Thomas loftus & Mary Egan Bonniconlon

[babykate]

Thanks for all the help - I’ll keep you posted 

[Maiden Stone]

Entry for my Thomas Jnr birth
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1914/01392/1572433.pdf

Would have made him 30 and not 24 in 1916 as per RD Fusiliers - so maybe not him after all?

He was born Dec. 1888 according to birth registration. If that date of birth was correct, he would have turned 30 in December 1918. He was aged 27 for most of the year 1916 if the birth date was correct. It's possible that he miscalculated his age.   

[Maiden Stone]

I did find an army record for RD Fusilers May 1916 reg no. 26983 but not sure if it is him - he did have a brother Patrick but as I say there was another Thomas Loftus . . . . So I don’t want to mix them up.
The other Thomas Loftus is mentioned in the below site
https://www.mayo-ireland.ie/en/towns-villages/bonniconlon/history/thomas-loftus-irish-volunteer.html

No mention in the article of that Thomas Loftus having been in British Army. 

[heywood]

I did find an army record for RD Fusilers May 1916 reg no. 26983 but not sure if it is him - he did have a brother Patrick but as I say there was another Thomas Loftus . . . . So I don’t want to mix them up.
The other Thomas Loftus is mentioned in the below site
https://www.mayo-ireland.ie/en/towns-villages/bonniconlon/history/thomas-loftus-irish-volunteer.html

No mention in the article of that Thomas Loftus having been in British Army.

As I posted earlier, the dates would overlap if the article dates are correct. The British Army papers have Thomas Loftus as 26 yrs and 0 months dated 19th May 1916.
If he was the one born December 1888, he should be recorded as 27 yrs and 4/5 months. (I think ). However, as his birth was not registered until 1914, it is difficult.

The other Thomas’ later life  is detailed in that article.

There might be another Thomas around.

[heywood]

With regard to ages, we know that records can be unreliable.
Just out of interest, I looked up some baptisms for the children of Thomas Loftus and Mary Egan.
Unfortunately, parish records don’t go beyond 1880 so none to be seen for Thomas.
John was baptised April 1880.
1901 shows him as 18 yrs old.
I can’t see a birth registration. I have looked for a few of the children and can’t find registrations