Francis Corrigan (1891 - 1918)

Born 25 Aug 1891 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Margaret (Dumbell) Corrigan — married 14 Jul 1912 in Saint Lawrence Church, Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Died 27 Sep 1918 at age 27 in France

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Biography

Frank Corrigan was born in Lancashire, England.

Frank Corrigan was Killed in Action during World War I.

Francis was born on August 25, 1891, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. His parents were James Corrigan, and Margaret Lunt. He was baptized on September 6, 1891, in Liverpool, at St Anthony's (RC) Church. It appears Frank remained with his family in the Liverpool area until his marriage in 1912.

Frank married Margaret Dumbell on July 14, 1912, in Liverpool, at Saint Lawrence Church, Kirkdale. The couple would have three children before Frank's death in 1918.

Frank enlisted in the British Army on July 24, 1915, and served in the King's Own (Liverpool) Regiment during World War I. His Regimental Number was 27035. He was killed in action, in France, on September 27, 1918. His personal effects were left to wife, Margaret. Frank was awarded The British War Medal, Victory Medal, and 1915 Star. He was buried at Grand Ravine British Cemetery, Havrincourt, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

Birth

• August 25, 1891, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
  • England & Wales Birth Index 1837-1915 vol 8b page 481.

Baptism

• September 6, 1891, Liverpool, Lancashire, England St. Anthony's (RC) Church.
  • Liverpool, England, Catholic Baptisms, 1802-1906: Parish Register, Reference Number 282 ANT/1/12.
  • St. Anthony, Liverpool, Parish Register, Baptisms, 1891: No page no. Entry no. 5448.

Residence

• 4/13 Beau Street, Liverpool, Lancashire: Age 9. Residing with parents, James, a "General Laborer", and Margaret, with two sisters, ages eleven and seven years old. Cousin, Ann Clegg, age eleven, also at residence.
  • England Census 1901: Class: RG13; Piece: 3407; Folio: 13; Page: 17.

• 11 Torbock Street, Liverpool, Lancashire: Age 19. Occupation, "Tin Works Laborer". Residing with parents, James, and Margaret. Two sisters, ages twenty one, and seventeen, along with five other people also at residence.
  • England Census 1911: Class: RG14; Piece: 22158.

Marriage

• July 14, 1912, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Saint Lawrence Kirkdale.
  • England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 8b page 684.
  • Liverpool, England, Church of England Marriages & Banns 1813-1921: Parish Register Ref. #283LAW/3/2.
  • Saint Lawrence, Kirkdale, Parish Register, Marriages, 1912: page 69 no. 138.

Military

• July 24, 1915 - September 27, 1918.
  • British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920: British War Medal, Victory Medal, 1915 Star.

Death

• September 27, 1918, France and Flanders. Killed in Action.
  • UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919: Frank Corrigan, Private, Regimental Number 27035, The King's (Liverpool) Regiment, 13th Battalion. Killed in Action.
  • UK, Army Registers of Soldiers Effects, 1901-1929: Record Number 780762, Corrigan, Frank, 27035, Killed in action, France, Effects to widow, Margaret.

Burial

• Grand Ravine British Cemetery, Havrincourt, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
  • Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current.

Research Notes

• Birth option 1, mother's maiden name Lunt - Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office", GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 15 October 2023), Corrigan, Frank (Mother's maiden name: Lunt). GRO Reference: 1891 Oct-Nov-Dec in Liverpool Volume 08B Page 2.
• Birth option 2 (matches pages above), mother's maiden name Bready - Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office", GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 15 October 2023), Corrigan, Francis (Mother's maiden name: Bready). GRO Reference: 1891 Apr-May-Jun in West Derby Volume 08B Page 481.

• Not found in https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/

Sources

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X14-D84 : 1 October 2014)], Francis Corrigan, 1891; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, West Derby, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• Liverpool, Catholic Baptisms (Free Ancestry Image)

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X926-K8G : 29 August 2015), Francis Corrigan in household of James Corrigan, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St Martin subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWRR-LJH : 20 January 2015), Francis Corrigan, Liverpool, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26H1-MT7 : 13 December 2014)], Francis Corrigan and null, 1912; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1912, quarter 3, vol. 8B, p. 684, West Derby, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• Liverpool, Church of England Marriages (Free Ancestry Image)

• UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 for Frank Corrigan (Free Ancestry Image)