Individual Details
Matthew RYAN
(9 Jun 1868 - 13 Feb 1946)
Matthew's marriage certificate (1894) tells us that he was a commercial traveller at the time, resident in Carlow, Co. Carlow and that his father, a farmer, was also named Matthew.
According to the 1901 census, (the younger) Matthew and his wife, Ellen, and their family were living at that time on George's St. in Cork city. The census also tells us that Matthew was a shopkeeper and he is described as a shopkeeper on the birth certificates of his elder children. However, on the birth certificate of his son Richard and daughter Helena who was born in Cork in 1906 and 1908 respectively, he is described as a "driver" and "traveller" respectively. By the time of the 1911 census the family had moved to Belfast (Gamble St.) where Matthew was working as a "brewer's carter". The 1911 census also tells us that Matthew and Ellen had 11 children born alive, two of whom had died. We also know, from a family source, that Matthew later worked as a shopkeeper in Belfast and then ran a bar and hotel that is believed to have had the word 'Eagle' in its name.
In the 1930s Matthew and Ellen moved to England, settling in St. Albans. We know from the 1939 Register that they were living in September of that year at 71 Burnham Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire.
According to the 1901 census, (the younger) Matthew and his wife, Ellen, and their family were living at that time on George's St. in Cork city. The census also tells us that Matthew was a shopkeeper and he is described as a shopkeeper on the birth certificates of his elder children. However, on the birth certificate of his son Richard and daughter Helena who was born in Cork in 1906 and 1908 respectively, he is described as a "driver" and "traveller" respectively. By the time of the 1911 census the family had moved to Belfast (Gamble St.) where Matthew was working as a "brewer's carter". The 1911 census also tells us that Matthew and Ellen had 11 children born alive, two of whom had died. We also know, from a family source, that Matthew later worked as a shopkeeper in Belfast and then ran a bar and hotel that is believed to have had the word 'Eagle' in its name.
In the 1930s Matthew and Ellen moved to England, settling in St. Albans. We know from the 1939 Register that they were living in September of that year at 71 Burnham Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire.
Events
| Birth | 9 Jun 1868 | Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary | |||
| Marriage | 6 Feb 1894 | Tipperary town - Ellen (Ellie) DOODY | |||
| Death | 13 Feb 1946 | St. Albans, Hertfordshire |
Families
| Spouse | Ellen (Ellie) DOODY (1869 - 1954) |
| Child | Matthew Joseph RYAN (1895 - 1969) |
| Child | Catherine (Kathleen) Mary RYAN (1896 - 1992) |
| Child | Michael Francis RYAN (1897 - 1942) |
| Child | James Christopher RYAN (1900 - 1979) |
| Child | Johanna Mary (Violet, Vi) RYAN (1902 - 1963) |
| Child | Elizabeth (Lilly) Clara RYAN (1903 - ) |
| Child | Richard Patrick RYAN (1906 - 1985) |
| Child | Helena (Lena) Margaret L. RYAN (1908 - 1958) |
| Child | Laurence John RYAN (1910 - ) |
| Child | Gertrude Julia RYAN (1911 - 1911) |
| Child | Lucy Beatrice RYAN (1912 - 1914) |
| Child | Monica Esther M. RYAN (1914 - 1997) |
| Father | Matthew RYAN ( - 1894) |
| Mother | Catherine DUNNE ( - ) |