James Joseph Craven

[Jessies Mum]

Searching for my friend - looking for information on her great-grandfather James Joseph Craven born c1903 in Dublin, died 3 October 1960.  Married Margaret (Maggie) McCormick, born 31 October 1901, died 9 February 1976.  Looking for any involvement with the Irish Republican Army?  Can anyone point me in the right direction please?

[annclare]

Try the Military Bureau Site - Re IRA Membership (1918-22) you cannot search by surname - have to browse individual battalion records.
Link

http://www.militaryarchives.ie/collections/online-collections/military-service-pensions-collection/search-the-collection

annclare

[dathai]

Have you census addresses for his family 1901 and 1911
or any info from his marriage cert, parents address etc

[Jessies Mum]

Thank you for the link dathai - I am in Australia, so I have no idea where to commence searching.  I know that he moved to Dolphin's Barn at some point - no idea when.  I also know that he had brothers Patrick, Daniel and Michael and three sisters Alice, Molly and unknown.  This information is being given to me by James' soon to be 80 year old son, so my apologies for not having more solid information.

[dathai]

possible lmarriage
Dublin South 1933
Jan Mar vol 2 page 398 James Craven match Margaret McCormack

I only found 5 Craven births mothers maiden McCormack from 1934 to 1942 will P M them to you just in case still living.

[jnoone]

Hi
I would start by looking for the marriage between James and Margaret which Dathai has given

  Marriages Dublin South Jan/Mar 1933
     James Craven/Margaret McCormack
      Volume 2 Page 398
Other posts on this site will give you information on ordering Irish civil certs.The marriage cert will give James and Margarets fathers name and their occupations and their addresses.This will help to try find them on the 1901 and 1911 census which are online.

Only seeing one James Craven on the census in Dublin but this may not be the correct family
.http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Usher_s_Quay/James_s_St_/61396/

On the 1939 Electoral register for Dublin available online there is a James and Margaret Craven living in Great Longford Street and a James Craven living in James Street (which is why I have doubts with that census return).

http://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=dublin%20heritage&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCQQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dublinheritage.ie%2Felectoral%2F&ei=R0O2TorNGInJhAeo24mKBA&usg=AFQjCNEvIZ2N_wof_MUEQn2BLPCk_ei8ZQ&cad=rja

[dathai]

Found one hit on the Irish Prison Register available on Family Search.org
James Craven born 1903 est in Meath St at age 21 in 1924 in Mountjoy Prison no offence given.
No one of this age 7 or 8 on 1911 Census.

[dathai]

Only one James Craven born Dublin South between 1901 and 1911
James Craven
Oct Dec 1902
Dublin South
Vol 2 page 610.

[Jessies Mum]

Thank you everyone - will follow up with the link annclare about the IRA membership - possibly that may link in to why dathai has found a jail link in 1924?  Great information jnoone re marriage and census information.  Appreciate all you are doing in trying to find out for me.