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Facts and Events
Ellen was born in Ireland, but the earliest traced appearance for her is in 1851 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. By this time she was already a widow, and had her daughter Ellen's family living with her, along with a grandson named Bartholomew Coghlan and some lodgers.
Following her son-in-law William Ralston's death in 1854 and her daughter Ellen's death in 1858, Ellen found herself responsible for her six Ralston grandchildren. At least some of the children were placed in the Liverpool Orphanage, although they did also spend periods at home with their grandmother, including at the time of the 1861 census.
Ellen was admitted to the Birkenhead Union Workhouse, Church Road, Tranmere, on 1 March 1869, where she died eleven days later.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class HO107; Piece 2175; Folio 499; Page 51, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: 3 St Ann Street, Birkenhead, Cheshire
Ellen Coghlan, Head, widow, f, 69 [1781/2], Nurse, b. Ireland
William Ralston, Son in law, married, m, 26 [1824/5], Stone Mason, b. Scotland
Ellen Ralston, Daughter, married, f, 26 [1824/5], Wife, b. Ireland
Catherine Ralston, Granddaughter, f, 5 [1845/6], b. Cheshire Birkenhead
William Ralston, Grandson, m, 3 [1847/8], b. Cheshire Birkenhead
Ellen Ralston, Granddaughter, f, 18m [1849], b. Cheshire Birkenhead
John Ralston, Grandson, m, 3m [1850/1], b. Cheshire Birkenhead
Bartholomew Coghlan, Grandson, unmarried, m, 17 [1833/4], Labourer, b. Ireland
John Murphy, Visitor, unmarried, m, 19 [1831/2], Tailor, b. Ireland
John Spink, Visitor, married, m, 27 [1823/4], Stone mason, b. Yorkshire Skipton
Mary Ann Spink, Visitor, married, f, 21 [1829/30], Wife, b. Yorkshire Skipton
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class RG9; Piece 2642; Folio 73; Page 64, 7 Apr 1861.
Address: 5 St Ann Street, Birkenhead, Cheshire
Ellen Coglan, widow, married [sic], female, 84 [1776/7], Midwife, b. Ireland
Catherine Ralston, daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1844/5], Midwife daughter, b. Birkenhead, Cheshire
William Ralston, son, unmarried, male, 14 [1846/7], Midwife son, b. Birkenhead, Cheshire
Ellen Ralston, daughter, unmarried, female, 12 [1848/9], Midwife daughter, b. Birkenhead, Cheshire
John Ralston, son, unmarried, male, 10 [1850/1], Midwife son, b. Birkenhead, Cheshire
Constance Ralston, daughter, unmarried, female, 8 [1852/3], Midwife daughter, b. Birkenhead, Cheshire
Joseph Ralston, son, unmarried, male, 6 [1854/5], Midwife son, b. Birkenhead, Cheshire
Michael Mooran, lodger, single, male, 24 [1836/7], Labourer, b. Ireland
Philip McMalan, lodger, single, male, 28 [1832/3], Labourer, b. Ireland
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Death certificate, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
1869 DEATH in the Sub-district of Tranmere in the County of Chester
No.189
When and where died: Twelfth March 1869, Union Workhouse, Tranmere
Name: Ellen Coglan
Sex: Female
Age: 82 years
Occupation: Widow of John Coghlan, Silk Merchant
Cause: Old age and Debility, Certified
Informant: Thos Redding, Master, Union Workhouse, Tranmere
Registered: Fifteenth March 1869
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