| Colgan, Tom - Board Member (1905-1939); Identified + grave located | |
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| steve | Feb 14 2011, 03:15 PM Post #1 |
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Edited by Dianogah, May 30 2011, 08:44 PM.
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| steve | Feb 14 2011, 03:15 PM Post #2 |
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| Dianogah | Feb 14 2011, 10:11 PM Post #3 |
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Eh, is this him? http://www.events.belfastmedia.com/features_article.php?ID=1525 ![]()
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| chuck | Feb 18 2011, 11:34 AM Post #4 |
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Lads, that's him - at the play last night at Stormont I met his daughter in law, Kay Colgan - she said he is buried in Friar's Bush cemetary - the oldest cemetary in Belfast. http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/cemeteries/friarsbush.asp Access is seriously restricted, but I may have a few contacts to get me in - i'll keep you posted. Are the rest of the Colgan's buried in Dalbeth? She's adamant that most of the family are resting in Scotland.
Edited by chuck, Feb 18 2011, 11:47 AM.
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| Dianogah | Feb 18 2011, 11:58 AM Post #5 |
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Amazing chuck I'll follow up on the other Colgan's in Dalbeth We found that Tom was staying in Toome with the Grants in 1911, and we are looking for Grant's grave. could he be in the same cemetery? http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Toome/Toome/125267/ 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 Edited by Dianogah, Feb 18 2011, 12:00 PM.
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| chuck | Feb 18 2011, 12:07 PM Post #6 |
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He could be chief - I'll check. There's also Catholic cemetaries around Co. Antrim, churchyard burial sites, so he could be up there somewhere. I'm trying to get into Friar's Bush on Tuesday, but their records are abysmal so I don't know if i'll be able to find the grave on the first visit. I've never been before, in fact not many get access at all. |
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| chuck | Feb 18 2011, 11:41 PM Post #7 |
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Lads - The Lost Paddy from the Huddleboard is going to start creeping round cemetaries in Toome.
Edited by chuck, Feb 18 2011, 11:51 PM.
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| Glasgow Road | Feb 19 2011, 02:59 PM Post #8 |
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Tom Colgin was the licensee of the Old Vic, 669 Govan Road for the late James Grant in 1915. He also owned the Old Govan Arms, 907 Govan Road in 1916.![]() |
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| chuck | Feb 22 2011, 11:49 AM Post #9 |
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Right I've got access to Friar's Bush cemetary this Saturday - they're letting me in for an hour - hopefully I can come across the grave. There's only 60 burials listed between 1942 and 1957 and unfortunately Colgan isn't one of them - as I explained the records are really poor. The cemetary has been closed to the public for years and years but the cemetaries guy says the place is still in decent nick - fingers crossed colgan's headstone hasn't become too weather beaten - i'll keep you posted. Edited by chuck, Feb 22 2011, 11:53 AM.
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| The Wee Shamrock | Feb 22 2011, 02:59 PM Post #10 |
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Get in there Chuck!! This is getting like Raiders of the Lost Ark!
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