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Henry McCann, born around 1770) and Isabella Gilmar had several children born on the Isle of Man, then moved to Whitehaven, Cumberland between 1803 and 1808. Others have researched Thomas (1808), James (1810), Daniel (1814) and Isabella (1816) being born in Whitehaven, and the family then moving to Bolton, Lancashire. I have a John McCann (1817) from the Bolton area who on the 1881 census states he was born in Windemere, Cumberland.
John married Ellen Fishwick in Bury, Lancashire, and I have most of the history below this. There were no parents mentioned in the marriage registry (witnessed by John Forshaw and Esther Entwistle), and I only have found one on-line email that links John to Henry/Isabella.
I'm looking for any information that might help establish that this is a valid or invlid link between my John McCann and Henry/Isabella
Thanks in advance

1881 has birthplace as Carlas...possibly Carlow?

Yes, also a possibility

Hi Jackie

Samuel was deceased with an occupation of Warehouse Manager

Witnesses were Denis <illegible> (possibly White) and Isabella McCann (probably George Henry's sister)

Thanks

marc

Thanks, June

We had a similar experience on my wifes side - met family still living in the same house her grandfather was born in, had a drink in the same pub her Great Grandfather frequented, and then discovered that they had framed old clippings from the newspapers that mentioned their patrons - her GGfather was in a number of them.

Thanks for the tip on
http://www.rootsireland.ie/

I've looked at it in the past and not yet tried it

Thanks!

marc

I think you can rule out the Canadian Expeditionary Force. There were no Benjamin OC's or Joseph B or B Joseph that served. Both the CEF and O'Connors being interests of mine