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I am looking to find date of birth of above so that I can look in the Irish birth records to locate where he was born.
I have extensive records of his life in England from 1911 to his death in 1936.
I have researched staff records for Stratford rail works, where he worked.

Do you have him on 1911 census?

Any idea when he came to England and where he lived?

Who did he marry?
His marriage cert. will give you his father's name which will help find or confirm a birth record!

from 1890 to 1920 this is the only marriage I can see for a John Richard Regan:-

Marriages Sep 1903 (>99%)
BISHOP Annie Southwark 1d 218
KNIGHT Elizabeth Louisa Southwark 1d 218
LEWIS Walter Southwark 1d 218
POCOCK William James Southwark 1d 218
xxxx Regan John Richard Southwark 1d 218

............is this him?


His death?
Deaths Mar 1936 (>99%)
Regan John R 61 W.Ham 4a 16
The district W.Ham is an alternative name for West Ham and it spans the boundaries of the counties of Essex and Greater London

Can't see him 1911,where is he??

Maryb.

He came to England probably in the 1890,s. He married Minnie Cable in 1915. They lived in Stratford London. I have also found another marriage record for a John Regan which I have not been able to link to the one I am researching (my grandfather) this is from 1897 to Caroline Selina Wallace, they divorced in 1904/6. My dad always told me that they came origionally from Cork.

In 1911 he used his middle name Richard on the cencus, he was known as Dick. Lived in Queen St Stratford.

The 1915 marriage:-
Marriages Sep 1915 (>99%)
xxxx Cable Minnie Regan W. Ham 4a 457
Fraser Alfred Martin W. Ham 4a 457
Martin Annie Fraser W.Ham 4a 457
xxxx Regan John Cable W. Ham 4a 457

........this does not show his middle name?

If you have the certificate does it not give his father's name?

tree on Ancestry says his dad Richard john Regan.

1911 27,Queen St stratford age 36 Fishmonger and flower seller.

Please double check all info.

Maryb

His father was Richard John Regan.

The tree on ancestry is mine! I have birth certificates of some of his children showing him as fishmonger etc, later ones show he worked for GER and LNER at Stratford rail works as a boiler makers labourer. I have been to Kew to research the staff rail records and drawn a blank.

Bit confused here:-

REGAN, Richard Head Married M 34 1877 Fishmonger Essex Stratford VIEW
REGAN, Minnie Wife Married 2 years F 23 1888 Essex Stratford VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
9367 Reference:
RG14PN9367 RG78PN505 RD188 SD1 ED26 SN306

Registration District:
West Ham Sub District:
Stratford Enumeration District:
26 Parish:
West Ham

Address:
27 Queens Street Stratford E County:
Essex

1911 states he was born in 1877 and has already been married to Minnie for 2 yrs and states he was born in Essex?

The only Irish history I have is his fathers name Richard John, I do not know his mothers name or if he had any siblings. He has one surviving son who was only three when he died. Most of the familly believe Cork to be the locaton, but there are other possibilities.
Thanks for you help.

Catherine, the details he gave were not always correct. His age varies on the records, He and Minnie had 2 children before they married in 1915. Their first son was born in 27 Queen St. which confirms the 1911 record to be him.
If the other marriage record is of him (1897- 1904) the family did not know of this, this could be the reason for a few fibs!

The 1903 marriage I posted earlier is this one:-

Name: John Richard Regan
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883
occupation: Labourer
Spouse Name: Elizabeth Louisa Knight
Spouse Age: 19
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 13 Sep 1903
Parish: Walworth St John the Evangelist
Borough: Southwark
xxxx Father Name: John Richard Regan xxxx
occupation: Labourer
Spouse Father Name: Charles Pepper Knight
Register Type: Parish Register

Age is not correct so probably not yours but the names fit and the address given on the record is 19 King and Queen Street!
(some coincidence)

The 1903 is close. On the 1915 marriage cert. his father is Richard John (costermonger). I do find it all confusing!

I am hoping a birth date may be the key. I contacted Dublin GRO they have over 40 John Regans born in 1875! His surviving son believes 1875 to be correct.

His death cert. gives his age as 61 in 1936.

I am trying to think of records which may give date of birth, I tried work records, medical records I don't think are kept, I can't seem to access union records, feel like I am clutching at straws!

Had his dad died before his marriage??
Who were the witnesses.

There was a John Regan born Bethnal Green(builders labourer)
with a Caroline on census returns 1901 + son Dennis age 1 ,but 1911 John is a widow.
Could this be the John married to Caroline S Wallace.

Maryb

The 1915 marriage shows Richard John Regan costermonger, I assume still alive as profession given? Witnesses were John Regan (? his dad, they seem to use middle names sometimes) and Mahala Anderson (this is a friend at the address he gave as his residence, but he was not living at this address then, he already had 2 children with minnie cable and she was pregnant (with my dad) !

The earlier marriage, 1897 to Caroline, divorce papers show that there were no children. The 1901 census for this marriage gives wife as Carry Regan.
Address on this census matches information I obtained from Kew when I looked at the divorce papers.
Thanks for your help.