Christopher Sheehan & John Sheehan
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| Christopher Sheehan & John Sheehan Danygraig Cemetery credit - findagrave |
John was born in 1884, and Christopher was born in 1887. They
were sons of Patrick and Catherine Sheehan.
Both Patrick and Catherine are Irish-born.
At the time of the 1891 Census. Catherine and her three
children were boarders at the home of Cornelius Harrington, 15 Shore Street.
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| 1891 Census |
Catherine, 32, whose marital condition was recorded as
widowed. Her three young children were
John, 7; Sarah, 3; and 4-year-old Christopher all attended
school.
A decade later, at the time of the 1901 Census, Catherine
had remarried to Michael Dewit. They
were residing at 10 Pontyglasdwr Street.
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| 1901 Census |
Michael Dewit, 43, was employed as a Fuel Labourer. Catherine was 42 years old.
Catherine’s three children also resided at the property.
John, 17, who was employed as a General Labourer; Sarah, 13;
and 10-year-old Christopher.
Three lodgers also lived at the address.
Ellen Casey, 23, a Charwoman, 19-year-old general labourer
Edward Casey, and 8-year-old Eleanor Casey.
There are no records as to where John and Christopher were
at the time of the 1911 Census.
Christopher, who was the first to enlist, enlisted on the 8th
of September 1914 and served with the Welsh Regiment, 51st
Battalion.
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| Christopher Sheehan Attestation Papers |
Christopher’s military records have survived. Christopher was discharged in October 1914, after
only 24 days of service, as being declared medically unfit.
Two days after Christmas, 1915, Christopher died in Gorseinon.
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| Army Register of Soldiers' Effects |
John enlisted on the 7th of December 1914 and
served with the 6th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. His home address at
this time was 5 Lower Strand.
John's military record records that most of his active
service was in the United Kingdom, with 50 days of service in France.
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| John Sheehan Attestation Papers |
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