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Title: J.C. McBrinn
Post by: grandpezza on Thursday 27 October 11 10:30 BST (UK)
Can anyone help find any records of this person - I have not succeeded

He supposedly was in the Royal Irish Regiment and died at the Somme in 1916 on 3rd Sept.
he came from Co Cork and was a close friend of my wife's grandmother


 :)
Regards
Title: Re: J.C. McBrinn
Post by: aghadowey on Thursday 27 October 11 10:52 BST (UK)
CWGC database gives next of kin details- "Son of Mrs. M. E. McBrinn, of 2, Roseleigh St., Belfast."
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=549777

Here's the family in 1901 census- John Charles with mother Mary Ellen:
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Clifton/Southport/963185

Under McBrien in 1911 Census at Roseleigh St.-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Clifton/Roseleigh_Street/146793

Title: Re: J.C. McBrinn
Post by: grandpezza on Thursday 27 October 11 11:01 BST (UK)
Wow & Thanks

I also enquired of the same sources  and got nothing back except two entries for ww2 !  - maybe it's the way  i do it  :'(
Title: Re: J.C. McBrinn
Post by: aghadowey on Thursday 27 October 11 11:54 BST (UK)
I just put J C McBrinn in CWGC search page and got the one result.

Couldn't find the 1911 census at first so tried 1901. Then went back to 1911 and searched for Roseleigh St. (address from CWGC) without any name, put names in alphabetical order and found the 'McBrien' family.
Title: Re: J.C. McBrinn
Post by: grandpezza on Thursday 27 October 11 11:58 BST (UK)
Very strange - That's what I thought I did - but my search produced nothing neither did a search of RIR Soldiers.  Thanks for your help 
Title: Re: J.C. McBrinn
Post by: kingskerswell on Thursday 27 October 11 12:12 BST (UK)
Hi,
   When searching the CWGC search site it is important to put a space between a person's initials. Not doing so is a common error.

Regards
Title: Re: J.C. McBrinn
Post by: Andrew-Mc on Wednesday 01 February 17 23:05 GMT (UK)
Hi, JC McBrinn is my great uncle.  I'm interested to know how he knew your grandmother.  John died at the Somme on 3 Sept 1916.