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I have found the 1889 Rochdale UK marriage record for Bridget
Theresa Usher to Patrick Mulheren indicating she was born in Galway
(1856). Whether town or county, I do not know
Her father was William Usher and mother Bridget.
Bridget Theresa Usher (1856) had one sibling also born in Ireland,
Joseph Michael Usher (1854)
William Usher moved to somewhere in Scotland where 2 more sons were
born, Edward (1859) and John (1860)
By 1881, Bridget Usher was living in Rochdale, Lancs with all 4
children on 8 North Lane. William is not shown with the family on
the 1881 census
In the 1884 Rochdale marriage license of son Edward Usher to
Catherine Welsh, Edward indicates his "deceased" father was a "stone
cutter"
I have found a death in Salford, Manchester, Lancs for a William
Usher in 1874 that might be that of William.
Wife Bridget appears to have died in Dec 1892
In ensuing UK census returns, it appears that Bridget Theresa (Mulheren)
had no children.
Joseph Michael married Catherine O'Hara but drowned in the Todmorden
Canal while returning from work leaving 3 children
Edward moved to Philadelphia in 1906 with 3 daughters. In all, 10
other children died in Rochdale below the age of 6 between 1884 and
1906
But I can find no record for son John who is listed in the 1881
Rochdale census
Other names given to the 10 deceased children of Edward Usher and
Caterine Welsh included John, Annie, Michael, Edward, Joseph, Mary
Ann, and Minnie (Minerva), and possibly Blanche Helena & Lancelot
FrederickIf anyone has any further information on the origins of
this Galway Usher family, please contact me
Contact
Ben
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