John McGreevy | Rank: | Civilian | Died: | 23/12/1940 | Age: | 40 | Incident Date: | 23/12/1940 | Incident Address. | 47 Wilburn Street, Salford (Railway Hotel) | Died Address: | 47 Wilburn Street, Salford (Railway Hotel) | |
Grave Photo: | No | Cemetery or Memorial: | Fleetwood Cemetery | Town Memorial: | Not Listed | Extra Information: | Born on the 16th January 1900, the birth being
registered during the March quarter 1900 in the
Fylde R.D. - ref: 8e/737, the son of John & Annie
McGreevy (nee Corrigan)..
1901 Census - 9 Kent Street, Fleetwood,
Lancashire. Grandson - aged: 1 - born: Fleetwood.
Head of household - Peter Corrigan -Married -
aged: 64 - occ: None given (suffering froma
dislocated hip) - born: Ireland. Also - Catherine
Corrigan - Wife - aged: 53 - born: Ireland. Plus
3 uncles. 1 aunt and his sister - Annie McGreevy -
aged: 2 also born at Fleetwood.
1911 Census - 164 Dock Street, Fleetwood,
Lancashire. Son - aged: 11 - Scholar - born:
Fleetwood. Head of household - John McGreevy -
Widowed - aged: 35 - occ: Boarding House Keeper -
born: Barrow in Furness, Lancashire. Plus his
sister - Minnie McGreevy - aged: 5 - Scholar -
born: Fleetwood. All the boarders were
fishermen.
His father - John McGreevy enlisted into the Scots
Guards at Fleetwood on the 11th Nvember 1914.
Service No. 12326. He was aged: 39 and had
previously served with the Scots Guards for three
years. His occupationwas recorded as an Engineer,
residing at 164 Dock Street,Fleetwood. He stated
that he was a wifow with a daughter - Monica
McGreevy born on the 30th October 1905 and a son -
John McGreevy born on the 15th January 1900.
Married Ann Butler Fish during the December
quarter 1920 in the Fykle R.D. - ref: 8e/1626.
1939 National Registration - 47 Wilburn Street
(Railway Hotel), Salford. John McGreevy -
Married - born: 16th January 1900 - occ: Hotel
Manager. Ann B. McGreevy - Married - born: 27th
October 1900 - occ: Assistant to Husband.
Although killed on the 23rd December 1940, John &
Ann McGreevy's bodies were not recovered until the
25th December 1940.
Death recorded as during the March quarter 1941 in
the Salford R.D. - ref: 8d/1058. Ann B & John
McGreevy are both listed under that reference.
Died at Railway Hotel. 47 Wilburn Street, Salford.
Probate granted at Llandudno on the 11th July
1941. Estate valued ayt £848.9s.6d.
Four persons were killed in this incident. John
& Ann Butler McGreevy, plus Mary Cavanagh and her
son - Terence Joseph Cavanagh. According to a
Cavanagh relative, only the landlord's dog
survived the bombing of the public house.
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