Mc Cabe family Rockville Street Belfast.

[Gerry Burroughs]

Hi everyone I have promised my wife that I will try and sort out her part of the family. Her granny was Alice Mc Cabe and her husband was a Jack Mc Cabe. Their children were Jack May Eileen and James. James was my wife’s father. We know the history of the other children but my wife has no knowledge at all of her granny ie maiden name etc nor does she have any knowledge of her granddads side of the Mc Cabes who resided in 15 Rockville St Belfast. Any information would be most appreciated. Thank you.

[Milliepede]

Her granny was Alice Mc Cabe and her husband was a Jack Mc Cabe.

First thing would be to find their marriage and obtain her maiden name - any idea when or where they would have married?  Or when they died?

What year was their first child born to estimate a date?

[athacliath62]

Checking street listings on the Lennon Wylie directory website and the Irish census it looks like Rockville street was only completed in around 1911, the 1910 directory only shows houses on one side of the street. First sign I located of a McCabe is a John McCabe, a painter at no. 13 in 1924

[athacliath62]

marriage for this John and Alice ?

Marriage of John Mccabe And Alice Mcgrath 05 April 1915 at ST. Malachy RC - groom's occupation is painter as per that directory

[athacliath62]

There are at least three possible children to this couple on IrishGenealogy - Kathleen, Mary Josephine and John James (i.e. poss. Jack) - see this search,  the first two born Donegall Ave and John born 13 Rockville St.

[gaffy]

marriage for this John and Alice ?

Marriage of John Mccabe And Alice Mcgrath 05 April 1915 at ST. Malachy RC - groom's occupation is painter as per that directory

The St. Malachy's record for the 1915 marriage of John McCabe and Alice McGrath gives his parents as James McCabe and Annie McKinstry, hers as James McGrath and Kate Waldron.

[Kiltaglassan]

As athacliath62 mentioned John James McCabe a house painter and living up to 1960 at least at 13 Rockville Street (at 477 Falls Road), Belfast.

13. McCabe, John, painter

https://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/qrcomplete1943.htm
https://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/qrcomplete1951.htm
https://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/qrcomplete1960.htm

[Kiltaglassan]

Additional child-

GRONI Online
James   McCabe   7th April 1923   Male        McGrath        Belfast

[gaffy]

The St. Malachy's church records confirm that the following Catherine McGrath who married Edmund Duffy in 1913 is a sister of Alice (parents given as James McGrath and Catherine Waldron, John McCabe of 12 Donnybrook St. was a witness):

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1913/09895/5595410.pdf