Now I’m trying to figure out about the MCCARTHY family who were in Finsbury 1881 and Holborn 1891.
I have images of the two censuses.
Census 1891 22 Johns Mews, Holborn (St Andrew Holborn Above The Bars And St George The ...)
Michael MCCARTHY Head m 54 G Laborer [sic], employed, b Ireland Tralee
Ann MCCARTHY Wife m 51 b Ireland CoCork
Honora MCCARTHY Daug s 30 Booksewer B, employed, b London St Giles
John MCCARTHY Son s 23 G Laborer, employed, b London Holborn
Michael J MCCARTHY Son s 15 b London Holborn
Ann MCCARTHY Daug s 12 b London Holborn
I know Michael J was known as “Joe” within the family.
Census 1881 22 Fulwood Rents, St Andrews, Finsbury
Michael MCCARTHY Head m 42 Labourer b Ireland Kerry
Ann MCCARTHY wife m 40 b Ireland Kerry
Mary MCCARTHY daur 16 Servant domestic b Middx St Andrew
John MCCARTHY son 14 Painter b Middx St Andrew
Nelly MCCARTHY daur 11 Scholar b Middx St Andrew
Joe MCCARTHY son 5 b Middx St Andrew
Ann MCCARTHY daur 2 b Middx St Andrew
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Also at 22 Fulwood Rents, as the next entry,
William MCCARTHY Head m 63 Labourer, b Ireland Cork
?Mary? MCCARTHY Wife m 60 b Ireland Cork
Nelly MCCARTHY daur m 26 Servant domestic b Middx Field Lane
Annie MCCARTHY daur ?? 22 Servant domestic b Middx Field Lane
(end of page – I don’t know if that family continued on next page, but then, I don’t know if they are related, or whether it is just that both families rented a room in the same property).
So from this, for the family that I know is related, I have children
Honora b ca 1860-61 St Giles, London
Mary b ca 1865 St Andrew, Holborn
John b ca 1868 St Andrew, Holborn
Nelly/Ellen b ca 1870 St Andrew, Holborn
Michael J/Joe b ca 1876 St Andrew, Holborn
Ann/Anne b 1878 St Andrew, Holborn /St Luke (alternate spelling & info from other sources)
BUT when looking for possible births on GRO, I don’t find many plausible candidates for their mother’s maiden name: only a couple of MCCARTHYs with consistent mmns appear reasonably consistent even for three births at approximately the right date without darting around London in an implausible way:
mmn WELSH has MCCARTHY, Ellen b1869 J Quarter in St Giles
MCCARTHY, Mary Ann b 1863 J Quarter in St Giles
MCCARTHY, John b 1866 J Quarter in St Giles
mmn CONNOR has
MCCARTHY, Michael b 1876 M Quarter in Holborn
MCCARTHY, John b 1866 M Quarter in St Giles or 1866 D Quarter Holborn
And MCCARTHY, Ellen (mmn CONNARS) b 1869 S Quarter in Holborn
Either way, what about the other 3 children on the 1881/1891 census? Why can’t I find a birth record for them? How do I find out whether Ann’s maiden name was CONNOR, WELSH, or something else, when I don’t know which of the many McCARTHY children born on about the right dates in/around London were the relatives I’m looking for (c9 Honoras found, c32 Nellies, c13 Michaels, c26 Ann/similar, c56 Marys, c54 Johns). What other tactics do I need to use?
Any advice very welcome.