Henry R McIlwain

[Andrew Tarr]

What happened to H R McIlwain, who married Anne F Tarr in Cork City in 1892q2  ? There were 2 sons and 3 daughters 1893-99 before he deserted the family.  He worked at the Haulbowline base in Cork Harbour.

[gaffy]

Full names Henry Robert McIlwain(e) and Anne Ford Tarr:

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FY4N-KZ9
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FY4N-FPL

Do you have any other information that might provide the necessary leads for people to respond to your query?

[gaffy]

"There were 2 sons and 3 daughters 1893-99 before he deserted the family."

Is this the family in 1901?

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cork/Queenstown_Rural_No__2/Haulbowline_Island/1138684/

[Andrew Tarr]

Thanks, Gaffy, I have all that.  As far as I know there is nothing more of HRMcI except for a record suggesting he was lost at sea in 1917.  I know he deserted the family from an aunt who was a close relation.

[gaffy]

Thanks, Gaffy, I have all that.

You may have, but you should have posted it.

Is there any other relevant information that would help folk in responding to your query?

[gaffy]

Since you say you have "all that", I find it bizarre that you didn't post the full names of Henry Robert McIlwain(e) and Anne Ford Tarr and the information from the 1901 census in your original post. But no matter, I hope you receive lots of good responses going forward.  Good Luck!

[Andrew Tarr]

Thanks again, Gaffy, and sorry if it seems bizarre to you.  I was hoping maybe to hear something less  accessible than what is easily found on the web; and I thought that the info about 5 children might indicate that I wasn't totally in the dark.  My hopes weren't high however.  :-)