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My great grandfather Matthew Lanagan was born around 1825. I have a census record on which his birthplace is given as Westmeath. Searching Irish records I have found a Michael Lanagan born in 1825 in the parish of Taghmon in the diocese of Meath, but can find no other information.
Can anyone help please?

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Matthew Lanagan
England and Wales Census, 1851
Name: Matthew Lanagan
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1851
Event Place: Wardleworth, Lancashire, England
Registration District: Rochdale
Residence Note: High Street
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Marital Status: Unmarried
Occupation: Tailor
Relationship to Head of Household: Lodger
Birth Year (Estimated): 1826
Birthplace: Ireland
Page Number: 23
Registration Number: HO107
Piece/Folio: 2246 / 105
Affiliate Record Type: Household
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Hannah Clegg Head Female 44 Rochdale, Lancashire
John Clegg Son Male 13 Rochdale, Lancashire
William Clegg Son Male 8 Rochdale, Lancashire
Matthew Lanagan Lodger Male 25 Ireland
John Redman Lodger Male 33 Ireland
Jonathan Green Lodger Male 38 London, Middlesex

Matthew Lanigan
England and Wales Census, 1871
Name: Matthew Lanigan
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1871
Event Place: Salford, Lancashire, England
Enumeration District: 38
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Tailor
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1825
Birthplace: Westmeath, Ireland
Entry Number: 17
Affiliate Image Identifier: GBC/1871/4020/0324
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Matthew Lanigan Head Male 46 Westmeath, Ireland
Mary Lanigan Wife Female 41 Wigan, Lancashire
Joseph Lanigan Son Male 11 Manchester, Lancashire
Mary Ann Lanigan Daughter Female 7 Manchester, Lancashire
Marcella Lanigan Daughter Female 5 Manchester, Lancashire
John Lanigan Son Male 2 Manchester, Lancashire
Matthias Lanigan Son Male 0 Manchester, Lancashire

This looks like his marriage:-

England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription

First name(s) MATTHEW
Last name LANAGAN
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1858
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ MATTHEW LANAGAN married one of these people
Mary Riley, Margaret Foulkes
District Manchester
District number -
County Lancashire
Country England
Volume 8D
Volume as transcribed 8D
Page number 583
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce

This is the birth of daughter Marcella:-

First name(s) Marcella
Last name Lanagan
Birth year 1865
Birth quarter 3
Registration month -
Mother's maiden name -
District Manchester
County Lancashire
Country England
Volume 8D
Page 215
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Births
Collections from Great Britain, England

On the GRO site which gives mother's maiden name it confirms that the mother's maiden name is Riley.

Kath. x

is this his marriage

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
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Name Matthew Lanagan
Registration Year 1858
Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration district Manchester
Parishes for this Registration District Manchester
Inferred County Lancashire
Volume 8d
Page 583
Household Members
Name Age
Joseph Dowdall
Margaret Foulkes
Matthew Lanagan
Mary Riley

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Lloyd Street, Salford, Lancashire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
Joseph Lanigan Head Married Male 33 1858 Lancashire, England Engraver & Printer
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Isabella Lanigan Wife Married Female 37 1854 Lancashire, England -
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Matthias Lanigan Son - Male 4 1887 Lancashire, England -
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John Lanigan Son - Male 1 1890 Lancashire, England -
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James Reynard Stepson - Male 14 1877 Lancashire, England Printers Errand Boy
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Ada Reynard Stepdaughter - Female 12 1879 Salford, Lancashire, England -
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Matthew Lanigan Visitor Widower Male 66 1825 Ireland Tailor

Possible death of his wife:-

First name(s) MARY
Last name LANAGAN
Gender Female
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1838
Age 36
Death quarter 1
Death year 1874
District Salford
County Lancashire
Volume 8D
Page 100
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

Kath. x

Thanks for all the contributions, much valued although they seem to find the same sources that I did. I suspect I’m going to have to get in some professional help to track down parish records in Manchester/Salford. The family were Catholic and so didn’t have to register births or deaths other than at their local church.
The only clues I have for Ireland probably also call for a professional researcher.

Exactly what information are you looking for? Your initial post said you only had a census record with his birthplace as Westmeath.

Kath. x

Sorry Kath. I didn’t express myself well. I’ve tracked back from myself and have a good picture of my mother’s family, including my grandparents and their siblings, and also made good progress on three of my maternal great grandparents, but the Lanigan stem grinds to a halt with Matthew.

You probably know the parents of Michael Lanaghan from the record you found, but just in case...

Name: Michael Lanagan
Baptism Age: 0
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 1825
Baptism Date: 21 Feb 1825
Baptism Place: Taghmon, Westmeath, Ireland
Parish Variants: Taghmon and Turin, Taughmon, Taughmon and Turin, Turin
Diocese: Meath
Father: Timothy Lanagan<<<<<<<<<<<<
Mother: Maigan Kinery <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Thanks Kucinta. It was finding Michael on a search for Westmeath that directed my attention to Taghmon.

I now spotted a Lanigan in another part of Westmeath - Athlone.

Ian, I believe there was no penalty for not registering a birth prior to 1875 but surely deaths had to be registered from the start of statutory registration regardless of religious beliefs. Did Michael name his father on his marriage certificate?

info on previous threads (for ref)
https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1331520
https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1266929

@rootgatherer. Unfortunately the only document I’ve found is the entry in the register that he married Mary Riley in 1858. There is no mention of parents, witnesses, etc. Thanks for the suggestion though.

I think buying his marriage certificate would be the next step

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/

Ian, although the entry on the church record may not have witness details, the actual marriage certificate will have. It'll also name his father if he knew him. AustinQ has given you the link to order a copy of the certificate using the references that Maddie posted earlier.

This record gives his birth date as October 1824

Manchester Prison Registers

name(s) Matthew Lannigan
Age 51
Gender Male
Birth year 1824
Birth place Westmeath
Birth county Westmeath
Event year 1875
When received date Mar 1875
Place Manchester
County Lancashire
Offence: Drunk & riotous at Salford
Sentence: 7 days
Age: 51 last October
Height & Weight: 5ft 5", 8st 4lb
Complexion, hair, eyes: sallow, brown, brown
Trade: tailor
Marks: Scar on? left eyebrow, lost several front teeth
Religion: RC (widower- 5 living children)
Discharged: March 13th 1875
Locality of record Manchester Strangeways Prison
Title of records Male Registers
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He's also inside again in November of the same year- under surname Langan:

name(s) Matthew Langan
Age 53
Gender Male
Birth year 1822
Birth place Ireland
Event year 1875
When received date Nov 1875
Offence: Wilful neglect of children
Sentence: 3 mths hard labour
Height: 5ft 4 3/4 ", Sallow complexion, brown hair, brown eyes
Marks: Scar on forehead, blue dot back left hand, boil mark left buttock
Trade: Tailor
Last residence: son Joseph Bk ? Alley, Corporation St
Religion RC, widowed
Discharged: 1 Feb 1876
Place West Gorton
County Lancashire
Locality of record Belle Vue prison, West Gorton (Manchester City & Borough Gaol)