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Hi, hoping someone can help determine I'm on the correct path. 

These are my direct ancestors.  I have the 1857 Newton Moor, Cheshire, marriage certificate for John Lavin, age 22 (father John, shepherd) and Jane Butler, age 25 (father Robert Butler, farmer, deceased).  UK census state births as Roscommon, Ireland.  Although unverified, I believe they were from Croghan.  The 1861 census has Catherine Butler, age 21, living with them in Lancashire.

It is just guess work at present and can't move any further so would really appreciate your help.

Thanks

Maureen (Australia)

Friday 18th Sep 2020, 07:31AM

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  • Hello Maureen, there are aobut four John Lavin father John born in Roscommon from 1833 to 1839, there is one in Croghan born in 1833, mother is Bridget Murry as transcribed, witness's are Peter King and Catherine Glancy (this is a varient of Clancy). The baptism is 11th April. The others nearer the correct date of 1835 have mothers (they need them of course) named Frances  Cokran posssibly Corcoran, this is in a place called Aughrim, there appears to be two transcription of the same baptisms on the 3rd and 9th March 1835, in the notes it says Frances is written as Fanny. 

    There is a baptism in 1834 of a John Lavan mother Anne Carthy, Boyle. and the other one is in Tibohine Fairymount, odd name, mother is only given as Catherine Lavin, witnesses are Bartolomew Lavin and Catherine Dyer, the 1839 one has a mother called  Eleanor McCormack Croghan, all these are in Roscommon. 

    There are no Jane Butler father  Robert born in Ireland 1830 to 1834, that is no record as some parishes do not have them at that time. However there is a Mary Butler father Robert in Croghan, it is possible she was born Mary Jane and not transcribed, mother is Brigit Lynch 25th August 1833, one witness is McCue. You can see the entry here but only search by date https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0554 

    Out of interest given the time and now, I was searching for a much later marriage in Stockport Cheshire for myself awhile back and came across this, there are other links also but they were having a hard time. http://historyservices.webeden.co.uk/stockport-riots-1852/4563780873&nb…;

    Good Luck

    Pat

    St Peters Louth, IrelandXO Volunteer

    Saturday 17th Oct 2020, 08:14PM

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