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I am very new to this and need all the help I can get. my grandmother appears in 1881 census with Hannagan family members in Lancashire but then disappears. I know she marries Thomas Wood in 1912 and dies in 1945. Priscilla used the name Aitkin at her marriage but there does not appear to be a wedding to a man called Aitkin.

Any ideas anyone ?

Welcome to the boards Madgey

Could you tell us when she was born and where please

So this is her
Name: Priscilla Hannagan
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1876
Relationship to Head: Daughter
Father: Henry Hannagan
Mother: Eliza Hannagan
Gender: Female
Where born: Lpool
Civil Parish: Liverpool
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 13 Queen Anne St
Education:

Employment status:

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Occupation: Scholar
Registration district: Liverpool
Sub-registration district: Islington
ED, institution, or vessel: 31
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3633
Folio: 15
Page Number: 26
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Hannagan 37
Eliza Hannagan 31
Rebecca Hannagan 13
Dennis Hannagan 11
Margaret Hannagan 9
Henry Hannagan 7
Priscilla Hannagan 5
Sarah Jane Hannagan 2
Sarah Collins 39
Mary Collins 8

Well I am really impressed Jax. That is her, then in 1891 Rebecca, Dennis, Margaret and Priscilla are missing. I suppose considering their ages they may have married and moved away. At her marriage in 1912 she is called Aitkin but I can't find a marriage to anyone called Aitkin. When marrying then were no documents necessary to prove marital status?

There are some trees on ancestry but they don't know anything either...tried searching for just her name priscilla but not seeing her in any other census

No I don't think any proof was needed back then

Thanks for trying. I will probably try to locate some of her siblings to find out what happened to them. I think both parents were from Ireland but the county wasn't mentioned so that may be impossible.

Thanks again, this is so addictive I could end up spending way too much time on it.

Good night.

I didn't have to provide any documentation as to my marital status in the 1960s ..................... so certainly wasn't needed further back!

for our further help ............. information on other family members from the 1881 Census


Name Age
Henry Hannagan 37 b.ca 1844, Ireland, Coach Trimmer
Eliza Hannagan 31 b.ca 1850, Ireland
Rebecca Hannagan 13 b.ca 1868, Liverpool
Dennis Hannagan 11 b.ca 1870, Liverpool
Margaret Hannagan 9 b.ca 1872, Liverpool
Henry Hannagan 7 b.ca 1874, Liverpool
Priscilla Hannagan 5 b.ca 1876, Liverpool
Sarah Jane Hannagan 2 .ca 1879, Liverpool
Sarah Collins 39 Lodger
Mary Collins 8 Lodger's Daughter

This is the Hannagan family in 1891 .........


1891 Census

Name: Henry Hanagan
Age: 48
Estimated birth year: abt 1843
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Eliza Hanagan
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland
Civil Parish: Liverpool
Ecclesiastical parish: St Andrew
Town: Liverpool
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Registration district: Liverpool
Sub-registration district: Mount Pleasant
ED, institution, or vessel: 16

Henry Hanagan 48 Coach trimmer
Eliza Hanagan 41 b.ca 1850, Ireland
Henry Hanagan 17 b.ca 1874, Liverpool, Errand Boy
Sarah Hanagan 12 b.ca 1879, Liverpool
Jessie Hanagan 8 b.ca 1883, Liverpool
Marry Hanagan 6 b.ca 1885, Liverpool
Francis Hanagan 4 b.ca 1887, Liverpool

Address:- 1 Ct, 1# Leece Street

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1891 Census

Name: Druscilla Hannigan
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Relation: Nurse
Gender: Female
Where born: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Liverpool
Ecclesiastical parish: St Luke
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Registration district: Liverpool
Sub-registration district: St George
ED, institution, or vessel: 5

Edward Sinnott 46
Maria Sinnott 36
Edward D Sinnott 3
Kathleen L Sinnott 6
Alban A Sinnott 5
Lawrence A Sinnott 3
Annie E Sinnott 1
Henry A Shaw 40
Maggie Hannigan 19 b.ca 1872, Liverpool, Domestic Servant
Druscilla Hannigan 14 Domestic Nurse

Address:- 7 & 9 Gradwell Street



It DOES look like Druscilla on the census image ............... but I cannot find a Druscilla Hannigan (or Hannagan) anywhere else.

Could the enumerator have mis-heard Priscilla for Druscilla??



Children left school at about age 12 .................. and went out to work.

She would be more of a Nursery nurse or nursemaid.



EDIT:---


Just noticed that sister Margaret Hannagan is also in the household .......... as Maggie

Rebecca died in 1888

I think all I can suggest is that you buy the marriage certificate for Thomas and Priscilla, and see what it says on there ........ it should say widow or divorced

Father Henry died in 1900



England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915 about Henry Hanagan

Name: Henry Hanagan
Estimated birth year: abt 1843
Registration Year: 1900
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at Death: 57
Registration district: Liverpool
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 132




and mother Eliza or Elizabeth died in 1912


England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915 about Elizabeth Hanagan

Name: Elizabeth Hanagan
Estimated birth year: abt 1849
Registration Year: 1912
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at Death: 63
Registration district: West Derby
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 422

I don't know whether you have these records, or whether you really want them, but I've come across them as I try to find Priscilla!



Liverpool, England, Catholic Marriages, 1754-1921 about Sarah Jane Hanagan

Name: Sarah Jane Hanagan
Marriage Date: 25 Oct 1896
Parish: Sacred Heart, Lancashire, England
Spouse's Name: David Franciscum Beaty
Father's Name: Henrici Hanagan
Spouse Father's Name: David Beaty



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Liverpool, England, Catholic Marriages, 1754-1921 about Mariam Josehinam Hannigan

Name: Mariam Josehinam Hannigan
Marriage Date: 13 Nov 1904
Parish: Sacred Heart, Lancashire, England
Spouse's Name: Josephum Rooney
Father's Name: Henrici Hannigan
Spouse Father's Name: Henrici Rooney



Liverpool, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921 about Margaret Hanagan

Name: Margaret Hanagan
Birth Year: abt 1872
Age: 20
Marriage Date: 11 Oct 1892
Parish: Liverpool, St Thomas
Spouse's Name: James Sullivan
Father's Name: Henry Hanagan
Spouse Father's Name: Peter Sullivan
Reference Number: 283 THO/3/8



Liverpool, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921 about Jessie Hanagan

Name: Jessie Hanagan
Birth Year: abt 1881
Age: 20
Marriage Date: 20 May 1901
Parish: Liverpool, St Simon
Spouse's Name: Charles Joseph Conlon
Father's Name: Henry Hanagan
Spouse Father's Name: William Henry Conlon
Reference Number: 283 SIM/3/9



Liverpool, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921 about Francis Hanagan

Name: Francis Hanagan
Birth Year: abt 1887
Age: 25
Marriage Date: 14 Mar 1912
Parish: Liverpool, St Peter
Spouse's Name: Annie Clayton
Father's Name: Henry Hanagan
Spouse Father's Name: Thomas Clayton
Reference Number: 283 PET/3/125




Incidentally, none of them say on the Parish Register that Henry is dead ....... even though the records show he died in 1900

Mary, born ca 1886 seemed to change her name :-)



Liverpool, England, Catholic Baptisms, 1802-1906 about Maria Josephina Hannigan

Name: Maria Josephina Hannigan
Birth Date: 23 May 1884
Baptism Date: 5 Jun 1884
Parish: St Francis Xavier's (Francisci Xavarii), Lancashire, England
Father's Name: Henric Hannigan
Mother's name: Elisabetta Kelly


this record does give you Elizabeth's maiden name :-)



Maria Josephina's is the only baptism that I can find

mis-tspelling on the register ..................... but I think it is them! ...............



Liverpool, England, Catholic Baptisms, 1802-1906 about Rebecca Elizabeth Haligan

Name: Rebecca Elizabeth Haligan
Birth Date: 17 Mar 1868
Baptism Date: 12 Apr 1868
Parish: St Augustine (Augustini), Lancashire, England
Father's Name: Henrici Haligan
Mother's name: Elizabeth Keddy

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Henry and Eliza / Elizabeth's marriage?????



England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 about Henry Hanagan

Name: Henry Hanagan
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Marriage Date: 26 May 1867
Marriage Place: Liverpool, Lancaster, England
Father: Denis Hanagan
Spouse: Eliza Keddy
FHL Film Number: 1656682
Reference ID: it 5, p 167, no 334




from freebmd.org.uk


Marriages Jun 1867 (>99%)

HANAGAN Henry Liverpool 8b 298
KEDDY Eliza Liverpool 8b 298

Most of the records I have found, have been found on ancestry.co.uk

odds and ends ....................


Liverpool, England, Catholic Burials, 1813-1988 about Henry Henagan

Name: Henry Henagan
Birth Year: abt 1843
Age: 57
Death Year: abt 1900
Burial Date: 25 Mar 1900
Parish: Ford Cemetery, Lancashire, England



Liverpool, England, Catholic Burials, 1813-1988 about Elizabeth Hanagan

Name: Elizabeth Hanagan
Birth Year: abt 1849
Age: 63
Death Year: abt 1912
Burial Date: 9 Feb 1912
Parish: Ford Cemetery, Lancashire, England



Liverpool, England, Catholic Baptisms, 1802-1906 about Franciscus Hennigan

Name: Franciscus Hennigan
Birth Date: 27 Dec 1886
Baptism Date: 19 Jan 1887
Parish: St Peter's Priory, Lancashire, England
Father's Name: Henrici Hennigan
Mother's name: Elizabetha Keddy


Name: Margarita Hanagan
Birth Date: 10 Mar 1872
Baptism Date: 26 Mar 1872
Parish: St Francis Xavier's (Francisci Xavarii), Lancashire, England
Father's Name: Henrici Hanagan
Mother's name: Eliza Heddy


Name: Sara Jane Hennigan
Birth Date: 20 Feb 1879
Baptism Date: 1 Apr 1879
Parish: St Francis Xavier's (Francisci Xavarii), Lancashire, England
Father's Name: Henriii Hennigan
Mother's name: Eliza Keddy

Sarah Jane Hanagan married David Beatty .............. and mother Eliza and brother Henry are living with them in 1911.

I have sent in a correction for the mis-spelling of the name


1911 Census

Name: Eliza Managan
Age in 1911: 67
Estimated birth year: abt 1844
Relation to Head: Mother-in-law
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Derry Irland, London, England
Civil Parish: West Derby
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 3 Herrick St Prescot Rd Old Swan
Marital Status: Widowed
Registration district: West Derby
Registration District Number: 455
Sub-registration district: West Derby Eastern

David Beatty 35
Sarah Jane Beatty 32
John Ed Beatty 12
Precilla Beatty 3
Sarah Beatty 1
Eliza Managan 67
Henry Managan 22 b.ca 1889, Liverpool, Makes Butter


there is a note on the image that Eliza "at 64 yrs, Imbecile"