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Frank Halligan bon 20/1/1902, died in Fylde July - September 1971 aged 69.

Might have acquired US citizenship at some stage. Appears to have served on a number of ships out of Liverpool and New York (Anchises 1918 / William Black Yates 1943).

Anyone able to help with any descendents I would be eternally grateful.

Thanks

Mike Halligan

Michael

You have mentioned where he dies, but where was he born?

This person is mentioned in 5 trees on Ancestry.


Tracey x

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
about Frank Halligan
Name: Frank Halligan
Year of Registration: 1902
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: West Derby
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 477

Rose

This might be his birth registration

Births Mar 1902 (>99%)

HALLIGAN Frank W. Derby 8b 477




several marriages on www.freebmd.org.for a Frank Halligan ...... any of which could be him!





Best bet ........... buy the death certificate, see if it names a wife, and see the name of the informant. The informant could be wife, or child, or someone unknown!



sylvia

Born in Liverpool. Sister Lilian.

Both have half brohers still alive (Tom and Ron), hence the reason for trying to trace relatives.

Is this him too? Does state Nationality USA

Name: Frank J Halligan
Arrival Date: 6 Feb 1944
Estimated birth year: abt 1902
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: White
Ship Name: George Allen
Search Ship Database: Search the George Allen in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Line: 2
Microfilm Serial: T715
Microfilm Roll: T715_6775
Page Number: 136

...and

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about Frank J Halligan
Name: Frank J Halligan
Arrival Date: 17 Mar 1943
Estimated birth year: abt 1901
Age: 42
Port of Departure: Los Angeles, California
Place of Origin: United States of America
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: American
Ship Name: James Ford Rhodes
Search Ship Database: Search the James Ford Rhodes in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Line: 32
Microfilm Serial: T715
Microfilm Roll: T715_6691
Page Number: 9



Tracey x

The age matches as do some person descriptions in the shipping records (height 5'9") so I am assuming he is on and the same.

A Lilian Halligan goes to NY on the Cedric in 1928. Age is shown as 25 but this maybe incorrect as the birth year appears to be a guesstimate.

She may have followed him there.

M

Could this be him too?

New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922
about F Halligan
Name: F Halligan
Estimated birth year: abt 1902
Age: 17
Port of Departure: Liverpool
Port of Arrival: Sydney, New South Wales
Voyage Arrival Date: 22 Apr 1919
Vessel Name: Anchises

This Frank is an assistant engineer

I think the trip to Sydney reference is definately him. Not come across the reference from LA to NYC before though.

Thanks

and this one?

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about Frank Halligan
Name: Frank Halligan
Arrival Date: 15 Jul 1943
Estimated birth year: abt 1901
Age: 42
Port of Departure: San Francisco, California
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: American
Ship Name: Robert E Peary
Search Ship Database: Search the Robert E Peary in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Line: 33
Microfilm Serial: T715
Microfilm Roll: T715_6720
Page Number: 31-C

Seems he got everywhere!

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about Frank Halligan
Name: Frank Halligan
Arrival Date: 12 Mar 1943
Estimated birth year: abt 1902
Age: 41
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: American
Ship Name: Alexander Hamilton
Search Ship Database: Search the Alexander Hamilton in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Line: 31
Microfilm Serial: T715
Microfilm Roll: T715_6689
Page Number: 19

Paperwork on the above states he signed onto the ship 8th September 1942, New York

....and now South Africa!

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about Frank Halligan
Name: Frank Halligan
Arrival Date: 19 Aug 1942
Estimated birth year: abt 1901
Age: 41
Port of Departure: Durban, South Africa
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: American
Ship Name: Alexander Hamilton
Search Ship Database: Search the Alexander Hamilton in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Line: 32
Microfilm Serial: T715
Microfilm Roll: T715_6647

He is discharged by mutual consent in Manchester in 1944, and I assume he stays in the UK thereafter, despite appearing now to be a naturalized American.

Anyone know of any sites with naturalization info on.

Thanks

M

I'm still looking for other records on him.

Tracey x

Not so sure that is your Frank travelling around:

1920 United States Federal Census
about Frank J Halligan
Name: Frank J Halligan
Home in 1920: Huntington, Suffolk, New York
Age: 18 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1902
Birthplace: New York
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Birth Place: New York
Mother's Name: Mary A
Mother's Birth Place: New York
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 173
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Mary A Halligan 52
Rosanna G Halligan 24
William E Halligan 20
Thomas H Halligan 19
Frank J Halligan 18
Fred Halligan 16
Leonard C Halligan 12


Rose

Hmmmm.... might this be the man from all the shipping data?

1920 United States Federal Census
about Frank J Halligan
Name: Frank J Halligan
Home in 1920: Huntington, Suffolk, New York
Age: 18 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1902
Birthplace: New York
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Birth Place: New York
Mother's Name: Mary A
Mother's Birth Place: New York
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 173
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Mary A Halligan 52
Rosanna G Halligan 24
William E Halligan 20
Thomas H Halligan 19
Frank J Halligan 18
Fred Halligan 16
Leonard C Halligan 12

Snap!!!.... 2 of us can't be wrong maybe?

1910 United States Federal Census
about Frank J Halligan
Name: Frank J Halligan
Age in 1910: 9
Estimated birth year: abt 1901
Birthplace: New York
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: William
Father's Birth Place: New York
Mother's Birth Place: New York
Home in 1910: Huntington, Suffolk, New York
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
William Halligan 43
Mary Halligan 44
Rosanna G Halligan 14
Alice M Halligan 13
William Halligan 12
Thomas Halligan 10
Frank J Halligan 9
Fredrick Halligan 8
Leonard C Halligan 2




Tracey x

Hmmmm, having found this i'm fairly certain this Frank isn;t your man..

1930 Census of Merchant Seamen
about Frank J Halligan
Name: Frank J Halligan
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: abt 1901
Birthplace: Ohio
Race: White
Port in 1930: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
Page: 40A
Ship Name: Dora

he's a cook on this ship.

Tracey x

Now then the guy who got off at Manchester in 1944 got on at Jacksonville on 13 October 1943.

Is this him?

1930 United States Federal Census
about Frank Halligan
Name: Frank Halligan
Home in 1930: Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois
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Age: 26
Estimated birth year: abt 1904
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Catherine
Race: White

John Halligan 67
Catherine Halligan 65
Rosa Halligan 27
Frank Halligan 26
Alma Halligan 18


Tracey x

Could there be 2?

Frank definately sets off from Liverpool in November 1918 aged 16 bound for NY.

He then definately arrives back in the UK in 1944 and decides to stay, ending up (eventually) in Fylde.

In one of the shipping records a 'Frank Halligan' is described as a naturalized american.

M

Michael,

You're leading us astray by not giving us facts.

"Frank definately sets off from Liverpool in November 1918 aged 16 bound for NY."

The image says he's 19 and born in Belfast.

You'd be better off investigating the 2 marriages in West Derby.

Rose

Not so Rose!

Look at the passenger list for The Anchises, 11th November 1918. Frank Halligan is shown as a scullery boy, nationality British / English, born 1902 (abt) and his age is shown as 16.

Are you looking at the date of enlistment column which showns 18/9/1918? When I orginally read this I thought it read 18 /9mnths.

M