Ireland XO
Back to Message Board

Hugh Hanlon (County Louth) & Mary Morris - Marriage Forkhill, Armagh - 31 November 1854

Hi 

My Great Great Grandparents were married in Forkhill Parish Armagh, the parish register has the date as the 31st November 1854 (I know this is not a valid date and wondered if this was an unusual marriage). They then moved to Newmains in Scotland and had one son Daniel in 1860. They moved again to Hurlford near Kilmarnock before 1871 (they are in the 1871 Census). Then the 1881 census shows Mary has died but Hugh and Daniel still living in Hurlford but Hugh's place of birth is County Louth. From ages on Census and death cert that Hugh would have been born around 1836 and Mary about 1837. 

Does anyone have any info for Hugh's parents?

I've been inable to find anything about Mary Morris so any help in this would be appreciated. 

Thanks,

John

lodata@globaln…

3 replies

John,

Tradition was to marry in the bride’s church so probably the Morris family came from Forkhill and Hanlon from Louth (which is very close by as I am sure you know).

Witnesses to the marriage were John Halfpenny and Bridget Morris, names that might help when researching the families.

https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632595#page/119/mode/1up

I am sure the 31st November was simply the priest not thinking when he wrote up the register.

You should be able to get the couples parents names and occupations from their Scottish death certificates.  That may make searching for their families a little easier. (There’s a possible death for Hugh in Kilmarnock 1905 aged 66.)

Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘IrelandXO Volunteer

Elwyn,

Thanks again for replying to my query. Unfortunately the death certificate of Hugh does not have that info recorded (I'll try and attach picture). And I can not find any record of Mary's death in Scotland between the two census dates?? So I have a dead end. I have though tried to look for the witnesses but it's hards to find any definitive information in the Irish records.

I'm now trying to see if there are any work records available here in Scotland and will post and update if I find anything.

Cheers,

John 

 

 

lodata@globaln…

John,

I had a look for Mary’s death around Hurlford and Kilmarnock 1871 – 1881 but without success. I suppose it’s possible she died outside Scotland, though it doesn’t seem very likely. It should be indexed under Morris as well as Hanlon so shouldn’t be hard to find.

Good luck anyway.

Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘IrelandXO Volunteer

Reply

Reply
One image file up to 2 MB.