John Fearon

Birth Name John Fearon
Gender male
Age at Death unknown

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 1859 County Down, Ireland   1a 2a
Event Note

John's 1901 census said he was born in 1861
His 1911 census said he was born in 1857

Residence 1891 Ballinran Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   3a
Event Note

Valuation Revision Books
Ballinran
Parcel 12A,12B
1891-1898ff John Feran

Residence September 28, 1893 Ballinran Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   4a
Event Note

John was living in Ballinran when he married Catherine White in Newry, September 28, 1893.

Census (Head) March 31, 1901 Ballinran Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   1a
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 (Head) April 2, 1911 Ballinran Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   2a
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 Patrick Fearon1872
Mother Bridget McGivernabout 1816January 17, 1891
    Sister     Mary Fearon 1841
    Brother     Thomas Fearon 1844 May 8, 1890
    Brother     Richard Fearon 1846
    Brother     William Fearon August 28, 1849 February 28, 1918
    Sister     Elizabeth Fearon 1852
    Brother     Daniel Fearon 1857 January 8, 1924
         John Fearon about 1859

Families

Family of John Fearon and Catherine White

Married Wife Catherine White ( b. October 6, 1877 d. ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage September 28, 1893 Newry Catholic Parish, Newry - Down, Newry Parish - Down, County Down, Ireland   4a
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. 1901 Census of Ireland
      • Page: house 25 in Ballinran (Killowen, Down)
  2. 1911 Census of Ireland
      • Page: house 31 in Ballinran (Killowen, Down)
  3. Valuation Revision Books
      • Page: Ballinran, Kilbroney Parish, parcel 12A 12B
  4. Irish Civil Registration Records, Marriages
      • Page: September 28, 1893, Newry #2