Serjeant 3/8738 Thomas Corrigan

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Northumberland Fusiliers - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: Home
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 03/05/1915

Age at death: 33
Date of death: 3rd of June 1919 (Tuesday)
Born: Ormskirk, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Helens Cemetery - Sec 14 / Grave 301 RC

BMD details:
Born 1882 and death registered at Prescot Jun 1919. Vol 8b - Page 702.

Census details:
1891 - 9 years old schoolboy Thomas is living at 20 Pottery Field, Skelmersdale with parents James (44), Mary (43) and three siblings: John (21), Ellen (15), Peter (12). Lodging at the address are James Oneil (15), Thomas Oneil (19) and John Molloy (30). 1901 - 18 years old 'Coal Hewer' Thomas is boarding at 194 Houghton Road, Sutton, St Helens with Dickenson family. 1911 - Sees 28 years old 'Coal Miner - Daywage Man' Thomas and widowed father James Corrigan (73) staying at 28 Union Street, St Helens with brother-in-law Thomas Worthington (38), married sister Ellen Worthington (34) and their four children John Worthington (13), Ellen Worthington (11), Thomas Worthington (8), May Worthington (5).

Notes:
Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/sppics/Corrigan_Thom.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Serjeant Thomas Corrigan at St Helens Cemetery. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]