Birth/Baptism information on George Richard Holahan

[Radcliff]

Lancashire BMD\James Horan and Ellen Howard marriage \

Manchester Register office or registrar attended 1857

[pholahan]

Lancs opc,
St Patrick Collyhurst
Catherine Horan
born 30th October baptised 20th November 1859,
father James
mother Ellen formally Howard,
god parents William Dunn and Ann Bohan,
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Ann Horan
born 27th December 1863
baptised 17th Jan 1864
same parents as above
Godparents Martin and Mary Dun

Oh my!! You may have helped me break through a brick wall that I've had since I started my research in the mid 1980's! Dunne was a very familiar name in County Laois, Ireland, particularly from Clonaslee, where my 2ggrandmother was born. I cannot thank you enough!

[heywood]

Good finds Radcliffe.

I mentioned the marriage in reply #6 and a possible birth for George with mmn Howard but as spellings vary so much it is difficult.
I can’t see them as yet in 1861 and had thought they had perhaps already emigrated.
However, the birth of Ann in 1864 changes that.

[heywood]

1861 2935 /32/25

Martin Dunn 28 yrs Stone Cutter b Queens County, Ireland
Mary Dunn 20 yrs b Kilkenny
Agness Dunn 2 yrs b Manchester

*baptism shows Mary’s maiden name as Rochford
*So there is the Laois connection and I think I recall seeing that James was a stone Mason?

1861 2963 /98/14

William and Bridget Dunn (both b Ireland) with children, George 5 yrs, Mary Ann 3 yrs and William 1 yr.

William Patrick’s baptism (Lancs opc) shows mother as Bridget Horan and Godparents Matthew Horan and Elizabeth Dunn.
The children*s births in GRO register all show Horan so there is the doubt about the surname given that we are looking for Holahan.

[heatherjulie]

For future reference:

These are some of the names of men who were in Bury Barracks in 1851

88th Regiment

All born Ireland

Joseph Hanolon   27
Patt Halloran   24
Daniel Hourigan   26
James Houlihan   22
Patt Horan   21
George Huffan   24
Stephen Horan   21
George Hanaonk   20
   

[wivenhoe]

"George Richard Holahan.......implied birth years from U.S. Census records: 1858, 1859, 1861, 1862 with some census years indicating a year of birth, not just his age. "

For each Census record where you see your George Richard HOLAHAN can you describe  the family you see....names, ages, address etc. It would be useful to see these Census records.

There should be one that records naturalisation....yes/no...year of......also year of arrival.

[Radcliff]

Manchester Ancestors
This may be a red herring
Ellen ward is noted as mother of
George Holden
Who was baptised St Patrick’s Collyhurst in 1861
On Lancashire OPC
George Holden
Born 16 th April 1861 baptised
28 th
Father James Holden mother Ellen Ward
Godparents Edward Doyle and Sarah Ward

[Radcliff]

If this is your George he was born after the 1861 census was taken

[heywood]

From my earlier post:

There is then a birth in Manchester
George Horne with mother Howard
September quarter 1858 Manchester 8d pg 92

This might be worth following up