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[scouser]

hi been looking for ages about my  3xgrandfather john james flanagan on the birth of his daughter elizabeth at waterloo liverpool he was in 3rd hussars in1887 om marriage certificate two weeks later his wife put soldier at barracks seaforth in 1893 he was a tram driver since then nothing my 3xgrandmother married again under her maiden name bowen i just want to find out about him on the marriage his father is called john carpenter hoping a service record can help .thank you.

[ScouseBoy]

My family lived in Waterloo and Seaforth . What address have you got?   
You could search for a death record for him on Freebmd

[km1971]

If he did not receive a pension it is unlikely that his record was kept. A pity as records of this period are likely to have details of his wife and children.

You should however find him in the musters. The last one for the 3rd Hussars is 1888, - possibly up to end of March 1888. It is in the National Archives. It is not online.

If you find him you can work backwards until you find his enlistment.

Ken

[Ruskie]

Does he appear on any census, with or without family after marriage or before marriage?

What year was John born? (If he gave an age on his marriage certificate, you will be able to estimate).

What year did your 3xgreat grandmother marry again? What was her name?

We need more details - as you can imagine there are numerous John Flanagans in Lancashire.

Can I just clarify something? You said his father's name is John Carpenter? Is that John Carpenter Flanagan, or is Carpenter his surname? OR is the father's name John Flanagan and his Occupation is Carpenter?

[rosie17]

Can I just clarify something? You said his father's name is John Carpenter? Is that John Carpenter Flanagan, or is Carpenter his surname? OR is the father's name John Flanagan and his Occupation is Carpenter?
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Marriage for John James Flanagan 22/11/1887 St Mary Bootle Lancashire father John Flanagan occupation carpenter ....A few trees have his parents as John Flanagan and Elizabeth Woodhouse but a lot of information looks wrong
Rosie 

[Ruskie]

Thanks Rosie. 

[rosie17]

Would this be your Elizabeth Bowen's second marriage to William Edwards 17/4/1898 Kensington Christ Church Liverpool ...Elizabeth Bowen age 31 ( spinster } ? father Thomas Bowen same occupation painter as from first marriage
Rosie

[scouser]

yes elizabeth married william edwards 1897 johns father was a carpenter i thought john was in the 1881 census in liverpool mother elizabeth father john it seemed to all fit till an other researcher claimed that was her family her john fanagan married annie langan.the birth of his first child in 1887 the address was langton road litherland after the birth of mary alice in 1893 she was always known as alice bowen living with her grandparents at 9 norway st waterloo took me ages to find her birth certificate not looking for flanagan surname.

[rosie17]

Hi Scouser are you sure you have the right family as it seems strange that John James Flanagan married Elizabeth Bowen 1887.. Then Elizabeth marries William Edwards 1898 says she is a spinster ..Marriage for a John Flanagan to Annie Langan 21st  April 1889 ..  Do you have the details of who the daughter married ?
Rosie