James McIntyre (R.I.C)

[hardsocks]

Looking for information on my G G Grandfather James McIntyre.He Died at 9 Ward Street  April 1890
He was a Head Constable in the Royal Irish Constabulary in the mid 1800s and was stationed at
Bridge End Belfast. He was from Downpatrick.Any information on him or his time in the R.I.C would be great.
Thankyou

[Elwyn Soutter]

There are RIC pension records on Ancestry which relate to James McIntyre. They record him as having qualified for a pension on 1st July 1861. The pension was £30 a year and was paid in Belfast. His last rank appears to have been acting sergeant. The date of death ties in with yours. His establishment number in the pension records was 6241. (Though that might be different to his service number. Not certain).

I looked for his service record but couldn’t find it. If no-one else is able to help, you could try the PSNI museum. They have access to RIC service records and will normally provide a copy upon payment of the appropriate fee.

https://www.psni.police.uk/inside-psni/our-history/genealogy/

[hardsocks]

Thankyou

[BallyaltikilliganG]

tried street directories
http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/ and PRONI  see http://streetdirectories.proni.gov.uk
1819
McIntyre, George; house, Donegall Street see later
1835-1836
Matier's Belfast Directory 1835-1836
McIntyre, Mrs  Belville, ballymacarrett possibly a widow?
1841
McIntyre, Mrs  Belville, ballymacarrett
McIntyre, James of Simms & Mcintyre residence Belville.
Simms & Mcintyre 26 Donegall Street Stationers they were more known as printers
1852
McIntyre, James, head constable, Edward's Buildings, Ballymacarrett
1861 not in alph index
McIntyre, J in Victoria road Holywood
1880 MATILDA STREET
Off Blackstaff Road
 54. McIntyre, James, pensioner
 52. McBirney, John, constable
1850
McIntyre, James, head constable, Edward's Buildings
the street directory search is not complete

tried British newspaper archive has items eg Belfast News-Letter Antrim, Northern Ireland
17 Dec 1852 BELFAST POLICE COURT—WEDNESDAY

I went looking for burials none relevant 1800s in Belfast city cemetery, but the next search in
Clifton Street Cemetery bore fruit http://www.cliftonstreetcemetery.com
1.   The Registry doesn’t have an entry
2.    The Lower Cemetery has just one grave
Lot F30-31 McINTYRE
In memory of
George Joy McIntyre
died Oct 5th 1834 Aged 49 years
Also three of his children who died young
Also his Daughter
Eliza McIntyre
died October 21st 1851 Aged 27 years
and also his Wife
Jane McIntyre
died Sept 13th 1854 Aged 67 years
Also his Son George McIntyre
died Sept 30th 1865 Aged 31 years
Also his Son James McIntyre
died March 15th 1880 Aged 68 years
"So he giveth his beloved sleep"
Grave purchased by James McIntyre, October 1851 

3. The Upper Cemetery has a plot connected
LOT 37 McFERRAN
Sacred
To the memory of
Jane Daughter of Capt James McFerran
Of this town who departed this life on the
11th January 1852 Aged 15 months
Also two of this children who died in their infancy
Lot purchased by George J McIntyre September
1819
Transferred by James McIntyre to Captain James
McFerran January 1852

Simms and mcintyre have been written up in various places
have run out of time good luck onwards

[hardsocks]

Thankyou i wil try and find out when his wife Frances(fanny) mcintyre died and go from there

[aghadowey]

James McIntyre listed as married when he died in 1890, home address was 9 Ward St.-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1890/06108/4743597.pdf

1890 Belfast directory- WARD STREET (Leeson Street to Grosvenor Street) several small houses
http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/wyzcomplete1890.htm

By 1901 directory McIntyres not listed at 9 Ward St.
http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/wyzcomplete1901.htm

[Cwellan CoDown]

I see a daughter Josephine was present at death - do you have any details for her?

Did she get married, is she on the 1901 census?

[BallyaltikilliganG]

Aghadowey What do you make of this death address you found recorded for James
McIntyre or perhaps he only lived there for a few months

poor old Ward St is treated as unlisted then listed then unlisted  but I couldn’t find a James Mcintyre living in it.
PRONI street directories using
listed 1884 with nos 1-45 no McIntyre  No9 is James Graham, No 11 unoccupied {James is listed in matilda st}
listed 1887 with nos 1-45 no McIntyre  No 9 &11 unoccupied
named but unlisted 1890 several small houses also as found by Aghadowey {he has left 57 Matilda St}
listed 1892 with nos 1-47 no McIntyre no 9 is Patrick Fegan no 11 McDonnell
listed 1896 no 1 is Fagan no 9 is Heaney a lamplighter, no 11 is vacant 

perhaps he was living with his daughter Josephine under her married name or Josephine is staying with a friend there.


Cwellan CoDown could this be daughter
Josephine   McIntyre   1853   father James   Down from [credits required] https://www.ancestryireland.com/family-records/birth-and-baptism-records-county-antrim-and-county-down/?search1=josephine&search2=mcIntyre&condition=begins&submit=Search 
surprisingly a head constable’s daughter couldn’t write her name on the death certificate only I in 10 didn’t put their mark on the death registers page
ros davies has a line for James under knockbreda but also has
James   McINTYRE   .   Kilmegan   police constable in Castlewellan in 1846   POD
is this where James was promoted from to Belfast

hardsocks  did you find more RIC information?

[hardsocks]

no more info I am contacting P S N I to do a search for his record will keep you informed when I receive it Josephine MCINTYRE WAS IN THE 1901 CENSUS AS JOSEPHINE BENNETT HER PARTENERS NAME AND DAUGHTER MARY . MARY WAS BORN IN1886 IN BELFAST FATHERS NAME WILLIAM MCINTYRE A SOLIDER JOSEPHINES MAIDEN NAME WAS ALSO MCINTYRE. NO EVIDENCTHAT SHE MARRIED WILLIAM MCINTYRE OR ROBERT BENNETT