Bridget Cahalin

[zylar22]

I am trying to trace a Bridget that was born approx 1844 in Ireland.  Her married name was Cahalin or Cahalan.  She is listed in the England Census (1871) in Bradford (District 21) as a Widow.  She has a daughter Margaret Cahalin who is 6 months old at the time.  In relation to the head of the household (John Sharkey) she is listed as "Nieces Wife"?

I would like to find out who her husband and parents were.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Unfortunately I have no further information.

[shanew147]

Have a look at these topics :

   Introduction to Irish Records
   My Ancestor came from Ireland - where do I start?

The surname is probably a variation, or misspelling, of Callaghan


Shane

[eadaoin]

it could correctly be Cahalin

there are about 20 Cahalan/Cahalane/Cahalin in the current Dublin phone book

eadaoin

[heywood]

Hello,

you could try to get a birth certificate for baby Margaret - the best I can see in Free BMD is a Margaret Carlin though    A birth certificate would give father's name and mother's maiden name.

There is a marriage but it is 1862 for a Patrick Celleahen and one female spouse is missing in the index but there is nothing to say that it is a possibility.
You would imagine that there would be other children had the marriage been that early.
There is also a Catharine Cahelin birth 1867 and a Catherine Calahin death 1868 -aged 0yrs.

There are several Cahalan variations in the Yorkshire area (not Bradford though)

Where do you have Bridget or Margaret after 1871?

There is a marriage for a Bridget Cahillan 1874 -the only spouse being Bernard Henry but I can't see them in 1881. If that is her, the marriage certificate would have her father's name.

That's odd though as Bridget and Margaret are in 1881 
heywood

[keyboard86]

Hi Heywood, that marriage of a Bridget to a Bernard Henry is interesting, because Margaret Cahalin, now newly married to John Baxter, (See also John Baxter thread) has  a Bridget Henry shown as a relative to the couple on 1901 Census Ref RG13/4156/38/19

Keyboard86

[heywood]

Well that is a possibility 
I found Bridget (as Cal..) in 1881 and 1891 and couldn't find her in 1901.
Bridget Henry is same age. I would imagine it is her.

I wonder what happened to Mr Henry?

[myluck!]

from what I can see Bridget & Margaret are still listed in 1881 and 1891 in Bradford also
Margaret is shown as born in Bradford but there is no logical birth record for her
There is a possible marriage in 1891 again in Bradford; which if correct should show Margaret's father's name -this is to John Baxter

Going out on a limb based on Sharkey as a Roscommon name; there is a marraige in 1870 of
Thomas Cahalan 1870 2 223 Castlereagh; same reference Bridget Duffy
Which may be correct if the marriage cert shows Thomas as Margaret's Father

[heywood]

Hi myluck,

this is the Baxter marriage thread which keyboard has just mentioned:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,556864.msg4096100.html#msg4096100

As I posted earlier, there is a Margaret Carlin birth at the right time (can't see her in 1881).

heywood

[zylar22]

Hello everyone,

Thank you all for looking into this for me.  I think the best course of action is to get hold of the marriage certificate for Margaret Cahalin to John Baxter (1891) and see if that states her fathers name.

I was thinking that the Bridget Henry may have been Bridget Cahalin remarried to someone else (1901 census).

I did not know that Sharkey was a Roscommon name so that is very helpful and a good lead.

I had been trying to look for a male Cahalin that died around the time Margaret was born as this might have indicated who her father was, but so far I have been unsuccessful.  I will have a look to see if there is a Thomas.

Thanks again for your help.  Margaret Cahalin is my great grandmother so it would be really interesting to work out who her parents were.