Question On Marriage/Death Please! COMPLETE

[gazza1966]

Hi There,

I know my 2xgrandmother Gertrude Flanagan nee Tiffin remarried in 1898 in Belfast to John Forsythe, stating she's a widow to my 2xgrandfather John Michael Flanagan.

Gertrude at the time had two children born 1884 and 1886, when she became a widow.

Question is how long roughly after a death, does someone remarry.

I'm actually trying to find the death of John Michael Flanagan.

Any suggestions are welcome.

Kind Regards
     Gary

[GR2]

It is very much up to the individual and their circumstances! You are best to start looking right from the time of the birth of the last known child.

Graham.

[aghadowey]

There's really no set answer to your first question. Widows and widowers often remarried quite quickly, especially when there was a young family to be looked after and supported.

Have you searched the civil registration index for John Michael Flanagan's death?
http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails&c=fs%3A1408347

[gazza1966]

Hi GR2 and aghadowey,

Thanks so much on answering my message.

aghadowey thanks for the link on the familysearch site, i couldn't find a death that fits in.

It had my John Michael Flanagan marriage in 1883 in Waterford, Ireland, i've got the certificate, for a good guess John was born sometime in the 1850's.

I'm thinking they might have missed the Michael out on his death, i would like to find his death, so i could order the certificate.

Any suggestions on finding his death would be a BIG BONUS.

Kind Regards
   Gary

[gazza1966]

Hi aghadowey,

I had a bit of luck on my Flanagans, i found a third child born 1893 in Belfast, but some reason stating (lying in hospital) and now i'm looking for a John Flanagan death between 1893 to 1898.

John Michael Flanagan b. ?  d. before 1898
MARRIAGE: 1883 Waterford
Gertrude Anne Tiffin b. c1863 Waterford  d.?
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Jessie Lowry Vigurs Flanagan b.1884 Belfast
William Frederick Flanagan b.1886 Waterford
George Barrett Flanagan b.1893 Belfast  d.1893 (3 months)

I see George has a middle name Barrett, it looks like he's been named after someone, though i've never come across that name in my linage, more investigating i think.

I did find a will in 1894 in Belfast on John Flanagan, but this one left everything to his wife Mary and daughter also Mary, so i can scratch this one off the list.

Any suggestions are welcome!

Kind Regards
    Gary