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Grant, James (1897-1914); Identified + grave located
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CelticIreland

Wasn't James Grant a Toomebridge man?

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steve

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Toome/Toome/125267/

Children's names aren't a complete match, but look who's visiting...

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Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion
Grant James 64 Male Head of Family Roman Catholic
Grant Bridget 60 Female Wife Roman Catholic
Grant James Valentine 27 Male Son Roman Catholic
Grant Felecia 22 Female Daughter Roman Catholic
Grant Annie Leo 20 Female Daughter Roman Catholic
Colgan Mary Ellen 6 Female Grand Daughter Roman Catholic
Colgan Thomas 32 Male Visitor Son in Law Roman Catholic
McGreggor Alice 26 Female Servant Roman Catholic


image: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001375522/
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steve

And in that same edition of The Herald

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CelticIreland

The Toomebridge Connection.

The Toomebridge connection is complex but important. Tom Colgan had married in 1906, a daughter of James Grant, whose family roots were in Toomebridge. However Mrs Colgan died on the birth of their daughter Mary a short time later. From a young age Mary lived at Toome House, Toomebridge with her aunt and uncle, Neil and Felcia Grant, both of whom were unmarried. From the 1920s to the 1950s Mary and her aunt Felicia would make occasional expeditions to Glasgow for major Celtic occasions although according to surviving relatives the ladies interest in the sport was distinctly limited. Mary's cousin Brian Grant recalls joining in those expeditions which took the Toomebridge party to the Bank resturant before and after the game, on to the team bus and even into the dressing rooms! When Tom Colgan retired both from business in Glasgow and as a Celtic director in 1940 he took up residence in Toome House with his daughter and the Grants. He died in 1946 and the Colgan's shares were left to Mary who thus became, when the transfer was completed in 1949, the holder of 1103 fully paid and 1150 part paid shares making her the third force in Celtic behind only the Kellys and the Whites.

From Celtic A Century With Honour by Brian Wilson.
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Tremendous work Steve
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1881 Scotland Census

about James Grant
Name: James Grant
Age: 33
Estimated birth year: abt 1848
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Bridget Grant
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland
Registration Number: 644/7
Registration district: Blythswood
Civil Parish: Glasgow St Enoch
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 6 Gt Clyde St
Occupation: Spirit Merchant (Employing 6 Men)
ED: 10
Household schedule number: 72
Line: 18
Roll: cssct1881_230
Household Members:
Name Age
James Grant 33
Bridget Grant 28
Mary H Grant 5
Sarah Grant 4
Margaret E Grant 9 MO
Ellen Henderson 20
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1891 Scotland Census
about James Grant
Name: James Grant
Age: 42
Estimated birth year: abt 1849
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Bridget Grant
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland
Registration Number: 644/7
Registration district: Blythswood
Civil Parish: Glasgow St Enoch
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 11 Great Clyde St
Occupation: Spirit Merchant
ED: 9
Household schedule number: 51
Line: 2
Roll: CSSCT1891_267
Household Members:
Name Age
James Grant 42
Bridget Grant 38
Mary E Grant 15
Sarah Grant 14
Margt E Grant 10
James N Grant 9
Thomas I Grant 7
Elizabeth F Grant 5
Annie L Grant 3
Neil I S Grant 1
Mary Allison 21
Margt O'Brien 36
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In 1901 census, he's not there but wife and kid is

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1901 Scotland Census
about Bridget Grant
Name: Bridget Grant
Age: 48
Estimated birth year: abt 1853
Relationship: Wife
Gender: Female
Where born: Falkirk, Stirlingshire
Registration Number: 644/10
Registration district: Anderston
Civil Parish: Glasgow Sandyford
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 49 St Vincent Crest
ED: 45
Household schedule number: 45
Line: 19
Roll: CSSCT1901_306
Household Members:
Name Age
Bridget Grant 48
James V Grant 18
Alice M Gregor 19
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Main cemetery in Toome is Balle

Ulster historical foundation released a book documeting all the grave stone inscriptions for that cemetery in

Gravestone Inscriptions Vol 08: County Down: Barony of Lecale CLARKE, R.S., compiler :​Down:​Irl Ulster-Scot Historical Foundation {08524}

Will see if the uni/Mitchell has this
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It's in the mitchell

Will take a wander down later today
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