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adee7
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In my search for my Great Grandfather and family, I had an old photograph of him in uniform, and a Belfast address from the Ulster Covenant list of signators. The Belfast Street Directory shows him as a Corps of Commissionaires member. Many ex-servicement of good character served with the Corps.
In response to my letter of inquiry, I received a photocopy of a partial page from the Corps Duty Roll Book (Belfast). The person who responded to my letter commented that as the book is very large, it is not 'photocopy friendly', and some areas of the page are hard to decipher. Also, the handwriting is rather ornate. He kindly typed out the entry for my Great Grandfather which shows his regiment of enlistment, but not that he served mostly with the Royal Irish Fusiliers.
Using that as a guide, I transcribed the other entries on that partial page, and will gladly provide further information if anyone wants it.
Full entries:
Dabbs, William, b. London, England
McWherter, James, b. Co. Tyrone, Ireland
Hassett, Charles, b. Jersey, Channel Isles, England
Rowley, John, b. Co. Fermanagh, Ireland
Potter, Thomas, b. Colchester, Essex, England
Dolan, John, b. Churchill, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland
Quail, James, b. Banbridge(?), Co. Down, Ireland
Woods, George, b. Co. Antrim, Ireland
Partial entries:
Peachy, John, b. Cambridge, England
Hudson, Henry, b. Yorkshire, England
Charles, James, b. Co. Londonderry, Ireland
McKitterick, John, b. Co. Antrim, Ireland
Some of the categories in these entries: Age, Birthplace, Height, Weight, Regiment, Length of Service, Date of Enlistment, Rank, Medals, Religion, Married or Single, Number of Children.
The Belfast Mailing Address:
Corps of Commissionaires, 12 Cromac Place, Belfast BT28 2GF
e-mail: info[AT]the-corps.co.uk
website: www.the-corps.co.uk
Regards, Kathleen
Moderator Comment: e-mail edited, to avoid spamming and other abuses.
Please replace [AT] with @
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« Last Edit: Friday 30 November 07 12:36 UTC (UK) by adee7 »
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England and Belfast - GOFF, GOUGH, MATHERS, MOXHAM/MOXAM, OSMOND, PHILLIPS, WINDER, WYKES
Scotland - JOHNSTON, DORWARD, KIDD, KYD, RAMSAY, RAE
Canada - DeWOLFE, HALLADAY, HASKINS, HICOCK, JOHNSTON, OLD/OLDS
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adee7
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Hi, Is there any way that this can be 'stickied' for a while? (*)
Regards, Kathleen
* Moderator Comment: Done 
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« Last Edit: Saturday 28 April 07 13:25 UTC (UK) by Berlin-Bob »
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England and Belfast - GOFF, GOUGH, MATHERS, MOXHAM/MOXAM, OSMOND, PHILLIPS, WINDER, WYKES
Scotland - JOHNSTON, DORWARD, KIDD, KYD, RAMSAY, RAE
Canada - DeWOLFE, HALLADAY, HASKINS, HICOCK, JOHNSTON, OLD/OLDS
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adee7
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Berlin-Bob,
Thanks very much for doing this. I thought it would be a good idea, at least for a while so the names can be viewed and maybe responded to.
Regards, Kathleen
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England and Belfast - GOFF, GOUGH, MATHERS, MOXHAM/MOXAM, OSMOND, PHILLIPS, WINDER, WYKES
Scotland - JOHNSTON, DORWARD, KIDD, KYD, RAMSAY, RAE
Canada - DeWOLFE, HALLADAY, HASKINS, HICOCK, JOHNSTON, OLD/OLDS
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goggy
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adee7,thank you for that info;maybe someday someone may find their' hole in the wall' thru' it!
Goggy.  
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adee7
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goggy,
Thanks for the thanks. I know how frustrating it can be when there are minimal clues that seem to lead nowhere. I hope that some folks will find this information useful, even if it's just the knowledge that the Corps has kept its records and will provide information upon request.
It would be nice to learn, in time, that others find this helpful.
Regards, Kathleen
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England and Belfast - GOFF, GOUGH, MATHERS, MOXHAM/MOXAM, OSMOND, PHILLIPS, WINDER, WYKES
Scotland - JOHNSTON, DORWARD, KIDD, KYD, RAMSAY, RAE
Canada - DeWOLFE, HALLADAY, HASKINS, HICOCK, JOHNSTON, OLD/OLDS
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TonyR
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Hi Kathleen, I have a very similiar story to you.
As my Grandad was also in the Corps & living in Belfast (from children's birth certs) I thought he had to be with the Belfast branch, but when I contacted them, they didn't seem very helpful. Maybe it was because I e-mailed & then phoned them but they only directed me to contact the London office.
A helpful lady there could only provide start / finish dates for men with Grandad's name, but not which branch they worked at or anything else, so rather disappointing really.
Now reading your post & how much info you got makes me wonder if I should try again. Maybe I just caught them on a bad day, or did you make 'a donation' to the Corps which smoothed the way? Regards, TonyR.
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Rooney Carlow/Wicklow to Dublin to Belfast to Birmingham. Johnston & Smyth Co Down. Crowe & Ryan Tipperary. Day, Rhodes & Johnston Barrow-in-Furness. Day, Bailey & Page Bedford. Day & Mead Somerset. Rhodes, White & Taylor Swadlincote. Reynolds Haverfordwest. Weekly Fishguard. Barzey Wales.
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adee7
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Hi Tony,
I wrote a letter to them with as much information about my Great Grandfather as I had and asked if they could help. The person who responded certainly made a great effort to help me. Also, I sent a letter of thanks to him.
If you wish, I'll send the name of the person to you by Personal Message.
Kathleen
Please let us all know how you do with this.
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England and Belfast - GOFF, GOUGH, MATHERS, MOXHAM/MOXAM, OSMOND, PHILLIPS, WINDER, WYKES
Scotland - JOHNSTON, DORWARD, KIDD, KYD, RAMSAY, RAE
Canada - DeWOLFE, HALLADAY, HASKINS, HICOCK, JOHNSTON, OLD/OLDS
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TonyR
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Hi Kathleen, bingo!, I got same result as you, photocopied pages with my Grandad's entry highlighted. The headings were explained, so a pretty good result really.
I'm not sure if motto should be 'don't take no for an answer' or 'never give up' or 'always write & include a sae', but whatever it is, persistance paid off.
The details of the other men on the photocopy are transcribed below.
Regards, TonyR.
Thomas Tracey b.Monaghan, Ireland, Labourer
Charles McCorry b.Lurgan, Co. Armagh, Ireland, -
William Foster b.Co. Fermanagh, Ireland, -
James Lonighan b.Shankhill, Co. Antrim, Ireland, -
Edward Appleton b.Bishopsgate, London, England, Varnish ?
James Smith b.Spennymore, Co. Durham, England, -
? Frederick Montague b.Shirley, Southampton, England, Clerk
Henry Chambers b.Comber, Co. Down, Ireland, Grocer's Assistant
John Connor b.?abinteeley, Co. Dublin, Ireland, Groom
Charles Connor b.Southwark, London, England, Bookbinder
Arthur Worthington b.Bolton, Lancashire, England, Piecer?
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Rooney Carlow/Wicklow to Dublin to Belfast to Birmingham. Johnston & Smyth Co Down. Crowe & Ryan Tipperary. Day, Rhodes & Johnston Barrow-in-Furness. Day, Bailey & Page Bedford. Day & Mead Somerset. Rhodes, White & Taylor Swadlincote. Reynolds Haverfordwest. Weekly Fishguard. Barzey Wales.
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adee7
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Hi Tony,
That's wonderful news. Yes, sometimes persistence pays.
Was it the same person as the one who helped me?
Regards,
Kathleen
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England and Belfast - GOFF, GOUGH, MATHERS, MOXHAM/MOXAM, OSMOND, PHILLIPS, WINDER, WYKES
Scotland - JOHNSTON, DORWARD, KIDD, KYD, RAMSAY, RAE
Canada - DeWOLFE, HALLADAY, HASKINS, HICOCK, JOHNSTON, OLD/OLDS
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adee7
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You're very welcome Tony. I'm really pleased that I'm able
to help.
Regards, Kathleen
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England and Belfast - GOFF, GOUGH, MATHERS, MOXHAM/MOXAM, OSMOND, PHILLIPS, WINDER, WYKES
Scotland - JOHNSTON, DORWARD, KIDD, KYD, RAMSAY, RAE
Canada - DeWOLFE, HALLADAY, HASKINS, HICOCK, JOHNSTON, OLD/OLDS
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kbingy
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Any listings for Thomas Benson or Edward Lister (R.I.F.)? Both Belfast
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