can help me find info on Peter Michael married to Maria Agnes, thank you.

[Bhoy]

Finnighan is an usual spelling - there are only four occurrences in the whole of the 1901 census of Ireland and only 12 in Scotland in 1911.

The family was in Scotland by 1911 (presumably Dunbartonshire).  Have you looked at the census entry for 1911?

Do you know when the couple were born?

Can you say the date of the mariage?  If you've got the marriage certificate, can you say the names of the couple's fathers?   What religious denomination were they?

When do you think they came to Scotland?  Would be useful to know where they were in 1901.

Do you have the 1982 Scottish death record?  It should have Peter's parent's names on it (if known to the informant, of course) as a double check.  Likewise, do you know the date of death for Peter senior and Maria Agnes (presumably in Scotland) & do you have those certificates (for the same reason)?

What's the significance of "Banbridge Tutorial"?

[Bhoy]

Did a quick search on Scotland's People.  There are seven people named Finnigan (sic) in Rhu, Dunbartonshire in 1911.

Included are two Peters, one aged 30 and the other (Peter M) aged 4.  There's also a 26 year-old Maria.

Looks good, but you'd need to purchase the record to be sure.

As regards Ireland in 1901, there's a 16 year-old Mary (sic) A Moore at house 15 in Annaghkilly, Clones Rural in Monaghan.  There are a few Peters in Monaghan of the right sort of age, with surnames that are close enough, though none in Clones.

[Kernon]

Hi Bhoy,
Thank you for the info. Peter Michael`s religion was catholic, Maria Agnes we think was non catholic, this may have been the reason they went to Scotland after their wedding. the wedding date we think was c1905.
Rhu in Dunbartonshire is the place where they lived, good work.

[annclare]

What was Peter's occupation? There is a Peter Finnegan Blacksmith age 23  in Crosslara Monaghan 1901 Census - any possibility?
Link
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Monaghan/Crosslara/Monalia/1625003/
annclare

[Kernon]

Thank you Annclare,
I have seen that record. The oral info we have is that when he arrived in Scotland he was a crofter, but interestingly while he was in Monaghan he had worked for some large estate, name not known. Could he have been a blacksmith while working there? It is getting more intriguing. I find that the Major problem we have is that there are many variants to the surname Finnighan, it has been suggested that it originated in Scandinavia, maybe they arrived with the Norsemen?

Kernon