Good work, Rosemary! Nan Begin forwarded message: > From: McCORMACK WENDY <rosemary.mccormack1@ntlworld.com> > Date: October 25, 2010 4:16:29 AM CDT > To: nir-down@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Death of Mr James Kennedy of Belfast 1878 > Reply-To: nir-down@rootsweb.com > > Isabel - I think this proves that The Limes address which I found > for you > months ago was in Rosetta, Knockbreda Parish, and this was the James > Kennedy > you were researching. You should now be able to order his death > certificate. Rosemary > > On 25 October 2010 10:02, Nan Brennan <nan.brennan@mindspring.com> > wrote: > >> Irish Times >> Sep 13 1878 >> >> DEATH OF MR JAMES KENNEDY OF BELFAST >> >> Mr James Kennedy, J.P. of Rosetta, Belfast, >> died at his residence at half=past two o'clock >> yesterday. Mr Kennedy had been in broken >> health for some time, having suffered from an af- >> fection of the heart, to which several complications >> were superadded, and his death was consequently >> not unexpected. During his long life of 70 years, >> begun and ended in Belfast, Mr Kennedy had >> grown into one of its most prominent citizens. >> Though for some years he had retired from busi- >> ness, he at one time occupied a position in the >> commercial world. He will always be remembered >> in the linen trade as the man who first introduced >> power-loom weaving into Belfast, and is abilities >> intelligence and success as a merchant led to his >> being called to the presidency of the Chamber of >> Commerce. Owing to a partial deafness from >> which he suffered, he was indisposed towards >> taking much part in public affairs, though when >> occasion demanded he was a forcible and effective >> speaker. He took an especial interest in the cause >> of National Education, and was a warm advocate of >> the principles of the National Board. >> -------------------------------------------------- >> 472 list members as of 1 Aug 2010. >> -------------------------------------------------- >> Searchable list archive at >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > -------------------------------------------------- > 472 list members as of 1 Aug 2010. > -------------------------------------------------- > Searchable list archive at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message