Dr
John
French
Craig
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Helen Watters (Chapman) Craig
— married
12 Sep 1922 in Kilbride, County Antrim, Ireland
[children unknown]
Died after
after about age 44
[location unknown]
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Biography
Birth and Origins
John French Craig was the son of John Craig (of Napier, N Z) and Mrs Craig (of Queen's Parade, Bangor, County Down). He was born about 1897.
Marriage and Family
He married Helen Watters Chapman on 12 September at Kilbride Parish Church.
"Helen Watters 1897 (married Dr John Graig 1922); Dorothy Eliza Frances 1899 (died 1911); John Wilgar 1901; Ida Mary Isobel 1904."[1]
"Craig—Chapman—September 12, 1922, at Kilbride Parish Church, by the Rev. S. T. Nesbitt, assisted by Rev. P. E. Major, Rev. W. J. Cunie, and Rev. H. Jamison—John French, son of the late John Craig, late of Napier, N.Z. and Mrs. Craig, Queen's Parade, Bangor, County Down, to Helen Watters, elder daughter of John Wilgar Chapman, Northern Bank, Ballyclare."[2]
Interests
John French Craig M.D. W.M. was treasurer of the Century Masonic Lodge (Belfast) in 1935[3]
Occupation
He was a medical doctor.
Death
He passed away after 1941.
Research Notes
"JOHN FRENCH CRAIG, of 11. Bryansburn Road, Bangor, County Down, Medical Doctor" was a executor of the will of "ELIZABETH McKEE, late of 52, Seacllffe Road, Bangor, County Down, Spinster. Deceased" & unmarried daughter of the late "Dr. James McKee" (buried at First Randalstown Presbyterian Church". She "died on the 12th day of March, 1941, by her Will dated the 1st day of May, 1930."[4]
It's probable that John is a relative or close family friend.
Sources
- ↑ Handwritten historical record inserted in a family Bible (held by Sean Berry; transcribed by PJD Curtis) Page one notes by child of Kate Cooper Curtis, Page two, Signed by MAWC Mona (Mona Annie Wilson Cooper, niece of Kate, daughter of John Wilson Cooper & granddaughter of William Bell Cooper.)
- ↑ Belfast Newsletter 1738-1938, Sunday, October 01, 1922; Section: Front page, Page: 1, Irish Newspapers, SLQ, acc 29 Mar 2020
- ↑ Belfast Newsletter 1738-1938, Saturday, August 03, 1935; Section: Front page, Page: 1, Irish Newspapers, SLQ, acc 29 Mar 2020
- ↑ Belfast Newsletter 1738-1938, Friday, November 07, 1941; Page: 2, Irish Newspapers, SLQ, acc 29 Mar 2020
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