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James Mcafferty
« on: Friday 27 January 23 19:56 GMT (UK) »
Can you help the MOD War Detectives find surviving family of 305343 Pte James McCafferty, who was killed in action on 11 October 1918 whilst serving with 5th Battalion, Tank Corps?
Pte McCafferty had previously served with the 5th Royal Dublin Fusiliers (service number 30370).

He was born in about 1889 in Tullish Down, Ireland, to Hugh and Annie McCafferty. He married Elizabeth Downie in Glasgow on 14 July 1911.

Any help would be much appreciated.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mod-war-detectives-the-joint-casualty-and-compassionate-centre-commemorations-team-our-future-services-current-appeals-and-past-cases

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Re: James Mcafferty
« Reply #1 on: Friday 17 February 23 11:49 GMT (UK) »
Marriage was in Springburn district, so potentially three births per Scotlandspeople:

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.    MCCAFFERTY
JAMES
DOWNIE
M
1916
644 / 6 / 850
SPRINGBURN

MCCAFFERTY
HELEN
DOWNIE
F
1913
644 / 6 / 802
SPRINGBURN

MCCAFFERTY
ELIZA JANE
DOWNIE
F
1912
644 / 6 / 244
SPRINGBURN     

Of these, Helen possibly then died in 1915. No obvious marriage/death for Eliza Jane at moment. James possibly died in Glasgow area in 1995, and a number of potential marriages in area and surrounding areas for same name:


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.     MCCAFFERTY
JAMES
78
DOWNIE
M
1995
605 / 964
GLASGOW, MARTHA ST   

The death certificate may provide further clues to possible descendants.

Irish records not immediately jumping out, even using the various surname versions usually found for McCafferty. Tullish could have been Tullylish.

Not on the Gilford war memorial:

https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/155984

Looks like wife Elizabeth died in Springburn area in 1954:

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. 
DOWNIE
ELIZA
65
F
1954
644 / 5 / 470
SPRINGBURN

MCCAFFERTY
ELIZA
65
F
1954
644 / 5 / 470
SPRINGBURN

   


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Re: James Mcafferty
« Reply #2 on: Friday 17 February 23 12:42 GMT (UK) »
This is a possible marriage for the James born 1916:

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MCCAFFERTY
JAMES
STIRLING
SARAH MCCUNNIN
1942
644 / 5 / 238
SPRINGBURN   

Potential male and female births to this marriage. Won't add either name here, as could be alive.
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