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John Hart c1850-1939

CavanKnockbride (Cavan)

I am trying to find any information on my Great x2 Grandfather John Hart, who was born circa 1850 in County Sligo, which I only know from the 1901 census records. He as the son of John Hart, a farmer. John (c1850) joined the RIC on 16th July 1869 when he was 19, then moved to Cavan where he married Bridget McCabe at Knockbride on 25th January 1877. They then moved to Meath, where there children were born, before settling in Dublin. John died in Dublin on 2nd January 1939. I am particularly interested in finding out where and when in Sligo John was born & baptised, plus any details on his parents. Many thanks.

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In his RIC records you will just find that John?s place of birth was recorded as Co. Sligo. However in order to be accepted into the RIC, he had to be interviewed by the local RIC Inspector. That man?s name will be on his RIC file (or it should be). If you research that Inspector?s own record, you should see where he was stationed in 1868/69. That will then tell you the general area of Sligo that John came from. That might reduce the search to a manageable number of parishes to search.

 

You can get John?s RIC records from several sources: the National Archives in Dublin, National Archive sin Kew, London and the PSNI also have a copy. You can get that from the PSNI museum in Belfast.

 

http://www.psni.police.uk/index/about-us/police_museum/museum_genealogy.htm

 

Details of all the Inspectors careers are in Jim Herlihy?s book RIC Officers ? A biographical dictionary and genealogical guide. (I have a copy).

Ahoghill AntrimIrelandXO Volunteer

Hi and thanks for replying. When I found John's Dublin death record a couple of years ago, it was then that I discovered that he was an RIC pensioner, so I contacted the PSNI Museum who sent me his record. It says 'recommended by' Sub Inspector Smith (Riverstown) - so I assume that is where he started his career then, and possibly lived. For your information, John pensioned 01/11/1885 as a Sergeant and his number was 35824. Please could you kindly look in your Jim Herlihy book and see if there is anything else to add? Thanks for your help in pointing me in the right direction.

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I can?t add any new information to what you know about  John?s career. He evidently lived in the Riverstown area and so I would search the relevant parishes in that area for his baptism etc.

 

It was RIC policy not to post a policeman to the County where he normally resided, so you can be fairly sure that he never served in Co Sligo. Cavan was probably his first posting.

 

Riverstown itself is in the parish of Kilshalvey. It?s parish records start in 1840. You can see the surrounding parishes on this link which also tells you when their records start and where copies are held.

 

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/sligorc.htm

Ahoghill AntrimIrelandXO Volunteer

Thanks for your further guidance again, it is much appreciated and I will look into this further.

Kind regards.

IrelandXO member

Thanks for your further guidance again, it is much appreciated and I will look into this further.

Kind regards.

IrelandXO member

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