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Hi, Is there anyone out there who could be a descendant of John Costello born in Liverpool about 1856? His parents where Michael Costello and Margaret Kenny/Kearney both his parents where born in Ireland but exactly where, I do not know.
Lesley

Have you tried Search Trees at the top of the page ?

Do you want to say who he married, and the names of his children?
Thank-you

On the 1861 census there is a John Costello with parents names Michael and MARY.

There is this marriage on FreeBMD:

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Mar 1854
COSTELLO Michael Liverpool 8b 310
EDWARDS Mary Liverpool 8b 310
KENNEY Margaret Liverpool 8b 310
Smith Thomas Liverpool 8b 310

Someone has added a postem in 2008 that Michael Costello married Margaret Kenney but they give no source.

Marriage?

Name: Michael Costells (image is Costello) occ Bricklayer
Age: Full Age
Marriage Date: 27 Feb 1854
Parish: Liverpool St Nicholas
Spouse's Name: Margaret Kenney
Father's Name: John Costells (image is Costello) occ Bricklayer
Spouse Father's Name: Thomas Kenney occ Labourer
Witnessess: Michael Dempsey & Ellen Dempsey

Address for both: Tindal Street

The 1861 census has Michael's wife Mary as being born in Liverpool and not Ireland:-

1861 census transcription details for: 15, Adlington Street, Liverpool
Print Close
National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG09
Piece: 2666
Book: 40
Page: 3
Reg. District: Liverpool
Sub District: 3 Dale Street
Parish: Liverpool
Enum. District: 5F
Ecclesiastical District: St Stephens
City/Municipal Borough: Liverpool
Address: 15, Adlington Street, Liverpool
County: Lancashire

Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born

COSTELLO, Michal Head Married M 27 1834 Garage Hawker
Ireland
COSTELLO, Mary Wife Married F 21 1840 Liverpool Lancashire
COSTELLO, Charles Son Unmarried M 6 1855 Scholar
Liverpool Lancashire
COSTELLO, John Son Unmarried M 4 1857 Scholar
Liverpool Lancashire
COSTELLO, James Son M 2 1859
Liverpool Lancashire
COSTELLO, James Ann Niece Unmarried F 14 1847 Scholar
Ireland

Kath. x

Thank you to all who took the time to answer my message. Unfortunately the John Costello's mentioned were not the person I was looking for. John had 4 sisters and I know where each of them ended up. One went to Rochdale, and the other 3 ended up in Bolton. The last census I have him on is in 1871 living with his widowed mother in Liverpool. His mother died 4 years later in a district of Bury, so the family split up and ended up in 3 different towns. So what I am trying to find out is where John settled and who he married.
Cheers everyone
Lesley

So presumably you mean this one?:
1871 England Census
John Costello
Age: 16 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
Relation: Son
Parent's Name: Margaret Costello
Gender: Male
Where born: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Liverpool Ecclesiastical parish: St Matthew
Town: Liverpool Country: England
Registration district: Liverpool Sub-registration district: St Martin
ED, institution, or vessel: 13 Household schedule number: 184
Piece: 3756 Folio: 165 Page Number: 35

Margaret Costello 46 Ireland
John Costello 16 apprentice plasterer
Mary A Costello 13
Jame Costello 11 (Jane probably)
Eliza Costello 7
Margaret Costello 3
Mary Costello 55 sis-in-law Ireland

Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 3756; Folio: 165; Page: 35; GSU roll: 841877.

And this family in 1861:
1861 England Census
John Costlo
Age: 6 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
Relation: Son Father's Name: Michael Costlo
Gender: Male Where born: Liverpool
Civil parish: Liverpool Ecclesiastical parish: St Matthew
Town: Liverpool County/Island: Lancashire Country: England
Registration district: Liverpool Sub-registration district: St Martin
ED, institution, or vessel: 14 Household schedule number: 99 Piece: 2651 Folio: 129 Page Number: 18

Michael Costlo 25 bricklayer Ireland
Margaret Costlo 30
Mary Costlo 46 boarder widowed
John Costlo 6
Mary Costlo 3
Jane Costlo 2 Months
Cornelious Reardon 48
Ellen Reardon 46
Thomas Reardon 17
Joseph Reardon 10
Silvester Reardon 9

Source Citation: Class: RG 9; Piece: 2651; Folio: 129; Page: 18; GSU roll: 543006.

There are 2 John Costello's born Liverpool at about the same time:
Births Jun 1856
Costello John Liverpool 8b 144
Births Jun 1857
Costello John Liverpool 8b 101

Have you found either of these in subsequent censuses, and do you know which is definitely your John?

e.g.
1881 England Census
John Costello Age: 26 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Martha Costello
Gender: Male Where born: Liverpool
Civil parish: Chorlton on Medlock
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street Address: 51 York St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Occupation: 6/4 Warehouse Labourer
Registration district: Chorlton Sub-registration district: Chorlton Upon Medlock
ED, institution, or vessel: 2 Piece: 3913 Folio: 25 Page Number: 1
John Costello 26
Martha Costello 28
Lizzie Costello 4
John Costello
Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 3913; Folio: 25; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1341934.
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Marriages Dec 1875
Costello John Liverpool 8b 304
CRITCHLEY Martha Liverpool 8b 304
MILLER Maria Liverpool 8b 304
NEILLSON Mads Liverpool 8b 304

Thank you all for taking the time and trouble of looking up the Costello's for me. John costello's father was Michael and mother Margaret nee Kenney/Kearney. All of the children from this marriage were born in Liverpool. John, I think was the eldest, then there were 4 daughters, Mary Ann, Elizabeth, Margaret and Jane. I sent off a couple of years back for John's birth certificate, which was the June quarter of 1856, but the parents names did not match. The 1856 one was the one most likely to be the correct one, going from the age of John on the census. I was just hoping I would get a hot match from one of his descendants but to date I haven't.
Anyway cheers everyone.

As Pam asked, have you tried Search Trees yet?

There are 2 other members who have John Costello, 1855, Liverpool (same as you) in their trees.

You could contact them to see if you have a connection.

Yes, I have contacted any hot matches I have come across but none have matched the one I am looking for. The John Costello marrying a lady named Martha could be a possibility but I would need to find out if his father was named Michael. I keep checking on the Lan-opc site for a marriage, but to date have not found one.
Cheers
Lesley