thanks Kay I have the pic now sorry for confusion inprevious email sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grady-Frost Family" <[email protected]> To: "'sos'" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 6:38 AM Subject: RE: [BELFAST] obituaries stevenson > Dear Sue, > > Just received this from a friend in Belfast. His name is Bill Broadhurst, > and he and a friend recently wrote a book, "The Flaming Truth: A History > of > the Belfast Fire Brigade". Our friendship developed through correspondence > between my husband & Bill, as Alan's Grandfather & Uncle were both members > of the Fire Brigade. > > Bill has since met our son, Rob, who was in Belfast in 2004 for the World > Championships of Irish Dance. Bill took him to "Headquarters", introduced > him to the Chief of the Fire Brigade, made sure Rob saw the monument > dedicated to the Firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty > (His > Gr. Uncle died during WW2 during the Blitz of Belfast), and had a pint of > stout! > > I sent Bill your query, and this was his response: > > Hi Alan, > > I was in Belfast today and went to the newspapers to look up > Margaret Stevenson who died in Feb 1912. > > Attached is a copy from the Belfast Telegraph of her death notice. > > Dundonald cemetary is just past Stormont buildings on the main road to > Dundonald. > > Her husband William Stevenson was born in Glasgow 6th December 1875 and > served > with the Belfast fire brigade from 2nd August 1898 until he himself died > from an > internal haemorrhage on 13th July 1931. > > His address given upon joining the Fire Brigade was 22 White Street, but > at > this stage > I don't know if that was Belfast or Glasgow (I suspect it was Belfast) > His occupation upon joining was given as a Checker. > > It is unfortunate that the information we have doesn't give any real > background to his wife > Margaret. > > But I hope that this will give your wife something to go on with her > friend > Sue in Australia. > > Hope this helps! > Kay Grady Frost > >> sos <[email protected]> wrote: >> hi listers would SKS look up an obit for Margaret Stevenson, died Feb >> 1912 - >> residence, belfast fire brigade >> thanks sue > >