The Patrick Corcoran and Alice Gaunt Family of Newton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England: An Analysis of Patrick's origins in Cloonfad, Roscommon, Ireland, His Marriage to Wife Alice Gaunt in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England and Their Family's Migration between Wolstanton, Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire and Newton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Patrick Corcoran of Cloonfad, Roscommon, Ireland, appears to have married Alice Gaunt of Cheshire in Wolstanton, the quarter ending June 1872. Cloonfad is a Townland in five different Civil Parishes in County Roscommon: Termonbarry, Tumna, Kilkeevin, Tibohine and Moore. I have identified all of the Corcoran families from the Tibohine microfilm. I didn't see any Patrick Corcorans (born 1847,1848) or Thomas his brother born about 1854 in the Loughglynn (Tibohine) film I looked at. The Kilkeevin (Castlerea) Microfilm unfortunately is only available for viewing in Ireland. I have spent some time looking at that film there but only had time to skim the surface. At this point, I am unsure of which Cloonfad that Patrick Corcoran hailed from. All that is clear is that he married Alice Gaunt and had children Ellen, John, Mary, Thomas, Patrick, Terence, James, Joseph, Peter, WInifred and William and he had a 47 yr old unmarried brother Thomas who was living with them on Clarence Street in Newton in Makerfield during the 1901 England Census. Of note, a boarder Thomas Gara from Tibohine, Roscommon was living with them during the 1911 census in Newton in Makerfield.
Regarding Alice Gaunt: I believe she was living with her parents John and Eliza Gaunt on Birth Street in Tunstall Staffordshire (Wolstanton Registration District 17) with her two siblings Selina and John when the 1871 Census was conducted. There was a 20 yr old Edward Corcoran living next door.
My objective in this research is to analyze the Corcoran Families who may have migrated from parishes along the Roscommon/Mayo border (my family's likely origins). There appears to be common migration trails that were followed from the Mayo/Roscommon border area to certain parishes in Lancashire, Staffordshire and Yorkshire England. I am analyzing Corcoran families in the England Census records and hope to eventually connect them to the Corcorans that I am identifying in the Catholic Church Records in both County Mayo and County Roscommon Ireland. Hopefully I will find my Corcoran connections in the process! This will most definitely be a work in progress and all findings I speculate on would have to be proven for accuracy with GRO of England marriage records, church baptismal records and death records among other genealogical records. Please use this information with that caveat in mind so that nothing is assumed and no stones are left unturned to assure it's your family and the connection is accurate.
I welcome any and all feedback, corrections- they benefit us all. If you believe that your ancestors might be related to this family please contact me!
| Census Year/ District/ Other Record | Date Born, Baptized or record created | Father/ Husband | Mother/ Wife | Child; Other | Occupation; Miscellaneous info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free BMD for Wolstanton, England | Marriage quarter ending June 1872 | Corcoran, Patrick | Gaunt, Alice | Volume 6b; Page 207 | |
| Free BMD England Birth Index, Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England (Possible birth index for daughter Ellen) | Quarter ending March 1873 | Corcoran, Ellen | Volume 6b; Page 122; | ||
| Free BMD England Birth Index, Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England (possible birth record for son John) | Quarter ending June 1875 | Corcoran, John | Volume 6b; Page 149 | ||
| 1881Aston in Makerfield District 9 Census, Lancashire, England; 8 Warrington Road | 1881 | Corcoran, Patrick age 33 born in Roscommon, Ireland | Corcoran, Alice, Wife age 25 born in Cheshire, England | Corcoran, Ellen, 7 yr old daughter born in Tunstall, Staffordshire | Patrick was a Coal Miner; Ellen was a Scholar; They were living with the Winifred Farrell Family from Ashton in Makerfield. |
| " | " | " | " | Corcoran, John 5 yr old born in Tunstall, Staffordshire | John was a scholar |
| " | " | " | " | Corcoran, Mary, 2 yr old daughter born in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England | |
| 1891 Wolstanton Tunstall, Staffordshire, England Census District 20; 26 Sun Street | 1891 | Corcoran, Patrick, Head 44 yr old born in Ireland | Corcoran, Alice 30 yr old wife born in Kent Green, Cheshire, England | Corcoran, Allen?, 17 yr old single daughter born in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England | Patrick was a Coal Miner |
| " | " | " | " | Corcoran, John 15 yr old single son born in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England | John was a Coal Miner |
| " | " | " | " | Corcoran, Mary 12 yr old daughter born in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England | |
| " | " | " | " | Corcoran, Thomas, 7 yr old son born in South Heaton, Durham, England | Scholar |
| " | " | " | " | Corcoran, Patrick 4 yr old son born in Earlstown, Lancashire, England | |
| " | " | " | " | Corcoran, Terrance, 1 yr old son born in Kershaw, Lancashire, England | |
| 1901 Census for Newton In Makerfield, District 9; 64 Clarence Street | 1901 | Corcoran, Patrick, Head age 54 born in Ireland | Corcoran, Alice, 45 yr old wife born in Cheshire, Congleton?, England | Corcoran, Ellen, 28 yr old single daughter born in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England | Patrick was a Coal Miner and Hewer |
| " | " | " | " | Corcoran, Mary, single 22 yr old daughter born in Ashton, Lancashire, England | Colliery Brew? Girl? |
| " | " | " | " | Corcoran, Thomas 19 yr old single son born in Durham, England | -? Laborer |
| " | " | " | " | Corcoran, Patrick 17 yr old single son born in Newton, Lancashire, England | Coal Miner Laborer |
| " | " | " | " | Corcoran, Terence, 11 born in Newton, Lancashire, England | |
| " | " | " | " | Corcoran, James 8 yr old son born in Newton, Lancashire, England | |
| " | " | " | " | Corcoran, Joseph, 7 yr old son born in Warrington, England | |
| " | " | " | " | Corcoran, Peter, 6 yr old son born in Warrington, England | |
| " | " | " | " | Corcoran, Winifred, 4 yr old daughter born in Newton, England | |
| " | " | " | " | Corcoran, William 3 yr old son born in Newton, England | |
| " | " | Corcoran, Thomas 47 yr old single brother born in Ireland | Thomas was a Coal Miner and Hewer | ||
| Free BMD England Marriage Index for Warrington, Lancashire, England (Possible marriage record for Mary, dtr of Patrick and Alice) | Quarter ending June 1907 | Fraser, John | Corcoran, Mary (possible dtr of Patrick and Alice?) | Volume 8c; Page 260 | |
| 1911 Census Newton in Makerfield; 35 Schol? Street, Earlestown, Lancashire, England | 1911 | Corcoran, Patrick 55 yr old born in Cloonfad, Roscommon, Ireland | Corcoran, Alice, 55 yr old born in Kent, Green Cheshire, England | Corcoran, Terence 21 yr old son born in Earlstown?, Lancashire, England | Patrick was a Miner Dataller- Colliery Owner; Terence was a Miner Drawer; Alice married 32 yrs this marriage; 9 children, 9 living |
| " | " | " | " | Corcoran, James 18 yr old single son born in Earlestown, Lancashire, England | Miner Hawlage |
| " | " | " | " | Corcoran, Joseph 17 yr old son born in Earlestown, Lancashire, England | Miner Hawlage |
| " | " | " | " | Corcoran, Peter 16 yr old son born in Haydock, Lancashire, England | Miner Hawlage |
| " | " | " | " | Corcoran, William 13 yr old son born in Earlestown, Lancashire, England | Firewood Cutter |
| " | " | " | " | Frazer, Mary, 32 yr old married daughter born in Ashton, Lancashire, England | Mary is at home; she has had 2 kids, a living, 1 died. |
| " | " | " | " | Frazer, Mary Ellen 3 yr old grand daughter born in Ashton, Lancashire, England | |
| " | " | " | " | Corcoran, Winifred 14 yr old grand daughter born in Warrington, Lancashire, England |