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From: "pne.anne" <>
Subject: Re: [LAN] CHARLES EDWARD VALENTINE McMAHON
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 18:40:15 -0000
References: <41C152A7.1000000@thomas9876.freeserve.co.uk> <000b01c4e365$51710560$1d386151@Anne> <41C1A16C.6030209@thomas9876.freeserve.co.uk> <000401c4e390$d0b73580$1d386151@Anne>


I am sorry List. Please ignore my last e-mail re: the above subject. It
should have gone to Pauline personally and not to the List..

Anne
----- Original Message -----
From: "pne.anne" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: [LAN] CHARLES EDWARD VALENTINE McMAHON


> Hello Pauline,
>
> I think it is probably the right one. It looks like an army family and
> they moved around a lot.
>
> I was told my great grandma came from Ireland, but in fact, it was her
> parents who were from Ireland. She was born in Garstang.
>
> Most of my Census CDs are from S & N. My 1841 Census is from Stepping
> Stones and one of my Staffordshire CDs is from Archive CD Books.
>
> When I ordered the 1871 Census for Lancashire from S & N, I ordered a
> surname index. This eventually came a few months after the CD. I was
> disappointed to find that the places I was interested in e.g. Bolton,
> Preston and Lancaster were not on on the Surname Index. It didn't say
> when I ordered it that all the places in Lancashire were not on it.
>
> Also, there are quite a few mistakes on the S & N CDs. Folio numbers are
> missing in chunks. I wrote to them and they sent me an ammended disc with
> the omissions on, but even now I am finding others missing.
>
> The 1851 Census is not very consumer friendly. Bolton is on about 8 discs
> and you have to keep chopping and changing the discs when you are going
> through them.
>
> We are off to the Lowry Theatre in Salford tonight to watch Round the
> Horne. A cast of actors are reading the original scripts. They were on
> the Royal Variety Show last night. It is more Tony's cup of tea than
> mine, but it will be something different.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Anne
>
> P.S. When you have the time, will you attach a photo of you and Ron. We
> have been corresponding for quite a long time and I would like to have a
> photo of you.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pauline" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 2:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [LAN] CHARLES EDWARD VALENTINE McMAHON
>
>
>> Hello Anne
>>
>> Thanks for the 1901 entry, I had seen this but still not sure if it is
>> him (altho' the connection with the Army is interesting). On the 1881
>> there is a brother John born Wales, they are living at Fulwood Barracks.
>> The parents were from Ireland and I remember my Mother saying 'Charles'
>> came from Ireland but in fact, if it is him, he was born Aldershot,
>> Hampshire.
>>
>> Don't you just wish you had asked more questions of your relatives before
>> they passed away ?
>>
>> Kind regards, Pauline
>>
>> pne.anne wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Pauline,
>>>
>>> Could this be him?
>>>
>>> RG 13/3943 1901
>>>
>>> 54 Saul Street, Preston
>>>
>>> John McMahon 34 h. Corporation Lamplighter Pembroke Dock, Wales
>>> Ann McMahon 35 wife Preston
>>> Joseph McMahon son 9 Preston
>>> Mary McMahon d. 6 Preston
>>> Charles E. McMahon 24 brother Recruiting Sergeant Aldershot, Hampshire.
>>>
>>> The letter after Charles looks like a C or an E.
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>>
>>> Anne in Bolton.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pauline"
>>> <>
>>> To: <>
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 9:17 AM
>>> Subject: [LAN] CHARLES EDWARD VALENTINE McMAHON
>>>
>>>
>>>> This is a shot in the dark I know but it is such an interesting name
>>>> there may be someone who recognises it !
>>>>
>>>> He was married to my great Aunt Annie (nee Derbyshire), she was born
>>>> 1883 so he could have been around the same age. He was a Second
>>>> Lieutenant, 1st Battalion The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and died
>>>> 13 March 1916, presumably invalided out of the First World War as he is
>>>> buried in New Hall Lane Cemetry, Preston.
>>>>
>>>> I have a photograph of his military funeral outside his home at 122 St
>>>> Stephen's Road, Preston.
>>>>
>>>> Sorry the details are scanty but would like to try and identify him on
>>>> Census. There is a Charles McMahon on the 1881 living at Fulwood
>>>> Barracks which could be him.
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards, Pauline
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
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>>
>>
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