I would like to encourage everyone with a CALLAGHAN surname and ancestry to take part in the Y chromosone DNA test (37 marker test ideally) so see we we canfind any common ancesters. If anyone has done so please contact me. Regards Tim Callaghan

New to the list I am trying to establish the parents of Richard Cotter. He entered the British Royal Navy at the Cove Cork Ireland in 1796. He served from 1797 to 1803 onboard HMS Cerberus which around that time was based at Cork. The records in 1800 show "When from" as born Cloyne and his age 20. Allotment records showed he had wages paid to Mrs Ann Cotter of Bantry Bay the last entry was in 1803. In 1806 Richard Cotter married Ellen Young in Savoy Strand in London and had 8 children I can only find on the IGI a marriage in Cork 1895 of an Ann Smith b.1774 to a Richard Cotter b.1770 Richard Cotter became a purser and died in 1834. In 1828 he wrote a book Sketches of Bermuda, or Somer's Isles printed by Effingham Wilson London. His son Pownall Pellew Cotter was acting master of HMS Terror 1837-184, the expedition leader Sir James CLarke Ross named part of Victoria Land Antarctica as Cape Cotter in his honour, but lately they have declared that there is no prominent cape, but named the nearby coast line as Cotter Cliffs. I am assuming that Ann Cotter nee Smith must have died and Ellen his second wife, unless I have the wrong Richard Cotter. on the IGI. Any information would be graefully appreciated. Regards Bryan Richards N.B. I have over 28,000 rentries for mariners indexed on on my website many are of Irish origin www.swanseamariners.org.uk

Hello List I have now discovered from Naval Records that he was sending money by allotment for to his MOTHER Anne Cotter who lived in Bantry. The money was to be collected at C.R. Bantry and was in force from 1797 to 1803 at the least. Any information on the Cotter family in Bantry would be gratefully appreciated. Bryan Richards