Yesterday I outlined the five censuses found for William H. Carrigan. The 1870 Census lists his occupation as “Joiner.” The 1864-1865 Hartford City Directory lists one William CARRIGAN as a “Joiner” living at 21 Chestnut Street:
Carrigan William, joiner, h. 21 Chestnut
And, today, while searching the latest microfilm to have arrived at the FHC (regarding Hartford births), I found the entry for the infant Mary Carrigan, born 23 Sep 1872 to Lawrence Carrigan and Mary Murphy. There were 11 columns of information:
Date: 23 Sep 1872
Name of Child: Mary Carrigan
Sex: F
Name and Birth place of Father: Lawrence, Ireland
Name and Birth place of Mother: Mary Murphy, Ireland
Age of Father: [21 or 28]
Age of Mother: 23
Residence of Parents: 21 CHESNUT
Occupation of Father: Mechanic
Number of Child of the Mother: 2
So....Lawrence and William H. both shared the same last name and lived at the same address, albeit a few years apart. There is definitely enough to keep searching...
