On May 23, 1856, Ellen Riley of Mt Pleasant St, Preston, Lancashire, was the informant on the death record of Jane Carrigan, widow of James Carrigan. Jane was age 44, and also of Mt Pleasant St.
I am looking for the parents, maiden name, etc of Ellen Riley. I am fairly sure that Jane Carrigan was my wife's ggg grandmother, nee Gleason. Was Ellen Riley Jane's sister or a relative?
Ellen's 1861 household seems to be this one:
1861 Census of England, Parish: Preston
Municipal Borough: Preston Municipal Ward: St Georges
Parlamentary borough: Preston
Ecclesiastical district: St Georges
Registrar's district: Preston Union
Registration district: Preston
Town of Preston, County: Lancashire, Country: England
Series: RG09, Piece: 3131, Enum. District: 25, Page: 23
Family: 167, Line: 1, Image: 39
on Mount Pleasant St
Ellen Riley, head, 38, widow, housekeeper, born in Ireland
Michael McCaffery, son in law, 32, married, worsted sorter, born in Ireland
Catherine McCaffery, 22, wife, spinner, born in Ireland
Patrick McCaffery, 16, boarder, worsted tenter, born in Ireland
Mary C McCaffery, 4, grand daughter, scholar, born in Preston, Lancashire
Susanna McCaffery, 9m? , grand daughter, infant, born in Preston, Lancashire
Margaret McGrath, 39, single, boarder, worsted weaver, born in Ireland
Edward Rigby, 23, boarder, married, worsted weaver, born in Leyland, Lancashire
Bridget Rigby, 28, married, cotton weaver, born in Ireland
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Jane (Gleason) Carrigan's son James' household in 1861 is this one:
1861 Census of Lancashire, England
Civil Parish of Preston, Town of Preston
Registration and sub-registration district of Preston
Ecclesiastical Parish of St. George
ED 25, household 183, piece 3131, folio 25, page 44
Street: Mount Pleasant
James Carrigan, 23, head, married, piecer, born in Ireland
Betsey Carrigan, 21, wife, married, housewife, born in Ireland
Catherine Carrigan, 5, daughter, scholar, born in Preston, Lancashire
Margaret Carrigan, 2mo, daughter, infant, born in Preston, Lancashire
same house:
Dennis Carrigan, 18, boarder, single 18, piecer, born in Ireland
May or Mary Carrigan, 20, single, worsted weaver, born in Ireland
same house: Patrick Muney, wife Ann, daughter Mary. also Margaret Dean, son William
Bonus points to anyone who knows how Dennis and Mary Carrigan are related to James, if they are. James and his family are in Boston, Massachusetts by 1865, but I have not found Dennis or Mary in Boston.