My experience suggest that 'Hollihan' is most likely a spelling error for Halloran or O'Halloran. There were several variations of the name in Blackville Parish. For example, in 1861, in Blackville Parish, Northumberland Co., NB, there was a widow, Hannah 'Holohan' b. Ireland ca. 1825. Her children, born in New Brunswick, were John (18) 'Jaramiah' (16), Timothy (14), Thomas (12) and 'Hanorah' (10). In Blackville Parish, in 1851, there were three families listed in sequence:
Hallahan Jeremiah M Husband 60 Irish 1831
Hallahan Johanna F Wife 57 Irish 1831
Hallahan Jeremiah M Son 21 Irish 1831
Hallahan Johanna F Daughter 20 Irish 1831
Hallahan Thomas M Husband 53 Irish 1838
Hallahan Hanorah F Wife 32 Irish 1841
Hallahan John M Son 9 Irish Birth
Hallahan Jeremiah M Son 7 Irish Birth
Hallahan Timothy M Son 5 Irish Birth
Hallahan Thomas M Son 3 Irish Birth
Hallahan Hanora F Daughter 4 mo Irish Birth
Hallahan John M Husband 30 Irish 1837
Hallahan Catherine F Wife 26 Irish 1845
Hallahan Mary F Daughter 3 Irish Birth
Hallahan John M Son 2 Irish Birth
My interpretation of this is that Jeremiah and Thomas were brothers. Jeremiah arrived first in 1830-1, with a wife and a son, John. Several years later (ca. 1838) Thomas joined him and married Honora in NB. There are other possibilities (including the possibility that these people are not even related) but that seems the simplest.
Regardless of the original spelling of the name, Hallihan seems to be a version that is more prominent. For example, Thomas Hollihan (probably the same b. ca. 1848) had a son, Eugene Jeremiah Hollihan, b. Pineville, Northumberland Co., NB 3AUG1918. Thomas' wife was Ellen Theresa Whelan. There were still variations. Jeremiah 'Hollohan' and Ann T. Keenan had a son, J.B. Hollohan, b. Renous River, Northumberland Co., NB 30NOV1891. Jeremiah Hallahan and Elizabeth Keenan, who had a son, Charles Hugh Hallahan b. Blackville Parish 18AUG1895; appear to be a separate couple. The first is Jeremiah Lawrence Hallahan (s/o Jeremiah and Mary (Whalen) Hallihan) and she is Annie/Ann/Anna/Hanna Theresa Keenan when Gordon Joseph Hallahan was b. Grainfield, Northumberland Co., NB 15JUL1902. Presumably a third Jeremiah Hollohan (s/o John and Catherine (Brophy?) Hallihan) and his wife, Julia Whalen, had a daughter, Mary C. Hollohan b. Renous River 25NOV1891. Other variations are 'Hallighan', 'Halliban', 'Hallihan' and 'Hallinhan'.
British Nathaniel Underhill married Mary Ann 'Hollohan' sometime before 1879. I have run into British before. His ancestors and mine were neighbours on Long Island in what is now New York in the mid-1600s. See:
http://www.pehoushek.com/RM%20GENEALOGY/Pehoushek/b407.htm#P...Honorah Hollohan, Thomas' wife, d. Renous River, NB 7APR1891 age 72 years.
Jeremiah Hollohan d. Renous River 28JAN1891 age 79 years.
Jeremiah Hallihan b. 1787, d. 1875. See:
http://www.irelandxo.com/node/19567Ellen Hollohan d. Newcastle Parish, Northumberland Co., NB 18SEP1917 age 78 years. She was married and born in Newcastle.
Assuming that Jeremiah, Sr. and Thomas were brothers, Thomas' family begins to look like:
THOMAS HALLIHAN b. Ireland ca. 1798, d. ca. 1850, m. HONORA (HANNAH) _____ (b. Ireland ca. 1819-25, d. Renous River, NB 7APR1891 age 72 years).
In Blackville Parish, in 1871, the family is headed by Jerry 'Holehin' or 'Holehm' (26) and included John (29), Timothy (24), Thomas (23), 'Hannora' (19) and 'Hannera' (7) as well as a Mary Connors? (9). In 1881 the family consists of John 'Hollohan' (26), Jeremiah (26), Thomas (24) and Norah (a variation of Honora) (65) with a Mary H. Corman (17). Obviously the ages are poor guesses.
In 1891, 'Jerrmiah' (44) had a wife, Mary (28), and children W. Thomas (5), A. Annie (3) and M. John (7 months). Other members of the family were his brother, John (48) and mother, 'Hannora' (78).
Children:
1. JOHN A. HALLIHAN b. Renous, Blackville Parish, Northumberland Co., NB 25DEC1840 (ca. 1842-3), d. Blackville Parish 20OCT1906 age 63 years.
2. JEREMIAH (JERRY) P. HALLIHAN b. ca. 1844-5 (15OCT1850 in 1901), m. 1st MARY _____ (b. ca. 1863); m. 2nd ELIZABETH KEENAN (b. 17MAR1863).
A Mrs. Jeremiah Hallahan/Hallihan d. Blackville Parish 17MAY1895 age 35 years. Jeremiah appears to be 'Jermiah' Hallihan in Blackville Parish in 1901 b. 15OCT1850. He has what appears to be a 2nd wife, Elizabeth (17MAR1863). Children were Annie A. (20MAR1890), Michael (2OCT1891), Charles (18AUG1895) and Sarah (4MAY1899). I would guess that Charles was the first child by a second marriage. Also with them was Jeremiah's brother, John A. Hallihan (25DEC1840)
Children:
21. THOMAS W. HALLIHAN b. ca. 1885.
22. ANNIE A. HALLIHAN b. 20MAR1890 (ca. 1888), m. 17SEP1907 JAMES M. WHALEN.
23. JOHN MICHAEL HALLIHAN b. 1890 (2OCT1891 in 1901).
24. CHARLES HUGH HALLIHAN b. Blackville Parish 18AUG1895.
25. MARGARET MARY HALLIHAN b. Blackville Parish 25JUN1898 (not in 1901 census).
26. SARAH E. H. HALLIHAN b. Blackville Parish 4MAY1899.
27. JEREMIAH HALLIHAN b. Blackville Parish 27FEB1903.
3. TIMOTHY HALLIHAN b. ca. 1845-7, m. ELLEN HETHERINGTON.
In 1901, Timothy's date-of-birth was unknown by the respondent to the enumerator. He was thought to be about 52-years of age. He is given as married, but no wife is named, just his sons, Thomas H. and John E.
Children:
31. ELLEN L. HALLIHAN b. 4MAR1879 (ca. 1878), d. 24JUN1942, m. LAURENCE (LAWRENCE) McLEAN.
32. THOMAS H. HALLIHAN b. 27MAR1881 (ca. 1881).
33. JOHN EVERETT HALLIHAN b. 24SEP1883 (ca. 1884), m. 12AUG1942 MARY JANE COMEAU.
4. THOMAS HALLIHAN b. ca. 1848-9.
5. HONORA HALLIHAN b. ca. 1850-3, m. 19SEP1877 WILLIAM JAMES SULLIVAN (b. ca. 1856).
When they married, William was from Glenelg Parish, Northumberland Co., NB. There were two William Sullivan's in Glenelg Parish in 1871, one age 13 and the other age 54, married to Mary F. (48) and the father of the first.
James Sullivan b. 9MAR1849 was in Glenelg Parish in 1901. James, in 1901, was a widower, and with him, as well as a sister, Annie, (4MAY1861), are his parents, William (11FEB1814) and Mary (10MAR1819). In 1851 there were two contiguous families:
Sulivan James M Head 70 Irish June 1817
Sulivan Bridget F Wife 63 Irish June 1817
Sulivan William M Grandson 6 Irish Birth
Sulivan Elizabeth F Granddaughter 16 Irish Birth
Sulivan William M Head 33 Irish June 1817
Sulivan Mary F Wife 28 Irish Birth
Sulivan Bridget F Daughter 8 Irish Birth
Sulivan Mary F Daughter 6 Irish Birth
Sulivan James M Son 5 Irish Birth
Sulivan Margaret F Daughter 3 Irish Birth
Sulivan Helen F Daughter 1 Irish Birth
This makes James a bit older than he appears in 1901. In 1891, James (46) lived next to William (80) and Mary (Flynn) (57). There William was b. Ireland and his parents b. Ireland as well while Mary and her parents were b. NB. James, while he and his mother were b. NB, gave his father as b. Prince Edward Island. While censuses are riddled with errors, this creates a lot of puzzles. James is first given as married then this is crossed out. With him was Sarah Murphy and her children, described as lodgers. James of Lower Bay du Vin died in hospital in Chatham 25SEP1906 age 55 years. He was b. St. Margaret's and William Sullivan of St. Margaret's, Bay du Vin died there 5MAR1908 age 98 years. Mrs. William Sullivan of Bay du Vin d. 9DEC1902 age 86.
Again, I am just speculating but these are the William Sullivan's I can find associated with Glenelg Parish out of numerous Sullivan's. Another William Sullivan d. Bay du Vin 20JAN1911 age 80 years, but I did not see him in the 1901 census. He may have been the William Sullivan in Newcastle (b. 1828) at the time, and William 'Sulivon' (64) there in 1891. His wife, in both cases, was Susan.
William and Mary 'Sulivan' in Glenelg Parish in 1881 did not have a son, William, with them.
William 'Sulivan' (25) in 1881, was in Blackville Parish. Possibly he may have been the William age 13 in 1871 in Glenelg Parish. His wife, Honora, was age 28 and children were John T. (2) and William J. (5 months). There were, judging by the 1891 census, a lot of Sullivan's in Blackville Parish, but I do not find William and Honora amongst them. The same is true for 1901.
Children:
51. JOHN T. SULLIVAN b. ca. 1879.
52. WILLIAM J. SULLIVAN b. NOV1880.
I am not familiar with Blackville History or families. See:
http://home.comcast.net/~gm1347/renous.htmThe above is partial, hastily written and a bit speculative. One difficulty would be in sorting out at least four, perhaps as many as six, Jeremiah's. It's the best I can do at this time.
Thomas.