The Gilligan family

[DNA_of_a_Turnip]

Name:   Nellie Gilligan
Mother's Maiden Name:   Shepherd
Registration Year:   1913
Registration Quarter:   Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration District:   Pontypridd
Inferred County:   Glamorgan
Volume:   11a
Page:   1301

Married Tony N Ware Jan 1934

Name:   Nellie Ware
Death Age:   79
Birth Date:   XX 1913
Registration Date:   Feb 1993
Registration District:   South Glamorgan
Inferred County:   South Glamorgan
Register Number:   G15A
District and Subdistrict:   8901G
Entry Number:   16

[DNA_of_a_Turnip]

Not sure about James. There was a James Gilligan born in Cardiff in 1916 but with MMN Walton. That James appears to have died in 1926. Seems like that might be a different family.

[Helina]

Thanks DNA,  Funny I had just found the birth reg for Nellie, but had not come across the marriage yet.  Maybe slowly getting there. What I find strange is no problem finding the birth reg for half the children the other half are hiding somewhere.   

[KHapgood2]

Hi Helina.  My great 1st cousin 2 times removed Winifred Millicent Whittington married Thomas Henry Gilligan in Queensland Australia. He enlisted in WW2 and gives his birthplace as Cardiff Wales and date of birth as 04 07 1907. See the Australian National Archives enlistment records:

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4456369

Assuming this is the right Thomas Henry Gilligan, this might give you more clues. (There is even a photo from enlistment)
Good luck
Karen

[KHapgood2]

Hi again-  The QLD BDM index has this entry

Death registration:

Thomas Henry Gilligan

Birth year: 1909Death date: 05/01/1981
Mother's name: Helen Shepherd
Father/parent's name: William Gilligan
Registration details: 1981/50865

So it’s the right person, but a different birthdate has been provided.
Karen