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Unknown

Unknown Report 3 Aug 2012 22:38

anyone know when my grandfather was born, got all details of his family, my uncles and aunts, but not his Michael F. Keogh.
Born in Sunderland (Southwick) tried registrar in Sunderland, gone through all family trees, Genes United, Ancestry.co,uk, S&N genealogy, and still stumped

Can anyone help me to get his birth certificate , got his marriage, family and his death, but no birth certificate.

:-)

Researching:
Keogh (Ireland and UK)

Unknown

Unknown Report 3 Aug 2012 22:39

born about 1890

Researching:
Keogh (Ireland and UK)

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Aug 2012 22:40

Who were his parents?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Aug 2012 22:41

For INFO.........1891



Name: Michael Keogh
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Owen Keogh
Mother's Name: Kate Keogh
Gender: Male
Where born: Southwick, Durham, England
Civil parish: Southwick
Ecclesiastical parish: St Columba
County/Island: Durham
Country: England


Registration district: Sunderland
Sub-registration district: Monk Wearmouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 5a
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4146
Folio: 91
Page Number: 51
Household Members:
Name Age
Owen Keogh 45
Kate Keogh 32
Thomas Keogh 14
Eliza Keogh 10
Annie Keogh 7
Mary Keogh 5
Michael Keogh 1
Luke Harrison 13

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Aug 2012 22:45

Have you found births for all the other siblings as per the above census?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Aug 2012 22:47

Parents' marriage, presumably

Catherine Gorman Oct-Nov-Dec 1876 Sunderland Durham

Owen Keogh Oct-Nov-Dec 1876 Sunderland Durham

Andrew

Andrew Report 3 Aug 2012 22:52

I wonder if this is his birth, as its the only time it crops up anywhere in the records

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
about Michael Kegher
Name: Michael Kegher
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1890
Registration district: Sunderland
Inferred County: Durham, Tyne and Wear
Volume: 10a
Page: 677



Andy

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Aug 2012 23:01

Is this the marriage?


Marriages Sep 1913 (>99%)
Keogh Michael F Hackett Sunderland 10a 1376

And a son?

Name: Michael Keogh
Mother's Maiden Name: Hackett
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1914
Registration district: Sunderland
Inferred County: Durham, Tyne and Wear
Volume: 10a
Page: 1667

Name: Michael Keogh
Birth Date: 16 May 1914
Date of Registration: Oct 1998
Age at Death: 84
Registration district: Birmingham
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Register Number: D11B
District and Subdistrict: 0611D
Entry number: 284

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Aug 2012 23:06

When and where did he die?

What did the 'F' represent?

Rambling

Rambling Report 3 Aug 2012 23:11

Just a possible given the 'F' ?

Births Sep 1889 (>99%)
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Gough Michael Frederick Sunderland 10a 574


EDIT No sorry not him, this one is accounted for

Researching:

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 3 Aug 2012 23:13

It is almost as if the parents decided not to register the earlier kids as having trouble find a birth for Cornelius as well

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ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Aug 2012 23:21

The first one whose birth I have managed to find was Lavinia, born after 1891

MaureeninNY

MaureeninNY Report 4 Aug 2012 01:03

I like Andy's suggestion of Kegher.

For some reason I think these MAY be some of the other siblings:
Births Mar 1879
Cure Cornelius Durham 10a 398

Births Mar 1881
CURE Elizabeth Durham 10a 396 (not sure on this one)

Births Mar 1877
CURE John Thomas Sunderland 10a 650

Births Mar 1886
CURE Mary Sunderland 10a 63

Maureen

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 4 Aug 2012 20:34

1911
KEOGH, Cathrine Ann Head Widow F 49 1862 Fish Hawker Darby Shire England
KEOGH, Michael Son M 21 1890 Labourer General Carley Road Southwick Durham
KEOGH, Mary Daughter F 23 1888 Domestic Corn Hill Rd Southwick Durham
KEOGH, Lavinia Daughter F 13 1898 Victoria Street Durham
RG number: RG14
Piece: 30241
Reference: RG14PN30241 RG78PN1743 RD555 SD4 ED7 SN308
Registration District: Sunderland
Sub District: Southwick
Enumeration District: 7
Parish: Southwick
Address: 20 King St Southwick on Wear
County: Durham

(says Married 27 yrs, 13 children, 6 living, 7 died)


1901
KEOGH, Owen Head Married M 55 1846 Retired Shipyard Labourer
Ireland
KEOGH, Catherine Wife Married F 42 1859 Hawker In Fish
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
KEOGH, Elizabeth A Daughter Single F 20 1881 Domestic Servant
Ludworth, Durham
KEOGH, Mary Daughter Single F 16 1885 Employed In Glass Works
Monkwearmouth, Durham
KEOGH, Michael Son M 13 1888
Monkwearmouth, Durham
KEOGH, Lavenia Daughter F 3 1898
Southwick, Durham
KEOGH, Robert Son M 0 (4 MOS) 1901
Southwick, Durham
Piece: 4724
Folio: 161
Page: 4
Registration District: Sunderland
Civil Parish: Southwick
Municipal Borough:
Address: 20, King Street, Southwick
County: Durham

(wonder about surname for Owen, Death?)

Chris :)

(lol, not so hard, although ages vary on Census)

Deaths Mar 1905 (>99%)
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Keogh Owen 51 Sunderland 10a 466