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Samuel Blair (1885 - 1937)

Samuel Blair
Born in Ferris's Lane, Larne, County Antrim, Irelandmap
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Husband of — married 18 Oct 1912 in Trinity Church of Ireland, Clifton Street, Belfast, Irelandmap
Died at age 51 in Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Irelandmap
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Biography

Birth

Samuel Blair was born on May 27, 1885 at Ferris's Lane, Larne, County Antrim, Ireland. He is the son of Alexander Blair and Martha Jane (McIlwaine) Blair. Birth Record: Births Registered in the District of Larne in the Union of Larne in the County of Antrim. Born 27 May 1885 at Ferris’s Lane, Larne. Samuel. Male. Father: Alexander Blair, a Labourer of Ferris’s Lane, Larne. Mother: Martha Blair, formerly McIlwaine. Informant: M Blair, mother, of Ferris’s Lane, Larne. Birth registered 23 June 1885

Larne - Larne
Reg NoDate & AddressNameSexFatherMotherFather's OccupationInformantDateRegistrar
661885
Twenty seventh
May

Ferris' Lane
Larne
SamuelMaleAlexander Blair

Ferris' Lane
Larne
Martha Blair

formerly

McIlwaine
LabourerM Blair

mother

Ferris' Lane
Larne
Twenty third June
1885
J McKillen

Registrar

1901 Census of Ireland

On census day March 31, 1901, Samuel was living with his parents, six unmarried siblings and his married sister Lizzie and Lizzie's husband Robert Cain at 109 Upper Canning Street in the Duncairn area of Belfast.[1]

109 Upper Canning Street, Duncairn, County Antrim
Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to Head Birthplace Occupation Religion Marital Status
BlairAlexander49MHusbandAntrimGeneral LabourerPresbyterianMarried
BlairMartha48FWifeAntrimHouse WifePresbyterianMarried
BlairArchibald26MSonAntrimGeneral LabourerPresbyterianNot Married
BlairMary24FDaughterAntrimWhisky Labeller StorePresbyterianNot Married
BlairAlexander20MSonAntrimShip CarpenterPresbyterianNot Married
BlairSarah17FDaughterAntrimWhisky Labeller StorePresbyterianNot Married
BlairSamuel15MSonAntrimShop MessengerPresbyterianNot Married
BlairThomas13MSonAntrimScholarPresbyterianNot Married
BlairMartha11FDaughterAntrimScholarPresbyterianNot Married
CainRobert26MSon in LawAntrimRivetter Steam VesselIrish ChurchMarried
CainLizzie28FDaughterAntrimHouse WifeIrish ChurchMarried

1911 Census of Ireland

On census day April 2, 1911, Samuel was living with his parents and four unmarried siblings at 109 Upper Canning Street in the Duncairn area of Belfast.[2]

109 Upper Canning Street, Duncairn, County Antrim
Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to Head Birthplace Occupation Religion Marital Status
BlairAlexander60MHead of familyCo AntrimGeneral Labourer UnemployedPresbyterianMarried
BlairMartha63FWifeAntrimPresbyterianMarried
BlairArchibald36MSonAntrimShip LabourerPresbyterianNot Married
BlairSarah27FDaughterAntrimLinen FolderPresbyterianNot Married
BlairSamuel25MSonAntrimGas Meter TesterPresbyterianNot Married
BlairThomas23MSonAntrimClerkPresbyterianNot Married
BlairMartha21FDaughterAntrimLinen PrinterPresbyterianNot Married

Marriage

Samuel was married to Margaret Louisa Nutt on October 18, 1912 at Trinity Church of Ireland, Clifton Street, Belfast, Ireland.

TypeCivil
Date18 Oct 1912
Husband's NameSAMUEL BLAIR
Husband's Address1109 Upper Canning Street, Belfast
Husband's OccupationLabourer
Husband's Age28
Husband's DenominationChurch of Ireland
Husband's Marital StatusBachelor
Husband's Father's NameAlexander Blair
Husband's Father's OccupationLabourer
Husband's WitnessAlexander Nesbitt
Wife's NameMARGARET NUTT
Wife's Address10 Hartley Street, Belfast
Wife's Occupation
Wife's Age27
Wife's DenominationChurch of Ireland
Wife's Marital StatusSpinster
Wife's Father's NameAlexander Nutt
Wife's Father's OccupationLabourer
Wife's WitnessMary Nutt
MinisterBY LICENCE Rev W Magill
VenueTrinity Church of Ireland, Belfast
SourceUlster Historical Foundation

Residence

1913
10 Hartley Street, Belfast, Ireland
1922
37 Hartley Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Occupation

Soldier
1918
Gas Meter Inspector
1936

Death

Samuel Blair died on March 14, 1937, in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, when he was 51 years old. Death Record: 14 March 1937 at Royal Victoria Hospital. Samuel Blair, late of 26 Evolina Street. Male. Married. 51 years. Occupation: Gas meter inspector. Cause of death: Carcinoma of Bronchus, septic Bronchopneumonia, secondary growths in Brain, Certified. Informant: Alexander Blair, brother (in attendance) of 25 Copperfield Street. Death registered 16 March 1937

Burial

Samuel was buried on March 17, 1937, in plot reference H3 808, at Belfast City Cemetery, Northern Ireland.[3]

Sources

  1. National Archives of Ireland 1901 Census entry for the Blair family and Robert & Lizzie Cain at 109 Upper Canning Street, Belfast
  2. National Archives of Ireland 1911 Census entry for the Blair family at 109 Upper Canning Street, Belfast
  3. Belfast City Council burial record for Samuel Blair
  • Death Record




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