Great grandfather Mullen

[CarolineM67]

Yes heywood christina was an adult when her mother died.. mu mother told me about Christina and simon going into care for awhile in cobh as their mum couldn't look after them.  I have details of Christine's birth marriage and death and she lived in ballinacurra all her life

[CarolineM67]

But I have nothing on her going into care as I dont know where to start looking x

[Lisajb]

Annette I can't find him on the 1911 register...his first born Simon was born in dublin in 1909 and then are on the register in  1911 in ballinacurra co cork. His 2nd born (my grandmother) was born in midleton workhouse, where he is listed on the birth certificate x

There’s no father given for Simon on the birth registration. And the 1911 census where Simon appears with Bridget has them both with surname Lane Link for this census given in reply #7

Modified as per Heywoods post

[heywood]

Lisa,
They are both Mullen in 1911 which indicates that there was a relationship by then. Bridget is described as ‘single’ though.

[Lisajb]

Lisa,
They are both Mullen in 1911 which indicates that there was a relationship by then. Bridget is described as ‘single’ though.

Apologies, I stand corrected re the census.

[CarolineM67]

On Simon's marriage certificate in london it lists simie mullins as his father

[gaffy]

Until he's more definitively eliminated, just a bit more on the James Mullins of Carrigtwohill.

Freeman's Journal, 6 March 1918: LABOURER'S SUICIDE. - Suicide during temporary insanity was the verdict at an inquest in Midleton on James Mullins, labourer, Carrigtwohill, who was found dead on the roadside with his head almost severed from the body, the windpipe having been cut through.

Regarding the James Mullins living in the Foley household at Carrigtwohill in 1901...

Thomas Foley married widow Mary Mullins, née Neil, in 1887:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1887/10822/5947098.pdf

Mary (O)Neil's previous marriage was to James Mullins in 1875:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1875/11223/8114222.pdf

Their son James Mullins was born in 1882:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1882/02757/2012872.pdf

[heywood]

But I have nothing on her going into care as I dont know where to start looking x

My mother told me about her grandad james mullen and where he was born and when he died (which I'm assuming cork) that christina and simon were put into care in cobh until they were older. Yes christina is my grandmothers name x

You wrote that they were put into care in Cobh 

Simon, has presumably made up his father’s name on his marriage.

[CarolineM67]

Oh my god what a horrible death