John Reardon

1825 - 1899  (~ 73 years)

• Name	John Reardon
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Christening	15 Dec 1825	Fornaught, Donoughmore, County Cork, Ireland   [3, 7]
  	Christening Record of John Reardon
  General Information	The Reardon family name is alternatively spelled either Reardon or Riordan; both are common spellings of this Irish surname. However, the majority of the English and Welsh historical records spell our family?s surname as Reardon. The Irish name Riordan, from ri "king" and bardan "poet", means "royal poet." In Irish tradition, poets were very highly regarded in any royal household; they acted as scholars, historians and advisors to the king.  [3]
  Moved To	Between 1854 and 1585 (~ 28 years)	England   [7]
  John and Margaret probably left Cork County for England between 1854-1858.
  Occupation	say 1855 (~ 29 years)  [7]
  Records in Wales list John’s occupation as an Excavator. In England in the 1800s, these kinds of workers were known as Navvies. From the word Navigator, it was a derogatory term that was used to describe those who were employed in the construction of roads, bridges and the widening of canals so that goods could be transported more efficiently. Since many who fled the Irish Potato famine ended up in such jobs, the laborers soon became known as Irish Navvies, even though most were not of Irish decent.
  Moved To	1870/71 (~ 45 years)  [7]
  In late 1870, or early 1871, John was hurt while working and the family moved to Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales where he and Margaret resided until their deaths. They lived among many other Irish immigrants and attended St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church where five of their children were baptized.
  Census	1881 (~ 55 years)	Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales   [1]
  In the 1881 Welsh Census he was recorded, age 56, living on 11 Court Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales. He was a general laborer
  Census	1891 (~ 65 years)	Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales   [2]
  In the 1891 Welsh Census he was recorded, age 60, living in Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales.
  Death	17 Apr 1899	Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  He died of bronchial pneumonia at his home at 21 Upper Taff Street. [7]
  Burial	21 Apr 1899	Cefn-coed-y-cymmer, Merthyr Tydfil , Wales, United Kingdom   [3, 5, 7]
  His burial was recorded as Burial Number 21770. [3]
  Siblings	5 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Ellen Reardon,   c. 30 May 1817, Fornaught, Donoughmore, County Cork, Ireland d. possibly 1897, Fornaught, Donoughmore, County Cork, Ireland  (Age ~ 79 years)   2. Michael Riordan,   c. 31 Dec 1818, Fornaught, Donoughmore, County Cork, Ireland   3. Jeremiah Riordan,   c. 21 Sep 1823, Fornaught, Donoughmore, County Cork, Ireland   4. Thomas Riordan,   c. 9 Sep 1823, Fornaught, Donoughmore, County Cork, Ireland d. —, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales + 5. John Reardon,   c. 15 Dec 1825, Fornaught, Donoughmore, County Cork, Ireland d. 17 Apr 1899, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales  (Age ~ 73 years) ▻ Margaret Green,  m. 15 Feb 1854   6. Catherine Riordan,   c. 20 Jan 1827, Fornaught, Donoughmore, County Cork, Ireland   7. Elizabeth Reardon,   c. 23 Dec 1829, Fornaught, Donoughmore, County Cork, Ireland   8. Patrick Reardon,   c. 8 Apr 1832, Fornaught, Donoughmore, County Cork, Ireland   9. Thomas Reardon,   c. 26 Apr 1834, Fornaught, Donoughmore, County Cork, Ireland   10. Honora Riordan,   c. 15 Nov 1837, Fornaught, Donoughmore, County Cork, Ireland   11. Eugene Riordan,   c. 1 Aug 1839, Fornaught, Donoughmore, County Cork, Ireland
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: John Riordan Maternal Line: Elizabeth Quinn,   b. 1781
  Person ID, Branch	I10632	Scully Line
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Patrick Riordan,   b. 18 Mar 1803, Donoughmore, County Cork, Ireland
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Elizabeth "Eliza" Hennessy,   c. 4 Jun 1804, Corkbeg, County Cork, Ireland
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F657	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Margaret Green,   b. 3 Mar 1839, Doneraile, County Cork, Ireland d. 10 Nov 1907, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1854	Fornaught, Donoughmore, County Cork, Ireland   [4, 7]
  	Marriage Record of Margaret Green and John Reardon
  Age at Marriage	He : 28 years and 2 months - She : 14 years and 11 months.
  Children	4 sons and 3 daughters
  > 1. Patrick Reardon,   b. About 1859, Guernsey, Channel Islands d. 27 Jul 1887, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S.A. (Age 28 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. Mary Ann Reardon,   b. 5 Nov 1860, Plymouth, Devonshire, England d. 12 Apr 1923, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 62 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] > 3. Michael Joseph "Mike" Reardon,   b. 2 Feb 1870, Deptford, Surrey, England d. 15 Oct 1937, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S.A. (Age 67 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   4. Joseph Reardon,   c. 20 Jul 1872, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales d. 17 Jun 1876, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales (Age ~ 3 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] > 5. Julia Ann Reardon,   b. 1 Oct 1874, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales d. 26 Jul 1954, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 79 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] > 6. Ellen "Nellie" Reardon,   b. 1 Jul 1877, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales d. 27 Aug 1954, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S.A. (Age 77 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   7. Joseph Reardon,   b. 8 Feb 1880, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales d. 14 Jun 1881, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales (Age 1 year)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 15 Dec 1825 - Fornaught, Donoughmore, County Cork, Ireland Moved To - Between 1854 and 1585 - England Marriage - 15 Feb 1854 - Fornaught, Donoughmore, County Cork, Ireland Census - 1881 - Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales Census - 1891 - Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales Death - 17 Apr 1899 - Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales Burial - 21 Apr 1899 - Cefn-coed-y-cymmer, Merthyr Tydfil , Wales, United Kingdom  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Histories

  The Reardon Family of Cork County Ireland by Mike Rastatter

  
  

• Sources

  [S557] 1881 Wales Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Class: RG11; Piece: 5313; Folio: 6; Page: 10; GSU roll: 1342279. [S2301] 1891 Wales Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Class: RG12; Piece: 4437; Folio: 33; Page: 17; GSU roll: 6099547. [S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://findagrave.com), Memorial ID 145646110 John Reardon. [S540] Rastatter, Mike. Email: 2009-08-01 "Comments on Mary Ann Reardon", (To Robert Roy from krastatter (at) hotmail.com, 1 August 2009). [S538] Rastatter, Mike. Email: 2009-08-02 "Mary Ann Reardon", (To Robert Roy from krastatter (at) hotmail.com, 2 August 2009). [S541] Rastatter, Mike. Email: 2009-12-07 "New Reardon Family Info", (To Robert Roy from krastatter (at) hotmail.com, 7 December 2009). [S2290] Rastatter, Mike. The Reardon Family of Cork County Ireland, (Arizona: privately published, 11 August 2020 ).