Frank Rodgers

Frank Rodgers

Male 1876 -

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  • Name Frank Rodgers 
    Birth 19 May 1876  Newry, County Armagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Address:
    Collins Row, Newry, County Down, Ireland 
    • Frank's father is William Rodgers, a Fireman, residing in Collins Row, Newry, Co Down. William was a railway Fireman (feeding coal etc on the moving steam engine).
      Collins Row, now demolished, was off of Monaghan Row - on the Ballinlare/Ballybot side, away from Daisy Hill hospital.
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 19 Apr 1903  Newry, County Armagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Railway engine driver (steam) 
    • Frank Rodger's occupation in 1903 is recorded on the Birth records of his son William.
    Census Apr 1911  Belfast, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Address:
    56 Posnett Street, South Belfast, Belfast, Ireland 
    • William was a lodger in Belfast at the time of the 1911 census (possibly due to his work on the rail network as Railway Engine Driver).
    Name Francis Rodgers  [2
    Person ID I1194  Hannaway
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2024 

    Father William Rodgers,   b. Abt 1858, County Armagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary Jane Donnelly,   b. Abt 1860, County Armagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 16 Jan 1875  Newry, County Armagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Address:
    Newry Cathedral -Saint Patrick and Saint Colman, Hill Street, Ne 
    • The Civil Registry entry spells William's surname "Rodgers" and "Tumilty". Mary Jane is both "Tomilty" and "Donelly". Neither could write so their signature is a X witnessed by the celebrant. Witnesses: James & Catherine Donnelly (Newry parish records).
      Witness Role: Best man Name: James Donnelly
      Witness Role: Bridesmaid Name: Catherine Donnelly
    Family ID F402  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alice McCamley,   b. 25 Aug 1880, Warrenpoint, County Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 19 May 1902  Warrenpoint, County Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Married in the Roman Catholic chapel in Warrenpoint - possibly St Mary's RC Church, Burren, Warrenpoint. Best Man: James O'Dwyer. Bridesmaid: Rose McCamley.
      Witness Role: Best man Name: James O'Dwyer
      Witness Role: Bridesmaid Name: Rose McCamley
    Children 
     1. William Edward Rodgers,   b. 19 Apr 1903, Warrenpoint, County Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1985 (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F400  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Address:
    Collins Row, Newry, County Down, Ireland - 19 May 1876 - Newry, County Armagh, Ireland
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    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 May 1902 - Warrenpoint, County Down, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Railway engine driver (steam) - 19 Apr 1903 - Newry, County Armagh, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Address:
    56 Posnett Street, South Belfast, Belfast, Ireland - Apr 1911 - Belfast, Ireland
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  • Photos
    Rodgers,FrancisJames_b1876
    Rodgers,FrancisJames_b1876
    Frank Rodgers, born 1876. Photo: courtesy of Fionnbharr Rodgers.
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    Rodgers,Frank_Newry_b1876
    Rodgers,Frank_Newry_b1876
    Birth of Francis James Rodgers on 19 May 1876 in Collins Row, Newry, Co Down. Father is William Rodgers, a railway engine" Fireman" on steam trains, living in Collins Row. Mother is Mary Jane Rodgers (formerly Donnelly). Eliza Loughran, of Catherine St. Newry, assistead at the birth and registered the Birth in Newry on 29 May 1876. © https://www.irishgenealogy.ie - Civil Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths & Church Records.
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    Rodgers,Frank &McCamley_m1902
    Rodgers,Frank &McCamley_m1902
    Marriage of Francis James Rodgers and Alice McCamley on 19 May 1902 in Warrenpoint RC chapel. Francis/Frank's father is William Rogers/Rodgers. Alice's father is James McCamley. Best Man: James O'Dwyer. Bridesmaid: Rose McCamley. © https://www.irishgenealogy.ie - Civil Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths & Church Records.
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    Rodgers,William_W'point_b1903
    Rodgers,William_W'point_b1903
    Birth of William Edward Rodgers in Warrenpoint on 19 Apr 1903. William's father Francis Rodgers is an "Engine Driver" on the railways. His mother Alice (McCamley) registered the birth in Warrenpoint on 28 May 1903. © https://www.irishgenealogy.ie - Civil Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths & Church Records.
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    Rodgers_Newry,EdwardSt station_1903 Map
    Rodgers_Newry,EdwardSt station_1903 Map
    1903 map of Newry. Wm Rodgers lived in Edward Street Upper, at No3 (1901 census) which faces his place of work-Edward Street rail station. The row of houses still survive (Googleview). On the left of the map is Collins Row (later demolished) where Frank Rodgers was born in 1876. © Ancestry.com. Ireland, Ordnance Survey, 1824 - 1846 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA
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  • Notes 
    • Francis Rodgers is identified as the father of William Edward in William's 1903 birth records.

  • Sources 
    1. [S76] Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs ., irishgenealogy.ie, Civil Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths & Church Records. (Reliability: 3).
      Collins Row, now demolished, was off of Monaghan Row - on the Ballinlare/Ballybot side, away from Daisy Hill hospital.

    2. [S76] Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs ., irishgenealogy.ie (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S2] 1911 Census - Ireland, (AskAboutIreland and the Cultural Heritage Project; http://www.askaboutireland.ie) (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S36] Parish Records Ireland, (the National Library of Ireland - http://registers.nli.ie/ Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI.) (Reliability: 3).
      The Civil Registrar entry spells William's surname "Rodgers" and "Tumilty". Mary Jane is both "Tomilty" and "Donelly".

    5. [S76] Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs ., irishgenealogy.ie, Civil Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths & Church Records. (Reliability: 3).