Looking for information about Hanna Culhane of Foxhall, Colmanswell

I'm looking for any further information about my Great-Grandmother. This is what I have so far:

1864: (or thereabouts) born in Foxhall East (estimated from census) - I've lost track of where I for the Foxhall East info from now though (!)

1891: Johanna Mary Culhane, marriage to Maurice O'Brien, Kilmallock, Jan-Mar (I can't see the actual certificate but the Index record list others on the page Finn, Quaid, O'Gormon, Guiney). I think this is them as their first child was born in 1893 but I' can't be sure that it's not another couple called Johanna and Maurice as there seem to be a lot of them around and variations on the name Johannam!

1901 Census: Hannah O'Brien, age 37, born County Limerick, residence House 6 Cooleen, Ardskeagh, Cork. Husband Maurice O'Brien https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000534845/

1902: my Grandfather, James O'Brien born. Parish entry (verified by my family in a trip in the 90s), Hannah Culhane, and also on his birth certificate.

1904: I think Hanna died in childbirth.

1911: census has Hanna O'Brien but this is Johannam Flynn, who Maurice married

Any help would be brilliant. I'm only a beginner and I find that the female lineage is so much harder than the male.

Leish

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I actually now think that the marriage record is for a different Hannah as checking the entry, the Maurice M O'Brien on the certificate is living at Kippane, but he was actually Cooleen (Johanna from Foxhall, father John culhane)...so I think I have the wrong Hannah and Maurice. If anyone could help me rule out Johanna from Foxhall. Marriage record added for reference

Leish

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Leish

Record from RootsIreland (paid subscription)

Date of Marriage:	10-Feb-1891
Parish / District:	BRUREE		County:	Co. Limerick

	Husband		Wife
Name:	Maurice M.	O'Brien		Johanna Mary	Culhane
Address:	Charleville		Foxhall, Colemanswell
Denomination:	Civil Record		Civil Record
Occupation:	FARMER		N.R.
Age:
Status:	Bachelor (Previously unmarried)		Spinster (Previously unmarried)

	Husband's Father		Wife's Father
Name:	Maurice	O'Brien		John J	Culhane
Address:
Denomination:
Occupation:	FARMER		FARMER

	Husband's Mother		Wife's Mother
Name:
Address:
Denomination:
Occupation:

	Witness 1		Witness 2
Name:	Jeremiah	O'Brien		Catheirne	Hassett
Address:

	Notes:

MARRIED IN R.C. COLEMANSWELL

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Name:	Johanna Culhane	Date of Birth:	02-Apr-1864
		Registration Date:	23-Apr-1864
Address:	Foxhall	Parish/District:	BRUREE
Gender:	Female	County	Co. Limerick
		Denomination:	Civil Record

Father:	John Culhane	Mother:	Ellen Hassett
Occupation:	Farmer

Sponsor 1 /	Informant 1:	John Culhane

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Regards- Mary

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And Hannah O'Brien definitely dies in childbirth (see attached). but again, name not written as Johanna and so further evidence that I'm mixing up two couples.

Leish

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Thank you Mary - super helpful but I think they could be two different Johanna/Hannah's and Maurice M O'Briens...?

Leish

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Leish,

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Record from Irishgenealogy, CLICK ON VIEW RECORD IMAGE. On RootsIreland, James' sponsors were John Bennett and Maria Hassett.

Name:	James O'brien
Date of Birth:	04 June 1902
Group Registration ID:	7186230
SR District/Reg Area:	Kilmallock
Sex:	Male
Mother's Birth Surname:	Culhane
View record image

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Name:	Hannah Obrien
Date of Death:	1904
Group Registration ID:	4712471
SR District/Reg Area:	Kilmallock
Deceased Age at Death:	38
View record image

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Regards- Mary

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Leish,

Are you sure? James sponsor is Maria Hassett. Johanna's mother was Ellen Hassett. Johanna and Hannah are interchangeable names.

Regards- Mary

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Leish,

On baptismal records of her children, she used the names Hannah, Johanna or Hanora. (found on RootsIreland). Ellen Culhane was one of the sponsors.

Regards- Mary

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Thanks so much!! You are amazing. Looking into Ellen and I think you could be right. Quick question, was James and John interchangeable? I think I may have found Ellen here but husband James https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG18-12Y?lang=en

Leish

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The names Michael, James and Jeremiah fit too - my Uncle Mick was Grandfather James' first born son, and my father was called Gerry (similar to Jerry!).

Leish

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Leish,

The names James and John typically are not interchangeable. There was a James Culhane married to Ann (Nancy) Hassett in Foxhall at the time. I checked Michael's baptismal record August/ Sept?? 20, 1870 and mother's name is Anna 02430/04, Ballyagran - Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI Sometimes transcribers make mistakes.

From RootsIreland other children born to John and Ellen/Helen- Maria 1858, Ellen 1862, John 1864. Was Johanna a twin?

Regards- Mary

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Leish

Party 1 Name:	James Culhane
Party 2 Name:	Anne Hassett
Date of Event:	12/02/1867
Group Registration ID:	3127710
SR District/Reg Area:	Kilmallock
Image path:	marriage_returns\marriages_1867\11493\8224869.tif
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Leish,

Hannah's father's death record

Name:	John Culhane
Date of Death:	1901
Group Registration ID:	4469294
SR District/Reg Area:	Kilmallock
Deceased Age at Death:	68
View record images: Image 1 Image 2

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Maybe her mother

Name:	Ellen Culhane
Date of Death:	1898
Group Registration ID:	4278487
SR District/Reg Area:	Kilmallock
Deceased Age at Death:	73
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This might be the James referenced in Ellen's death record?

Party 1 Name:	James Culhane
Party 2 Name:	Kate Dunworth
Date of Event:	12/02/1895
Group Registration ID:	2200939
SR District/Reg Area:	Kilmallock
Image path:	marriage_returns\marriages_1895\10522\5832306.tif
View record image

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1901 census shows he has a daughter Mary age 16. Civil marriage record did not show he was a widow, maybe an error.

Name	James Culhane
Gender	Male
Marital Status	Married
Age	44
Birth Date	abt 1857
Birth Place	Co Limerick
Residence Date	31 Mar 1901
House Number	1
Residence Place	Foxhall East, Colmanswell, Limerick, Ireland
Relation to Head	Head of Family (Head)
Occupation	Farmer
Religion	Roman Catholic
Literacy	Read and write
Household Members (Name)AgeRelationship
James Culhane	44	Head of Family (Head)
Kate Culhane	35	Wife
Mary E Culhane	16	Daughter
Michael Culhane	5	Son
James Culhane	4	Son
Robert Culhane	3	Son
David Culhane	1	Son
Mary Donworth	37	Visitor
Daniel Foley	22	Servant
URL	http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Limerick/Colmanswell/Foxhall_East/1490386/

Regards- Mary

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Johanna being a twin would definitely make sense as it was twins at the birth when her uterus ruptured. It's so sad :(

Leish

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Leish,

Very unfortunate. After reviewing the 1901/1911 censuses, I realized that Mary E. Culhane, James' daughter, was born in England.

Regards- Mary

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Looking for information about Hanna Culhane of Foxhall, Colmanswell

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