Catherine White

Birth Name Catherine White
Gender female
Age at Death unknown

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth October 6, 1877 Lisnacree, Kilkeel Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   1a
Event Note

Registrar's District: Kilkeel #2, County Down
Births
October 6, 1877, in Lisnacree, Kilkeel

Catherine White, [daughter of] Michael White, a farmer of Lisnacree, and Rose White, formerly McCartin. Informant: Michael -- his mark -- White, father, of Lisnacree

Baptism September 30, 1877 Kilkeel Catholic Parish, County Down, Ireland    
Event Note

Is this Catherine, or a twin?
Kilkeel Baptism Register
A modern transcript of the entries in the previous register for 1857 - 1878
same in old register

September 30, 1877, Elizabeth [daughter of] Michael White and William Murphy and Sarah Larkin.
Lisnacree

Residence September 28, 1893 Ballinran Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   2a
Event Note

Catherine was living in Ballinran when she married John Fearon in Newry, September 28, 1893.

Census (Wife) March 31, 1901 Ballinran Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   3a
Event Note

1901 Census
Residents of a house 25 in Ballinran (Killowen, Down)
Fearon, John, 40, Male, Head of Family, Farmer, Read and write, Married
Fearon, Kate, 23, Female, Wife, Housekeeper, Read and write, Married
Fearon, Hugh, 6, Male, Son, Scholar, Read and write, Not Married
Fearon, John, 4, Male, Son, Scholar, Read only, Not Married
Fearon, Thomas, 2, Male, Son, , Cannot read, Not Married
Fearon, Bridget, Female, Daughter, Cannot read, Not Married
Fearon, Bessie, 37, Female, Sister, Housekeeper, Read and write, Married
Mc Givern, Mary, 65, Female, Aunt, Cannot read, Not Married

All were Roman Catholic, all were born in County Down.

 

Census (Wife) April 2, 1911 Ballinran Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   4a
Event Note

1911 Census
Residents of a house 31 in Ballinran (Killowen, Down)

Fearon, John, 54, Male, Head of Family, Farmer, Read and write, Married
Fearon, Kate, 34, Female, Wife, Married 18 years, 9 children, 8 living
Fearon, Bessie, 56, Female, Sister, Single
Fearon, Hugh, 18, Male, Son, Farmer's Son, Single
Fearon, John, 14, Male, Son, Scholar, Single
Fearon, Thomas, 12, Male, Son , Scholar, Single
Fearon, Bridget, 10, Female, Daughter, Scholar, Single
Fearon, James, 8, Male, Son, Scholar, Single
Fearon, William, 6, Male, Son, Scholar, Single
Fearon, Joseph, 4, Male, Son, Single
Fearon, David, 2, Male, Son, Single

All older than 6 could read and write. All born in County Down, all Roman Catholic

Death        

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Michael White
Mother Rose McCartan1850
    Sister     Mary White August 1871
    Brother     Patrick White January 31, 1873
    Brother     Michael White July 25, 1874
    Brother     Thomas White November 1875
         Catherine White October 6, 1877

Families

Family of John Fearon and Catherine White

Married Husband John Fearon ( b. about 1859 d. ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage September 28, 1893 Newry Catholic Parish, Newry - Down, Newry Parish - Down, County Down, Ireland   2a
Event Note

Roman Catholic Chapel of Newry, Registrar's District: Newry #2, County Down
Marriages, September 28, 1893
John Fearon, of full age, a bachelor farmer of Ballinran. father: Patrick Fearon, a farmer
and
Catherine Whyte, 16, a spinster of Ballinran. father: Michael Whyte, a farmer.
witnesses: Bernard McGivern and Catherine Hickey
married according to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church by Matthew Lynch

[I think John neglected to mention that his father died. Everything else fits, since he took over the farm in Balinran in 1891 when his mother died.]
[I wonder why they were married in Newry. Because of her age?]

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Thomas FearonJune 4, 1899September 5, 1957

Source References

  1. Irish Civil Registration Records, Births
      • Page: October 6, 1877, Catherine White, Lisnacree, Kilkeel
  2. Irish Civil Registration Records, Marriages
      • Page: September 28, 1893, Newry #2
  3. 1901 Census of Ireland
      • Page: house 25 in Ballinran (Killowen, Down)
  4. 1911 Census of Ireland
      • Page: house 31 in Ballinran (Killowen, Down)