About Thomas McIntyre and Ellen Walsh

About Thomas McIntyre and Ellen Walsh

Thomas Joseph McIntyre was born on April 14, 1878 in the townland of Lislea, County Sligo, Ireland. He was the oldest of six children born to Lawrence McIntyre (1854-1931) and Mary Ginty (1850-1930). Ellen Walsh was born in Knockahoney, a townland very close to Lislea, on October 12, 1881. She was the youngest of nine children born to Jack Walsh (c1830-b1901) and Bridget Cawley (c1840-a1911). It is not clear if Thomas and Ellen knew each other in Ireland, though it is very possible since they lived only a few miles from each other. Thomas immigrated to the US on April 14, 1904 arriving at Ellis Island on the Steamship Majestic on April 21, 1904. Ellen immigrated around 1905. They were married on September 4, 1910 at Nativity of Our Lord Church in Chicago, Illinois. Thomas and Ellen were naturalized on October 7, 1910. They raised five children, Mary Cecelia (1911-1994), Lawrence Francis (1913-1995) see also McIntyre/Sullivan Genealogy, Blanche Catherine (1914-1978), Helen Patricia (1916-1982) and Thomas Joseph (1919-2009) on the west side of Chicago. Thomas Sr. was a streetcar motorman on the Chicago Surface Line, now the Chicago Transit Authority, for most of his life. Ellen was a homemaker. Thomas died on Christmas Eve 1939 at the age of 61. Ellen died less than two years later on November 28, 1941. Her family said she died of a broken heart but her death certificate said it was kidney failure aggravated by influenza.

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You will find pictures, comments, documents, and stories about Thomas J. McIntyre and Ellen A. Walsh of Ireland and their children born in Chicago, Illinois. Where we have information about Thomas and Ellen's parents, that information is also included. Additional information about the McIntyre/Walsh family is available on my website at http://McIntyreGenealogy.com Please add your comments and stories of the McIntyre/Walsh Family here too!

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Thomas McIntyre, 1901 UK Census

In 1901, Thomas McIntyre (1879-1939) was living in the Town of Standish, Civil Parish of Standish with Langtree, Lancashire County, England.  The head of household was Bridget Walsh, widow, age 54 (a possible relative of his future wife, Ellen Walsh?) along with her children Maggie, 28; Matthew, 18, Maria, 16; and boarders: Thomas Cook, 34; Thomas Murtagh, 28; Thomas McIntyre, 23; John McDonogh, 20; James Walsh, 23; John Meehan, 20. They all resided at 1 James' Square.

All the men living with Bridget Walsh, both her son and all the boarders, worked in the underground coal mine per the census.  To more easily view the census page, click on the image to enlarge.



In Standish, at the Victoria Colliery, two coal shafts were opened in 1900 and located on the southeast of the town, approximately 100 feet to one side of the main railway line from London to Glasgow. On February 2, 1901, the first wagon of coal went out from the Victoria Colliery. The coal mine was closed in 1958. It is very possible Thomas and the other boarders worked in this coal mine.

Victoria Colliery, Standish, Wigan Coal & Iron Co. Ltd., c1905


Source: 1901 England Census, Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK: Public Record Office, 1901. Class RG13; Piece: 3547; Folio:39; Page: 11. Accessed on Ancestry.com February 19, 2007.

 Photo source: Flicker, Pitheadgear, posted November 4, 2013. https://www.flickr.com/photos/28709338@N04/10679626436/
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