My great grandfather Anthony James Scanlan had a shop on Bridge st Carrick on Shannon circa 1880's I think.Looking for more information on my Scanlan side of the family He married Margaret Fitzmaurice in 1875.,they had 7 children including my grandmother Belinda Scanlan born in 1884. Regards Tom Flynn
Tom:
Here is the civil marriage record https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_re…; which lists the names of the fathers of the bride and groom and where they were living in 1875.
The only Anthony J. Scanlon I can locate in the 1901 census was a workhouse porter. He was shown as married and born in Co. Sligo.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_re…
1911 census same facts workhouse porter http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Leitrim/Carrick_on_Sha…
Do you know what happened to the rest of the family by 1901? Where was Belinda?
Roger McDonnell
Tom:
Anthony died in 1916 see sixth record https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…
You will note that Anthony was listed as a widower but I did not see a good lead on a death record for Margaret from 1911-1916.
Roger
Thank you Roger,I found some old newspaper articles from the Sligo Champion with a Anthony J Scanlan in it concerning a court case in 1879,I am confused as I thought he was living in Carrick On Shannon then but the newspaper listed him as being from Springarden County Sligo.Is Sligo close to Leitrim?
Tom:
Eastern Co. Sligo borders western Co. Leitrim for a number of miles. However, Carrick on Shannon is further south and at that point Co. Roscommon borders Co. Leitrim (Leitrim is a long narrow county). There is only one Spring Garden townland in Co. Sligo. It is located in Dromard civil parish quite a distance from where Slgio borders Leitrim.
Roger
I have searched through an old Business directory for Carrick on Shannon and can find no Scanlon/Scanlan in Bridge Street or Main Street.
Dromard is about 35 miles from Carrick on Shannon
Geraldine
