The story of Belfast, Northern Ireland, The Belfast Newsletter (Birth, Marriage and Death Notices) 1738-1925
This database has images of The Belfast News-Letter which is which is an Irish newspaper. The collection also contains an index of birth or death announcements, marriage and death notifications from the years 1828-1907. Notices from other years are being indexed and added to the collection in the future.belfast telegraph death notices.
Historical Background
The Belfast News-Letter began its publication in 1737 under the name of Belfast News-Letter, and General Advertiser and is competing for the title of the oldest continuously published, every day English language newspaper. The newspaper began with two issues of four pages every week, but it was transformed into an everyday publication in 1855. Its News-Letter included both international and local ads and news.
What You Can Find in the Documents
The editions from The News-Letter included in this database document nearly two decades of Irish history which includes those of the Great Famine, the country’s internal political turmoils, as well as World War I, when the newspaper printed lengthy lists of death announcements following actions like the famous Ulster Division’s battle in the Battle of the Somme. The most significant genealogical items that researchers can discover within the News-Letter’s pages are among them,belfast telegraph death notices
Memorial or death notices
announcements from ships or passengers who are safe to have arrived
people who take out game certificates
announcements from trade associations or guilds
premiums paid
notices of execution
Marriages
Births
Sheriffs’ lists
announcements regarding ships departing
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BEGLEY VIOLLET (Nee BROWN) 14 August 2022, at the age of 101. year. She passed away peacefully at Annadale Nursing Home. Beloved wife of late Norman. Funeral services will be held in Ravenhill Funeral Home, 334 Ravenhill Road, Belfast BT6 8GL on Tuesday, August 22nd beginning at 1.30 p.m. Funeral later at Christ Church Derriaghy for burial. Belovedly remembered by niecesand nephews and the family circle. Peace perfect peace
Poots, Kathleen Marie (Kay)
POOTS KATHLEEN MARIE (KAY) passed away 15 August 2022 at peace after a brief time of illness in the Ulster Hospital Dundonald. In the late days from Moss Road, Millisle. Beloved mother, wife, mother-in law and grandmother. Great-grandmother and great-grandmother. Heartbreakingly missed and cherished by James as well as Lindsay, Andrew and June, Karl and Louise; Lauren, Jamie, Elsie, Jax and Tommy. Funeral service will be held at S Clarke and Son’s Funeral Church, Newtownards, on Saturday 20th, at 11.00 a.m. Funeral later at Ballyvester Cemetery. Flowers are appreciated c/o S Clarke & Son Funeral Directors 12 Court Square. Newtownards, BT23 7NY. Reunited with Andy and secure in the Jesus’s arms. Jesus.belfast telegraph death notices
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