Private 26099 Joseph Ryan
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 3rd Bn.
Theatre of War: Home
Previous Reg/Num: Pte. 5158 - Originally enlisted with the South Lancashire Regiment on 17/11/1896 at Warrington.
Age at death: 40
Date of death: 14th of April 1919
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Windleshaw Abbey Roman Catholic Cemetery - 887.
BMD details:
Probable second marriage: 26/10/1912 Joseph RYAN to Elizabeth T WRIGHT at St Helens Parish Church.
Family details:
Husband of Elizabeth Ryan, of 22, Brook St., St. Helens.
Census details:
1881 - 5 years old schoolboy Joseph is living at 23 Liverpool Street, St Helens with parents Patrick (48), Jane (42) and seven siblings: Michael John (16), William (14), Henry (11), Peter (9), Patrick (7), Mary Kate (2), Edmund (5 mths). Also at the address is uncle William Ryan (50). 1891 - 15 years old 'Chemical Labourer' Joseph. widowed mother Jane (48) and brother Edmund (10) are boarding at 22 Liverpool Street, St Helens which is the home of Nicholas Stanley (44) and his wife Ester Stanley (46). 1901 - 22 years old 'Soldier' Joseph is a patient at the Connaught Hospital, Farnborough. 1911 - Sees 34 years old widowed 'Carter' Joseph and brother Edmund (29) staying at 9 Napier Street, St Helens with widowed uncle James Ryan (50) and his daughter Mary Ryan (19).
Notes:
Discharged 26/02/1917 to the Borough Sanitarium. Age taken from service records.
Discharged 26/02/1917 to the Borough Sanitarium. Age taken from service records.
[pic]imgs/sppics/Ryan_J_.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Joseph Ryan at Windleshaw Abbey Roman Catholic Cemetery
(Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]
