Helen's Family Trees - Nolan

Descendants of Joseph NOLAN

Second Generation

3. Catherine (Katie) NOLAN (Joseph ) was born about 1868 in prob Leanamore, Ballylongford, Co. Kerry. She died 16 Oct 1904 in Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry and was buried in Murher Cemetery, Moyvane, Co. Kerry.

Katie was only 36 when she died. According to her death certificate, the cause of death was "phthisis", which is a wasting disease of which tuberculosis is a form. She had been ill for a year.

Catherine married Richard SHANAHAN, son of John SHANAHAN and Catherine WOULFE, on 23 Feb 1889 in Ballylongford, Co. Kerry. Richard was born about 1848 in Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry. He died 3 Apr 1924 in Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry and was buried in Murher Cemetery, Moyvane, Co. Kerry.

Marriage Notes:

Note: Witnesses to the marriage of Richard and Katie were John Shanahan and (another) Catherine Nolan.

Richard and Catherine had the following children:

+ 4 F i Catherine (Babe) SHANAHAN was born 14 Nov 1891 and died 24 Jan 1986.
+ 5 F ii Ellen (Ellie) SHANAHAN was born 1893 and died 19 Apr 1991.
+ 6 F iii Bridget SHANAHAN was born 7 Apr 1895 and died 4 Feb 1949.
+ 7 M iv John R. SHANAHAN was born 22 Oct 1896 and died 19 May 1974.
8 M v

John SHANAHAN was born 23 Dec 1897 in Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry.

John, who was disabled and who probably died young, was born in December 1897. However there was already a John in the family, born in October 1896. Perhaps it was the John who died young who was born in 1896, with the other John born in 1897 after the death of the first John. Further checking would need to be carried out.

According to the 1911 census returns for the Shanahan household, the number of children born alive was four and the number of children still living was four. There's only one John listed in the returns; in 1901 he was aged five, and in 1911 he was l4. A birth certificate for a John Shanahan born around 23 December 1897 was sought but not located; a birth certificate for the John born on 22 October 1896 WAS located.

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