John Charles Gerrard O'Hara (1902 - 1988)

Born 1 Aug 1902 in Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Josephine (Kirwan) O'Hara — married 1929 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Died 1988 at about age 85 in Berkshire, England

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Biography

John was born August 1, 1902 at Charles Street in Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland. He was the son of Patrick O'Hara and Mary Anne Donnelly. His father was a tailor and his maternal grandmother Kate Donnelly was present at his birth.^[1][2]

He was an officer in the British Corps of Royal Engineers.

His marriage to Mary Josephine Kirwan was registered in the 2nd Quarter 1929 in Dublin South, Ireland.^[3][4]

John Charles Gerrard O'Hara died at the age of 86 in 1988 in Berkshire, England.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBKK-B59 : 9 March 2018), BIRTHS entry for John Charles Gerrard O'Hara; citing Sligo, Jul - Sep 1902, vol. 2, p. 268, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,069.
2. ↑ View BIRTH RECORD for John Charles Gerrard O'Hara
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
4. ↑ “Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes 1845–1958,” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah. General Register Office, Republic of Ireland. "Quarterly Returns of Marriages in Ireland with Index to Marriages."
5. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZW-BFP1 : 4 September 2014), John Charles G O'Hara, Nov 1988; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death Registration, Reading & Wokingham, Berkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records, 1835-1941," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCWM-S1Y : 5 December 2014), John Charles Gerrard O'Hara, ; From "Merchant Navy Seamen1835-1941," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing BT 112-116, 119-120, series BT350, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

SEE ALSO:

• Wikipedia:Royal_Engineers
• https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/corps-royal-engineers