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Peter Callan Callan-137 my great grandfather, I am not sure where he was born, as there are so many Peter Callan's on Scotlandspeople, I found his marriage to Elizabeth McKinnon but it does not say where he was born or who his parents were. I am going round in circles as even on Family search there are so many Peter Callan's some born Scotland and others born In Ireland. Please can anyone assist me.

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Hi Norma. Suggest you also add Scotland to the tags on the post. That will greatly expand the eyes on the question.

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Thank you for that hint on Tags, I have added Ayrshire and Scotland, as that is where Peter was married.

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Give his exact date birth and where he married,and Where did they live.

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1841 Census Androsan Ayrsire shows he born abt 1801 in Ireland.

His wife Ann was born In Ayrshire, There is a possibility Edward

was living in Scotland for some time.Must have,too have met her.

So i think marriage occured in Scotland,just my guess.

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Roots Ireland IE has 4 Edward Callin listed  Peter father

Answer 1

1841 Scotland Census, Androssan. Ayr,Scotland, Father Edward Callan,Mother Ann.,Same place he married.

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Thank you Wayne, I had Edward as his father previously, but I changed it because I found a Peter born in Ireland to a William Callan and an Ann Wallace. I have now changed it back to Edward, but I still have Ann as the mother but what is her maiden name is now a problem.

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Go too Scotland people, Look for Edward marries Ann at same location,

if you do not find it let me know.

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I found only the son Edward Callan who was married in 1887 of which I have downloaded as a PDF, but no Edward Callan born in Ireland. I think they may have been married in Ireland, so I need to do more research there. Like a few of my ancestors that I have found came from Ireland. Brawley, Clements & my late husbands family Maloney. So many brick walls that are costing me a fortune.

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Hi Wayne, I am still hitting a brick wall with my great grandfather Peter Callan, I still cannot find a birth on Scotlandspeople so I cannot find his mother Ann's maiden name either, I found the 1941 Census that has his father as Edward born in Ireland but for Ann and Peter it says Scotland.

Answer 2

I have a Margaret Callan !805 born in Monaghan Ireland and died in Cambria Pennsylvania in 1870.  Married to Bernard Finnigen 1798-1849.

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Perhaps a relation, one never knows, I have found so may cousins, half cousins and so on who are living still in Scotland, USA, Canada but so far only myself who emigrated to South Africa.

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Good to know, thanks!!

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I see Edward Callan in New Jersey USA.