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Re: Henry John Clapson
« Reply #9 on: Monday 14 August 17 21:50 BST (UK) »
Thank you to Jon & Groom,
The children of Ellen nee O'Halloran and John French are Mary Anne, Catherine, John, Bridget, Sarah and George, the Marriage certificate does not have any parents listed so not much help there.
Ellen O'Halloran was born in Limerick in 1829.
In considering the possibility they used the Irish naming pattern? Ellen O'Halloran's sister was Mary (not Mary Ann) her mother's name was Catherine, her fathers name was John her younger sister was Bridget but no Sarah or George in her family. I may be grasping at straws.
On John's death certificate 9th. June 1917, it states he was a caretaker, with the occupation of his father being that of a Mariner, his father's name Henry and his mother's name Mary.
Many thanks,  Pam...Sydney
O'Halloran, O'Brien - Limerick. Ireland
Dower - Co.Waterford. Ireland
Dodd - Co.Kildare. Ireland
Cotter - Co.Cork. Ireland
French, Sussex. U.K.
Pinning (Penning) - Lincolnshire. U.K.
Heath - Devon. U.K.
Bennett- Staffordshire. U.K.
Dodge - Kent. U.K
Coffey - Co.Cork, Ireland.
Connolly- Co. Dublin, Ireland
Walton - Co. Durham U.K.
Stoker - Co. Durham. U.K.
Henderson - Co. Durham U.K

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Re: Henry John Clapson
« Reply #10 on: Monday 14 August 17 22:31 BST (UK) »
I see there are a lot of trees on Ancestry that also think Henry John Clapson is John French, but if that death is correct, he can't be!

John French's father you say is given as a mariner, but Henry French in 1851 is a labourer.

There is a John French on the 1841 census who was living in Eastbourne, but his parents were George and Ann. He had a lot of siblings, one of whom was Sarah. His father was a fisherman.

It could be that whoever registered John French's death didn't know details about his family in England.
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Re: Henry John Clapson
« Reply #11 on: Monday 14 August 17 22:49 BST (UK) »
Groom, Thank you for your reply,I remember when I first started this family I thought I was going to have problems and all these years later, I am no further advanced ???

Pam.
O'Halloran, O'Brien - Limerick. Ireland
Dower - Co.Waterford. Ireland
Dodd - Co.Kildare. Ireland
Cotter - Co.Cork. Ireland
French, Sussex. U.K.
Pinning (Penning) - Lincolnshire. U.K.
Heath - Devon. U.K.
Bennett- Staffordshire. U.K.
Dodge - Kent. U.K
Coffey - Co.Cork, Ireland.
Connolly- Co. Dublin, Ireland
Walton - Co. Durham U.K.
Stoker - Co. Durham. U.K.
Henderson - Co. Durham U.K

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Re: Henry John Clapson
« Reply #12 on: Monday 14 August 17 23:00 BST (UK) »
Hi again, as we are all clutching at straws, a family in 1851 that caught my eye:-

Henry French 50 occ Seaman b Eastbourne
Mary 50 b London
Plus others in Hastings Sussex
Census Ref HO107/1635/528/58

At present have not checked out this family in 1841?!
Keyboard86
Pelly/Pelley/Kingsbury/Challis/Nalder/Rochester/Raydenbow

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Re: Henry John Clapson
« Reply #13 on: Monday 14 August 17 23:34 BST (UK) »
That looks a good one, correct parents' names, let's hope a John is with them in 1841.
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Re: Henry John Clapson
« Reply #14 on: Monday 14 August 17 23:49 BST (UK) »
Probably a complete red herring, but a tree on Ancestry has who is probably that Henry, born 16th Nov 1801 Eastbourne. He had a sister Louisa who married  John Keeping and on 9th April 1853 they and their 4 children arrived in Australia on the Eliza. Could her nephew John have followed them out there? She died 1884 and her parents were given as William French and Mary Cussen.
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Re: Henry John Clapson
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 15 August 17 06:58 BST (UK) »
Many thanks to keyboard and groom, my husband and I have spent the best part of the day looking for your suggestions, no luck so far, to-morrow I will have another go, don't hold out much hope but will see. ::) ::)

Pam
O'Halloran, O'Brien - Limerick. Ireland
Dower - Co.Waterford. Ireland
Dodd - Co.Kildare. Ireland
Cotter - Co.Cork. Ireland
French, Sussex. U.K.
Pinning (Penning) - Lincolnshire. U.K.
Heath - Devon. U.K.
Bennett- Staffordshire. U.K.
Dodge - Kent. U.K
Coffey - Co.Cork, Ireland.
Connolly- Co. Dublin, Ireland
Walton - Co. Durham U.K.
Stoker - Co. Durham. U.K.
Henderson - Co. Durham U.K

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Re: Henry John Clapson
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 15 August 17 08:46 BST (UK) »
There's a Henry and Mary French in Hastings in 1841, but no John
East Beach Street
Henry French 35 Fisherman, Yes (born county)
Mary French 40 No
Others at the address

Possible marriage at St Clements Hastings, 24 March 1824, Henry French + Mary Finch
By Banns. Both single, and of the parish. Witnessed by Louisa French.
A baptism at St Clements, 18 February 1825, of Frederick French. Parents Henry + Mary, father a Fisherman.

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Re: Henry John Clapson
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday 15 August 17 08:54 BST (UK) »
If John's father was a mariner or fisherman, I would have thought he was far more likely to come from Eastbourne or Hastings than Salehurst which is inland.
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