Dillon Flaherty (1896 - 1969)

Born 12 Feb 1896 in Southowram, Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire

Ancestors

Died 15 Jan 1969 at age 72 in District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

Dillon was born in 1896. He is the son of Michael Flaherty and Bridget (McGuire) Flaherty. ^[1]

The family were still living in Southowran in 1901. ^[2]

It's likely Dillon arrived in Philadelphia USA in 1910, and in 1920 the family are living in Bloomsburg, Columbia, Pennsylvania. ^[3]

Dillon died on 15 January 1969 age 73. ^[4]

Research Notes GRO confirms mother's maiden name as McGuire. Dillon possibly married and had children.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FQV-23M : 1 October 2014), Dillon Flaherty, 1896; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X95Z-KQN : 21 May 2019), Michael Flaherty, Halifax St James, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Southowram subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNMZ-GVV : accessed 18 January 2020), Dillon E Flagerty in household of Michael Flagerty, Bloomsburg Ward 2, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 12, sheet 10A, line 46, family 240, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1555; FHL microfilm 1,821,555.
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VM9B-QYW : 19 May 2014), Dillon A Flaherty, 15 Jan 1969; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

1901 UK Census Information received from a Michael Flaherty who contacted me via WikiTree. It is believed that Dillon is his grandfather.