I am trying to find out about my G grandfather Cant find anything about him before his marriage in Benalla Victoria Australia on the 9 April 1877 he Married Elizabeth Sarah Millin under the name of Milligan then about 4 year later changed the name to :: FamilyTreeCircles.com Genealogy
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I am trying to find out about my G grandfather Cant find anything about him before his marriage in Benalla Victoria Australia on the 9 April 1877 he Married Elizabeth Sarah Millin under the name of Milligan then about 4 year later changed the name to

Query by margsinclair

Malligan why ? who was he before ? and who are his parents ? on marriage certificate his fathers name is Daniel milligan ? Family story he arrived in Australia age 7 years of a Ship ? Parents having died at sea ,,, Hoping you can help ,,,

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by tonkin on 2016-02-14 22:57:43

MARRIAGE.

Groom: Edward MILLIGAN.
Birth place: Ireland.
Bride: Elizabeth MILLIN.
Birth place: Singleton SW.
Year married: 1877.
Place: Victoria, Australia.
Ref: Registry of Marriages, Victoria. Reg. #1240.

You did not include the given name of your Great Grandfather so this will help others with searches.

Edward and Elizabeth had twelve children in Victoria between 1877 and 1900 and all the births were registered under the surname of MALLIGAN so the spelling of the surname changed the same year they were married, and not some years later as you expected.

I think your Edward MALLIGAN died 1932 in Wangaratta, Victoria aged 84 years. If the informant gave his correct age at death he was born about 1848. If he was 7 years old when he arrived in Australia he would have arrived about 1854 give or take a year.

What age did Edward give when he married Elizabeth in 1877?

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