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Commonwealth War Graves Commission are appealing for blood relatives of Pvt Thomas Cummins - Royal Irish Fusiliers - service no 10717 - died 3/3/1919 - buried Lurgan Newline Cemetery. Died of gas poisoning at the residence of his mother of Hill Street.
The Commission are in the process of producing a headstone to mark his grave.
Son of Mary Ann Cummins, of Hill St, Lurgan.
FIND A GRAVE
Lurgan New Cemetery
Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Plot D. 332
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/280814759/thomas-cummins
A brother, Corporal Moses Cummins, R.I.R., was killed in action; another brother Drum Major S. Cummins, 9th R.I.F., is serving in France; and a fourth brother, Sergeant James Cummins, R.I.F., was discharged some time ago. All four brothers are mentioned in a verse of the poem 'The Hill Street Boys' first published in the Lurgan Mail 3rd April 1915, under the title 'The Hill Street Tommie's.'
There's James and Sam, Moe and Tam,
For fine chaps there's no disputing,
For heart and hand for Hill Street Band,
These brothers spent much time in fluting,
There's Harry Quail as hard as nails,
Who for Glenavon oft did battle,
And Sparks so bright who took delight,
In causing forwards teeth to rattle.
If you are related or know of someone who is, CWGC would like to hear from you.
Sandra
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Brother Moses Cummins -
Lance Corporal Cummins, M.
5/4935 - Royal Irish Rifles 1st Bn. Who died on19 July 1915.
Son of Mary Ann Cummins, of Hill St, Lurgan.
Cemetery:
Y FARM MILITARY CEMETERY, BOIS-GRENIER, France
Grave or Reference Panel Number:K 37
Soldiers Wills:
Moses Cummins
In the event of my death I give the whole of my money to my mother Mrs Cummins. In the event of her death I give the whole of my money to my sister Hanna Cummins, 30 Hill St. Lurgan. 15th Feb, Lcp M. Cummins.
Sandra
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1901 census Hill, Lurgan Urban, Armagh, Ireland.
Mary Anne Cummins 35 Head of Family (Head)
Margret Cummins 14 Daughter
James Cummins 13 Son
Samuel Cummins 12 Son
Moses Cummins 10 Son
Thomas Cummins 8 Son
Elizabeth Cummins 7 Daughter
Florence Cummins 6 Daughter
Mary Cummins 3 Daughter
Rachel Hanna Cummins 1 Daughter
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Armagh/Lurgan_Urban/Hill/1025588/
Sandra
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1911 Hill Street. Lurgan Armagh
Mary Ann Cummins 46 Head
Margaret Cummins 22 Daughter
Isaacs Cummins 18 Son
Thomas Cummins 17 Son
Elizabeth Cummins 16 Daughter
Florence Cummins 14 Daughter
Mary Cummins 13 Daughter
Hannah Cummins 11 Daughter
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Armagh/Lurgan_Urban/Hill_Street__part_of_/295870/
Sandra
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U.K, World War I Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923
Pvt Thomas Cummins
Record Type Death
Military Service Region Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
Military Country Ireland
Death Date 3 Mar 1919 - Service Number 10717
Corps, Regiment or Unit Rl. Irish Fusiliers.
Sandra
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Brother Drum Major Samuel Cummins also served 9th R I F
Samuel Cummins -1889 Lurgan Ireland -
Birth Registration Date Sep 1889 - Birth Registration Place. Ireland.
Volume 1 Page 612
marriage - Samuel Cummins - Henna (Henrietta) Bunting
Date of Registration 1910, Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration District Lurgan, Ireland
Volume 1 Page number 926
New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 showed Samuel Cumins (as transcribed) born 1889 Lurgan Ireland - aged 58 years - Departure Port Southampton, England
Arrival Date 15 Dec 1947 - Arrival Port New York, New York on the Mauretania - Destination Wyoming - relative in Ireland Miss M Cummins (daughter) Person in USA Mrs N A McLeon (daughter)
1330 South Jackson, Casper, Wyoming.
Also travelling Henrietta aged 58 years - Ivy Cummins 27 years - Norma 22 years - Doris 21 years Rhoda 20 years - and Eileen 18 years -
Sandra
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Wyoming, U.S., State and County Marriage Records, 1869-1972
Samuel Cummins - Birth Place Lurgan Co. Armagh, North Ireland
Spouse Henrietta E. Bunting
Child Norma Cummins (aged 24 years) -24 June 1950 marriage to Bjorn Clausen. 29 years.
Casper Star-Tribune
Casper, Wyoming
Thu, 29 Jun 1950
Page 10
https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune/168588336/
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Samuel Cummins -1889 Lurgan Ireland -
Birth Registration Date Sep 1889 - Birth Registration Place. Ireland.
Volume 1 Page 612
Birth - 14 June 1889 at Monbrief townland. MMN Harrison
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1889/02467/1916355.pdf
https://www.townlands.ie/armagh/oneilland-east/shankill/lurgan-urban/monbrief/
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Pennsylvania, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1798-1962shows Samuel travelling much earlier in 1909 with brother James - arriving 29 August 1909 -going to Uncle William Cummins - 211/213 Callowhill Street.Lurgan. Mother Mrs Cummins of Lurgan.
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Wyoming, U.S., State and County Marriage Records, 1869-1972
Samuel Cummins - Birth Place Lurgan Co. Armagh, North Ireland
Spouse Henrietta E. Bunting
Child Norma Cummins (aged 24 years) -24 June 1950 marriage to Bjorn Clausen. 29 years.
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Bjorn K. Clausen 29 April1921 - marriage 14 June 1950 passed away 2 August 1997 (aged 76 years)
Death Date 2 Aug 1997 Casper, Natrona, Wyoming
Obituary Date 5 Aug 1997
Obituary Place Casper, Wyoming, USA
Newspaper Title Casper Star-Tribune
Parents Olaf Clausen; Johanna Clausen
Spouse Norma Cummins.
FIND A GRAVE
Natrona Memorial Gardens
Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming
Plot Christus Garden 101C 3
Norma Cummins Clausen - 11 Jan 1925 - Death 9 Nov 2002 (aged 77)
Burial Natrona Memorial Gardens
Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming
Plot Christus Garden 101C 4
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51883025/norma-clausen
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Source Anc Tree
Sister Eileen Cummins married William Silcock. Eileen passed 2023 ( 7 February 2023 - Ashgrove Care Home Newry N.Ireland.
Sandra
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Obit Bjorn Clausen
Casper Star-Tribune
Casper, Wyoming
Tue, 5 Aug 1997
Page 11
https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune/168588189/
Sandra
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Notification has been made.
Thank You
Sandra
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Father was Thomas (deceased on youngest Rachel / Hannah's birth) and mother Mary nee Harrison
They married 1887 https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1887/10809/5942144.pdf
There appears to be no birth registration for Thomas between Moses and Elizabeth.
Mother Mary died 1920 https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1920/05113/4406115.pdf
https://www.lurganancestry.com/ww1/cumminst.htm
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British Newspaper Archives - Lurgan Mail 15 March 1919 - shows a brief article of thanks from relatives of the late Thomas Cummins .............
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01tqc/
Sandra