finans from chorley

[kiffagh]

good afternoon,
i am looking to find out if these two mens ancestors where from Ireland and if so what part.
 the first man is a Thomas finan who  was born in 1911 to a Bernard and sarah. he married a Kathleen mayor in the winter of 1937 and died on the 8/6/ 1940 and is buried in Dunkirk.   he was in the 1st battalion of the loyal regiment and his service number was 3853260.
the second man was a james finan born in 1921 and died on the 12/4/1943 in tunisia. he married a cecilia harrison in the winter of 1942. his service number was 3314585 and he was in the 6th battalion of the black watch (royal highland).  his wife was a Cecilia Harrison born in 1921 and died in 2005 or 1923/1925 in Salford. wondering did Cecilia remarry 

[heywood]

Hello,

This looks like Bernard Finan in 1881 with his parents, Peter and Winifred. Peter was born in Ireland, according to the census.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q275-GZF5


Heywood

[kiffagh]

Heywood,
thank you

[heywood]

Looking at other censuses though, Peter does not show Ireland 

[kiffagh]

Heywood, i found a peter born in 1865 is the nearest to the peter in chorley. birth records only started at this period. when peter got married it does not say who his father is.

[heywood]

Peter Finan married Winfred Mulrooney in 1975, Chorley so he wouldn’t be born 1865.

He shows born Chorley, Ireland and Wolverhampton in the various censuses but I can’t see him before 1881 with Winifred.