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IMPORTANT: please read

Like two of my siblings I suffer from Multiple Sclerosis (MS). My memory and my 
typing skills are not what they were ten years ago when I began researching this 
tree. As you progress you will discover typing errors and persons marked 'LIVING' who 
are blatantly not. Please, PLEASE make me aware of errors so that I may 
correct them. Visitors to this website see errors that I cannot see in 
the 'administrator's view.

Thank you for visiting, for your patience and for your understanding.

DO NOT PRESUME that this is an exact history. 
ASSUME that I am right 70% of the time.

CHECK my sources. 

LOG your sources. 

ALWAYS remain open to comment and criticism

ECCE SIGNUM


CENSUS NIGHTS

2nd April 1911

31st March 1901

5th April 1891

3rd April 1881

2nd April 1871

7th April 1861

30th March 1851

6th June 1841



Certificates displayed on this website are covered by Crown Copyright, are for 
display only and may not be copied. The Office of 
Public Sector Information has this to say:

"reproduction of birth, death and marriage 
certificates is covered by our Guidance Note 7 (GN7)"

U.S.A. Copyright Clarification
PLEASE NOTE: THE NAMES OF ALL LIVING PERSONS ARE HIDDEN


An explanation...the name O COSNACAIN has been variously transformed 
into English as COUSHNAGHAN CUSHNAGHAN CUSHNAHAN and CUSHNAN not to 
mention the many variants and derivitives that have originated through the nomadic 
migratory habits of the families. I have kept, wherever possible, true to the 
spelling that each family used. So for instance, CUSHNAGHANs now live in 
Canada alongside CUSHINGs, a name that is derivavtive of COUSHNAGHAN


The information here has references to various citation sources: however this 
is a joint effort and I cannot accept full credit for the information 
supplied: it comes from leads from my own meagre researches, that of family, 
friends on the internet, research by new found cousins, one of whom I actually 
sat unknowingly next to in school in Ballycastle, and from research carried 
out by...

My sister KATE (KateC) who over many years, had access to the Archivist 
of Manchester Cathedral, our Aunt Rose wife of Frank Gore. Kate also made use 
of Lichfield Records Office and numerous other places in her long research. 
She is also responsible for allowing me to use the Marsden/Gore images, the 
originals of which belong to ©Mark, Elizabeth, Lucy and Simon, children of 
Rose and Frank Gore who are our cousins. 

MARIAN AND IRIS in Antrim, JOAN in Australia, HUGH McGOWAN and his 
father SAM, without whom the Cushnaghan link might have eluded me forever: 
Cassidy/Cushnahan/Coushnaghan/McNeill/McGowan &c

Barbara Graham and Dorothy Mayes: as of March 2009 they have brought John 
Cushnaghan, his wife Margaret O'Neill and their descendants into the tree. Slowly the 
Cushnaghan/Cassidy line is re-assembling and becoming one.

WILLIAM CUSHNAGHAN Another great grandchild of Andrew and Ann. Grandson of 
John, son of John, he really is a missing link we had no idea was missing and we are 
very grateful he has joined us here.

"James Cochnahan" Great grandson of Mary Cushnaghan for Ann Blue her family 
and so much more

Ken Gore Like a bolt from the blue Ken found me and I hope to exchange much 
fruitful information with him in the future.

MAUREEN BRYSON of the Church of Latter Day Saints, Salt Lake City, 
Utah, who spent many hours researching our Bright Line 

ANNIE GERHARD  
The Williamson Family of Pendleton and other areas of Lancashire

GERRY MULGREW of Donegal, who lead me out of a blind alley and into the 
countryside of Tyrone to the Mulgrew ancestors

DARREN BURTON for the Bagnall family information, without which I 
floundered terribly.

To CHRISTINE READ for 
her excellently well researched information, for the many questions she has answered, 
and for the information I have gleaned from her fountain of knowledge.

To Rory Lachlan Read 
for his help and initial contact 

to ALAN CLATER  for solving the Clater mystery...

NICK JACKSON for supplying all the information and leads relating to
Mary Ann Bright, George Groom and their descendants.


Susan Todd for supplying the information regarding 
her descent from the Bright Line to 


Valerie Heighton Cullison for all the information relating to the
Heighton - Bright descendants in America.

U.S.Genweb This is a 
Goldmine for those of us outside the United States. Much Marsden information comes 
from this 
project and I am sincerely gratefull for all the aid given to me.


Jane Sumpter of Bassetlaw 
Museum & Percy Laws Memorial Gallery, Armcott House, 40 Grove Street, Retford, 
Nottinghamshire, for all her kindnesses and endeavours to provide me with much 
valuable information and leads concerning the CLATER family.


Jeff STOKER, Astley Village, Chorley, Lancashire for leading me back 
through the winding road from my grandmother Florence MARSDEN, all the way to Peter 
de MERCLESDEN, ("Peter the Chaplain") mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of 1194-1197) 

William C Latham for his data concerning the MARSDEN/LATHAM 
connection

Ralph Lindsay Young in 
Troon for his deeply appreciated information 
concerning Samuel & Peter Coushnaghan/Cassidy, Agnes Bailie's ancestry and 
descendants and all the family doors he has opened in one fell swoop. On this 
one point I am greatly appreciative because of course I began my researches 
attempting to discover my Father's descendants and peers.

Patsy Leathers-Hamilton of Kansas City for her invaluable work in 
tracing the descendants of Thomas Leather, following this Leather branch to 
their new home in America.

Jane Power for her aid and information with the Collingwood 
descendants 

and to all Registrar's and their staff - especially Jean in Great Yarmouth, 
the members of the various Family History Centres for all their invaluable 
help - especially Clare Cabrie in Paisley, and everyone I have forgotten to 
mention for thir advice, kindnesses and patience.   


It may be that some may look here and wonder why I have followed certain lines. I am 
plagued by curiosity: he/she married her/him but where did he/she originate? 
This is an on-going, never-ending project which I hope, one day will be used by 
others to demonstrate how families fluctuate and change, how relationships can be 
life-long or transitionary, how individuals from many different locations and levels 
of society can share a heritage: even one much diluted: but mostly I hope our future 
generations will look back and thank us all for our efforts, and not be like me, 
always receiving "You don't need to know that!" as an answer to my queries.

The abbreviations: 'Hunts' is Huntingdonshire: 'Nothants' is 
Northamptonshire: 'Lincs' is Lincolnshire, all in England. And, in Ireland we 
say 'County Antrim' & not 'Antrim County' etc., Any confusion please 
contact me. Where only a birth and/or Death year appears without Month and Day 
treat it as an approximation and not the actual date. It may be simply the 
Christening/Baptism or Burial year.

As you wander through this site please note any mistakes and report them to me 
so that I may check/correct them. I periodically download the tree to my 
computer for checking. However uploading it again DOES result in some 
mistakes - bad karma between Tribal Pages and Family Tree Maker. You will also 
notice that some Christenings and Marriages appear suspiciously close 
together: this is not unusual as some families left Christenings for some 
period after the actual birth. Take this as an example:


VENTERS, Abbot	Christening
	Gender:	Male
	Birth Date:	13 Dec 1759	
	Christening Date:	11 Mar 1770	
        Recorded in:	Bythorn, Huntingdonshire, England
	Father:	Abbot VENTERS
	Mother:	Ann
Source:	FHL Film 1040980


Note the 11-year gap between birth and christening dates. And of course, it 
can work the opposite way, where a birth is not actually registered until 
after a Christening has taken place. Unless you have 
certified proof treat all pre-1837 Birth dates  as Christening dates

No account is taken here of the 1974 UK boundary changes. Events occuring in 
Birmingham for instance occured in Warwickshire, similarly Walsall events 
occured in Staffordshire. Record Keepers do not recognise the new County 
formed by disecting the old Counties and Shires, nor does this History.

Nor do I pretend to be a 'professional genealogist'. This is a history, the 
fluctuations and changes of many lives, hence I have not used capital letters 
for surnames. I have used ordinary writing for ordinary people, leading 
ordinary lives.


Perseverance is the key to unlocking this history...and an awful lot of 
patience! 




IN GOD WE TRUST - EVERYONE ELSE MUST BE CERTIFIED

(as with everything in Genealogy, check my information is correct!)