looking for Selina Calligan

[greg]

Hi there, I'm looking for a Selina Calligan born about 1846 in Birmingham. I think she married in 1867. Could someone please look for her family on the 1851 or 1861 census for Birmingham.
Many thanks,
Greg

[Hackstaple]

This seems to be her birth in the GRO index:
Name:    Calligan, Selina
Record Type:    Marriages
Quarter:    March
Year:    1867
District:    Birmingham (1837-1924) 
County:    Warwickshire
Volume:    6d
Page:    161
That detail plus £7.00 will buy you her marriage certificate and from that you will find out much about her and her parentage 

[indiapaleale]

Hi Greg,
I have been all through the 1851 census and can't find your Selina Calligan. I tried all Selinas born 1846 +/-2years in Birmingham...but no luck.
I also looked for ANY Calligans in Birmingham and only came up with one who could possibly be Selina's father...a Jeremiah Calligan, born in Ireland..wife Bridget...living on Weaman St, Birmingham.
As Hackstable says, you will need to get her birth cert ..that will unravel the mystery!
Cheers,
India

[greg]

Thank you both. She is recorded in several later census as being born in Brum, but by the sound of it may have lived elsewhere for a time. There are not a lot of Calligans around B'ham in later years either. The search continues.
Greg