John Hector Nolan (1891 - 1926)

Born 6 Jan 1891 in Ingonish, Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Veronica (Conroy) James — married 1922 (to 1926) in Drumheller, Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada

Descendants

Died 20 Feb 1926 at age 35 in Drumheller, Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

Hector was born in 1891^[1] in Ingonish, Victoria County, Nova Scotia. He is the son of William Nolan and Margaret McLean. The 1901 Census gives his name as John H. and his birthdate as 25 December 1888. In that year he is living in the household of his parents in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, along with seven siblings. His father is working as a coal miner.^[2]

He had been working as a miner when he joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Valcartier Quebec in 1915. He served overseas and was discharged in 1919.^[3] He became a heavyweight boxer, engaging in 15 bouts between 1921 and 1925.^[4] He married Margaret Conroy in Drumheller, Alberta in 1922.^[5] He died in Drumheller in 1926.^[6][7] Nolan died as a result of a gunshot wound suffered at the hands of a police constable who had arrested him. The polic constanble was later tried for and acquitted of manslaugher.^[8]

Military records note birthdate January 6, 1891, otherwise information matches other sources.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ 1891 Census Census of Canada 1891, online database with images. Entry for Hector John Nowlan, Province:Nova Scotia, District: Victoria/43, Subdistrict: Ingonish/h, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Page 17; Family 75; Line 25. Microfilm reel: T-6321, Image: 30953_148123-00439, ID: 24885701. Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=census&id=24885701&lang=eng : accessed 22 February 2024).
2. ↑ 1901 Census Census of Canada 1901, online database with images. Entry for John H Nolan, Province:Nova Scotia, District: Cape Breton/28, Subdistrict: Glace Bay/M, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Page 14; Family 130; Line 27. Microfilm reel: T-6447, Image: z000035282, ID: 34851861. Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=census&id=34851861&lang=eng : accessed 22 February 2024).
3. ↑ Military: "Personnel Records of the First World War," database with images, Entry for John H. Nolan; Regimental Number: 415087. Date of Birth: 1891-01-06 Birth Location: Ingonish, Victoria County, Nova Scotia; Military Date: 1914-1918; Father: William Nolan; Next of Kin: William Nolan; Next of Kin Relationship: Father. Reference RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7356 - 3. Item Number: 549554. Record Group: Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF). Service Record PDF Library and Archives Canada, Military Heritage, First World War (http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=pffww&id=549554&lang=eng : accessed 22 February 2024).
4. ↑ Jack Nolan, BoxRec.com, Webpage for Jack Nolan, born John Hector Nolan, http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/141543 accessed 22 February 2024.
5. ↑ "Alberta, Canada, Marriages Index, 1898-1944", Provincial Archives of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Alberta Marriage Indexes; Certificate Number: 64, Ancestry Record 61560 #154266 (accessed 13 December 2023), John H Nolan marriage to Margaret Conroy in 1922 in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada.
6. ↑ "Alberta, Canada, Deaths Index, 1870-1970", Provincial Archives of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Alberta Death Indexes; Registration Number: 301-038, Ancestry Record 61561 #98526 (accessed 13 December 2023), John Hector Nolan death 20 Feb 1926 in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133387206/john-h-nolan: accessed 13 December 2023), memorial page for John H Nolan (6 Jan 1890–20 Feb 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 133387206, citing Drumheller Cemetery, Drumheller, Strathmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Maintained by dianthus120 (contributor 48483556).
8. ↑ "Constable M'Kean on Trial Accused of Manslaughter" Calgary Herald Calgary, Alberta, Canada · Monday, March 29, 1926, Page 11, Newspapers.com, https://www.newspapers.com/image/481626200/?terms=%22John%20Nolan%22&match=1 accessed 22 February 2024.
9. ↑ http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/searches/soldierDetail.asp?ID=159935

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