Marriage

[Kerrill]

Looking for the marriage of Michael Loftus born abt 1898  in Carrowreagh Milltown Galway he moved to Chicago (USA) around 1920ish and I am almost posative he married before he left, his dad was James born abt 1863.

[mckha489]

Presume you have checked https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/search/

Can only see 2 Loftus marriages in Galway between 1915 & 1925
Several Michaels in other parts. One with a father James in  County Mayo.


Have you him on a passenger list to USA?

He arrives 1922. Going to his sister Nora Loftus in Chicago.
Contact “from whence came”  is uncle Mr Loftus in Oldham, England

He is single

And can be seen on the 1921 census in Oldham

He applied for naturalisation immediately and says he is not married.  Says he was born 29 Jan 1897

[CaroleW]

You can use Family Search to look for him on the 1930 census

https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731

A possibility?

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7XS-Y8X?lang=en

[mckha489]

I think he is in Chicago all along. Can see him 1930, 1940, 1950 censuses on Ancestry.

Death of wife  ‘Della’ on find a grave. Has type up of newspaper obituary. Confirms a sister-in-law Nora.

https://www.rootschat.com/links/01ts1/

A tree also has obit for Michael (d 1958) listing sibs in Chicago and others in Ireland.

[mckha489]

Naturalisation for Della has marriage date to Michael of 25 April 1928

[Kiltaglassan]

...Michael Loftus born abt 1898  in Carrowreagh Milltown Galway...

Born 6 April 1897 at Cararea [sic].   MMN Glynn
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1897/02124/1807637.pdf

[mckha489]

I’ve been trying to reconcile the April birth date with the January one,
Can only conclude they were late registering, and so set up a later date.
I can see no January birth that fits the dob declared At naturalisation

Comparing siblings from obit would confirm either way

[Kiltaglassan]

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214439836/michael-loftus

Birth
6 Apr 1898
Milltown, County Galway, Ireland

[mckha489]

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214439836/michael-loftus

Birth
6 Apr 1898
Milltown, County Galway, Ireland

For those who have ancestry

https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61196/images/007789973_00255?pId=149082