William McCarthy

Birth Name William McCarthy
Gender male
Age at Death 34 years, 2 months, 6 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 6 June 1881 Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales    
Census 1891 44 Wind Street, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil    
Census 1911 8 Gertrude St, Abercynon, Mountain Ash CF45 4RL    
Event Note

William working as Colliery Haulier

Military Service 21 February 1899 Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales Enlisted  
Event Note

Joined 3rd Battalion Welsh Regiment aged 17yrs 8mths

Military Service 4 February 1900 South Africa Boer War Service  
Event Note

Embarked 4 Feb 1900 - Disembarked 27 Dec 1901
Service in South Afica from 12 Feb 1900 to 26 Dec 1901. Paid £5 gratuity for service in Boer war.

Death 12 August 1915 Gallipolli,Turkey    
General

Lance Corporal in 5th Battalion South Wales Borderers. Service No 12359. Helles Memorial. Enlisted Merthyr Tydfil. See CWGC in web links
Although there is another William McCarthy from Mertyr Tydfil who died at Gallipoli in 1915 the record of this William has his widow as Margaret Shea McCarthy. Margaret married Denis Shea (O'Shea) in 1919

Event Note

There is also a record of a William McCarthy who died in May 1915 at Gallipoli. See media file.

Relation to the centre person (John McCarthy) : grandfather

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father James McCarthyabout 1843
Mother Ellen McCarthyabout 1844
         William McCarthy 6 June 1881 12 August 1915

Families

    Family of William McCarthy and Margaret Canavan
Married Wife Margaret Canavan ( * 19 November 1881 + 11 August 1960 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 20 November 1904 Roman Catholic Church,Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales    
Census 1911 8 Gertrude St, Abercynon, Mountain Ash CF45 4RL    
Event Note

William working as Colliery Haulier

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Margaret Ellen McCarthy2 February 1906
James McCarthy9 February 19081963
John McCarthy12 September 19108 January 1952
William McCarthy14 January 1913March 1913
Jeremiah McCarthy6 March 191418 July 1942

Media

William McCarthy 9 1891

William McCarthy 9 1891
Willam Mccarthy 29 1911

Willam Mccarthy 29 1911
William McCarthy army 1899

William McCarthy army 1899
William McCarthy army 2 1899

William McCarthy army 2 1899
William McCarthy Army 3 1899

William McCarthy Army 3 1899
McCARTHY_WILLIAM 1915

McCARTHY_WILLIAM 1915
Willaim McCarthy d 1915

Willaim McCarthy d 1915

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
_UID 5A0901EF8988014D8F4B80C4E0D7B3104A2F
 

Family Map

Family Map

Pedigree

  1. James McCarthy
    1. Ellen McCarthy
      1. William McCarthy
        1. Margaret Canavan
          1. Margaret Ellen McCarthy
          2. James McCarthy
          3. John McCarthy
          4. William McCarthy
          5. Jeremiah McCarthy

Ancestors