Thomas Bolan

Birth Name Thomas Bolan
Gender male
Age at Death about 78 years, 11 months, 19 days

Narrative

Catherine's birth is consistently in 1819 according to 1841, 1851, 1871 Censuses

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 1839 Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland   1a 2a
Event Note

Thomas' son Jack's death record (with Jack's daughter Ann as informant), said that Thomas was born in "Cauthebank, Scotland". They were living in Calderbank in 1851.

Census (Son) June 6, 1841 Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Chapelhall, Burnybrae Row 1a
Event Note

1841 Census Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland
Parish of Holytown, Queecree?
Chapelhall, Burnybrae Row

two separate households. Is Mary Bolan the wife of John or Mathew? or their sister? Did John's wife die?

John Bolan, 30, box filler, born in Ireland
Agnes Bolan, 4, born in Ireland
Mathew Bolan, 25, aputant? Keeper, born in Ireland
Mary Bolan, 20, born in Ireland

Peter Bolan, 30, box filler, born in Ireland
Catherine Bolan, 22, born in Ireland
Thomas Bolan, 2, born in Scotland, county: Scot
Nancy Bolan, 1, born in Scotland, no county given

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from https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/lanarkshire-os-name-books-1858-1861/lanarkshire-volume-05?display=transcription

Burnybrae
A few dwellings detached from each other near the Parish By. [Boundary] The name is not identified with any particular brae near. The houses are feues off Monkland Estate. The name cannot be misunderstood as "Burnbrae" as given on Est. [Estate] Map, but the Factor uses it, as it is commonly, and indeed generally, as "Burnybrae".

Census (Son) March 30, 1851 Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland No 1 Welsh Row 2a
Event Note

1851 Census, Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Parish 652, civil parish Old Monkland, ED 29, page 20, household schedule number 59
Scotlandspeople.gov.uk says they were in Old Monkland or Coatbridge
30 March 1851
at No 1 Welsh Row

[note: from ancestry.com's transcription only. Is Ann = Agnes in 1861? is Matthew = Martha in 1861?]

Peter Bolland, 44, born in Ireland, blast furnaceman
Catherine Bolland, 32, born in Ireland
Ann Bolland, 11, born in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire
Mary Bolland, 7, born in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire
Thomas Bolland, 12, born in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, scholar
John Bolland, 9, born in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, scholar
Matthew Bolland, 5, born in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, scholar
Edward Bolland, 2, born in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, scholar
Peter Bolland, 1, born in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, scholar
John Ready, 20, brother in law, born in Ireland, labourer, iron works
Thomas Ready, 24, brother in law, born in Ireland, labourer, iron works

Census (Son) April 7, 1861 Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland 11 Old Forge Row 3a
Event Note

1861 Census, Old Monkland Eastern District, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, registration number 652/3, ED 7, household schedule number 86
7 April 1861

at 11 Old Forge Row

[note: from ancestry.com's transcription only. indexed as Roland, but with children named Boland. is Agnes = Ann in 1851? is Martha = Matthew in 1851?]

Peter Roland, 40, born in Ireland, Blast Furnace Filler
Catherine Roland, 40, born in Ireland
Thomas Roland, 22, born in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Malleable Iron Puddler
Agnes Roland, 21, born in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire
John Roland, 19, born in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, farm servant
Mary Roland, 17, born in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, no occupation
Martha Roland, 15, born in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, no occupation
Edward Roland, 12, born in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, no occupation
Peter Boland, son, 10, born in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, scholar
William Boland, son, 7, born in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire
Catherine Boland, daughter, 6, born in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire
James Boland, son, 3, born in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire
Elizabeth Boland, daughter, 2 months, born in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire

birth of child (Father) October 31, 1870 Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland   4a
Census (Head) April 2, 1871 Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland Borrowsbourne Road? 5a
Immigration (Head) March 29, 1872 New York, New York, United States   6a
Event Note

New York Passenger Lists
Thos Boleyn, 29, male, occupation: puddler,
Susan Boleyn, 23, female
Peter Boleyn, 11m, male
all "belong to" Scotland and intend to become inhabitants of the US

aboard the SS Anglia, which sailed from Glasgow, Scotland, and Moville, Ireland, and arrived in New York on March 29, 1872
[this information is on the image at the beginning of the manifest]

"New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR3-D1KD : accessed 6 March 2016), Peter Boleyn, 1872; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm .

Census (Head) June 7, 1880 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 2005 Booth 7a
Event Note

1880 Census, Cleveland, ED 52, sheet 269C, census page 31
June 7, 1880
at 2005 Booth

Thomas Bowlan, 40, working in an iron mill, out of work 3 months in past year, cannot write, born in Scotland, parents in Ireland
Susan Bowlan, 34, cannot read or write, born in Scotland, parents also
Peter Bowlan, 9, born in Scotland, parents also
John Bowlan, 5, born in Ohio
Susan A Bowlan, 3, born in Ohio

3 boarders: William Reid, Charles O'Neil, and James Moffatt

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8M9-BH9 : accessed 6 March 2016), Susan A Bowlan in household of Thomas Bowlan, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 52, sheet 269C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1008; FHL microfilm 1,255,008.

birth of child (Father) February 25, 1883 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 2005 Booth 8a 9a
Event Note

living on Booth Street on February 25, 1883, when their son Thomas was born

birth of child (Father) November 12, 1885 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 2005 Booth 9b
Event Note

living at 2005 Booth when a daughter was born

birth of child (Father) June 12, 1887 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 2007 Booth 9c
Event Note

living at 2007 Booth when a son was born

Census (Head) June 1, 1900 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 1626 Harvard 10a
General

1900 Federal Census, Ohio, Cuyahoga Co., 27th Ward of Cleveland.
Series T623, Roll 1257, page 309, ED 144, Sheet 1B, family 13
June 2, 1900
owns the home at 1626 Harvard

[Note: this is the old street number. this corresponds to about 86th and Harvard after 1906.]

Thomas Bolen, 52, head, born March 1848, married 30 years, born in Scotland, parents in Ireland, arr 1872, naturalized, laborer
Thomas Bolen, 17, son, February 1883, born in Ohio, parents in Scotland, laborer
Susan Bolen, 49, wife, December 1850, married 30 years, 10 children, 4 alive born in Scotland, parents also, arrived 1872
Peter Bolen, 29, son, single, Nov 1870, born in Scotland, parents also, arrived 1872, clerk, out of work all last year
John Bolen, 25, son, single, March 1875, born in Ohio, parents in Scotland, laborer

Anna Meara, 23, daughter, May 1877, married 4 years, 2 children, 1 alive, born in Ohio, parents in Scotland, no occupation
James Meara, 3, grandson, July 1896, born in Ohio, father in Ohio, mother in Iowa

John Coughlin, 60, boarder, Jun 1839, married 22 years, born in Ireland, parents also, married 22 yrs, arrived 1871, naturalized, laborer
William O'Rourke, 23, boarder, Jan 1877, single, born in Ireland parents also, arrived in 1899, been here 1 year, laborer

[The initial "O" in William's name was written over by a "W". He was indexed as Rourke at heritageQuestOnline.com and at familysearch.org.]

"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMZF-J2R : accessed 09 Dec 2013), Wm Rourke in household of Thos Bolen, Precinct G Cleveland City Ward 27, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing sheet , family 13, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241257.

Death December 20, 1917 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   11a
Event Note

Ohio Deaths
Thomas Boland
died December 20, 1917
at his residence, 9018 Harvard
white, male, married, born 1842 in Scotland
retired steel mill worker
father: Peter Boland, born in Ireland
mother: Catherine Reddy, born in Ireland
informant: Mrs Anna Flynn, 9018 Harvard
buried: Calvary, December 27, 1917

"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8VZ-TZT : accessed 4 March 2016), Thomas Boland, 20 Dec 1917; citing Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference fn 76584; FHL microfilm 1,984,224.

Burial December 27, 1917 Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   11a
Event Note

Name: Bolan, Thomas
Date: December 26, 1917
Source: unknown, Reel #8
Notes: Bolan-Thomas, beloved husband of Susan Bolan, father of Peter, John, Thomas Bolan, and Mrs. John Flynn; grandfather of James T. Meara, at his residence, 9018 Harvard ave. Funeral Thursday, Dec. 27. Services at Holy Name church at 8:30. Auto funeral.

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Peter Bolanabout 18111862
Mother Catherine Reddyabout 1819
         Thomas Bolan about 1839 December 20, 1917
    Sister     Agnes “Ann” “Nancy” Bolan about 1840
    Brother     John Bolan about 1842
    Sister     Mary Bolan about 1844
    Brother     Matthew Bolan about 1846
    Brother     Edward Bolan about 1849
    Brother     Peter Bolan about 1850
    Brother     William Bolan about 1853
    Sister     Catherine Bolan about 1855
    Brother     James Bolan about 1858
    Sister     Elizabeth Bolan about February 1861

Families

Family of Thomas Bolan and Susan Gibb

Married Wife Susan Gibb ( b. about 1847 d. December 22, 1917 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage November 19, 1869 New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland    
Event Note

Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910
Thomas Bolland
Susan Gibb
Event Date 19 Nov 1869
Event Place New Monkland, Lanark, Scotland

"Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT17-QQ1 : accessed 7 March 2016), Thomas Bolland and Susan Gibb, 19 Nov 1869; citing New Monkland,Lanark,Scotland, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,035,516.

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Peter T BolanOctober 31, 1870April 12, 1946
female BolanMarch 23, 1874
John J BolanMarch 19, 1875March 8, 1939
Susan Anna BolanMay 1877before January 26, 1956
Mary BolanAugust 21, 1880January 11, 1884
Thomas F BolanFebruary 25, 1883November 6, 1918
Mary Agnes BolanNovember 12, 1885February 1, 1886
male BolanJune 12, 1887

Source References

  1. 1841 Census of Scotland
      • Page: Parish of Holytown, Queecree?, Chapelhall, Burnybrae Row
  2. 1851 Census of Scotland
      • Page: Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Parish 652, civil parish Old Monkland, ED 29, page 20, household schedule number 59
  3. 1861 Census of Scotland
      • Page: Old Monkland Eastern District, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, registration number 652/3, ED 7, household schedule number 86
  4. Scotland Births and Baptisms
      • Page: Peter Bolan, 31 Oct 1870, Bothwell, South Lanarkshire
  5. 1871 Census of Scotland
      • Page: Lanark, Bothwell Civil Parish, Holytown Church Parish, Chapelhall, Schedule #32
  6. New York Passenger Lists
      • Page: Thos Boleyn, SS Anglia, arrived March 29, 1872
  7. National Archives and Records Administration: 1880 United States Census
      • Page: Thomas Bowlan, Cleveland, ED 52,sheet 269C, census page 31
  8. Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962
      • Page: Thomas Boland, February 25, 1883, Cleveland
  9. Ohio County Births
      • Page: male Bolen, Feb 25, 1883, Cleveland
      • Page: female Bolen, November 12, 1885, Cleveland
      • Page: male Bolen, June 12, 1887, Cleveland
  10. 1900 United States Federal Census
      • Page: Ward 27, Cleveland, ED 144, Sheet 1B, family 13
  11. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953
      • Page: Thomas Boland, December 20, 1917, Cleveland, #76584