James Gielty (1923 - 1930)

Born 1923 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 1 Jan 1930 at about age 7 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

James was born in 1923.^[1] He was the son of John Gielty and Isabella Mulrain. He passed away on 1 Jan 1930, one day after he was injured in the Glen Cinema.^[2] He was buried at Woodside Cemetery.^[3]

James and his brother John were victims of the Glen Cinema Disaster which occurred on 31 Dec 1929. About 1,000 children were attending a children's matinee, when smoke from a smouldering film canister was seen. In the panic and crush which ensued, 69 children were killed and over 40 were injured, 2 of whom also died in the following days.^[4][5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Statutory registers - Births" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 19 Nov 2020), GIELTY, JAMES, M,1923, Paisley; citing Reference Number: 573/1 239.
2. ↑ "Statutory registers - Deaths" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 19 Nov 2020), GIELTY, JAMES, age 6, 1930, Paisley; citing Reference Number: 573/1 50.
3. ↑ Woodside Cemetery, Paisley: paisleycemetery.co.uk (Certificate No: 8824, Name of lair holder: John Gielty, Paisley).
4. ↑ The Scotsman - Wednesday 01 January 1930: (British Newspaper Archive)
5. ↑ BBC Scotland News, Published 31 December 2019: (Glen Cinema article)
6. ↑ GlasgowLive News: 30 Dec 2019: (Glen Cinema article)