this is my 2x great grandfather living in Bacup. Lancashire, born in Ireland.I only have Michael on the 1861 census, he and Mary and daughter were living with her parents, then in the 1871 she and her children living with her parents still recorded as married, in the 1881 Mary is head of household with her children and her mother, still recorded as married, in 1891 she is recorded as widow, in 1901 Mary is living with her daughter, she passed away in 1902. I have the grave no and the details of who is buried there and Michael is not with her, i cannot find a death for him anywhere.
Michael married a Mary Flynn in October 1857 in Haslingden, Lancashire. according to the marriage certificate his father was called Patrick and Mary's father was called Thomas, according to the 1861 census Michael was 25 and Mary 23 both born in Ireland.
