Re. reply #24 coat of arms and accompanying biographical information.
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Summary of biographical information about Timothy Horan Junior:
"Timothy Horan, son of Timothy Horan of Rosscarbery, born about 1778, settled at Portsmouth, married in Portsea Parish Church … 1808, Hannah Evans, …. he died about 1826, a member of the Roman Branch of the church, the family were brought up Anglican, buried Kingston Churchyard, Portsea "
Questions:
Where was Timothy Horan junior born about 1778 - Ireland, England or elsewhere?
Is there any evidence that a member of the Horan family was in Portsmouth before 1808?
Have you found a grave or burial record for the Horan family at Kingston church? What names & dates? If a gravestone, who else is named on the stone?
Have you considered naval and military records? Timothy was present in Portsmouth in 1808 which was during the war against Napoleon's France. Rosscarbery is also a coastal town. The islands in Cork City's harbour, were heavily fortified against a French invasion. There would have been much naval and military traffic between Portsmouth and Cork and other Irish ports. Catholics were allowed to join the army after the Catholic Relief Acts of late 18thC. Soldiering was popular with young Irishmen. A high proportion of the British Army were Irish.
