The Mathew and Mary Brannan Family Family of Yorkshire, Huddersfield, England: An Analysis of their Migration from County Mayo, Ireland to Cheshire Northwich, England and on to Yorkshire Huddersfield, England

The Connaught Counties of Galway, Roscommon, Mayo and Sligo are heavily represented in the Huddersfield England Census Records when the county names are given as a place of birth. The amazing research compiled on the Irish in England by great authors like Donald Macraid, Roger Swift, Donald E Jordan Junior, Sheridan Gilley, Kevin O'Connor, John Belchem, Frank Boyce and L. W. Brady among others seems to support repeated migration trails from certain counties in Ireland to certain places in England.

My objective in this research is to analyze the Brannan (Brennan) Families in Huddersfield England Census records over the years to see migration pattern trends from certain counties, possible Civil Parishes in Ireland and even with families of the surname itself. I hope to eventually connect them to the Brannans that I am identifying in the Catholic Church Records in both County Mayo and County Roscommon Ireland. 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.

Research Observations: The Census records documented below appear to be in line. There was a marriage record December 1857 in Northwich for a Mathew Brennan. There were two Mary's that are possible spouses: Mary Conway and Mary Gallagher. Since their first child was born around 1859 in Northwich, I think it is probable that this is the Mathew Brannan on this page, but short of ordering the certificate from the GRO I am uncertain of Mary's surname. There was a Mathew Brennan (Salt Hawker) age 32 in the 1901 Northwich, Cheshire census (married to Mary A who was born in Ashton Under Lyme England) that I think may be Mathew, son of Mathew Brannan.

Census, District or other Record Address Name Age Born Occupation Marital Status and Misc Info
Free BMD England Marriage Index for Northwich, Cheshire, England December 1857 (Possible)   Brannan, Mathew and Mary ? (possibly Conway or Gallagher?)       December 1857 Norwich Cheshire England Volume 8a page 315
1861 District 17, Cheshire, Northwich, England Crum Hill Brannan, Mathew, Head 23 Ireland Saltmaker M
1861 Cheshire Northwich, England District 17 Crum Hill Brannan, Mary, Wife 22 Ireland   M
1861 Cheshire, Northwich, England District 17 Crum Hill Brannan, Anne, Daughter 2 Cheshire, Northwich, England    
1861 Cheshire, Northwich, England District 17 Crum Hill Brannan, Thomas, Son 6 mos Cheshire, Northwich, England    
1871 Cheshire Northwich, England, Northwich Sub Reg District District 11 21 Crum Hill Brannan, Mathew, Head 30 Ireland Salt Broiler M
1871 Cheshire, Northwich, District 11 21 Crum Hill Brannan, Mary, Wife 32 Ireland   M
1871 Cheshire, Northwich, District 11 21 Crum Hill Brannan, Anne, Daughter 12 Cheshire, Northwich, England Scholar  
1871 Cheshire, Northwich, District 11 21 Crum Hill Brannan, Thomas, Son 10 Cheshire, Northwich, England Scholar  
1871 Cheshire, Northwich, District 11 21 Crum Hill Brannan, John, Son 8 Cheshire, Northwich, England Scholar  
1871 Cheshire, Northwich, District 11 21 Crum Hill Brannan, Mathew, Son 6 Cheshire, Northwich, England Scholar  
1871 Cheshire, District 11 21 Crum Hill Brannan, Michl, Son 4 Cheshire, Northwich, England Scholar  
1871 Cheshire, District 11 21 Crum Hill Brannan, Martin, Son 1 Cheshire, Northwich, England    
1871 Cheshire, District 11 21 Crum Hill Welsh, Mary, Aunt 60 Ireland   W
1881 Yorkshire, Huddersfield, Huddersfield Sub Reg District 18 Black Lion Yard, Swallow Street Brannan, Mathew, Head 40 Mayo, Ireland Laborer M
1881 Yorkshire, Huddersfield District 18 Black Lion Yard, Swallow Street Brannan, Mary, Wife 42 Mayo, Ireland   M
1881 Yorkshire, Huddersfield, District 18 Black Lion Yard, Swallow Street Brannan, Mathew, Son 15 Cheshire, Northwich, England Scholar  
1881 Yorkshire Huddersfield, District 18 Black Lion Yard, Swallow Street Brannan, Michl, Son 13 Cheshire, Northwich, England Scholar  
1881 Yorkshire, Huddersfield, England Black Lion Yard, Swallow Street Brannan, Martin, Son 11 Cheshire, Northwich, England Scholar  
1881 Yorkshire, Huddersfield, England Black Lion Yard, Swallow Street Brannan, Patrick, Son 9 Cheshire, Northwich, England Scholar  
1881 Yorkshire, Huddersfield, England Black Lion Yard, Swallow Street Brannan, Mary, Daughter 2 Yorkshire, Huddersfield, England Scholar  
1891 Yorkshire, Huddersfield, England District 23 Stoll's Yard Brannan, Mathew, Head 57 Ireland Laborer- Mason M
1891 Yorkshire, Huddersfield, England District 23 Stoll's Yard Brannan, Mary, Wife 54 Ireland   M
1891 Yorkshire, Huddersfield, England District 23 Stoll's Yard Brannan, Mathew, Son 24 Cheshire, Northwich, England Hawker U
1891 Yorkshire, Huddersfield, England District 23 Stoll's Yard Brannan, Michael, Son 22 Cheshire, Northwich, England Hawker U
1891 Yorkshire, Huddersfield, England District 23 Stoll's Yard Brannan, Mary, Daughter 13 Cheshire, Northwich, England Rug Weaver  
1891 Yorkshire, Huddersfield, England Stoll's Yard Reynolds, Michael, Son in Law 28 Lancashire, Oldham, England Mason M
1891 Yorkshire, Huddersfield, England Stoll's Yard Reynolds, Annie, Wife (dtr of Mathew) 31 Cheshire, Northwich, England Cotton Box Tenter M
1891 Yorkshire, Huddersfield, England Stoll's yard Reynolds, Mary Jane, Daughter 5 Yorkshire, Huddersfield, England