Henry Dunigan was born about 1801 in Ireland to Elizabeth Marlie and Thomas Dunigan.
Mary Smith was born about 1807 in Glasgow to William Smith and Catherine Williamson.
c1829 I have not found a suitable marriage in the index for R.C. marriages or in the OPR.
Henry and Mary had the following children (that I know of), all born in Shettleston —
Catherine born in 1830, married Patrick Cunningham in 1866 and died in 1904. Thomas (1) born in 1832 and probably died before 1836 Elizabeth born in 1834, married John McNulty in 1862, last sighting 1901. Thomas (2) born in 1836, married Elizabeth Kennedy in 1876, last sighting 1891. Margaret (1) born in 1838 and probably died before April 1841. John born in 1840, last sighting 1841. Bernard born in 1843, married Margaret Gardner in 1869, last sighting 1911. Margaret (2) born in 1845, married Joseph Cunningham in 1868 and died in 1883. Mary born in 1848 and probably died before April 1851. Henry born in 1851, married Elizabeth Houston in 1881, last sighting 1911. James Smith born in 1854, last sighting 1871.
Some entries from the Baptismal Register of St. Andrew's, Glasgow, the nearest Catholic church to Shettleston at that time —
1830 “Catherine, lawful daughter of Henry Dunigan and Mary Smith, born on [Monday,] the 28th ult [June], was baptised by me on the 4th July 1830. Sponsors were John McGee and Agnes Dunigan. Chas Grant.”
1832 “Thomas, lawful son of Henry Donegan and Mary Smith, born on [Saturday,] the 8th Sept., 1832, was baptised by me on the 23rd Sept. 1832. Sponsors John Donegan and Elizabeth Donegan. William Gordon.”
Since another Thomas was born in 1836, I think we can conclude that this Thomas died before May, 1836.
1834 “Elizabeth, lawful daughter of Henry Dunnigan and Mary Smith, born on [Thursday,] the 10th April, 1834, was baptised by me on the 20th April 1834. Sponsors John Dunnigan and Elizabeth Dunnigan. Chas Grant.”
1836 Thomas Dunnigan was born on Sunday, 22 May to Henry Dunnigan & Mary Smith. He was baptised on July 17th in the parish of St. Andrew's, Glasgow by Fr. Charles Grant with sponsors Thomas Dunnigan & Agnes Dunnigan.
1838 Margaret Dunnigan was born on Tuesday, 25 September to Henry Dunnigan & Mary Smith. She was baptised on October 7th in the parish of St. Andrew's, Glasgow by Fr. Alexr McDonald with sponsors Bernard Dunnigan & Cath. Dunnigan.
Since this Margaret does not appear in the census for 1841 and another Margaret was born in 1845, I think we can conclude that this Margaret died before April 1841.
1840 John Dunnigan, was born on Thursday, May 28 to Henry Dunnigan & Mary Smith. He was baptised on June 7 in the parish of St. Andrew's, Glasgow by Fr. James O'Shea with sponsors John Dunnigan & Elizabeth Dunnigan.
1841 June 6 Henry and Mary were living in Shettleston within that part of the Parish of Shettleston bounded on the West by the Parliamentary Boundary of the City of Glasgow, on the North by Lightburn, on the South by the Edinburgh Road via Airdrie [now Shettleston Road I think] and on the East by the Old Cotton Work [and I'm not sure where this was]. [Note that in the 1841 Census only, relationships and marital staus are not recorded and the age of adults was rounded down to a multiple of five.]
The household is listed as -
Rel. Mar. Age Occupation Birthplace Henry Dunegan 35 H.L.W. Cot. born in Ireland Mary 23 born in the County of Lanark Catherine 10 born in the County of Lanark Elisabeth 5 born in the County of Lanark Thomas 3 born in the County of Lanark John Dunegan 1 born in the County of Lanark Methinks Mary's age should be 33 rather than 23.
1843 Bernard, lawful child of Henry Donegan and Mary Smyth was born on Sunday, January 8 and baptised on January 9 in the parish of St. Mary's, Abercromby Street by Fr. Hugh Quigly with sponsors Bernard Donegan and Betsy Donegan.
1845 Margaret, lawful child of Henry Donigan and Mary Smith was born on Thursday, April 17 and baptised on April 18 in the parish of St. Mary's, Abercromby Street by Fr. John McDermott with sponsors Bernard Donegan and Eliza Donegan.
1848 Mary, lawful child of Henry Dunigan and Mary Smith was born on Thursday, February 17 and baptised on February 18 in the parish of St. Mary's, Abercromby Street by Fr. William Lillis with sponsors Bernard Dunigan and Elizabeth Dunigan.
Mary does not appear with the family in the 1851 census so it looks as if she died young.
1851 Henry, lawful child of Henry Dunnigan and Mary Smith was born on Wednesday, January 22 and baptised on January 23 in the parish of St. Mary's, Abercromby Street by Fr. John Shaw with sponsors Bernard Dunnigan and Elizabeth Dunnigan.
1851 March 30 The family were living in the Cotton Land, Shettleston.
Rel. Mar. Age Occupation Birthplace Henry Donagan Head Mar 50 Hand Loom Weaver Cotton Ireland Mary do. Wife Mar 43 Lanarkshire, Glasgow Catherine do. Daur U 20 do. do. do. do., Shettleston Elizabeth do. Daur U 16 do. do. do. do., do. Thos do. Son U 14 do. do. do. do., do. John do. do. U 10 do., do. Bernard do. do. U 8 do., do. Margret do. Daur U 5 do., do. Henry do. Son U 1m do., do. Henry has apparently aged 15 years since 1841. This would be reasonable if he was actually just short of 40 in that year allowing for his age being rounded down to 35. There is a Thomas with the same details recorded a few doors away as the son of John Dunigan. I suspect that this is a double listing.
1854 From the Register of Baptisms for St. Paul's, Eastmuir —
James Smith [two forenames], lawful child of Henry Dunigan and Mary Smith, mixed marriage, was born on Saturday, June 17 and baptised on June 18 by Fr. Patrick McLaughlin with sponsors Bernard Dunigan and Elizabeth Dunigan.
But which Bernard and Elizabeth Dunigan? Both names occur in a nearby household which I believe (though have no proof) to be related, and James's brother Bernard is a bit young for the role.
1861 April 7 In the Large Cotton Land, Shettleston, in a house with one windowed room, there dwelt
Rel. Mar. Age Occupation Birthplace Henry Dunigan Head Mar 65 Cotton Hand Loom Weaver Ireland Mary do. Wife Mar 54 Weaver's Wife Lanark, Glasgow Catherine do. Daur Un 29 Cotton Hand Loom Weaver do., Shettleston Elizabeth do. Daur Un 27 do. do. do., do. Thomas do. Son Un 24 Baker do., do. Bernard do. Son Un 18 Dyer do., do. Margaret do. Daur Un 16 Cotton Hand Loom Weaver do., do. Henry do. Son Un 10 Scholar do., do. James do. Son Un 6 Scholar do., do. Again, Henry has apparently aged 15 years while only 10 years has passed for the rest of the world. However, at his death in 1869, his age is given as 64 so we can only assume that we don't know what age he was. John (age about 20) is missing but he reappears as a widower in 1881 so he isn't dead.
1862 On Monday, July 7, Elizabeth married John McNulty at Eastmuir, Shettleston. [See Section MY-6-1 for further information.]
1866 On Wednesday, February 21, Catherine married Patrick Cunningham at St. Paul's RC Church, Eastmuir, Shettleston. [See Section CM-6-1 for further information.]
1868 On Monday, February 3, Margaret married Joseph Cunningham at St. Paul's RC Church, Eastmuir, Shettleston. [See Section CM-6-2 for further information.]
1869 On Thursday, June 3, Bernard married Margaret Gardner at St. Paul's RC Church, Eastmuir, Shettleston. [See Section DG-6-3 for further information.]
1870 Henry Dunigan, Cotton Weaver, married to Mary Smith, died at 10h30m a.m. on Sunday, January 30, aged 64, at Shettleston, Lanarkshire of Bronchitis after 3 weeks as certified by R. Steven, Surgeon. His parents are recorded as Thomas Dunigan, General Labourer and Elizabeth Dunigan m.s. Marlie, both deceased. His death was registered No.27 at Shettleston on the following day by Thomas Dunigan, Son, Present.
There is an entry in the records of St. Peter's Cemetery, Dalbeth - Internments in Common Ground on February 1 for the burial of Henry Donogan, age 64, who died of Old Age. A fee of 5 shillings was paid for the burial.
1871 April 2 In the Large Cotton Land, Greenhead Square, Shettleston, in a house with one windowed room, there dwelt
Rel. Mar. Age Occupation Birthplace Mary Dunigan Head Wid. 63 Formerly Weaver Lanarkshire, Glasgow Thomas do. Son Unm 33 Mineral Borer do., Shettleston Henry do. Son do. 20 Coalminer do., Shettleston James do. Son do. 16 Draper's App. do., Shettleston Elizabeth and John (McNulty) were also in the Large Cotton Land as were Margaret and Joseph (Cunningham). Bernard and Margaret (Gardner) were not far away in Green Row while Catherine and Patrick (Cunningham) had moved to Holytown.
1873 On Friday, October 17, Henry registered the death of his brother in law John McAnulty (husband of Elizabeth) who died two days earlier.
1876 On Tuesday, June 13, Thomas married Elizabeth Kennedy or Donnelly at St. Paul's, Eastmuir, Shettleston. [See Section DG-6-1 for further information.]
1878 On December 13, Widow Mary Donegan and James Donnelly were sponsors at the baptism in the parish of St. Paul's, Eastmuir, of Thomas, lawful child of Thomas Donegan and Elizabeth Donnelly.
1881 On Thursday, February 10, Henry married Elizabeth Houston at St. Paul's, Eastmuir, Shettleston. [See Section DG-6-4 for further information.]
Elizabeth was the sister of Cornelius who married Sarah Reynolds in July, 1871. [See Section HN-6-4 for further information.]
1881 April 5 In the Big Cotton Land, Shettleston in a house with one windowed room, there dwelt
Rel. Mar. Age Occupation Birthplace Mary Dunnigan Head Widow 72 Housekeeper Lanarkshire, Glasgow John do. Son Widr 40 Baker do., Shettleston Margaret and Joseph Cunningham and family were still next door.
1891 April 5 Up a close at 13 Green Street, Shettleston in a house with one windowed room, there dwelt
Rel. Mar. Age Occupation Birthplace Mrs Dunnigan Head Widow 85 Lanarkshire, Glasgow 1 John do. Son Mar 49 Baker do., Shettleston Joseph Cunningham and family were still next door.
1897 Mary Dunnigan, Widow of Henry Dunnigan, died at 9h??m a.m. on Thursday, February 25, age 69 [she was nearer 90], at Barnhill Poorhouse, Glasgow (Usual residence 5 Albert Buildings, Shettleston), of Senile Decay as certified by William Core, MD. Her parents are recorded as William Smith, Weaver and Catherine Smith m.s. Williamson, both deceased. Her death was registered No.463 at Glasgow [District of Dennistoun] on the following day by Margaret [Gardner, wife of Bernard] Dunnigan, "her X mark", Daughter-in-law, 2 Reid Street, Shettleston.
Mary was buried on the 27th in St. Peter's Cemetery, Dalbeth, age 70, cause of death Debility. She is recorded as the mother of the owner (Title 2932) of Lair 83, Section 11, Division E. The grave was opened to a depth of 8ft and a fee of 14/6d was charged.
Mary's son Bernard was buried in Lair 82 in 1914 as the owner of the lair (Title 3069).
