Bryan Gaughan

1815 -

• Name	Bryan Gaughan
  	to US — Laborer
  Birth	About 1815	Ireland   [1]
  Census	1860 (45 years)	Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1860 US Census he was recorded, age 45, living in Archbald, then part of Blakely, Pennsylvania.
  History	12 Apr 1861 (46 years)	Civil War Begins
  Census	1870 (55 years)	Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1870 US Census, he was recorded as age 70, living in Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. He was a laborer.
  Census	1880 (65 years)	Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1880 US Census he was recorded, age 100, living in Archbald, Pennsylvania. He was clearly not 100 years old. Was he lying to the census taker, pulling his leg, or was his son or daughter-in-law answering?
  Person ID, Branch	I9835	Sullivan Line
  Last Modified	17 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Same Name: There is a Bernard Gaughan and family living in Philadelphia at about the same timeframe. Whether they are related is unknown, however they are two distinct family units.

  
  

Spouse / Partner	Mary ______,   b. About 1820, Ireland d. 1899 (Age 79 years)
Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [6]
Children	1 son and 1 daughter
+   1. Thomas Gaughan,   b. Jan 1842, County Mayo, Ireland d. 30 Oct 1910, Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 68 years) ▻ Winifred Noble  m. Dec 1869     2. Mary Gaughan,   b. About 1851, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Family ID	F6859	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	17 May 2026




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Bryan Gaughan(1815 – ) 2 3

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - About 1815 - Ireland Census - 1860 - Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1870 - Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1880 - Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S191] Bureau of the Census, 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1860; Census Place: Blakely, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Page: 113. [S192] Bureau of the Census, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Archbald Blakely, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1364; Page: 96B. [S189] Bureau of the Census, 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Archbald, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1138; Page: 207C; Enumeration District: 033. [S137] Bureau of the Census, 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Archbald Ward 2, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1241418. [S186] Bureau of the Census, 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20), Year: 1910; Census Place: Archbald Ward 2, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1356; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1375369. 🟢 [S191] Bureau of the Census, 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1860; Census Place: Blakely, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Page: 113 .