Malley, James Young (‘Jim’)
(1918–2000), civil servant
and airman, was born 24 July 1918 near Aughnacloy, Co. Tyrone, one of four sons and one daughter of
Francis William Malley, a local farmer and merchant, and his wife Ruby Elizabeth
(née Young). The family was methodist. He…...
Midgley, Henry Cassidy (‘Harry’)
(1892–1957), trade unionist and politician, was born 8 September 1892 at 59 Seaview St., Belfast, third child and eldest son among two daughters and three sons of Alexander Midgley (1860–99), shipyard labourer, originally of Lurgan, Co. Armagh,…...
Nixon, John William
(1877–1949), policeman and politician, was born 1 June 1877 in Graddum, Co. Cavan, into a methodist family; other family details are unknown. He joined the RIC in 1899, served in Belfast, Donegal, Antrim, Mayo,…...
Redpath, James (1833–91), journalist, abolitionist and Land Leaguer, was born 24 August 1833 in Berwick-on-Tweed on the Anglo–Scottish border , eldest of nine children (two sons and two daughters survived to adulthood) of Ninian Davidson Redpath, schoolmaster, and his wife Maria (née…...