John "Jack" Bellingham

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John was born on September 24th, 1891.

• Birth Notes

  Date of Birth from Al Luce using Civil Records at General Registry Office, Belfast.

John's father was Thomas Bellingham and his mother was Rachel Georgina [Lisheegan] MacKay.  His paternal grandparents were Thomas Bellingham and (Margaret or Mary) Jane McCart; his maternal grandparents were William [Monaghan] Mackey and Matilda [Bellaghbeddy] Boyd. He had five brothers and five sisters, named Thomas, William, Francis, Alexander, Francis, Jane, Matilda, Margaret, Elizabeth and Frances.  He was the fourth youngest of the eleven children.  He died at the age of 88 in July 1980.

• Death Notes

  DoD from his son, Norman Bellingham.

• General Notes

  1901 Census:
  Residents of a house 4 in Culmore (Killoquin Lower, Antrim)
  Surname    Forename    Age    Sex    Relation to head    Religion    Birthplace    Occupation    Literacy    Irish Language    Marital Status    Specified Illnesses
  Bellingham    Margaret A    18    Female    Daughter    Church of Ireland    Co Antrim    Farmer's Daughter    Read and write    -    Not Married    -
  Bellingham    Lizzie A    13    Female    Daughter    Church of Ireland    Co Antrim    Scholar    Read and write    -    Not Married    -
  Bellingham    Thomas    60    Male    Head of Family    Church of Ireland    Co Antrim    Farmer    Read and write    -    Married    -
  Bellingham    Frank H    2    Male    Son    Church of Ireland    Co Antrim    -    Cannot read    -    Not Married    -
  Bellingham    Hugh A    5    Male    Son    Church of Ireland    Co Antrim    -    Cannot read    -    Not Married    -
  Bellingham    John    9    Male    Son    Church of Ireland    Co Antrim    Scholar    Read and write    -    Not Married    -
  Bellingham    Thomas M    16    Male    Son    Church of Ireland    Co Antrim    Farmer's Son    Read and write    -    Not Married    -
  Bellingham    William J    14    Male    Son    Church of Ireland    Co Antrim    Farmer's Son    Read and write    -    Not Married    -
  Bellingham    Georgina    48    Female    Wife    Church of Ireland    Co Antrim    House Keeper    Read and write    -    Married    -
  
  1911 Census:
  Residents of a house 8 in Culmore (Killoquin, Antrim)
  Surname    Forename    Age    Sex    Relation to head    Religion    Birthplace    Occupation    Literacy    Irish Language    Marital Status    Specified Illnesses    Years Married    Children Born    Children Living
  Bellingham    Thomas    72    Male    Head of Family    Church of Ireland    Co Antrim    Farmer    Read and write    English    Widower    -    -    -    -
  Bellingham    John    19    Male    Son    Church of Ireland    Co Antrim    Farmers Son    Read and write    English    Single    -    -    -    -
  Bellingham    Alexander    15    Male    Son    Church of Ireland    Co Antrim    Farmers Son    Read and write    English    Single    -    -    -    -
  Bellingham    Herbert    11    Male    Son    Church of Ireland    Co Antrim    Scholar    Read and write    English    Single    -    -    -    -
  Bellingham    Elizabeth    23    Female    Daughter    Church of Ireland    Co Antrim    -    Read and write    English    Single    -
  
  John in civil record of birth, called Jack by family.  In his will, Thomas Bellingham left John the farm in Culmore, "on which I reside known as Edenvale", described as 37 acres.
  
  One intriguing question which had been bothering me was why Jack and his brother, Alec, sold the farms so assiduously collected by old Thomas Bellingham and both ended up in poverty. You would think that being a landowner, even if the farm was quite small, would make you quite wealthy but, according to Norman Bellingham, son of Jack, land was almost worthless in the 20s and 30s.  In fact it was a millstone round their necks.  That was why the two older Bellingham boys, and Lizzie and my grandmother, Maggie, had all escaped to America where the streets were of course paved with gold.  Both men sold their farms “for buttons” as Norman put it.  His father got £1800 for his 38 acres!  Alice Turner Young says that her husband's father bought this farm.
  
  

Details of John's family with Jeannie Knox

Details of John's family with Agnes Kerr