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Cumbernauld United Football Club
« on: Saturday 02 September 17 15:55 BST (UK) »
Looking for information on John Howison who secretary of the Club before he was killed in a mining accident in 1916

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Re: Cumbernauld United Football Club
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 02 September 17 17:16 BST (UK) »
The current Cumbernauld United FC was formed in 1964. ???

Maybe he was with Clyde?
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Re: Cumbernauld United Football Club
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 02 September 17 17:35 BST (UK) »
The Falkirk Herald, 26 Feb 1916, reported the mining accident involving a John Howieson (with an "e") and refers to his "... having been Secretary to Cumbernauld United Football Club".

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Re: Cumbernauld United Football Club
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 02 September 17 17:58 BST (UK) »
The newspapers gave his age as 36 with 4 children.

Free search on Scotland's people -

Cumbernauld Marriage - John Colquhoun Howison and Margaret Calder Smith, 1907
Cumbernauld Births - John, Niel Smith, James and William Lawrie Howison between 1908 and 1912. Also a Marion, 1914

Possibles?

Or are you looking for info re. his links with the Football Club?


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Re: Cumbernauld United Football Club
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 02 September 17 22:02 BST (UK) »
With hanes teulu's info, some further details regarding the death in 1916:

John was buried in a fall as the night shift was was about to stop work, about 5 tons of material collapsed and 2 hours later he was found to have crush injuries and suffocated. The death certificate states that John died from injuries to chest and shock. He left a pregnant widow and four children. Marion Howden Howison was born about 2 months later on 4th May 1916. John was well known in the district having been a former employee of John Stein and Co as well as secretary to Cumbernauld United Football Club. Margaret Calder Howison later married William Hickie and lived in Castlecary until she died on 21st May 1949. The death was reported in the Kilsyth Chronical on the 25th February 1916.

The source is from an online tree here www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/4463751/person/868306859/facts (you need a subs to view the tree).

His birth looks to be this one here:

Name: John Colquhoun Murray Howison
Birth: 26 Jun 1891 - Milton, Lanark, Scotland

Parents John Howison and Marion Howden.

From 1901:

John Howison 43 Telegraphist b. Edinurgh
Marion Howison 41 b. Falkirk
Jane Howison 21
John Howison 19 Electrical Engineer Appr
William Howison 16
Catherine Howison 13
Willhelmina Howison 6
Thomas Howison 4

Address 10 North Park St, Glasgow/Milton

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Re: Cumbernauld United Football Club
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 03 September 17 07:27 BST (UK) »
Monica, I think this will be Stein the brick-maker!

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Re: Cumbernauld United Football Club
« Reply #6 on: Monday 04 September 17 18:08 BST (UK) »
Hi Monica   your information is correct except his birth, John was born in Crossburn St, Glasgow on June 26 1881. I know he was the secretery of the football club, hoped there was a book or maybe a photo of him. Many thanks

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Re: Cumbernauld United Football Club
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 22 October 17 09:41 BST (UK) »
The original Cumbernauld United was in existence from 1905 to 1924. They played initially in the Stirlingshire Junior League, then the Scottish Junior League from 1910.  Like many smaller clubs they closed down during WW1 and found it hard to get going after the conflict, restarting in 1921 but only managing to keep going for three more years.

I'm not aware of any books that would have a photo of the team.

Football kept going in the town with Cumbernauld Thistle, founded 1925, who played in the Scottish Junior League from 1930-1947 when they too folded.

There is a link to the present Cumbernauld United club, founded in 1964, as all three clubs played at Guy's Meadow.