New England Families

according to his daughter Catherine's birth record, Bernard was born in Ireland

1870 Census Ward 1, East Boston, page 67
June 16, 1870
dwelling 310, family 532
[indexed as McGuirn]

Barney McGivern, 55, laborer, personal estate: $150, born in Ireland, parents of foreign birth, not a citizen
Elizabeth McGivern, 49, born in Ireland, parents of foreign birth, cannot read or write
Mary A McGivern, 17, seamstress, born in Massachusetts
Elizabeth McGivern, 15, born in Massachusetts
Catherine McGivern, 8, born in Massachusetts
Joseph McGivern, 5, born in Massachusetts
Daniel McGivern, 2, born in Massachusetts

"United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD3J-K1L : Fri Jul 05 20:53:07 UTC 2024), Entry for Barney McGuirn and Elizabeth McGuirn, 1870.

1880 Census East Boston, page 4, ED 576
June 1 and 2, 1880
dwelling 21, family 40
at 82 Porter Street

Barney McGivern, 69, laborer, unemployed all 12 months of the census year, born in Ireland, cannot read or write
Elizabeth McGivern, 61, born in Ireland, parents also, cannot read or write
Catherine McGivern, 18, at home, unemployed 8 months of the census year, born in Massachusetts, parents in Ireland
Joseph McGivern, 17, laborer, unemployed 5 months of the census year, born in Massachusetts, parents in Ireland
Daniel McGivern, 12, born in Massachusetts, parents in Ireland
Catherine Mulhern, 53, widowed, keeping house, born in Ireland, parents also, cannot read or write

"United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHXX-FBK : Sun Mar 10 15:08:07 UTC 2024), Entry for Barney Mc Givern and Elizabeth Mc Givern, 1880.