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Author: cldinger
Surnames: Callan, Williams, Flynn
Classification: queries
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My apologies for the formatting. I have it broken up into sections with headings, but
Ancestry packs it all together. Please send me your e-mail if you'd like a copy of
the Word document.
1869 New York City Directory
Callan, John, wire, h 337 E. 22d
I have not found the family in New York in the 1870 census, but the above directory shows
a John Callan with a matching occupation just prior to the 1870 census.
1877 Trenton City Directory (Mercer Co., NJ)
Callan John, wiredrawer, Hamilton bel Anna
1880 Census
Cambria Co., Conemaugh (city), Branch of Rail Road
John Callan, Ireland, age 40, occupation: Wire Drawer
- Ann Callan, Ireland, age 50, wife*
- Dau. Ann, NY, age 14
- Dau. Catherine, NY, age 12
- Son James, NY, age 10
- Dau. Hellena, NY, age 8
- Son Thomas, NY, age 6
- Dau. Elizabeth, NJ, age 2 **
*Was Ann really 50? 10 years older than her husband. She would have been 36 at the birth
of her first child, and 48 at the birth of her last child. Possible, yes, but likely?
**Note that Elizabeth was born in NJ, matching directory info
Brooklyn, New York Directories 1888-90
Ann Callan, widow John 90 Eagle Street
Ann Callan, 90 Eagle Street
1892 Kings Co. New York 17th Ward (Greenpoint) Census Eagle Street
Ann Callan, age 54, Ireland *
Annie Callan, age 26, US
Kate Callan, age 24, US
James Callan, age 22, US, Turner
Lena Callan, age 20, US
Thomas Callan, age 18, US, Laborer
Lizzie Callan, age 16, US *
Elizabeth Callan, age 14, US
*Ann's age seems more realistic here than it does in the 1880 census, and it matches
more closely with her age at death.
**Lizzie does not appear in the 1880 census, and it seems unlikely that a family would
name two daughters with essentially the same name. Thomas at some point married Elizabeth
Williams who was called Lizzie so I originally thought this might be her. However, I have
found her with her father in the 1892 census.
1900 Census Kings Co. New York Brooklyn 22nd Ward
Thomas Callan, Head, age 26, born Aug 1873, NY, tinsmith
Elizabeth Callan, Wife, age 27, May 1873, NY
Thomas Callan, jr., Son, age 1, Jul 1898, NY
Anna Callan, Mother, age 68, Mar 1832, Wid, Ireland,10 children, 6 living, immigrated in
1860
Agans Callan, Niece, age 8, Dec 1891, NY
Katie Callan, Sister, age 30, Jan 1870, NY, Weaver
1904 Death Certificate Kings Co. November 7th, 1904
Katherine Callan, age 35, 205 Franklin St., Brooklyn, Weaver
Father's Name: John Callan, Ireland
Mother's Maiden Name: Anna Callan, Ireland
1910 Census Queens, NY
Michael Flynn, Head, M, W, 39, M, 13, New York, Ireland, Ireland, Engineer Stationary
Elizabeth Flynn, Wife, F, W, 32, M, 13, 4,4, New Jersey, Ireland, Ireland
Anna Flynn, Daugher, F, W, 12, S, New York, New York, New Jersey
Veronica Flynn, Daughter, F, W, 10, S, New York, New York, New Jersey
Joseph Flynn, Son, M, W, 2, S, New York, New York, New Jersey
Agnes Flynn, Daugher, F,W, 4/12, New York, New York, New Jersey
Ann Callan, Mother-in-law, F, W, 56, Wd, 8, 5, Ireland, Ireland, Ireland, 1860*
*Again, Ann's ages does not match other records, but all other details do.
1918 Death Certificate Queens Co. January 4th, 1918
Anna Callan, born 1841, age 76, born Ireland, in US for 65 years
Father. _______ Callan (note: OK same name), Ireland
Maiden Name of Mother: Betty Dinnen, Ireland
Reported by daughter, Mrs. M. Flynn
1918 WWI Draft Registration
Thomas John Callan
1087 New York Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY
Age: 45, Born: Aug 25, 1873
Occupation: Sheet Metal Worker, Wright Martin Aviation Co.
Long Island City, NY
Wife: Elizabeth Callan, 1087 New York Avenue, Brooklyn
1945 Death Certificate City & County of San Francisco, CA June 19, 1945
Thomas John Callan
Name of Husband or Wife: Helen Callan (did he remarry?)
Widower
Birthdate: August 25, 1873, Brooklyn, NY
Father: John Callan, Ireland
Mother Maiden Name: Helen Callan (same name as wife?, but note it is the same Surname),
Ireland
Informant; T. E. Albers, M.D., Superintendent San Francisco Hospital (this could account
for some of the misinformation since it isn't a family member)
Any additions, comments or criticisms welcome. I've seen many errors regarding this
family on Ancestry Public trees that connect some members to a family in Iowa.
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