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museumtom

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Thank you Margaret, we also posted that yesterday, But thank you for thinking of us!

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I think we need to take a step back on this one and determine exactly what we need to look at.

There's no doubt that #9907 died in 1916 so it can't be him. John's pension card lists his father as John snr, aged 68. It also seems he had a brother called Christopher. The pension ledger shows 3 Church Place.

We know we also have a James of 9 Church Place died in 1921 aged 58 and we have a James who married in 1921 and gave the place of residence as 3 Church Place. The James who married in 1921 gives his fathers' name as John (and apparently still alive).

Now, in 1911 we have a family with a John as the father (age 62) - would be 68 in 1917. And 3 sons of the right age - John, James and Christopher (the eldest). I suspect this is the family on question for that which is later at 3 Church Place. I would suggest that the James who married in August 1921 is the son (born 1899)
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Stillorgan/Annaville_Avenue/93254/

 

This still leaves us with James, who died aged 58 - I would suggest that he is probably the brother of John Snr and the uncle of the the younger John,James and Christopher.


Craig

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Excellent analysis Craig, thank you kindly for that. There is a lot to consider but you have put it all together. Somewhere in there lies the answer I reckon.

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Can anyone please translate the reason for discharge in line one please? This man died from Myocarditis and heart failure

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And I hope they are connected.

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Yes the more I look at it the more I am sure it is conjunctivits.

Kind regards.

 Tom.

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Somewhere in the recesses of my brain I seem to recall evidence of heart disease directly from having defective teeth/gum disease. Could be majorly wrong though ;)

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19 minutes ago, Bardess said:

Somewhere in the recesses of my brain I seem to recall evidence of heart disease directly from having defective teeth/gum disease. Could be majorly wrong though ;)

Oral bacteria can certainly cause heart problems

Craig

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Thank you Bardess and Craig, it sounds great but selling that to Terry is expecting too much I reckon.

 Kind regards.

 Tom

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Yes, as Craig mentioned, some bacteria like Strep. viridans found in the mouth can spread into the blood stream and lodge on heart valves if those have previously been damaged by rheumatic fever.This used to happen after dental extraction in the pre antibiotic era.

Assuming the cause of death was correct, subsequent death was from myocarditis and heart failure is a possible but not inevitable scenario of complication of "Defective or deficient teeth".

I don't think there's enough evidence to state unequivocally that his death was directly caused or aggravated by his service.

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'I don't think there's enough evidence to state unequivocally that his death was directly caused or aggravated by his service.'

Thank you Dai!

I have to agree. terry will want it to state in his records and showing they were connected to each other.

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Two death certs for the same man, different dates and different names. What chance does a fella have?

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Buried in Deans Grange under 17/05/1921.

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Here is one that looks at first glance to be a doddle. Please help, because I cannot find him anywhere. Edward J Ryan, S.I.H., 5 First Street, Chelsea, London.

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15 minutes ago, museumtom said:

Here is one that looks at first glance to be a doddle. Please help, because I cannot find him anywhere. Edward J Ryan, S.I.H., 5 First Street, Chelsea, London.

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There are some pension papers here.Is this him? - https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/categories/mil_pension/?name=edward+j_ryan&count=50&keyword="south+irish"&keyword_x=1&location=3257.3250&name_x=1_1&priority=united-kingdom

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Sorry IPT I dont have Ancestry. May I have his details please? 

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2 minutes ago, museumtom said:

Sorry IPT I dont have Ancestry. May I have his details please? 

 

Me neither, sorry.

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Is his number 541 please?

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9 minutes ago, museumtom said:

Is his number 541 please?

Yes it is Tom.

I'll have a flick through now.

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Thank you Dai. I am looking at it on FMP at the moment.

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Medically unfit on mobilization

 

George

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Good one George, thank you for that.

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Thank you guys that was very satisfying.

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There are 3 ledger cards for a John Downing living at 5 Belmont Cottages. 388404 Labour Corps. Born 1870. Discharged 2/3/19. Debility. Widow Annie. DoD 19/5/21. Same cause of death so definitely your man.

Formerly 6181 RMF. Medal pair so served abroad.

No other records. As debility not defined and not shown as attributable this seems as far as we are likely to go. 

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Fantastic finds Mark, thank you very much for that. He was a tricky one to be sure.

 Kindest regards.

 Tom.

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