On family search I have found a death for a James McGuire 21 March 1918 Birth date 12 Jan 1918 Mothers name Catherine Grandon Father Howard . I do not understand the childs surname being McGuire? Any ideas ?Death place Manhattan NY Burial in City Cemetery
here is the link for reference:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WCP-6JMJames died at 119 West 3rd. Howard's birth place was USA.
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Howard Ryerson was born in the US so the birthplace fits him.
I'm not finding any Howard McGuires who were born in the US and living in Manhattan in 1918.
I didn't see any McGuires living at 119 W 3rd in the 1918 City Directory, but there were 4 columns of them so I might have missed one.
Howard Ryerson is in the 1915 and 1916 NYC City Directory listed as a driver, living at 436 East 69th. He is not listed in the 1917 and 1918 Directories, so possibly he moved to NJ by then.
Their child John, who died in 1916, died at 1743 1st Ave, so maybe that was at a hospital or a friend or relatives ?? I don't know.
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So did Catherine Grandon have a child by a man named McGuire to whom she was not married? Then filled out the birth record using Howard Ryerson's information? I don't know.
I didn't see any Catherine McGuire, born about 1884 in Ireland, living in NYC with a husband Howard either.
And I looked for her using just her first name and parents' names and only found the 1901 census of Midleton which has been posted. Nothing in the US.
Is there any trace of her back in Cork as Grandin, Ryerson, or even maybe McGuire?