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Michael Freeman

Michael Freeman

Born
1849-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1879-05-01 12:00:00
Gender
Male

My great grandfather x 3 Michael Freeman appears in the 1871 census for Bolton, Lancashire living as a lodger in an Irish household and working as a labourer.  His birthplace was Ireland and his age 21.  On 3rd July 1871 he married Annie McAlroy in St Marie's R.C.Chapel Bolton.  His age is given as 22.  His deceased father Thomas Freeman was a labourer.  Michael and Annie had 4 children together, Margaret, Mary, Luke and Ellen.  Unfortunately, Michael was sentenced to six weeks hard labour in Strangeways Prison, Manchester in March 1877 for stealing two clogs in Halliwell, Bolton.  From prison records I know he was 5 foot 7, weighed 11 stone 6 on admission, had a fresh complexion, brown hair and grey eyes.  He had a cut on the back of his left hand, another on his right temple and a scar inside his right wrist.   He described himself as Irish and  said he was born in Roscommon.  His religion was Roman Catholic and he had had no education.  He gave hs usual address as 57 Livingstone St. Bolton where he lived with his wife Ann and (then) 3 children.  Michael died in May 1879 aged 30 and was buried in the Roman Catholic section of Tonge Cemetery, Bolton.

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Roscommon

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Timeline events in this community

  • 1830s

    Kilcoleman Costello in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described by Samuel Lewis in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" 1837.</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1740s

    Elphin Census of Tibohine Parish

    1749-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1760s

    Religious Census of Killukin, Creeve & Tumna

    <p>In March 1766, the Irish House of Lords instructed Church of Ireland parish clergy to compile ‘a list of the several families in their parishes’ – to record the religion of the householders and to identify any Roman Catholic priests and friars living in their area. Although most of the original 1766 religious census returns were destroyed Dublin's Public Records Office fire of 1922, a few fragments survived.</p>

    1766-04-15 12:00:00

  • 1760s

    Religious Census of Killummod

    <p>In March 1766, the Irish House of Lords instructed Church of Ireland parish clergy to compile ‘a list of the several families in their parishes’ – to record the religion of the householders and to identify any Roman Catholic priests and friars living in their area. Although most of the original 1766 religious census returns were destroyed Dublin's Public Records Office fire of 1922, a few fragments survived.</p>

    1766-03-01 12:00:00