McLaughlin/McCloskey Marriage

[oisinh1]

Hi everyone,

My great-grandfather was John Mclaughlin. He was a member of the Church of Ireland. He was supposed to be born around Claudy. I don't know when he was born or who his parents were!
He married Margaret Jane McCloskey of Knockan, Banagher and had nine children.
Margaret was a Catholic and John supposedly converted when they married. They had a daughter Jeannie or Jane around 1903 and married sometime before this. I cannot find a marriage....is this because it was a mixed marriage?
Also I cannot find Jeannie's birth but I can find their other 8 children!

Any help on the marriage or Jeannie would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Oisín

[kingskerswell]

Oisin,
        The date is a bit late for my look-ups but I have found on the IGO:-
 Margaret McCloskey b 1875 in Claudy Father Dennis amd Mother Mary O'Donnell and
                "                b 1872 in Claudy Father Dennis and Mother Mary McDermott also
John McLaughlin        b 1870 in Claudy
     
        There are also several Johns born in Dungiven in the correct time frame.  Do you have access to the 1901census? Not much help I am afraid.
Regards
Morrison

[kingskerswell]

Sorry Oisin,
                 I missed the important one:-
Margaret Jane McCloskey b 19 July 1880 in Knockan, Father Henry and Mother Martha Doherty.

Regards Morrison

[oisinh1]

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[oisinh1]

Thanks Kingskerswell that birth for maggie in 1880 is the right one! 
Although i don't think the 1870 for John is correct. There are many John McLaughlin's in Claudy so 1901 wouldn't really help me without an age and parents names. I am going to apply to the national archives in Dublin for John and Maggie's Census return in 1911...maybe this will tell me a bit more but it won't give me info on John's parents...   

Thanks again for the birth info. It's much appreciated!