Index of "Newtownards Almanac": 1 November 1915 - 28 November 1916Author(s): Doreen WalkerSource: North Irish Roots, Vol. 12, No. 1 (2001), pp. 15-16Published by: North of Ireland Family History Society (NIFHS)Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27697353 .

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INDEX OF "NEWTOWNARDS ALMANAC 1 November 1915-28 November 1916

This Index (15 pages) is in alphabetical order and includes the date of the event, whereas the Almanac

is in Date order but includes some photographs [pic]. A Photocopy of the Almanac is held in the North of Ireland Family History Society Library for reference

purposes together with a copy of this Index. A copy of the Index has also been deposited with the PRONI, ret. T/3871/1.

We now give an extract from the index.

JOHNSTON, Capt. Elliott 1.7.1916 - 13th RIR, 2nd son of Saml. Johnston, J.P. Mng. Dir, Glen

Printing and Finishing Co. N'ards, is officially posted as missing.

Subsequently word received that he fell wounded at the 3rd trench

when leading his men to the German lines. He was awarded the M.C.

for conspicuous gallantry during operations on 26-27 June. He raided

the enemy's trenches, and brought back 13 prisoners, incl. an officer.

During the raid he penetrated as far as the enemy's support trenches

in order to see their condition.[pic]

JOHNSTON, Charles Sutherland

6.11.1915 - Marriage Calgary, Alberta, Canada of OS. Johnston,

Vancouver, BC, to Alice, eldest dau. of Mr & Mrs Thos. Waiters

Doggart, N'ards.

JOHNSTON, Isabella 24.1.1916 - Death of the 3 1/2 yr old child of Rflman James Johnston,

6th RIR of Greenwell St., N'ards, (accidental burns, died as result of

shock) Deceased's mother is blind.

JOHNSTON, Jane Ann 29.3.1916 - Death at Broughty Ferry, dau. of late George Johnston,

East Wemyss, Fife.

JOHNSTON, John 14.2.1916 - Lce-Corp. 1st Co. Down Volunteers, 19 Church St. N'ards,

wounded in action, 14th Feb. 1916 [pic]

JOHNSTON, Rflm. Robert 9.5.1916 - Death from wounds reed. In action in France (RIR) son of

John Johnston, 33 Mill St. N'ards. Was reported wounded and missing on 8 May 1915, and is officially presumed to have died next day. [pic]

JOHNSTON, Williamson 11.2.1916 - Death, result of an accident Queen's Island, Belfast on 9th

- 5th son of Samuel Johnston, Ballyhay, D'dee, aged 16 yrs.

JORDAN, L.Cpl. Lowry

KEATING, Rflm. John

KEELING, Lt. Geo. B.

13.10.1916 - Mil. Medal - Rifle Brigade, a reservist...son of James

Jordan, Ballygowan.

20.3.1916 - Killed in action in France, (No. 18001), 1ST Co. Down

Vols, only son of Wm. T. Keating, Cottown, aged 20 yrs.[pic]

19.3.1916 - Drowned on voyage between Bombay and Karachi -

Royal Indian Marine, 3rd son of John S. Keeling, Millisle, D'dee.

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KEENAN, Elizabeth 21.10.1916- Death , aged 20 yrs, dau. of James Keenan,

Carrowdore.

KELLY, Agnes Dorothea See Valentine POCKNOLD

KELLY, Eliza 22.3.1916 - Death at Front Shuttlefield, N'ards.

KELLY, Rfm. James

KENNEDY, Rflm. S.

SPECIAL REQUEST

5.8.1916 - Fatal casualties reported this week: Rfm. David Boyd,

Crossgar -

killed; Rfm. Robt Thompson and Rfm. John Thompson,

Dundonald (brothers) -

killed; Rfm. James Brown, Saintfield - killed;

Rfm. James Kelly - killed.

29.7.1916 - Fatal casualty list this week: Rflm. S. Kennedy, N'ards,

brother-in-law to Adam Ledgerwood, 28 Kimberley Bldgs -

killed; Rflm.

W. Sloan (No. 6791) -

killed; Lce.Cpl. James Auld, Comber, son of

Andrew Auld, Cherryvalley -

killed; Rflm. S. Robinson (No. 18,699),

Ballyvester, D'dee - reported killed.

The Newtownards Chronicle produced Almanacs between 1884 and 1918. If you have a copy of any of these almanacs, or if you know of anyone who might have a copy, I would very much like to borrow

them to index, returning them, of course, in the condition that they were received.

Doreen Walker, Member B 0412

THE LAND QUESTION - AN EMIGRANT'S STORY

Valerie Francmanis, Member A 1753

My serious if intermittent attempt to compile my mother's family tree began about ten years ago. The

Trotters were a long established Plantation family. Two of their number, Thomas and Ffrancis, had

perished in the Christmas Day massacre at Tully Castle as long ago as 1641.

I quickly learnt that if bare detail can be traced without too much trouble, fleshing out names and dates

is a different matter. My uncle Mervyn Trotter of Derrygonnelly, a wonderful store of family anecdotes

and reminiscences, one day took a tightly folded newspaper cutting from his glasses case when I went

to see him. So I was fascinated to read how the descendants of Thomas and Ffrancis, sustained by 'a

pig in the chimney', had spent Christmas 1871 - the more so since Mervyn's son-in-law Liam Jones

had already shown me the house concerned on a previous visit home.

A ceildhe was held on the 2nd night of Christmas in James Trotter's and

every man had to fetch a young woman with him. As a result between the

Lodge and the visitors, there were 60 young men and women. They had

John Trotter and William Porteous playing the fiddle and them dancing.

They had tea and whiskey aplenty and did not scatter; six o'clock in the

morning when our one came home!

There was a dale of rain and a dale of high wind.

Playing the fiddle is something of a family tradition (Porteous was himself a second cousin) continued into the present by my Uncle Mervyn and John Trotter's son would in time be an amateur violin maker.

When the item Mervyn showed me originally appeared in print the family had already been at

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