The Ocallaghan Family History

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The Ocallaghan Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Ocallaghan
1841 Census 2
1851 Census 5
1861 Census 6
1871 Census 2
1891 Census 9

Most Frequent Forenames for the Ocallaghan Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
FRANCIS Ocallaghan 0 0 0 0 1
HELEN Ocallaghan 0 0 0 0 1
JOHN Ocallaghan 0 0 0 0 1
MARGARET Ocallaghan 0 1 0 0 1
MARIANNE Ocallaghan 0 0 0 0 1
PATRICK Ocallaghan 0 0 0 0 2
THOMAS Ocallaghan 0 0 0 0 1
WALTER Ocallaghan 0 0 0 0 1
GEORGE Ocallaghan 1 0 0 0 0
JOHN M Ocallaghan 1 0 0 0 0
ELIZABETH Ocallaghan 0 1 1 0 0
EUGENE Ocallaghan 0 1 0 0 0
MARY ANN Ocallaghan 0 1 1 1 0
TIMOTHY Ocallaghan 0 1 1 0 0
CORNELIA Ocallaghan 0 0 1 0 0
ELEANOR Ocallaghan 0 0 1 0 0
JANE Ocallaghan 0 0 1 0 0
MARY Ocallaghan 0 0 0 1 0

Etmology and History of the Surname: Ocallaghan

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Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Ocallaghan family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1891 and 1901


 


Encouraging the Wool Trade
In 1678 an act was passed making it compulsory for all corpses to be buried in a shroud made of wool only. This was to encourage the wool trade.

 

Probate Records - the only source of information before Parish Records
Once the maker of the will has died, his/her executor must have the will 'proved'. You can trace ancestors back even further using these records.

 

Search a wide variety of records online!
Search census records, birth, marriage, death and parish record indexes, London directories, plus four specialist indexes at The Genealogist website.

 

Tracing a Military Ancestor
Records of army officers were kept as early as 1702. So if you are searching for a particluar army list you know has some vital information that you need for your research, there are many products to choose from.