Corcoran (Corkoran) Families Identified in the 1881 Bradford Civil Parish, Bradford West End Sub Registration District, Yorkshire, England and Research into their Irish Origins

Liverpool was the port of entry for the vast majority of the Irish that departed the Connaght Counties of Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo and Galway. Many Irish immigrants unable to find work in Liverpool were drawn to places like Manchester, Bradford and Leeds and their thriving textile and other industrial development in the mid 19th century.

After analyzing 22 of the 24 districts in the 1881 Bradford West End Census records, I have only identified three entries that could be possible Corcoran variants. Surnames Coachran and Coran are a bit removed from the surname but were included in the event they were spelled phonetically and errors were made in the translation.

Keep in mind that the connections I draw are what appear to me to be the same family and need to be further analyzed to make sure the conclusion is correct (hopefully with supporting evidence such as GRO marriage records and baptismal 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. The vast majority of earlier census records fail to give a place name of origin in Ireland.

District	Address	Name	Age	Born	Occupation	Marital Status and Misc Info
17	26 Longland Street	Coachran, Bridget, Lodger	36	Keighley, Yorkshire	Worsted Spinner	U; lives with the John Drisdale Family from Burnside
19	55 Longcroft Place	Coran, Bridget, mother in law	50	Ireland	Charwoman	Widow; lives with son in law Peter Lee 28 Mason's Laborer and her daughter Sarah Hannah Lee 22 Worsted Weaver and their two children Richard 2, James 9 mos.
19	55 Longcroft Place	Coran, Catherine, Sister	22	Bradford, Yorkshire	Worsted Doffer	U;
19	55 Longcroft Place	Coran, John, Brother	14	Bradford, Yorkshire	Worsted Spinner
22	New Market Street Town Hall	Corcoran, Daniel	18	Bradford, Yorkshire	General Laborer	U;