James McLaren born abt 1808 Belfast

[CelticMom]

I have an ancestor James McLaren who ends up in Waterford, he was a shoemaker and Protestant. He married a Catholic lady Mary Murray in 1837 in Kilkenny.

I’ve found prison records for him and poor house records. But last trace of him is serving time in 1883 in Waterford. I can’t find his death anywhere.

He is in a Dublin workhouse in 1880 but back in Waterford In 1883, maybe the poorhouse sent him back there.

I also can’t find a birth/baptism, one prison record states he was born Belfast (fanning institute) does anyone know what this is/was.

I don’t need children, prison records etc as I’ve researched those extensively, it is just his birth/death I am struggling with.

McLaren as has many variations. Mclawrence, mclaurence etc

There are quite a few unknown deaths I suppose any of those could be him, no way of knowing really, as most have no ages and are just found in the river suir.

(sorry after posting this I realized I’ve already posted for help with this over year ago now but it is still frustratingly not solved), but it didn’t come up when I searched, just the one I posted in the Waterford group, so if you want to merge this with my old one that’s fine)

[Kloumann]

I think there was a Fanning Institute in The Glen, Waterford

https://books.google.fr/books?id=QR9RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA491&lpg=PA491&dq=fanning+institute,+belfast&source=bl&ots=ftEUs8hptb&sig=ACfU3U3VCpRDQ30xNlWYtLvvrZJEx5HqqQ&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjWjonr2P_qAhWIy4UKHSxcCfsQ6AEwEHoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=fanning%20institute%2C%20belfast&f=false

[CelticMom]

I think there was a Fanning Institute in The Glen, Waterford

https://books.google.fr/books?id=QR9RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA491&lpg=PA491&dq=fanning+institute,+belfast&source=bl&ots=ftEUs8hptb&sig=ACfU3U3VCpRDQ30xNlWYtLvvrZJEx5HqqQ&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjWjonr2P_qAhWIy4UKHSxcCfsQ6AEwEHoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=fanning%20institute%2C%20belfast&f=false

Ahhh right, it’s in his place of birth Column - it has Belfast and then fanning institute underneath so wanted to make sure that didn’t refer to somewhere  in Belfast too. Perhaps that was where he was sent but they added it the same Column as his place of birth.

I’m guessing it’s unlikely baptisms would exist for that time of Birth for Protestants? Unless I know exactly what area in Belfast?

[kennymclawrence]

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[aghadowey]

Two earlier threads on James McLaren-
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=800052.msg6574600#msg6574600 (Antrim)
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=798044.msg6552267#msg6552267 (Waterford)

[kennymclawrence]

I did find a Dublin Workhouse entry in 83 that is a candidate for our James. Details are few but indicate the administrator was not making too much effort being accurate. Anyway in the last colum for discharge date / death it reads died in 1892

[kennymclawrence]

Haven't heard from Celtic mom in some time...shevy

[aghadowey]

I did find a Dublin Workhouse entry in 83 that is a candidate for our James. Details are few but indicate the administrator was not making too much effort being accurate. Anyway in the last colum for discharge date / death it reads died in 1892

Dublin North or Dublin South?

[kennymclawrence]

South