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Hi
Thank you for the information, i understand John enlisted as a reservist hence his age, other than that i know nothing much else.
Thank you all for your help

George

I've sent a message to poster to return

1911:-

Residents of a house 16 in Brook St. Pt. of (Enniskillen South, Fermanagh)

Mc Caffery John 38 Male Head of Family Church of Ireland Fermanagh Egg Packer Read and write - Married - 10 - -
Mc Caffery Fanny 26 Female Wife Church of Ireland Tyrone - Read and write - Married - 10 5 4
Mc Caffery Mary Ellen 7 Female Daughter Church of Ireland Fermanagh Scholars Read - Single - - - -
Mc Caffery Mona 4 Female Daughter Church of Ireland Fermanagh Scholars Cannot read - Single - - - -
Mc Caffery Thomas 2 Male Son Church of Ireland Fermanagh - Cannot read - Single - - - -
Mc Caffery Christena 1 Female Daughter Church of Ireland Fermanagh - Cannot read - Single

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Fermanagh/Enniskillen_South/Brook_St__Pt__of/516764/

According to the 1901 census quoted he would have been born 1873? Could have fibbed to reduce age difference with wife.

Residents of a house 13.3 in Castle Street (Enniskillen Urban, Fermanagh)

Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion
Mc Caffrey John 28 Male Head of Family Church of Ireland
Mc Caffrey Fanny 16 Female Wife Church of Ireland
Thompson Ellen 49 Female Visitor Church of Ireland

Link to image:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000793789/

Ireland, Selections of Catholic Parish Baptisms, 1742-1881 about Joannis McCaffrey
Name: Joannis McCaffrey
Parish: Enniskillen
Diocese: Clogher
County: Fermanagh
Baptism Date: 17 Sep 1864
Father's Name: Joannis McCaffrey
Mother's Name: Maria McCaffrey
Sponsor Witness 1: Maria Monaghan

Catholic baptism so names are in Latin.

Ann, I guess she could at a push have had a baby at age 47?

What puzzles me more is that John would have been 51 when he signed up .....

.... and 37 when he married a 16 year old

Name: John Mccaffery Family Tree
Gender: Male
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 13 Sep 1864
Birthplace: 0071,ENNISKILLEN,FERMANAGH,IRELAND :
Father's Name: John Mccaffery
Mother's Name: Mary Barrett
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C70123-3
System Origin: Ireland-ODM
GS Film number: 101091

Hi George - dates don't seem quite right to me - Mary born 1817 =- child John 1864 :-S

I am trying to find any information at all about my Great Grandfather John McCaffrey. John was born I understand in Enniskillen in 1864, His parents were John McCaffrey born 1825 died 1870 and Mary Barrett born 1817 died 1914 believed to be in Enniskillen. John McCaffrey married a Fanny Thompson aged 16 yrs old in 1901 in Co Tyrone. John died on Armistice Day 1931 whilst laying a wreath at the War Memorial in Enniskillen.

I noted from the census return for 1901 he lived in 13 Castle Street, Enniskillen and he was listed as a General Servant Domestic.

Family stories and an obituary for his death mentioned he served in both the United States Navy or Marines and signed up in 1915 with the 11th Inniskillings and served in France.

Im just wondering if anyone can help me find out about him.

Thank you for any help

George Allison