Catherine or Kat Ronan

Female29 May 1879–1957

Brief Life History of Catherine or Kat

When Catherine or Kat Ronan was born on 29 May 1879, in Widnes, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Dennis Ronayne or Ronan, was 32 and her mother, Jane Burke, was 34. She died in 1957, in Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 78.

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Family Time Line

Dennis Ronayne or Ronan
1848–1904
Jane Burke
1846–1934
Catherine or Kat Ronan
1879–1957
Mary Ronan
1884–1965
Dennis Ronan
1886–
John Ronan
1890–1924
Esther Ronan
1881–
Elizabeth Jane Ronan
1887–1987

Sources (3)

  • Kate Ronan in household of Denis Ronan, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Catherine Ronan, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
  • Catherine Ronan in household of Dennis Ronan, "England and Wales Census, 1881"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (6)

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World Events (8)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

Age 1

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Age 5

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1901 · East Lancashire Royal Engineers

Age 22

The East Lancashire Royal Engineers was a group of volunteers in a unit of Britian's Royal Engineers. They were started in Manchester in 1901. They fought on the western front during WWI and were part of the Dunkirk Evacuation during WWII.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Cormac, Nuala.

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Rónáin ‘descendant of Rónán’, a personal name apparently based on a diminutive of rón ‘seal’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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