Logan Families

4. The Logan Families before 1908:

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Less information is available on the Logan and Muse families than on the families associated with the Vaughan line. The non-census and St Catherine’s index evidence below is based on information supplied by Derek Pickup. The SCI (St. Catherine's Index) confirms that Elizabeth Muse married John Logan in 1880 (Q1 - 10b 673) and was born in 1861.

a) The Logan Family

Identification of John Logan (III), Sarah Logan’s father’s, family tree is confirmed by information on Sarah’s birth, on John Logan (III) & Elizabeth Muse’s marriage, and Joseph Logan’s death certificates. The Logan’s came from Carrickfergus, Antrim, Ireland. Carrickfergus (Carraig Fhearghasa) or Rock of Feargus is on the mouth of an estuary, 7 miles NNE of Belfast, Northern Ireland and is the site of a castle.

The first Logan, John (I. c.1811) must have travelled from CarrickFergus Ireland with his wife Mary, between 1844 and 1849, to avoid the potato famine and to find work as a coal miner. In the 1851 census his two eldest sons Joseph and John (II) have joined him as coalminers (David is just 13 years old). They and their brothers John and Marriott were born in Ireland. Since Mary was born at Workington, identification of her and John’s mother comes from Mary’s birth certificate overleaf. Joseph Logan (c1835) is John Logan’s (III) father.

Certified Copy of Entry of Birth
	Registration District Cockermouth
	1848 BIRTH in the Sub-district of: Workington in the County of Cumberland .
	No .	When & Where Born	Name if any	Sex	Name & Surname of Father	Name, Surname Maiden name of Mother	Occup of Father	Signature Residence	When Reg.
	337	First July 1848 Cross Hill Workington	Mary	Girl	John Logan	Mary Logan formerly Shannon	Miner	her Mary X Logan mark Mother Cross Hill Workington	First August 1848

Census Year: 1851 Place: Workington Reel 10559 Parish: St.Johns

Nos.	Address	Residents Names	Relation	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
ED8a F105 P128 S122	Pinfold L	John Logan Mary Do Joseph Do David Do John Do Marriott Do Mary	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Dau	41 38 16 13 10 7 2	Coalminer Do Do Scholar Do Do	)Carrick Fergus ) Ireland Do Do Do Do Workington

Search for marriage of Joseph Logan and Mary Bell circa 1855.

John Logan was born to Joseph and Mary on the 19 July 1859.

Certified Copy of Entry of Birth
	Registration District Cockermouth
	Year: 1859 Sub-district of: Maryport in County of: Cumberland .
	No .	When & Where Born	Name if any	Sex	Name & Surname of Father	Name, Surname Maiden name of Mother	Occup of Father	Signature Residence	When Reg.
	157	Sixteenth July 1859 Queen Street Maryport	John	Boy	Joseph Logan	Mary Logan formerly Bell	Coal Miner	X The mark of Mary Logan. Mother Queen Street Maryport	Tenth August 1859

The Logan family are missing in the 1861 census, this may be because Flimby wasn’t checked (Studied, census Year: 1861 Parish: Crosscanonby Town: Maryport Film: Red 6359).

In the 1871 census two Logan families with sons named John were found. The first family below fits subsequent marriage certificate information:

Census Year: 1871 Reel 847448 red=7502 Ellenborough ED16

Nos.	Address	Residents	Relation	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
ED16 F61 P26 S159	Middleham Cottages	*Joseph Logan* Mary Do Sarah Do Elizabeth Do John Do Mariot Do Jane Do	Head/Wid Dau Dau Dau Son Son Dau	37 17 16 13 11 5 3	Coalminer Housekeeper Scholar	Carrickfergus, ????\Ireland Scotland Scotland Maryport, Cumb. Maryport, Cumb. Maryport, Cumb.

The second John, aged 9, could be a relative, his father, also named John, is possibly Joseph’s brother - the 2 year age difference could well be an artefact.

Census Year: 1871 Parish: Crosscanonby Town: Maryport Film: Red 4480

Nos.	Address	Residents	Relation	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
ED11 P36 S209	134 Nelson Street	John Logan Margaret Do John Do Margaret J. Do	Head Wife Son Dau	32 30 9 1	Labourer \in Ireland	Ireland Ireland Scotland Maryport, Cumb.

The final proof that the first John is Sarah Logan’s father is demonstrated by the copy of John and Elizabeth’s (née Muse) marriage certificate given below, which names John’s father as Joseph. One of the witnesses is Elizabeth’s brother Thomas.

St.Catherines Index: John Logan = Elizabeth Muse 1880, Q1 10b 673. Certified

Copy of Entry of an Entry of Marriage
	1880 Marriage Solemnised at: the Parish Church in the Parish of Crosscanonby in the County of Cumberland
	No.	When Married	Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or Profession	Residence at time of Marriage	Father’s Name and Surname	Rank or Prof of Father
	8	January 26th 1880	John Logan Elizabeth Muse	21 19	Bachelor Spinster	Coal miner	Maryport Maryport	Joseph Logan Robert Muse	Coal miner Moulder
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns by me R. Boxxxxxxx Vicar Marriage was ( John Logan ) in the (Thomas Muse solemnised ( ) Presence ( between us ( Elizabeth Muse’s Mark X ) of us (Elizabeth Dawson’s mark X

Census Year: 1881 Parish: Crosscanonby Town: Maryport Film: 1342250 -R.17249

Nos.	Address	Residents	Relation	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
ED9 P18 S99	128 High Street	Ann Logan Mary J Do Sarah Brown Annie Cuthbertson	Hd/Wid Dau Sis/Unm Visitor	62 26 68 28	Annuitant Annuitant Annuitant	Maryport, Cumb. Maryport, Cumb. Maryport, Cumb. Maryport, Cumb.
ED10 S44	2 Broad Passage	Elizabeth Logan	Visitor /Widow	40		Maryport, Cumb.
ED17 F110 P34 S149	Parish: Dearham Ellenboro’ & Ewanrigg 55 Grasslot	Joseph Logan Mary Do Marryah Do Jane Do Joseph Do John Do	Head Wife Son Dau Son Father/W	46 46 15 13 6 72	Coal Miner Coal Putter Scholar Do Coal Miner	Ireland Maryport, Cumb. Ewanrigg Flimby Maryport, Cumb. Ireland
\5179 F20 P1	*Gilcrux*	John Logan Elizabeth Do Joseph Do	Head Wife Son	22 24 9mo	Coal Miner	Maryport, Cumb. Maryport, Cumb. Maryport, Cumb.

Census Year: 1881 Town: Maryport from Census index

Nos.	Address	Residents	Relation	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
\5180 F169 P40 Film:	*Crosscanonby* 1342250	David Logan Catherine James Elizabeth John David	Head Wife Son Dau Son Son	42 41 18 13 8 4	Coalminer Tailor Scholar Scholar	Ireland Maryport, Cumb. Maryport, Cumb. Maryport, Cumb. Maryport, Cumb. Maryport, Cumb.
\5181 F98 P9 Film:	*Dearham* 1342252	John Logan Margaret Do Frances Do John Do Hugh Do Margaret Do Peter Do Thomas Do Joseph Do	Head Wife Son Son Son Dau Son Son Son	42 41 23 18 15 11 6 3 9m	Lab at B.r Gas minder-B Moulder at Iron Lab at B. Scholar Scholar	Ireland Ireland Ireland Scotland Ireland Maryport, Cumb. Maryport, Cumb. Maryport, Cumb. Maryport, Cumb.

Comment: David’s age strongly suggests that he is Joseph’s younger brother.

Shortly after the 1881 census John Logan and his family moved to Durham for a maximum of 5 years. Whilst there, Joseph and Robert were born. The family returned, to Maryport before the 4th February 1886 when Sarah (Thomas and Louie Vaughan’s mother) was born:

Certified Copy of Entry of Birth
	Registration District Cockermouth Year: 1886 Sub-district of: Maryport in County of: Cumberland
	No .	When & Where Born	Name if any	Sex	Name & Surname of Father	Name,Surname Maiden name of Mother	Occup of Father	Signature Residence	When Reg.
	377	Fourth February 1886 12 Wallace Lane, Maryport	Sarah	G i r l	John Logan	Elizabeth Logan formerly Muse	Coal miner	X The mark of Elizabeth Logan, Mother 12 Wallace Lane Maryport	11th March 1886

1891 Census:

Nos.	Address	Residents	Relation	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
\4309 F80 P38 S242	*MaryPort* 1 Butts Place Nelson Street	John Logan Elizabeth Do Joseph Do Robert Do William Do Sara Do Mary E. Do John Dan?	Head Wife Son Son Son Dau Dau Son	31 27 10 7 7 5 3 7mo	Coalminer Scholar Scholar Scholar Scholar	MaryPort MaryPort MaryPort Usworth,Durham Usworth,Durham MaryPort MaryPort MaryPort
\4309 F142 P25 S174	5 Armstrongs Yard	David Logan Lizzie Do John Do David Do	Hd/Wid Dau Son Son	52 22 18 4	Coalminer Gen.Domestick Builders App TailorsApp	Ireland Maryport, Cumb. Maryport, Cumb. Maryport, Cumb.

John Logan (III) died in 1918 aged 58. His widow Elizabeth survived just one year dying aged just 57 in 1919. Joseph Logan (Sarah Logan’s grandfather) died aged 87 in 1919

b) The Muse Family

Although Robert Muse and Mary Hodgson were both born in Maryport, I didn’t find Robert in the 1841 census. Even more annoying, no Robert Muse is registered as marrying between 1841 and 1853 inclusive - yet, their first son, Thomas, was born in 1850: Did Robert and Mary bother with a marriage ceremony?

Census Year: 1851 Maryport Parish CrossCanonby Reel Description 6555 (Red)

Nos.	Address	Residents Names	Relation	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
ED10c F526 P12 S50	Nelson Street	Robert Muse Mary Muse Thomas Muse	Head Wife Son	25 22 1	Iron Moulder Do’s Wife Do’s Son	Cumb.Maryport Cumb.Maryport Cumb.Maryport

Sadly their eldest son Thomas must have died because , in 1861, Thomas is only 3 years old. In 1861 the couple had three surviving children. Robert continues to work as an iron moulder.

Census Year: 1861 Parish: Crosscanonby Town: Maryport Film: Red 6359

Nos	Address	Residents Names	Relation	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
ED11 F17 P28 S152	Nelson Street	Robert Muse Mary Do Martha Do Thomas Do Mary Do	Head Wife Dau Son Dau	34 29 9 3 2	Moulder Scholar Do Do	Maryport, Cumb. Maryport, Cumb. Maryport, Cumb. Maryport, Cumb. Maryport, Cumb.

Elizabeth Muse (John Logan’s wife) was born soon in December 1861:

Certified Copy of Entry of Birth
	Registration District Cockermouth
	Year: 1861 Sub-district of: Maryport in County of: Cumberland .
	No .	When & Where Born	Name if any	Sex	Name & Surname of Father	Name, Surname Maiden name of Mother	Occup of Father	Signature Residence	When Reg.
	395	Twenty Sixth December 1861 No.145 Nelson Str., Maryport	Elizabeth	Girl	Robert Muse	Mary Muse formerly Hodgson	Iron Moulder	X The mark of Mary muse Mother No145 Nelson Street Maryport	Thirtieth December 1801

In 1871 Martha appears to have left home but five children are still living there.

Census Year: 1871 Parish: Crosscanonby Town: Maryport Film: Red 4480

Nos.	Address	Residents Names	Relation	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
ED11 F79 P40 S237	9A Court Bank Lane Nelson Street	Robert Muse Mary Do Thomas Do Mary Do Elizabeth Do John Do Richard Do	Head Wife Son Dau Dau Son Son	45 42 14 11 9 2 1mo	IronMoulder	Cockermouth Maryport Maryport Maryport Maryport Maryport Maryport

On January 26th 1880 Elizabeth (Thomas and Louie Vaughan’s grandmother), aged 19, married John Logan. On the certificate she, like her mother before and the second witness, made her mark with a cross. Both her husband and her brother signed their names.

I failed to find the family in 1881 and none are listed in the Census index. However in 1891 a widowed Mary Muse, living in Nelson Street and born @ Maryport, is listed with her daughter Martha. If this is Robert Muse’s wife, then Robert is now dead and they must have lost their first daughter named Martha.

1891 Census

Nos.	Address	Residents Names	Relation	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
ED11 F79 P35, S215	*MaryPort* 70 Nelson Street	*Mary Muse* Martha Do	Hd/Wid Dau	64 16	Dress Maker \Moulder	Maryport Maryport

Samuel Neil’s as yet - no relation!

By 1851 another Neil: Samuel, a farm hand, and Jane his wife are living at Maryport.

Census Year: 1851 Maryport Parish CrossCanonby Reel Description 6555 (Red)

Nos.

Address

Residents Names

Relation

Age

Occupation

Place of Birth

ED10b
F494

P9,S45

King Street

Samuel Neil
Jane Do

Head
Wife

29
28

Ag. Labourer
Ag.Lab. Wife

Ireland

Other Neil’s: ED10e S59 Mary Ann Neil 12, in census described as Granddaughter

Census Year: 1851 Place: Workington Reel 10559 Parish: St.Johns

ED8d James Neal, Ireland

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