John McCourt

  Research Notes:

1861 census shows him living with Mcavoys at 56 New Houses Back Row, Preston Quarters aged 26 unmarried and coalminer
1881 census shows 5 children and Maria, living at 1 Front Row New Houses, Preston Quarters.
4/17/09 1851 census found on Roots web aged 7

  Noted events in his life were:

• 1851 Census Whitehaven McCourt Samuel: John McCourt son aged 7 born Preston quarter Cumberland, 20 Mar 1851, 57 Back Row Mount Pleasant, Whitehaven. ⁵⁹⁴

• 1861 Census Whitehaven McAvoy: John McCourt grandson unmar 17, Coal miner, born Whitehaven, 7 Apr 1861, 56 Back Row, New Houses, Preston Quarters, Whitehaven. ⁵⁹⁵

• 1871 Census, Whitehaven, McCourt John: John McCourt, Head aged 27 born New Houses, Coal miner, Apr 1871, 90 Middle Row, New Houses, Whitehaven. ⁵⁹⁶ Listed under Court

• 1881 Census, Whitehaven, McCourt John: John McCourt, Head aged 38 born Whitehaven, Coal miner, 3 Apr 1881, Whitehaven, , Cumberland, England. ⁵⁹⁷

• 1891 Census Whitehaven McCourt John: John McCourt head aged 47, Coal miner, born Whitehaven, 5 Apr 1891, 25 Castle Row, Preston Quarter, Whitehaven. ⁵⁹⁸

John married Maria O'Neill, daughter of James O'Neill and Allice McAdam, in Dec 1874 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England.⁵⁹⁰ (Maria O'Neill was born in Jun 1843 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England ⁵⁹⁹ and died in Mar 1914 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England ⁶⁰⁰.)

John next married Isabella Hutchinson in Sep 1864 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England.⁵⁹¹ (Isabella Hutchinson was born in Dec 1846 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England and died in Jun 1874 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England ⁶⁰¹.)