Thread: Genseeker - Helen (or possibly Ellen)

Hi
I am really stuck with one of my ancestors and hope some kind person may be able to help me with this, i will give you what details i have ....

My gt grandfather was Michael Rooney, born in Preston lancashire in 1839, his father Thomas Rooney is who i am stuck on...I looked up Michaels baptism (looks like his birth was never registered), and on it it states his father was Thomas Rooney and his mother was Helen (no surname given for helen),
I cannot find any info at all on Helen (or possibly ellen), i have been through endless records in the records office in preston but to no avail!
I looked through all the 1841 census for Michael Rooneys, and found only one which must be him details attached on census info, I am wanting to know if michaels parents ever married, thomas rooney died of typhus in 1840, and looking at the census info it looks like michael lived with a family of magees, i have wondered if the ellen magee on the census is michaels mother? cannot find any info anywhere on a thomas rooney and ellen marrying, any help on this would be great.
Thank you for your time
Bernadette



Census detail 1841

Back Bridge Lane
Preston
Lancashire

Thanks again.

Mary Magee....50 .....born ireland

David Magee...35. born ireland... railway labourer

Ellen Magee ...20... born ireland...cotton mill

Michael Rooney....2.born preston Lancashire

Ive tried looking for birth reg. of Michael Rooney Magee , I think same as Hazel that Ellen is his mother.

Hi amnd sorry for the delay in replying to this.
This is the correct Michael, everyhting fits in with his birth date est, and place of birth, I found michaels baptism in the lancashire records office, my father had told me thst Michaels fatehr was thomas and he thinks he could of come from ireland although he wasnt sure.
I have looked for this michael on other census, and only have him on 1841, and then after he was married , so have him on 1871, 1881 and 1891.
Thnak you
Bernadette