Help needed in researching about 1810 - 1890 Cornelius O'Callaghan (Callaghan and Callahan are variations recorded by the very helpful regimental clerk) birth Mallow Co Cork about 1822. Married Elizabeth Kennedy Londonderry 1856 Birth of a Child to above - Name and Gender Unknown - assume birth Belfast or Derry about 1856. Cornelius was in the 59th Regiment of Foot and was recorded as posted to Belfast ?? His regimental records only provide the event but not the name of the child. Any help in identifying the birth and Childs name would be much appreciated. Richard Isaac - Brisbane - Australia

Dear Richard Apologies if I am stating the obvious but have you looked in the censuses from 1861 onwards for this child? Being in the army they may have returned to the UK and have been enumerated. Kay ----- Original Message ----- From: "richard isaac" <bibiaust@optusnet.com.au> To: <NIR-ANTRIM@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 4:48 AM Subject: [NIR-ANTRIM] Birth Belfast to O'Callaghan (Callaghan or Callahan)abt 1856 > > Help needed in researching about 1810 - 1890 > Cornelius O'Callaghan (Callaghan and Callahan are variations recorded by > the very helpful regimental clerk) birth Mallow Co Cork about 1822. > Married Elizabeth Kennedy Londonderry 1856 > Birth of a Child to above - Name and Gender Unknown - assume birth Belfast > or Derry about 1856. > Cornelius was in the 59th Regiment of Foot and was recorded as posted to > Belfast ?? His regimental records only provide the event but not the > name of the child. > Any help in identifying the birth and Childs name would be much > appreciated. > Richard Isaac - Brisbane - Australia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-ANTRIM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Kay, Thank you for your response. I have monitored the census returns as suggested but I am only able to identify the third child from 1881 returns. He was my GGrandfather Timothy who was in Birmingham and later London and Sussex. The army did record the births but did not bother to list their names, denomination or the exact place of birth. The best I have is Belfast for 1855 -1856. 2nd and third children were born Cape Town.1860-1862. A third was in Aldershot about 1864. The family then returned to Mallow in 1870 so I missed the important 1871 Census, listing the family together. Overseas UK registration has no record of the overseas births. Not knowing the names of these three children makes it difficult to find. By 1901 the children would have left home and Cornelius and Elizabeth would likely have passed away. The SA Government did not start BDM Registration until 1901 and the Irish Records were burned before the incomplete 1901 census. My only hope is to identify the Belfast / Londonderry birth place by identifying the Rev William McLaughlin who married Cornelius and Elizabeth and then trace the brides family (KENNEDY) which may give a clue to the birth place or church and a christening record. There were witnesses at the wedding (JAMES & MARGARET HEALEY) which may open a door if I can find them. I would love to meet the idiot(s) that destroyed all those records and in doing so, separated thousands of families from all over the world.. Kindest regards, Richard Isaac Brisbane - Australia . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kay DONALD CLARK" <grannykay@tiscali.co.uk> To: <nir-antrim@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 2:50 AM Subject: Re: [NIR-ANTRIM] Birth Belfast to O'Callaghan (Callaghan orCallahan)abt 1856 > Dear Richard > > Apologies if I am stating the obvious but have you looked in the censuses > from 1861 onwards for this child? Being in the army they may have > returned > to the UK and have been enumerated. > > Kay > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "richard isaac" <bibiaust@optusnet.com.au> > To: <NIR-ANTRIM@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 4:48 AM > Subject: [NIR-ANTRIM] Birth Belfast to O'Callaghan (Callaghan or > Callahan)abt 1856 > > >> >> Help needed in researching about 1810 - 1890 >> Cornelius O'Callaghan (Callaghan and Callahan are variations recorded by >> the very helpful regimental clerk) birth Mallow Co Cork about 1822. >> Married Elizabeth Kennedy Londonderry 1856 >> Birth of a Child to above - Name and Gender Unknown - assume birth >> Belfast >> or Derry about 1856. >> Cornelius was in the 59th Regiment of Foot and was recorded as posted to >> Belfast ?? His regimental records only provide the event but not the >> name of the child. >> Any help in identifying the birth and Childs name would be much >> appreciated. >> Richard Isaac - Brisbane - Australia >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NIR-ANTRIM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-ANTRIM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.15.26/600 - Release Date: > 12/23/2006 4:47 PM > >