Person:James McLAIN (5)

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James McLAIN
b.16 Jun 1867 Ballinamalard, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland
d.14 Jun 1936 Co. Tyrone, Ireland
Parents and Siblings
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m. 7 May 1865
  1. Elizabeth McLAIN1866 - 1866
  2. James McLAIN1867 - 1936
  3. Elizabeth McLAIN1869 -
  4. William McLAIN1871 -
  5. Richard McLAIN1873 -
  6. Thomas Henry McLAIN1875 - 1951
Spouse and Children
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m. 5 Aug 1896
  1. Annie Isabella Jane McLAIN1897 - 1969
  2. Henry John McLAIN1898 - 1970
  3. William McLAIN1900 - 1973
  4. Robert Reid McLain1902 - 1904
  5. Martha Charlotte McLAIN1903 - 1996
  6. Robert James McLain1906 - 1996
  7. George Alexander McLAIN1913 - 1997
  8. Gladys Emily McLAIN1918 - 2008
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Facts and Events
Name James McLAIN
Gender Male
Birth? 16 Jun 1867 Ballinamalard, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland
Marriage 5 Aug 1896 Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone, Irelandto Martha Ann REID
Death? 14 Jun 1936 Co. Tyrone, Ireland

Joined the Royal Irish Constabulary as a Constable in June 1889. There is no record of him having any previous employment. He served in Counties Leitrim, Longford, Antrim, Londonderry and Tyrone; was promoted to Acting Sergeant in 1911, then to Sergeant in 1912. In charge of the Drumlish Barracks in Co. Longford 1917-19 He was friendly with Eamon DeValera who came to his house to play cards.....He was also friendly with another Irish politician named Michael Collins. Collins was murdered after he agreed on a peace treaty with the English. James' friendship with both individuals helped him considerably during all the troubles. It was also told that DeValera was supposed to have warned James to be careful at the time of the Easter Rebellion in 1916.

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