look up 1901 census -mccarthy-liverpool

[MaryA]

This may be clutching at straws but there's an interesting entry in the 1881 census.

District West Derby Workhouse, Walton on the Hill, Lancashire
McCarthy Maria Wid 31 Occupation None, Born Ireland
McCarthy John Unm 5 Occupation Nonde, born Lancashire Liverpool.
RG11/3694; Folio: 56; Page: 17

As these two follow one line after the other in the entry, I would suspect that this is mother and son.

Now there are records at the Liverpool Record Office for this

RefNo    353 WES
Title    Statutory Authorities: Boards of Guardians. West Derby Union
Date    1848 - 1945
Description    Board Minute Books, minutes of various committees, account books, newscuttings, weekly returns of persons relieved, records of Walton Workhouse, Chaplain's Report Books

and you might want to read a little http://tinyurl.com/rsw7h

The entry for these people may state John's father's name and so could possibly confirm whether it is him or not.

[charneca]

thanks again -lots of food for thought and some more options to explore!
regards
charneca

[SMOOSE]

Hi   i have it down as 90 lemon st on my grandmothers birth cert  julia,
   my dad once told me that they where from cork ireland  and his mum used to go over to ireland a lot when she was younger i have some old photos of some sons , tony who was a diver and another son who i dont no his name but i belive was murdered

hope this helps a bit  stuart underdown

ps my  email  is  stuartmu@aol.com

[MaryA]

Hi and welcome to the forum.  I hope the original poster is notified about your message, unfortunately they don't seem to have been online since 2007.  Fingers crossed and good luck with your own research.

[charneca]

Hi thanks-great to hear some new news!!many thanks