Hi guys,
I wondered if anyone may be able to help me with this family as I'm extremely stuck.
I am tracing James Shannon and have him living with his parents (Dan & Ann Shannon) in the 1881 Census with a brother John (Bishop Auckland)
I have followed James through his son William and his marriage and eventually came across this Census which finally has the names of his parents but I cannot prove anything further.
The Census claims that both John and James were born in Bishop Auckland in 1874 (John) and 1871 (James) and both of their 1939 records confirm this but yet I cannot find any registered births for those names in that area, only for their children.
I then tried looking further for more on Dan Shannon but he has a birth location of Sydney Australia and despite my attempts its almost as though this 1881 Census is the only recorded proof of Dan existing.
I then tried Ann and found a death in 1878 Lancashire which confirms her birth year but without finding a marriage to Dan Shannon & not finding the boys births I cannot confirm a Surname for her through the GRO website.
Where am I going wrong here?
I wondered if anyone may be able to help me with this family as I'm extremely stuck.
I am tracing James Shannon and have him living with his parents (Dan & Ann Shannon) in the 1881 Census with a brother John (Bishop Auckland)
I have followed James through his son William and his marriage and eventually came across this Census which finally has the names of his parents but I cannot prove anything further.
The Census claims that both John and James were born in Bishop Auckland in 1874 (John) and 1871 (James) and both of their 1939 records confirm this but yet I cannot find any registered births for those names in that area, only for their children.
I then tried looking further for more on Dan Shannon but he has a birth location of Sydney Australia and despite my attempts its almost as though this 1881 Census is the only recorded proof of Dan existing.
I then tried Ann and found a death in 1878 Lancashire which confirms her birth year but without finding a marriage to Dan Shannon & not finding the boys births I cannot confirm a Surname for her through the GRO website.
Where am I going wrong here?
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