Catherine Walsh & John Delaney

[heywood]

If you look at Lancsopc.  there are several baptisms for this family.

https://www.lan-opc.org.uk/

This is interesting
20th December 1868
John Thomas Delany - son of John and Catherine (formerly Morris)
Born 10th December 1868
Abode Lord’s Hill Str
Godparents Richard Mullany and Mary Cowan

I would think that there is an error in the birth details with mmn Walsh.

[gnorman]

I'm confusing things here, and confusing myself too. Looking at the Lancashire free BMD I can only find John Thomas Delaney as having mothers maiden name of Walsh. I think I have just jumped at things that are not there and followed a completely incorrect line. I can find lots of Morris on the Lancashire Parish Records but no Walsh are coming up.
Thanks Heywood.

[gnorman]

Here is the birth certificate

[heywood]

The baptism transcription gives Catherine’s name as Morris.

It does look as though you have the right birth certificate but the name was entered wrongly.
I am trying to hear ‘Walsh’ and ‘Morris’  - do they sound similar?
She makes her mark so presumably coukdn’t read either and just trusted that the information was correct.

[gnorman]

I think they must be two different men, yours was baptised the year before mine was born. What I need to do now, somehow, is to confirm if the one I have in my tree is correct or if yours is actually my ancestor.

[heywood]

It is a puzzle.
The witness Mary McManus was a servant to the priests at St Mary’s by the looks of it.
One of the priests is James Conway but your witness is Joseph.
The only thing I can think of, is that they didn’t register the baby until much later and then gave a false date. I think there was a penalty for late registration.
You might think that a bit far fetched though.

I can’t see any other possible births.

[Wexflyer]

Catherine can be both Morris and Walsh, if she was a widow when she married John.