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I am seeking relatives of my father Richard Bohan born in Birr, Co. Offlay in 1923 to Richard Bohan and Mary Cahill nee Coleman. Mary was a widow when she married my grandfather in 1920 and had three daughters with Daniel Cahill, Sarah and Mary who came to England to nurse and Esther who I believe stayed in Birr and married and had three children Mary, Bridget and Michael Reddin. As well as my father Richard and Mary had a son Thomas born in 1921. My father died in London in August, 1948 before I was born and I am anxious to learn more about my irish roots.

his birth is available but you know the parents anyway

Name: Thomas Bohan
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1921
Registration district: Birr
Birth Country: Ireland
Volume: 3
Page: 262
FHL Film Number: 101079

Welcome to genesreunited, Richard.

Do you know when your Father came to England, and whether his parents remained in Ireland?

a tree on ancestry has this


Richard Bohan Bohan Family Tree

Birth: 15 Sept 1878 (15 Sep 1878) - Laois, Ireland
Marriage: 10 Nov 1920 - Birr, Ireland
Parents: Thomas Bohan, Ellen Strafford
Spouse: Mary Coleman

you should be able to get the cert

Name: Richard Bohan
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec, 1920
Registration district: Birr, Ireland
Volume: 3
Page Number: 281
FHL Film Number: 101264
Records on Page:

Mary Coleman
Richard Bohan

Richard Bohan

in the Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915
View Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915

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Name: Richard Bohan
Baptism Age: 0
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 15 Sep 1878
Baptism Date: 22 Sep 1878
Baptism Place: Mountmellick, Laois, Ireland
Parish Variants: Clonaghdoo, Mountmellick and Clonaghdoo
Diocese: Kildare and Leighlin
Father: Thomas Bohan
Mother: Ellen Strafford

her father was Dennis Strafford and her mother was Mary

Your Father is in a public tree on Ancestry, with photos etc - are you aware of it?

Richard Bohan
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Richard Bohan
Age in 1911: 32
Estimated birth year: abt 1879
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Mountmellick Queens <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Civil Parish: Alverstoke
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England
Street address: Fort Rowner, Military Road, Alverstoke, Gosport
Marital Status: Single
Military Unit: 2 Depot Royal Garrison Artillery
Registration district: Alverstoke
Registration District Number: 91
Sub-registration district: Alverstoke
ED, institution, or vessel: 24-35
Piece: 5646

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Richard Bohan
in the UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920
Name: Richard Bohan
Military Year: 1914-1920
Rank: Gunner
Medal Awarded: British War Medal and Victory Medal
Regiment or Corps: Royal Garrison Artillery <<<<<<<<<<<<
Regimental Number: 29949
Previous Units: 69 Coy R.G.A. 29949 Gunnr

There is this death for a Thomas Bohan that does not correspond to any birth on free bmd:

Thomas Patrick Bohan
Birth Date: 29 Jun 1921
Date of Registration: Nov 2000
Age at Death: 79
Registration district: Medway
Inferred County: Kent
Register Number: D19A
District and Subdistrict: 5611D
Entry Number: 217

Richard Bohan
in the British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
Name: Richard Bohan
Regiment or Corps: Royal Garrison Artillery
Regimental Number: 29949

Awarded Victory Medal and British War Medal, but BWM appears to have been returned.
"Eligible for 1915 Star."

You're looking for living relatives, Richard.

Googling "Reddin, Birr" produces several results.

There's a Fr Michael Reddin at St Brendans Church in Birr - or at least there was in 2012:

https://tinyurl.com/yc4b9bxg

[EDIT:
But on the church website (and other websites) his name's spelled Reddan:
http://stbrendansbirr.ie/wordpress/staff/
so presumably not your relative. ]

There's a Eoin Reddin in Birr on Facebook.

There's a cyclist named Chris Reddin from Birr.

Bridget, Mary and Michael , and a fourth child, Veronica, were all born in Birr 1940-47.
MMS Cahill.

(Per Ancestry)

If you "Search all members trees" - under "Search" at the top of this page - you'll find a Micheal (spelled like that) Reddin born in 1945 in Ireland in the tree of someone named Stephen
Right year, but may or may not be the right Michael! Click on "Find out more" beside Stephen's name to ask him.

are these your fathers siblings as well

Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958
Birth, Baptism & Christening
Name: Mary Anne Bohan
Birth: Jun 1918 - Birr, Ireland


Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958
Birth, Baptism & Christening
Name: Johanna Bohan
Birth: Mar 1920 - Birr, Ireland

Maddie,

According to the tree on ancestry which shows the wedding certificate, they got married on 10th November, 1920, so rules out those baptisms.

The church in Birr has confirmed the half sister relationships and the birth of Thomas, Richard my dad and Thomas were confirmed in 1935 so we know the family were in Crinkle near Birr then. My grandfather was a soldier and Crinkle had a barracks. My father joined the merchant navy so I believe did not come to England with the rest of his family. The church could not confirm any other children of Richard and Mary

the tree on ancestry is my tree as I believe it so far

The family tree that I referred to belonged to MaggieandTed.