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Re: JOHN CRAWFORD, Broughshane, WW1 , 1918
« Reply #18 on: Monday 15 August 22 12:13 BST (UK) »
Quote from: aghadowey on Monday 15 August 22 10:20 BST (UK)
Looks like the 1945 death for John Crawford isn't husband of the correct Maggie Barr (he was quite a bit older than Maggie).

Can't see a birth for James Crawford in Ballymoney district in 1890s.

Did you mean to say John Barr and John Crawford rather than John Crawford and James Crawford?
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Re: JOHN CRAWFORD, Broughshane, WW1 , 1918
« Reply #19 on: Monday 15 August 22 12:58 BST (UK) »
Yes, scotmum, thanks for the correction.

I had looked earlier for a John Crawford, father James, in Rasharkin area and closest I could find was a James Crawford, son of James Crawford & Jane Dunlop in Lisheegan  :-\
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Re: JOHN CRAWFORD, Broughshane, WW1 , 1918
« Reply #20 on: Monday 15 August 22 16:52 BST (UK) »
Just noticed https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/75453405/john-crawford/ also has father noted as James Crawford of Rasharkin, suggesting James was possibly still alive and living there at time, albeit as this was an entry not formerly commemorated, it could just be the info given by whoever requested that John be added and James may or may no have been alive at 1918.
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Re: JOHN CRAWFORD, Broughshane, WW1 , 1918
« Reply #21 on: Monday 15 August 22 17:22 BST (UK) »
Mmmmm....I wonder....look at the Regiment and service number of this supposed Scottish born chap:


John
Regiment Royal Irish Rifles
Last name Crawford
Unit / Battalion 3rd Battalion
Birth year 1894
Series WO 363
Birth town Balmerino
Series description Wo 363 - First World War Service Records 'Burnt Documents'
Birth county Fife

Birth country Scotland

Service number 1673
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Re: JOHN CRAWFORD, Broughshane, WW1 , 1918
« Reply #22 on: Monday 15 August 22 17:23 BST (UK) »
And...

Intended residence on discharge Broughshane.

Living at Carnfinton townland, Rasharkin when enlisted in 1914.

Father James Crawford, Carnfinton originally NOK then replaced by John's wife as NOK.
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Re: JOHN CRAWFORD, Broughshane, WW1 , 1918
« Reply #23 on: Monday 15 August 22 17:35 BST (UK) »
Mmm...birthplace given as Carnfinton, Rasharkin too, so trying to figure out why his record is indexed on FindMyPast with a Scottish place of birth.
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Re: JOHN CRAWFORD, Broughshane, WW1 , 1918
« Reply #24 on: Monday 15 August 22 17:40 BST (UK) »
Only this Joseph Crawford in Carnfinton in 1911, no other Crawfords there in 1901/11:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Killoquin/Carnfinton/129947/

Recorded as married but no other family members listed, however:

A CWGC entry for an Archibald Crawford, RIR,  son of a Joseph of Carnfinton https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/878276/archibald-crawford/
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Re: JOHN CRAWFORD, Broughshane, WW1 , 1918
« Reply #25 on: Monday 15 August 22 17:49 BST (UK) »
Well done, scotmum.
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Re: JOHN CRAWFORD, Broughshane, WW1 , 1918
« Reply #26 on: Monday 15 August 22 18:02 BST (UK) »
Quote from: aghadowey on Monday 15 August 22 17:49 BST (UK)
Well done, scotmum.

Not particularly, as there are still more questions than answers ;D. 
"As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don’t know we don’t know."  - Donald Rumsfeld

"Trees without roots fall over!"
 
""People who never look backward to their ancestors will never look forward to posterity." - Edmund Burke

Don't just wait for the storm to pass, learn to dance in the rain.
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