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James O'Brien

(abt.1829 - 1877)

Father: William O'Brien (abt.1805 - 1876)
Mother: Catherine Curran (abt.1805 - 1880)

Siblings:

Children:

With Mary Faulkner

Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1829 Birth
  • Estimated from cenus
1841-06-07 Census
  • Census record HO107-569-1-6-6:  F1  F2  T1
  • familysearch:  Link
1851-03-30 Census
  • Census record RG09-2227-14-21:  F3  F4  T2
  • familysearch:  Link
1854-08-06 Marriage
Mary Faulkner (1835 - 1915)
  • Place: Manchester Cathedral
  • lancashirebmd:  T3
  • freebmd:  T4
  • familysearch:  Link  T5
  • Marriage certificate:  F5  T6
1861-04-07 Census
  • Abode: Grindle Street, Manchester
  • Age: 31
  • Occupation: Shoemaker
  • Birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire
  • familysearch:  Link
1871-04-02 Census
  • Abode: Irwell Inn, 39 Water Street, Manchester
  • Age: 42
  • Occupation: Shoemaker
  • Birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire
  • Census record RG10-4036-90-11:  F6  F7  T7
1877-07-08 Death
  • Personal knowledge
  • lancashirebmd:  T8
  • GRO index (online):  T9
1877-07-13 Burial
  • Place: Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist, Salford

Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1 
1841 census HO107 piece 569 Book 1 Folio 6 Page 6

City or Borough of Manchester
Parish or Township of Manchester
Enumeration Schedule

Place                           Name              M  F   Occupation     In county  Scot/Ire/Foreign
Bridge Street 16 Bradley Court  Wm O Brien        30     House Painter             Ireland
                                Cath'e O Brien       30                            Ireland
								Eliz'th O Brien      12                 Y
								Mary O Brien         10                 Y
								James O Brien     9                     Y
								Cath'e O Brien       8                  Y
								Will'm O Brien    2 months              Y

Transcribed from gbc_1841_0569_0008.jpg by dh
T2 
1851 Census  HO107 Piece 2227 Folio 14 Page 21

Parish or Township of Manchester
Ecclesiastical District of St Mary
City or Borough of Manchester
Town of Manchester
Village of [struck out]

Schedule 80  Bradleys Court No. 5

William O'Brien    Head       Mar  46     Painter          Ireland
Catherine O'Brien  Wife       Mar     44                   Isle Of Man
Eliza O'Brien      Daur       U       26  Cloth Cap Maker  Lanc're Manchester
James O'Brien      Son        U    21     Slipper Maker    Lanc're Manchester
Catherine O'Brien  Daur       U       18  Card Tenter      Lanc're Manchester
William O'Brien    Son             10     Scholar          Lanc're Manchester
James O'Brien***   Son             7      Scholar          Lanc're Manchester
John O'Brien       Son             4      Scholar          Lanc're Manchester
Mary Ann Pilbro    Daur       Mar     23  Shoe Binder      Lanc're Manchester
Frederick Pilbro   Grandson        3                       Lanc're Manchester
Jane Ann Pilbro    Granddaur          3 mo                 Lanc're Manchester

*** Transcriber's note:
    This should be Jane (daughter). James is already recorded three lines above.

Transcribed from gbc_1851_30859_a008131_00034.jpg by dh
T3 
O'BRIEN  James  FAULKNER  Mary  1854  Manchester Cathedral (formerly Manchester Collegiate Church)
   Lancashire  Archives+, Manchester Central Library  CATH/102/251
T4 
Marriages Sep 1854
Faulkner   Mary       Manchester   8d 168
O Brien    James      Manchester   8d 168
T5 
England Marriages 1538..1973, database
James O Brien   Mary Faulkner  6 Aug 1854  Cathedral, Manchester
T6 
1854. Marriage solemnized at the Cath. & Parish Church in the Parish of Manchester
in the County of Lancaster
No. 251  August 5th 1854
James OBrien   24  Bachelor  Shoemaker  Bridge Street  William OBrien    Painter
Mary Faulkner  19  Spinster             Wood Street    Henshaw Faulkner  Labourer

Married in the above Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church,
by [blank] or after Banns by me C Richson  Clerk in Orders

This Marriage   {  James O'Brien            }  in the    {  William Pilbrow
was solemnized  {                           }  Presence  {
between us,     {  Mark X of Mary Faulkner  }  of us,    {  Mark X of Mary Ann Pilbrow
T7 
1871 census RG10 Piece 4036 Folio 90 Page 11 
``
Civil Parish or Township of Manchester
City or Municipal Borough of Manchester
Municipal Ward of St. John
Parliamentary Borough of Manchester
Town of [struck out]
Village or Hamlet, &c, of [struck out]
Local Board or Improvement Commissioners District of [struck out]
Ecclesiastical District of St. John

Schedule 63  39 Water St. (Irwell Inn)

James O'Brien     Head  Mar  42     Shoemaker      Lancash Manchester
Mary O'Brien      Wife  Mar     36  Cotton Winder  Lancash Manchester
William O'Brien   Son        8      Scholar        Lancash Manchester
Jane O'Brien      Daur          5                  Lancash Manchester
John O'Brien      Son        3                     Lancash Manchester

Transcribed from gbc_1871_4036_0163.jpg by dh
T8 
O'BRIEN  James  48  1877  Deansgate  Lancashire  Archives+, Manchester Central Library  DEA/75/439
T9 
OBRIEN, JAMES       48
GRO Reference: 1877  S Quarter in MANCHESTER  Volume 08D  Page 125
T10 
Death: Jul 1877 Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist, Salford, Lancs.
James O'Brien -
    Burial: 13 Jul 1877
    Abode: Manchester
    Buried by: J. Canavan
    Register: Burials 1877 - 1880
    Source: Original Register at Lancashire Archives

File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image gbc_1841_0569_0008.jpg
F2 Transcript Census-1841-HO107-569-1-6-6-OBrien.text
F3 Image gbc_1851_30859_a008131_00034.jpg
F4 Transcript Census-1851-HO107-2227-14-21-WilliamOBrien.text
F5 Image MC_1854_JamesO'BRIEN-MaryFAULKNER.jpg
F6 Image gbc_1871_4036_0163.jpg
F7 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4036-80-11-JamesOBrien.text

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