Francis COLLIGAN Help please

[heatherwalsh]

Hello Everyone. I am trying to find the marriage of FRANCIS COLLIGAN and his wife CATHERINE ?

1841 census darlington
Francis Colligan age 45
James Colligan age 14

1851 census Leeds
Francis Coligin age 56 says born armagh ireland
Catherine Colligan age 50
James 24
John 22
Peter 19
Mary 16
Francis 13
William 11
Michael 7

1861 census Leeds
Francis Colligan age 67
Catherine age 60
Michael age 17

1871 census Leeds
Francis Colligan age 80
John age 39
Peter age 37
Susan age 35
Johnson age 4

I do not know Ctherine, Francis wife maiden name, so would anyone be able to help me find their marriage please?

kind regards from Heather

[rosie99]

Have you tried searching the GRO indexes 

Possible for Michael
CALLOGAN, MICHAEL       mmn BURNS     
1843  Sept Quarter in LEEDS  Volume 23  Page 402

[heatherwalsh]

i have not searched there as i have never heard of it before, do i just type Gro index into google?

[rosie99]

It is where you would order certificates from, you just need to register searching is free

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp

[heatherwalsh]

Thank you

[rosie99]

It sometimes helps to use that site when children are born after 1837.   You don't say where Catherine was born or the first child as that would help us to locate a marriage

[heatherwalsh]

it said james was born leeds, i will go back and look to see where catherine born

[heatherwalsh]

Aha, its say Francis and Catherine both born Armagh Ireland, and Ancestry also has death for Catherine Colligan 1871 west riding, saying she born 1801..........so i should look Ireland for marriage?

[rosie99]

There is a good chance it was Ireland if they both came from there.
In 1841 H0107/1346/8 f17 p26 (Leeds)
Catherine Callaghan 35 bn Ireland
John 11
Peter 9
Mary 6
Francis 3
William 1

Next Household (surname ditto from entry above -Callaghan)
Patrick 30 Hawker/Hardware bn Ireland
Ann 25 bn Ireland
Ellen 7
Mary 9 mths

Children of both families born in County (Yorkshire)