Author Topic: Crane family, Dromore Co.Down  (Read 6542 times)

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Re: Crane family, Dromore Co.Down
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 20 October 10 14:04 BST (UK) »
I stumbled on this post accidently and thought i would add to it  James Henry Crane was the Sergeant Major Of the Hillsborough Fort warders or Guard a private Army of 20 men under the command of Lord Downshire Constable of Hillsboroguh Fort.  In both the 1910 and 1911 Census he would appear to be separated from his family as he is living in separate Addresses in both census. pictures of him are online here-

 www.http://hillsborougholdguard.co.uk/ReenactmentGroup.aspx

he is the elderly warder with silk sash and epaulettes.

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Re: Crane family, Dromore Co.Down
« Reply #10 on: Friday 01 April 16 20:39 BST (UK) »
I'm the "coram"  who posted a few years back.  I've changed my e-mail so I'm starting from scratch.  I don't know if anyone is still following this topic, but I've come up with some information on William (born 1793) Crane and his wife Isabella McComb who were linen weavers at Quilly.  The name Quilly does seem to come up when anyone mentions Cranes.  Was it a village?  What is in the area now?

Thanks for any help.

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Re: Crane family, Dromore Co.Down
« Reply #11 on: Friday 01 April 16 20:51 BST (UK) »
Quilly is the name of a townland in Dromore civil parish (Banbridge Poor Law Union/civil registration district)- just outside Dromore as you can see:
http://www.townlands.ie/down/quilly/
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