Petty Court Tribunal at Kanturk, Cork 29th May or 1st June 1852

Kanturk Petty Sessions Court - June 1st 1852 and June 5th 1852 - Defendants: Honora Hanlon and John Hanlon. This appears to be a Civil case in relation to the non-payment of fifteen shilling and four pence to the complainant. On June 1st 1852 - Honora and John Hanlon did not appear in court. On June 5th 1852 - they did appear and a witness - James Hanlon - gave evidence. The case against the defendants was dismissed. Regards,

Thank you so much for getting back to me. More pieces to the family puzzle. My great great grandmother Honora O Hanlon states on her marriage certificate in 1856 in Kent that her father was a John O' Hanlon (is it significant if a surname appears without the O' ?). As we don't know the relationship between the two defendents above, I suppose it could be father and daughter, or perhaps a husband and wife. The amount in question would have been about 75 euros in today's money, but the equivalent of 3 days labour back then. We know that our John O'Hanlon was a farmer. Could the complainant have been a landlord I wonder. Do we have a name for him? All very exciting attempting to unearth the past. It is there I am sure, but as with most "treasure" it's just knowing where to look. Jane Alicia Cooney