I am hunting for information on Patrick McShane, born County Louth, Ireland abt.

Question:Father is probably Patrick McShane, farmer, County Louth. (born ?? place??) Do not know mother or siblings. Need further information to fill in family tree.
Patrick, born 1847-52 emigrated to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA. after working in England as a collier. Children are James, Patrick, John, Hugh, Jane Ann, Margaret, Alice. Wife, Ann Jane Allen (born in Prescot, Lancashire, England) All are now desceased.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Father is probably Patrick McShane, farmer, County Louth. (born ?? place??) Do not know mother or siblings. Need further information to fill in family tree.
Patrick, born 1847-52 emigrated to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA. after working in England as a collier. Children are James, Patrick, John, Hugh, Jane Ann, Margaret, Alice. Wife, Ann Jane Allen (born in Prescot, Lancashire, England) All are now desceased.

www.ancestry.co.uk--1881 England Census

Name: Patrick McShane
Age: 29
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Ann Jane
Gender: Male
Where born: Louth, Ireland
Civil Parish: Brandon and Byshottles
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Street address: 3 Brickyard St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Employment status:
Occupation: Coke Drawer
Registration district: Durham
Sub-registration district: St Oswald
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Household Members: Name --Age
Ann Jane McShane --24
James McShane-- 4
Margaret McShane-- 3
Patrick McShane --29

www.rootsweb.com:
Patrick MCSHANE
Birth: 10-11-1852 in County Louth, Ireland
Death: 11-16-1928 in South Everson, PA
Marriage 1 Anne Jane ALLAN b: 6-1-1857 in Preston, St. John, Lancashire, England; d. 11-4-1929 in Monessen, PA

His father: : Patrick MCSHANE b: in Ireland

Ann's father: Father: Robert ALLAN b: about 1831 in ,Saint John, Preston, Lancashire, England England

Ann's mother: Mother: Bridget BOYD b: 1835 Of Saint John, Preston, Lancashire, England ; Marriage: 24 AUG 1856 Saint John, Preston, Lancashire, England to Robert Allen .

www.familysearch.org--1881 British Census;
Name--Relation--Marital Status--Gender--Age--Birthplace--
Patrick MCSHANE -- Head -- M -- Male -- 29 -- Louth, Ireland -- Coke Drawer (Occupation)
Ann Jane MCSHANE -- Wife-- M -- Female -- 24 -- Preston, Lancashire, England
James MCSHANE-- Son -- Male -- 4 -- Sleetburn, Durham, England
Margaret MCSHANE-- Daughter--Female -- 3 -- Sleetburn, Durham, England
Dwelling 3 Brickyard St ; Durham, England

Only info I can find is from the 1881 British Census. Looks like they have confirmed him as born in 1852. At the time of the census he lived at 3 Brickyard St in Durham, England. James & Margaret were the only children born at the time of the census.

Census of 1900, East Huntingdon, Westmoreland Cty, PA

Patrick McShane (Spelled MacShane on census)
b. 1846
Immigrated to US 1887
Wife Ann b. 1856
Married Abt. 1875
Children: James b. 1877 England
Maragaret b. 1879 England
Jenann (Jane Ann) b. 1885 England
Mary A. b. 1887 England
Hugh b. 1889 Pennsylvania
Patrick b. 1890 Pennsylvania
John b. 1894 Pennsylvania
Census indicated that Ann had 10 children but only 7 survived.

Census of 1910 Westmoreland County, PA
Patrick and Ann
Maggie age 32
Hugh age 21
Mary age 23
Also Jane Ann's children are living with them - they are James Hines age 8 and Margaret Hines age 6.

Check church records.