Eleanora Haran

Hi, There are a lot of trees for this family on Ancestry, as you likely know.  Some of them give a child Ellen or (Mary) Ellen , child of Hugh and Catherine. Her birth date varies on the trees. I saw 1865 and 1870.  The 1870 date came from the 1900 census, which is not particularly reliable.

This Ellen Haran was married and died in 1903.  I hope this is helpful

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/3130795/person/6095744…

Good Morning, Patricia. Thank you for your prompt reply. I am a member of Ancestry and have found those records. A family member had mentioned that possibly Eleanora died young and then a daughter was born named Ellen and/or Mary Ellen around 1865-66. I have found her burial here in the USA and have viewed her headstone which has dates of 1870-1903. So the disparity in the years is questionable. I too found the 1900 census and the year of 1866 for Ellen (Haran) McCrory and her age at 33 years.

Does Ancestry have all the Irish records for birth, baptisms, marriages and death that you are aware or is there a more complete sources elsewhere?

Thank You again for being so prompt. Have a Great Day!

James Haran

Hi James,

I generally use rootsireland.ie and irishgenealogy.ie for sacramental and civil records.

If you have looked at every record for Ellen in the U.S. (censuses, marriage, death, children's births, etc.), you have probably seen a variation in her dates of birth. This is common. People sometimes lied about their birth dates, or they didn't actually know their birth dates. Birthdays were not celebrated in Ireland at the time.  People were not asked for ID, driver's license, etc., like we are.  Also, Ellen herself may not have been the person providing the census info.  So, this a longwinded way of saying that the 1861 Ellen may be "your" Ellen.