McCarthy - Woolwich

[maccsudan]

GF John Richard b1889 Woolwich
Looking for County of his father Thomas b1858 in Ireland
The 1891 census indicated that he was a driver for Royal Artillary
Are there any English records that might have this info?

Thx
Colleen

[patrish]

If you give some more information about this family, i.e his mothers name age and where born, siblings etc  we might find them on other census's and possibly give where in Ireland he was born.

Army records are held at the National Archives, Kew, if you could find his service record that should tell you where he was born.

[maccsudan]

Hi Patrish

Mother Sarah Elizabeth Curtis b1860 Ashford
married 1884 Folkestone and cert did say was a soldier    will ck the archives

John 1889 siblings Albert (Bert)1885  Ellen 1886 Victor 1893 and Eva 1898
left England for Canada 1902

Was able to find in 1901 (Mc Carthy) but nothing regarding the County in Ireland

thks for the quick response
Colleen

[patrish]

Hi Coleen,

Think this is him in 1881 but census just says Ireland again 

RG11/1789/99/14

Artillery Barracks, St. Giles, Colchester.

Thomas McCarthy 23 unmarried Soldier b Ireland.

[patrish]

This is really a long shot but it might be worth  just  bearing it in mind.

I have not been able to trace this family in 1881   

1871 RG10/1789/99/14

Church Street, Malpas, Cheshire.

Hugh McCarthy h.m. 40   ? Store Dealer b. Roscommon, Ireland
Mary wife 34                                                     "
Thomas son 16                                                 "

Maria  14 
Betsey 9
Catherine 6
John 5
Hugh 2
Margaret 2 months..........all born Cheshire.

[maccsudan]

patrish

just went back to marriage cert and it indicates
thomas father was john (a farmer)

thks for the look ups  much appreciated from west coast of Canada

Colleen

[patrish]

Ok , so that rules out that family then