Gahagan (Goghan, Goaghan, Geoghegan, Gaughan) Families (and all surname variations) Identified in the 1861 Leeds Civil Parish, Leeds North 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.
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.
Similar surnames worthy of mention: There was a James Ganghan (could be Gaughan), Tailor and son in law of Catherine Farrell living with his wife Bridget in District 33. Bridget Graughan, A Flax Mill Worker was living in District 34. The John and Mary Graughan family (both born in Ireland) were living with their four children (born in Leeds), in District 34. John is a Flax Mill Worker and Mary a Housekeeper.
I am documenting specific details on the Irish born in Districts 1-20, 21-42, 43-60, the Leeds Cavalry Barracks and District Moral and Industrial School for Pauper Children of the Leeds Civil Parish, Leeds North Sub-Registration District of the 1861 Census on separate pages to facilitate a shorter download time. This is a work in progress!
| District | Address | Name | Age | Born | Occupation | Marital Status and Misc. Info. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 22 Hound Street | Gaggin, James, Head | 25 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | Iron Moulder | M |
| " | " | Gaggin, Isabella, Wife | 22 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | M | |
| " | " | Gaggin, James, Son | 1 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | ||
| " | " | Gaggin, John, Son | 1 month | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | ||
| 19 | 28 Byron Street | Simpson, Susannah, Head | 59 | Kirkheighton?, Derbyshire, England | W | |
| " | " | Simpson, John Winter, Son | 24 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | Mason Builder | W |
| " | " | Simpson, Mary Ann, Daughter | 23 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | Shop Woman and Confectioner | |
| " | " | Gaggin, Sarah J, Daughter | 24 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | Milliner | U |
| " | " | Gaggin, Emily, Grand daughter | 4 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | Scholar | |
| " | " | Gaggin, Mary, A E, Granddaughter | 2 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | ||
| 14 | 27 Millwright | Gaggin, Mary, Head | 47 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | Nense? | W |
| " | " | Gaggin, Rob't Benj, Son | 29 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | Wood Turner | M |
| " | " | Gaggin, Francis, Son | 21 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | Smith | U |
| " | " | Gaggin, Mary Ann, Daughter | 12 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | Scholar | |
| 3 | 9 Harper's Yard | Gaughan, John, Head (Bridget O' Boyle and two Cannon lodgers live with them) | 45 | Ireland | Laborer | M |
| " | " | Gaughan, Margaret, Wife | 50 | Ireland | M | |
| " | " | Gaughan, James, Son | 19 | Ireland | Cloth Dresser | U |
| " | " | Gaughan, Martin, Son | 16 | Ireland | Cloth Dresser | U |
| 4 | Wellington Yard | Gaughan, Mary, Niece (living with Margaret Mullarkey family from Ireland) | 17 | Ireland | Works Flax Mill | U |
| 2 | 18 Goulden's Buildings | Gaughan or Gaugham, Thomas, Lodger living with the Patrick Kelly Family from Ireland | 23 | Ireland | Ag Laborer | U |
| " | " | Gaughan or Gaugham, Michael, Lodger | 26 | Ireland | Ag Laborer | U |
| 34 | 33 Back Lane | Goghan, John, Lodger (living with the Flateray Family from Ireland) | 22 | Ireland | Works Flax Mill | U |