Gavins (Maybe Gavan), Mulligans and Costellos

Hello Deirdre, I am searching for the origins of my 2x gr.grandfather, Laurence Mulligan. Have you, or any of your family, done a DNA test?

Best Regards, Kim

Hello, Kim

Yes a few family members have had DNA tests done.  My father is the closest to Ireland.  His GEDmatch numbers are:  A354988 and RA7953681.  HIs name is Vincent Gavin.  His results are also on Ancestry, MyHeritage and FTdna that I can recall.  

I've found Mulligans married into my extended family in many generations.  

I belong to a FB group called East Galway Genealogy and DNA on which I've found several other folks connected to Mulligans as well.  My most up to date tree is on the FamilySearch website.

I'd be happy to share anything you'd like to know.

Deirdre

Hi Deirdre,

My ancestors are also Costellos from Killbegnet parish. My 3rd great grandmother is Catherine Costello who married Malachy Brennan on February 19, 1855 in Glinsk, Killbegnet and Dunamon Parish, Co. Galway according to the Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 04620 / 01

I'm looking for more information on either Brennan or Costello families as well.

Dan

Dan,

My GGGrandparent's marriage is recorded in the same church register.  They were married 6 Feb 1841 though.  Unfortunately, I haven't found any info on Honora Costello's origins.  

She is listed as living with two of her daughters families in the 1900 US census - one in NYC and the other in White Haven, PA.  (In my original post I was confused somehow thinking she'd been living with a son.)  I'm sure they are her daughters because my father remembered both families and I've been in contact with some cousins.  The PA family eventually moved to NYC.  (Nora seems to have been shared between the two daughters.  She appears with both families different years. in the NY State Census.)  Ages were pretty flexible on those census data.  Nora's date of birth is shown as Jan 1825 on the PA census for Nora and April 1823 on the census info from NY.  She could possibly have been a sibling of your 3rd GGrandmother.

One of Nora's son's, Patrick Conniker also lived in White Haven at the time.  

There is a James Costello age 59 living next door to the daughter's house in White Haven, PA in the 1900 Census.  I've speculated that he might have been related since folks did "chain migration".   If the age is accurate, he'd have been born in 1841.  The census shows he'd emmigrated in 1868.  I haven't looked for his death certificate yet but it could be a lead.  There are some other Costellos in that area as well. There are Costellos in the area of White Haven / Dennison PA in the 1850 census. 

I'm sure this won't help you much.  But you never know when a puzzle piece might fall into place.

Deirdre

Deirdre,

Thank you for your information. I compared with my uncle and myself on Gedmatch and I'm the closest with a match of 6.9 cm.   I'm not very knowledgable with DNA numbers, not sure if that is significant. Here is my Gedmatch WZ1909774. No match with us and your father on Ancestry.

I will pursue the group on FB. How can I find your tree on Familysearch?

Thank you! Kim

Kim,  So sorry I never responded to your message.  I never saw it.  2 years late is better than never.  

You do appear to have a very small connection to my father's DNA on 3 different chromosomes.  We'd be distant cousins - way back in time.  You'd be able to find my Mary Mulligan on Family Search with the ID MZG6-MP9.  You can see the tree from there.  Her son from whom I'm decended was Michael Gavin born in Leaha Townland in 1865.  

Deirdre

oops, sorry Michael Gavin was born in Ballynahowna, not Leaha.  I think the townlands are adjacent.

Also, Dan Brennan.

There were several Brennan Families in Leaha in the Griffinth Valuations - along with my Costellos and James Conacur (Conniker).  A John Brandon (could be misspelling of Brennan ?) is listed as a Godparent for my great grandfather's brother, John Gavin.