William Flynn

[Bill Flynn]

This will be very hard.I'm looking for my great grandfather william flynn born Ireland
I don't know what county.He married in wales and on his marriage certificate his father was james.from census records in Wales he was born 1841.I live in Australia but hope to visit Ireland this year.I would be grateful for any help I can get.He was Catholic
regards
Bill

[The Mc]

The 1881 census on Familysearch.org has a William Flynn born in Ireland in 1841 (no place shown) and aged 40.
He is married to Margaret Flynn and he is shown as a labourer. Their address is 84 Picton St ,Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales

[The Mc]

Family shown as

William Flynn  Head M 40
Margaret Flynn  Spouse  F 36
Thomas Flynn  M 15
Jerimiah Flynn  M 14
 William Flynn  M 11
 James Flynn  M 9
 Patrick Flynn  M 5
 Daniel Flynn  M 2
John Flynn  M 1 m

[aghadowey]

It's difficult to do Irish research without a location (parish if not actual townland) and a common surname such as Flynn doesn't help (a bit like looking for a Jones from somewhere in Wales).
It would be worth checking all available census records to see if a more exact place of birth is mentioned- the 1911 census often seems to list an exact place rather than the county of 'Ireland.'

[Bill Flynn]

The Mc.
Thank you I have all the information from when he went to Wales He married in 1861 and lived in Flintshire till he died.He must have been in is teens when he left Ireland.I don't know if his parents went to Wales too

Bill

[Elwyn Soutter]

Bill,

As Aghadowey has said, you have very little chance of tracing his Irish ancestry without some additional information. You need to explore all possible sources in Wales and GB generally to try and find some clues. Check every census in case it says something more than just Ireland as place of birth. Look out also for other Irish people nearby in the censuses. Immigrants often settled near people they knew from home. Check any military records, gravestones, family bibles, wills and obituaries, all of which may reveal his origins or relatives still in Ireland.


Elwyn

[Bill Flynn]

Thank You Aghadowey and Elwyn,
the only census I found him on was 1881, 1891, and 1901 he died in 1906 and it said born Ireland.
He married on the 5 Aug 1861 so I thought he should be on the 1861 census
but could not find him.And the 1871 census for flintshire seems to be missing

Bill

[obbie]

there are two william flynn,s

william flynn and wife margaret at Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales
william flynn and wife sarah at Flint, Flintshire, wales

1st flynn
Birth  20 Apr 1841 - Limerick, Ireland
Marriage  5 Feb 1865 - Wales
Death  Jan 1924 - Wales
Parents  Thomas Flynn, Johanah McCoy
Spouse  Margaret ONeill

2nd
Marriages Jun 1861   
Flynn  William    Gt. Boughton  8a 516
Leeds  Sarah     Gt Boughton  8a 516     
gt boughton seems to be the boundaries of the counties of Cheshire and Flintshire

so should we be lookin for william flynn with wife sarah ?

[Bill Flynn]

Thanks Obbie,
It was Sarah he Married I have the Marriage Certificate and all the information on his children and who they married. It's his parents I need.
Thank you all for your help I've hit a brick wall and will have to live with it.
Bill