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1861-62 Belfast Street Directory
Adverts
James Rutherford, painter decorator
& Room paperer, manufacturer, 10, Donegall Place, Belfast.
McNeilly Brothers, Watch & Clockmakers, jewelers, 4, Donegall Place,
Belfast.
William Dale, Auctioneer, valuator, general commission agent, 6 Waring
Street, Belfast.
John Kelly, Brush, comb, trunk and portmanteau, 24 Bridge Street, Belfast.
The Belfast and Province of Ulster
Directory for 1861-62
Vol V
(Published at the News Letter Office)
contains
I. Town and Trade of Belfast
II. Belfast Street Directory
III. Ballymacarrett Directory
IV. Alphabetical Directory
V. Professions and Trades Directory
VI. Local Institutions, Societies etc.,
VII Country Residents and Villages
VIII. Counties in Ulster
IX. Provincial Towns
TO THE READER
The fifth volume of the "Belfast
and Province of Ulster Directory" is now presented to the public, in
the hope that the work will be found useful as a guide to the increasing
town of Belfast, and the counties and principal towns in the Province of
Ulster.
News Letter Office Belfast April 1861
Alterations or corrections for next
volume of the directory forwarded to the office. No 25 Donegall Street,
Belfast, will meet with attention.
GENERAL INDEX
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Academies and schools
Accountants
Aerated water manufacturers
Agricultural implement makers
Alabaster and Roman cement warehouses
Animal and bird preserves
Alphabetical list of inhabitants of Belfast and Ballymacarrett
from page
Apothecaries and surgeons
Architects
Artists
Assurance Offices
Association of bleachers, finishers, and linen merchants of
Ireland
Auctioneers and brokers
Auctioneers
Baby linen warehouses
Bakers
Ballymacarrett Streets
Bank of Ireland branch office
Banks
Barristers-at-law
Basket warehouses
Baths
Belfast Anacreontic Society
Belfast and northern counties railway
Belfast catholic institute association
Belfast and County Down railway company
Belfast auxiliary to the society for promoting Christianity among
the Jews
Belfast banking company
Belfast Charitable Society
Belfast district hospital for the insane poor
Belfast drinking fountains association
Belfast general hospital
Belfast harbour commissioners
Belfast ladies clothing society
Belfast library and society for promoting knowledge
Belfast Lloyd's
Belfast markets
Belfast ophthalmic institution
Belfast poor-law union
Belfast savings bank, King St
Belfast (sketch)
Belfast Streets
Brown Street Sunday and day school
Belfast town mission
Belfast union dispensaries
Belfast water commissioners
Belfast young men Christian association
Belfast Academy
Bell-hangers
Bill-posters
Biscuit manufacturers
Bleachers
Block, pump and mast makers
Bobbin manufacturers
Bonded warehouses
Bonnet makers
Bookbinders
Booksellers and stationers
Book agents
Boot and shoemakers
Brassfounders and gas fitters
Brewers
Brick and tile makers
Brush makers
Builders and carpenters
Butchers
Butter merchants
Button blue manufacturer
Bleachers and finishers
Cabinet makers
Calico printers
Canvas manufacturers
Cap manufacturers
Carpenters
Carpet warerooms
Carvers, gilders and picture frame makers
Chamber of Commerce
Chandlers
Cheesemongers
Chemico-agricultural society of Ulster
Chemists, manufacturing
China, glass and delf warehouses
Christ Church daily school
Christ Church Sunday school
Church and Manse fund
Church of England and Ireland young men's society
Civil engineers and surveyors
Classical Harmonists society
Clinical and pathological society
Clock and watchmakers
Clog and pattern makers
Clothes dealers
Clothes renovators
Clothiers
Clubs
Coach factories & c
Coal merchants
Commercial buildings
Commission merchants and agents
Committees of Town Council of Belfast for the year 1861
Confectioners
Consistorial court and registry of Down and Connor
Constabulary Officers
Consuls and Vice consuls
Copper and tinsmiths
Cork cutters
Corn exchange
Corporation of Belfast
Cotton spinners
Cotton yarn merchants
County Antrim courthouse
County Antrim Infirmary
Country residents
Court of Probate
Custom house
Cutlers and surgical instrument makers
Damask manufacturers
Dentists
Donegall Street National School
Dressmakers
Druggists and Chemists
Drysalters, oil and colour merchants
Dyers
Electrical and optical manufacturer
Emigration agents
Engravers, lithographers and copperplate printers
Farriers
Feather merchants
Felt works
Fishmongers
Fish (dried) merchants
Flax and Tow merchants
Flax spinners
Flour merchants
Freemasons club
Fruiterers and green grocers
Fund for the relief of sick, maimed and disabled seamen
Furriers
Gas Light company
Gasfitters
General assembly's college
Glass manufacturer
Glue manufacturer
Grain manufacturer
Grocers, wholesale
Grocers, family
Grocers, retail
Gun and pistol manufacturers
Gunpowder merchants
Haberdashers
Hackle and gill makers
Hairdressers
Hardware merchants and iron mongers
Hatters &c
Hide merchants
Horse bazaars
Horse shoers and blacksmiths
Hosiers and gloves
Hotels &c
House , rent and land agents
Houses of public worship
Indian flax company, limited
Inland revenue office
Insurance agents
Insurance companies offices
Interpreters
Iron and brass founders
Iron and tinplate merchants
Ironmongers
Jewelers
Ladies industrial school for girls
Lagan navigation company
Leather and hide merchants
Lime burners
Linen collar manufacturers
Linen trade committee
Linen and cotton priinters and dyers
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Linen and damask warehouses
Linen manufacturers and merchants
Linen ornament manufacturers
Linen yarn merchants
Literary society
Local marine board
Livery stable keepers
Lloyd's agent
Lying-in-hospital
machine makers
Magdalene asylum
Magistrates (Co. Antrim)
Malsters
Marble and stonecutters
Masonic lodges in the town of Belfast
Masters in Chancery
Mayors of Belfast
Medical benevolent fund society
Medical society
Millers
Milliners and dressmakers
Mining company
Missions of the Presbyterian Church
Mourning warehouses
Musical instrument warehouses
Music sellers
Muslin manufacturers
Nail manufacturers
Natural history and philosophical society
Nautical instrument makers
News agents
Newspapers
News-rooms
New jail
Northern banking company
North east agricultural association of Ireland
Notaries public
Nurse tenders
Oddfellows societies
Oil merchants
Painters and glaziers
Paper makers and merchants
Parliamentary representatives
Parochial Sunday and day schools
Parcels offices
Pawnbrokers
Permanent building and investment society
Petty sessions
Physicians and surgeons
Pianoforte tuners
Pianoforte warehouses
Picture frame makers
Plumbers
Police Office
Posting establishments
Post-office
Potteries
Poulterers
Power loom manufacturers
Printers
Printers friendly society
Proctors
Provincial Bank of Ireland
Provincial grand lodge of Belfast and North Down
Provision dealers
Provision merchants
Publicans
Public libraries
Publishers
Quarter sessions
Queen's College
Queen's College literary and scientific society
Railway companies
Rectifying distillers
Reed maker
Refreshment and reading rooms
Restaurants
Room paper warehouses
Rope and twine merchants
Royal Belfast academical institution
Royal Botanical and horticultural society
Saddlers and harness makers
Sail makers
Sailors home
Saloons
Salt merchants
Saw makers and sharpers
Saw mills
School of art
Society for relief of the destitute sick
Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals
Societies in connection with the Established church
Seal engraver
Seaman's friend society
Seeds men and florists
Servants registry offices
Ship brokers
Ship builders
Ship chandlers
Ship owners
Shipwrecked fishermen and mariners royal benevolent society
Shirt makers
Silk manufacturers
Silk mercers
Silk dyers
Size works
Solicitors and attorneys
Spirit dealers
Starch manufacturers
Stationers and account book manufacturers
Statuary makers
Stay and corset makers
Steam packet agents
Steamship company
Stock and share brokers
Straw bonnet makers
St. Georges church daily schools
St. Malachys diocesan seminary
St. Patrick's orphan society
Sugar merchants
Surgeons
Tailors
Tanners and curriers
Taverns
Teachers
Tea agents
Tea merchants, wholesale
Theological society
Timber merchant
Tobacco and snuff dealers
Town mission
Toy Shops
Trimming warehouses
Turkish baths
Ulster banking company
Ulster female penitentiary
Ulster institution for promoting the education of the deaf dumb
and blind
Ulster Hall Company
Ulster railway from Belfast to Monaghan
Ulster club
Unitarian society
Unitarian society for the diffusion of Christian knowledge
Ulster religious tract and book society
Union club
Umbrella makers
Undertakers
Upholsterers
Venetian blind makers
Veterinary surgeons
Vitriol works
Weaving factories
West Indian merchants
Whitesmiths
White Linen Hall
Wholesale London, Manchester and Scotch warehouse
Wholesale printed calico and trimming warehouse
Wine and spirit merchants
Wire work manufacturers
Woollendrapers
Working classes association
Young men's intellectual improvement association
VILLAGE DIRECTORY
Ardoyne, Ligoneil
Ballynafeigh
Dundonald
Dunmurry
Greencastle
Greenisland
The Knock
Newtownbreda
Sydenham
Whiteabbey
Whitehouse & Lower Whitehouse
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ALPHABETICAL LIST OF STREETS
Abbey Street, Peter's
Hill
Abbotsford Place, York Street
Academy Court, Academy Street
Academy Street, Donegall Street
Adelaide Place, Donegall Square South
Agnes Place, Shankill Road
Agnes Street, Shankill Road
Albert Crescent, Cullingtree Road
Albert Place, Donegall Pass
Albert Square, Waring Street
Albert Street, Durham Street
Albert Street, New Row, Albert Street
Albert Street Place, Albert Street
Albert Terrace, Falls Road
Albion Lane, Donegall Pass
Albion Place, Botanic Road
Albion Street, Botanic Road
Alexander Street, Frederick Street
Alexander Street West, Falls Road
Alfred Street, May Street
Allen's Court, Peter's Hill
Alma Street, Falls Road
Alma Terrace, Crumlin Road
Alton Street, Old Lodge Road
Ambrose Street, Little York Street
Amelia Street, Little York Street
Anderson's Court, Millfield
Anderson's Court, Shankill Road
Annette Street, Verner Street
Ann's Place, Old Lodge Road
Ann Street, Arthur Square
Antrim Place, Antrim Road
Antrim Road, Donegall Street
Antrim Terrace, Antrim Road
Antrimville, Antrim Road
Apsley Place, Donegall Pass
Ardmoulin Place, Falls Road
Ardmoulin Street, Falls Road
Arnon Street, Old Lodge Road
Arthur Lane, Upper Arthur Street
Arthur Place, Arthur Street
Arthur Square, Corn Market
Arthur Street, Arthur Square
Arthur street, Upper Arthur Street
Arthur Street, Upper Mews
Artillery Street, North Queen Street
Ashmore Street, Conway Street
Adela Street, Conway Street
Athol Street, Conway Street
Athol Terrace, Conway Street
Aughton Terrace, Donegall Pass
Back Lane, Prince's Street
Barn's Court, Curtis Street
Baker Street, Cullintree Road
Balaklava Street, Falls Road
Blamer's Court, Verner Street
Balmoral Terrace, Verner Street
Bank Lane, Chapel Lane
Barker's Court, Pilot Street
Barne's Court, Millfield
Barnet's Court, Peter's Hill
Barrack Lane, North Queen Street
Barrack Street, Mill Street
Barrack street Court, Barrack Street
Bath Place, Falls Road
Bathurst's Court, Boundary Street
Beattie's Entry, Mill Street
Bedford street, Howard Street
Bedford Terrace, Sandy Row
Bell's Lane, Smithfield
Belvidere Place, Victoria Place
Bellevue Street, Shankill Road
Bellevue, Crumlin Road
Belvoir Terrace, University Street
Bentinck Street, York Road
Beresford Street, York Road
Berry Street, Hercules Street
Bertie Place, Falls Road
Bilton Court, Wilson Street
Birch street, Little Donegall Street
Black's Place, Hercules Street
Blackstaff Road, Sandy Row
Bogan's Row, Falls Road
Bogan Street, Falls Road
Bolton Street, Verner Street
Bond Street, Eliza Street
Boomer Street, Boundary Street
Botanic Cottage, Boundary Street
Botanic Gardens, Boundary Street
Botanic Road, Victoria Place
Botanic View, Botanic Road
Boundary Court, Boundary Street
Boundary Street, Falls Road
Bow Street, Cullintree Road
Boyd's Court, at Blackstaff Mill
Boyd's Court, Nile Street
Boyd's Court, Boyd's Street
Boyd's Row, Sandy Row
Boyd's Street, Peter's Hill
Boyd's Place, Peter's Hill
Bradbury Place, Botanic Road
Bradford Square, Tomb Street
Breadalbane Place, Great Victoria Street
Brady's Lane, Gable Street
Bread Street, Falls Road
Bridge Street, High Street
Bridge Street Place, Bridge Street
Brook Street, Cullintree Road
Brookfield Street, Crumlin Road
Brougham Street, York Street
Brown's Entry, Barrack Street
Brown's Row, Barrack Street
Brown Square, Peter's Hill
Brown Street, Millfield
Brunswick Lane, Henry Square
Brunswick Street, Howard Street
Brunswick Street Little, Dublin Bridge
Burn's Court, Mill Street
Byrne's Lane, Lower Lagan Street
Caddel's Entry, High Street
Calender Street, Castle Lane
California Street, Old Lodge Road
Cambridge Street, York Road
Camden Street, Botanic Road
Campbell's Court, Carrickhill
Campbell's Place, Welsh Street
Campbell's Street, Old Lodge Road
Canmore street, Shankill Road
Canning Street, York Street
Campbell Street, Sackville Street
Campbell's Row, Townsend Street
Cargill Court, Cargill Street
Cargill Street, Townsend Street
Cargill Street Upper, Townsend Street
Carlow Street, Shankill Road
Carlisle Terrace, Shankill Road
Caroline Street, Great Georges Street
Carrickhill, North street
Carrickfergus Road, Old
Castle, The, Castle Buildings
Castle Buildings, Castle Place
Castle Chambers, Castle Place
Castle Lane, Donegall Place
Castle Market, Calender Street
Castle Place, High Street
Castle Street, Castle Place
Catherine Street North, Little May Street
Catherine Street, Henrietta Street
Cavan Court, Henrietta Street
Cavan Street, Falls Road
Caxton Street, Robert Street
Chapel Lane, Mill Street
Charlemont Street, Berry Street
Charles Street, Union Street
Charles Street south, William's Place
Charlotte court, Charlotte Street
Charlotte Street Little, Charlotte Street
Charlotte Street, Donegall Pass
Cherrymount, Crumlin Road
Chichester Street, Donegall Square East
Chichester Street Lower, Donegall Square East
Christian's Place, Irwin Street
Christopher Street, Peter's Hill
Church Lane, High Street
Church Lane Upper, Church Lane
Church Street, Donegall Street
Cinnamond Street, Cullintree Road
Claremont Street, Malone Road
Claremont Terrace, Malone Road
Clarence Place, Alfred Street
Clarence Street, Linen-hall Street
Clarendon Place, Alfred Street
Clark's Lane, Great Patrick Street
Cliftonville, New Lodge Road
Clonard Street, Falls Road
Coar's Lane, Great Patrick Street
Coate's Place, Coate's Street
Coate's Street, Townsend Street
Coburn Court, Cargill Street
Cole's Alley, Church Lane
Colin Street, Bogan Street
Colin Court, Verner Street
College Court, College Street
College Place North, College Square North
College Square East, King Street
College Square North, King Street
College Street, King Street
College Street South, Howard Street
College Street West, Durham Street
Columbia Street, Saltbox Row
Combermere Street, Wesley Place
Commercial Buildings, Bridge Street
Commercial Court, Donegall Street
Conlan Street, Old Lodge Road
Connolly's Place, M'Tier Street
Constabulary Lane, North Queen street
Conway Street, Falls Road
Cooney's Court, Ann Street
Corn Market, Castle Place
Coronation Place, Little York Street
Corporation Square, Great Georges Street
Corporation Street, Victoria Street
Corporation Street Little, Corporation Street
Cotton Court, Waring Street
Court Street, New Court house
Court Street Place, New Court House
Covent Garden, Little Patrick Street
Coyle Street, Ormeau Road
Cowan's Court, Grosvenor street
Craig Street, Falls Road
Craig's Lane, Falls Road
Craig's Terrace, Northumberland Street
Cranbourne Street, Antrim Road
Crane Court, Cullintree Road
Cranston Place, Antrim Road
Craven Street, Shankill Road
Crawford's Place, Millfield
Crawford Street, Welsh Street
Lower Crescent, Malone Road
Upper Crescent, Malone Road
Crimea Street, Shankill Road
Cromac Street, Great Edward Street
Cross Street, Lettuce Hill
Crown Entry, High Street
Crumlin Place, Crumlin Road
Crumlin Road, Carlisle Circus
Crumlin Terrace, Crumlin Road
Cuddy's Row, New Lodge Road
Culbert's Court, Little York Street
Cullintree Road, Little York Street
Cullintree Place, Cullintree Street
Cullintree Street, Durham Street
Cumberland Place, Donegall Pass
Cumber Place, Old Lodge Road
Cupar Street, Falls Road
Currel's Place, Townsend Street
Currie Street, Irwin street
Cunningham's Court, Mill Street
Cunningham's Court, Mustard Street
Curtis Street, York street
Dale Street, Grove Street
Dam Side, Mill Street
Davison's Court, Dayton Street
Dayton Street, Townsend street
Derby Place, Falls Road
Derby Street, Falls Road
Devis (Divis) Street, Barrack Street
Dock Lane, Dock Street
Dock Street, York Street
Dominick Street, Bolton Street
Donaldson's Court, Barrack Street
Donegall Lane, Donegall Street
Donegall Pass, Botanic Road
Donegall Place, Castle Place
Donegall Place Buildings, Castle Place
Donegall Quay, Castle Place
Donegall Square East, Castle Place
Donegall Square Mews, Castle Place
Donegall Square North, Castle Place
Donegall Square South, Castle Place
Donegall Square West, Castle Place
Donegall Street, Castle Place
Donegall Street Little, Mustard Street
Donegall Street Place, Donegall Street
Donore Street, New Lodge Road
Dover Street, Shankill Road
Downing Street, Shankill Road
Downshire Place, Great Victoria Street
Drake's Lane, Union Place
Drummond's Court, Carrickhill
Duffin's Court, Winetavern Street
Duffy's Entry, Brown Square
Duffy's Place, Boundary Street
Durham Court, Durham Street
Durham Place, Durham Street
Durham Street, Sandy Row
Durham Street New, Townsend Street
Dyet's Entry, Barrack Street
Dysart Street, Alexander Street
Earl Court, Earl Lane
Earl Lane, Earl Street |
Earl Street, York
Street
Earl Place, York Street
Earl Street, Verner Street
East Bridge Street, Verner Street
Economy Place, Henry Street
Edward Street, Robert Street
Edward Street, Great Victoria Street
Edward Street Little, Edward Street
Eglinton Street, Crumlin Road
Eglinton Terrace, Crumlin Road
Eliza Court, Eliza Street
Eliza Street, Cromac Street
Ellen's Court, Nile Street
Elliott's Court, Donegall Street
Emily Place, Donegall Street
Emma's Court, College Street West
English Street, Cullintree Road
Erskine's Court, Durham Street
Factory Row, Blackstaff Road
Falloon's Court, Fleet street
Falls Court, Durham Street
Falls Court, Falls Road
Falls Road, Devis (Divis) Street
Ferguson's Court, Smithfield
Fifth Street, North Howard Street
First Street, North Howard Street
Fisherwick Place, College Square South
Fitzwilliam Place, Old Malone Road
Fitzwilliam Street, Old Malone Road
Flanagan's Court, Melbourne Street
Fleet street, York Street
Fleming Street, Old Lodge Road
Forcade's Entry, Berry Street
Foreman Street, Old Lodge Road
Fountain Lane, Donegall Place
Fountain Place, Botanic Road
Fountain Street North, New Lodge Road
Fountain Square, Little Donegall Street
Fountain Street, Castle Street
Fountainville, Old Malone Road
Fountainville Cottage, Old Malone Road
Fourth Street, North Howard Street
Fox's Row, Durham Street
Francis Street, Smithfield
Franklin Place, Linenhall Street
Franklin Street, Franklin Place
Frederick Lane, Frederick Street
Frederick Place, Frederick Street
Frederick Street, York Street
Friendly Street, Welsh Street
Frith's Row, Eliza Street
Fulton's Entry, Hercules Street
Gable Street, Boundary Street
Gaffikin's Row, Sandy Row
Galway Court, Galway Street
Galway Street, Durham Street
Gamble Street, Corporation Street
Garden Street, Old Carrick Road
Gardiner Street, Brown Street
Garmoyle Street, Corporation Street
Garston Street, Corporation Street
Gaskin Place, M'Tier Street
Gavin's Court, Shankill Road
Gavin Street, Falls Road
George's Court, Frederick Street
George's Lane, William Street South
George's Street Great, York Street
George's Market, Chichester Street
George's Street Little, York Street
Gibb's Court, Frederick Street
Gilbert's Court, Alexander Street
Gilford Street, Falls Road
Glasshouse Street, Boyd Street
Glenalpin Street, William's Place
Glenburn Alley, Sandy Row
Glenfield, Ormeau Road
Glenfield Place, Ormeau Road
Glengall Place, Great Victoria Street
Glengall Street, Great Victoria Street
Glentilt Place, Old Lodge Road
Glentilt Street, Old Lodge Road
Gloucester Street, Great Edward Street
Gordon Street, Hill Street
Goudy's Court, William Street South
Gorman's Court, North King Street
Grace Street, Henrietta Street
Graham's Entry, High Street
Grattan Court, Grattan Street
Grattan Place, Grattan Street
Grattan Street, Gordon Street
Green's Court, Green Street
Greenland Street, Shankill Road
Green Street, Academy Street
Gutter Alley, Green Street
Gregg's Lane, West Street
Grosvenor Street, Durham Street
Grove Street, North Queen Street
Hagan's Court, Grattan Street
Haldane Street, Agnes Street
Halliday's Road, New Lodge Road
Halliday's Row, New Lodge Road
Hamill's Court, Hamill Street
Hamill Street, Barrack Street
Hamilton's Court, High Street
Hamilton Place, Stephen Street
Hamilton Place West, Boundary Street
Hamilton Street, Cromac Street
Hammond's Court, Corn Market
Hanna's Court, Shankill Road
Hanna's Lane, Greenland Street
Hardinge Court, Hardinge Street
Hardinge Street, North Queen Street
Harmony Lane, Dublin Road
Harmony Place, Old Dublin Road
Harper's Court, Curtis Street
Hartley Street, Curtis Street
Henrietta Court, Boundary Street
Henrietta Street, Cromac Street
Henry Place, Antrim Road
Henry Lane, Antrim Road
Henry Square, Green Street
Henry Street Little, Green Street
Henry Street, Corporation Street
Hercules Place, Hercules Street
Hercules Street, North Street
Hemsworth Street, M'Tier Street
Herdman's bdgs., Shankill Road
Herd's Court, Curtis Street
HIgh Street, Castle Place
Hill Street, Waring Street
Hobson's Row, Shankill Road
Holme's Court, Verner Street
Hope's Court, Millfield
Hope's Place, Melbourne Street
Hope Street, Breadalbane Place
Hopeton Place, Shankill Road
Hopeton Street, Shankill Road
Hopewell Street, Shankill Road
Howard Street, Fisherwick Place
Howard Street North, Falls Road
Howard Street South, Cromac Road
Hudson's Court, Hudson's Entry
Hudson's Entry, North Street
Hudson Street, Shankill Road
Hughe's Buildings, Falls Road
Hunter's Place, Blackstaff Road
Hurst Street, Sandy Row
Hume's Court, Ludlow Street
Hunter's Row, New Lodge Road
Huss Street, Agnes Street
Humphrey's Court, Brown Street
Hutchinson Street, Stanley Street
Hutton's Court, Verner Street
Havelock Street, Verner Street
Improvement Place, Lancaster Street
Institution Place, Lettuce Hill
Inkermann Terrace, Old Lisburn Road
Innis Place, Blackstaff Road
Ireland's Court, Raphael Street
Irwin Street, Cullintree Road
Isabella Street, Little George's Street
Israel Street, Peter's Hill
Jacobson's Court, Mill Street
James' Court, Carrickhill
James' Place, Nelson Street
James' Square, Henry Lane
James' Street South, Howard Street
Johnny's Entry, Talbot Street
Johnston's Buildings, Shankill Road
Johnston's Court, Great Edward Street
Johnston's Court, Millfield
John Street, Donegall Street
Joy's Court, Joy's Entry
Joy's Entry, High Street
Joy Street, May Street
Jude Street, Irwin Street
Keegan Street, Staunton Street
Keenan's Court, Millfield
Kells Street, Meadow Street
Kenmare Street, Linfield Road
Kennedy's Court, North Street
Kennedy's Entry, Barrack Street
Kennedy's Place, Shankill Road
Kennedy's Row, Smithfield
Kensington Place, Smithfield
Kensington Street, Smithfield
Kensington Terrace, Smithfield
Kent Street Lower, John Street
Kent Street Upper, Union Street
Kerr's Court, Falls Road
Keyland's Place, Brunswick Street
Kildare Street, Park Street
Killen's Place, Killen Street
Killen Street, College Square North
King's Court, Lancaster Street
King's Place, Cromac Road
King Street, Mill Street
King Street Place, King Street
Lagan Lane, Lagan Street
Lagan Place North, Lagan Street
Lagan Place South, Lagan Street
Lagan Street, Cromac Street
Lancaster Street, York Street
Law's Lane, North Street
Leadbetter Street, Lodge Road
Leeds Street, Hutchinson Street
Legg's Lane, High Street
Lemon Place, Falls Road
Lennon's Lane, Great Edward Street
Lemon Street, Falls Road
Lepper Street, New Lodge Road
Letitia Street, Wilson Street
Lettuce Hill, Barrack Street
Lewis Court, Brown Square
Liddy's Court, Little Donegall Street
Linden Street, Little Donegall Street
Lindsay's Place, Ormeau Road
Linfield Road, Sandy Row
Linenhall, Sandy Row
Linenhall Street, back of Linenhall
Lisburn Road, Malone
Long Lane, Church Street
Lonsdale Street, Crumlin Road
Lonsdale Terrace, Crumlin Road
Ludlow Street, New Lodge Road
Lynas' Lane, Great Patrick Street
Lyon's Court, M'Tier Street
Magee's Lane, Great George's Street
Malone Place, Lisburn Road
Malone Road Old, Lisburn Road
Malvern Street, Shankill Road
Maria Street, M'Tier Street
Mariner's Court, Verner Street
Market Street, May Street
Marlborough Street, Victoria Street
Marquis Street, Smithfield
Marshall's Lane, Lynas' Lane
Martha Place, Old Lodge Place
Mary's Market, Townsend street
Mary's Place, Hutchinson Street
Mary Street, Park Street
Massereene Street, Cullintree Road
Matthewson Court, New Lodge Road
Mawhinney's Court, Melbourne Street
Maxwell's Court, Sandy Row
May's Square East, Sandy Row
May Street Little, Cromac Street
May Street, Clarence Place
Meadow Lane, Meadow Place
Meadow Place, Meadow Street
Meadow Street, York Street
Meek's Court, Barrack Street
Meetinghouse Lane, William Street
Melbourne Court, Melbourne Street
Melbourne Street, Brown Street
Michael Street, Little George's Street
Militia Row, Blackstaff Road
Millar's Lane, Berry Street
Millfield, North Street
Mill Street, Castle Street
Milford Street, Pound Street
Mill Lane, Sandy Row
Milliken Street, Falls Road
Millview Place, Townsend Street
Milton Street, Falls Road
Minoney's Row, Sandy Row
Mitchell's Entry, High Street
Mitchell's Row, Gardiner Street
Mitchell Street, Gardiner Street
Moffett Street, Henry Street
Molyneux Street, Little George's Street
Montgomery Street, May Street
Mooney's Court, May Street
Moore's Place, Lower Malone
Morrison's Court, Boundary Street
Morrow's Entry, Hill Street
Mountcharles, Old Malone Road
Mountjoy Street, Shankill Road
Mountpleasant, Crumlin Road
Mountview, Crumlin Road |
Murphy's Lane, Verner
Street
Murphy's Court, Little George's Street
Murphy's Row, Barrack Street
Murphy Street, Verner Street
Murray's Terrace, College Square
Murray's Court, College Square
Music Hall Lane, Upper Arthur Street
Mustard Street, John Street
McAreavy's Court, Verner Street
McAuley's Place, McAuley Street
McAuley Street, Cromac Street
McAuley's Buildings, Cromac Street
McClean's Entry, Marquis Street
McClelland's Lane, Peter's Hill
McConkey's Entry, Brown Square
McConkey's Court, Brown Square
McCully's Place, Peter's Hill
McDowell's Court, Durham Street
McDowell's Entry, Durham Street
McFarland Court, New Lodge Road
McFarland's Court, Wesley Place
McIvor's Place, Millfield
McKibbin's Court, North Street
McKilpen's Court, Nelson street
McMillen's Place, Falls Road
McNamara's Court, New Lodge Road
McStay's Court, New Lodge Road
M'Tier's Court, North Street
M'Tier's Street, Shankill Road
Nailer's Court, Nelson Street
Nail Street, English Street
Napier Place, Lower Malone Road
Napier Street, Lower Malone Road
Napoleon Terrace, Lower Malone Road
Neeson's Court, Mill Street
Nelson's Place, Nelson Street
Nelson Street, Great Patrick Street
New Court, Tomb Street
New Lodge Place, New Lodge Road
New Lodge Road, North Queen Street
New Row, Berry Street
Nile Street, Nelson Street
Norfolk Street, Falls Road
Norman Street, Meadow Street
North Ann Street, Corporation Street
North Boundary Street
Northburn Court, Northburn Street
Northburn Place, Old Lodge Road
North Queen Court, Albert Street
North Queen Street, Carrickhill
North Queen Street Place, Carrickhill
North Street, Bridge Street
North King Street, Gardiner Street
Northumberland Street, Falls Road
Norton Street, McAuley Street
Norwood Street, Great Victoria Street
O'Haggarty's Court, Boundary Street
O'Haggarty's Street, Boundary Street
Old Lodge Road, Peter's Hill
Old Park Road, Old Lodge Road
Old Park Terrace, Old Park Road
Omar Street, Falls Road
Ormeau Road, Cromac Bridge
Ormeau Street, Ormeau Road
Ormond Street, Falls Road
Orr's Entry, High Street
Oxford Street, Queen's Bridge
Pakenham Place, Old Dublin Road
Palmer's Place, Lower Malone
Panton Street, Falls Road
Park Street, Carrickhill
Patrick Lane, Great Patrick Street
Patrick street Great, York Street
Patrick street Little, York Street
Patterson's Place, Little Patrick Street
Patterson's Place, Upper Arthur Street
Peel's Court, Winetavern Street
Peel Street, Falls Road
Pelan's Place, Sandy Row
Pembroke Place. Eliza Street
Pennington Place, Upper Peter's Hill
Pepperhill Court, Carrickhill
Peter's Hill, North Street
Peter's Hill Upper, Peter's Hill
Pilot Street, Corporation Street
Plunket's Court, Carrickhill
Police Place, William Street South
Police Square. Victoria Street
Pool Lane, Sandy Row
Portland Lane, Portland Street
Portland Street, Great George's Street
Pottinger's Entry, High Street
Pound Street, Barrack Street
Prince's Court. Prince's Street
Prince's Dock, Dunbar's Dock
Prince's Street, Queen's Square
Prospect Terrace, Malone Road
Quadrant Street, Albert Crescent
Queen's College, Malone Road
Queen's Island, Malone Road
Queen's Elms, Malone Road
Queens' Square, High Street
Queen Street, Castle Street
Queen Street Upper, Wellington Place
Quigley's Court, Verner Street
Quinn's Entry, High Street
Raphael Court, Raphael Street
Raphael Street, Cromac Street
Rea's Court, Millfield
Regent Buildings, Victoria Street
Reid's Place, Boundary Street
Renwick Court, Sandy Row
Renwick Place, Malone Road Lower
Richmond, Antrim Road
Richmond Terrace, Great Victoria Street
Richmond Street, Great Victoria Street
Riley's Court, Riley's Place
Riley's Place, Cromac Street
Ritchie's Court, Coates' Court
Ritchie's Place, North Street
Riverside Street, Christopher Street
Robert Court, Mustard Street
Robert Street, Hill Street
Rochelle Place, College Court
Rochfort Place, College Court
Rockview Buildings, Shankill Road
Roseann Place, Carrickfergus Road
Roselane Place, Blackstaff Road
Rosemary Place, Rosemary Street
Rosemary Street, Bridge Street
Ross Street, Falls Road
Round Entry, North Street
Royal Academical Institution
Royal Terrace, Lisburn Road
Rowantree Court, Brown Square
Roy's Court, Roy Street
Roy Street, Stanfield Street
Rumford Street, Craven Street
Russell Street, Cromac Street
Rutherford Street, Northburn Street
Sackville Street, Little Sackville Street
Sackville Street, Melbourne Street
Salem, Crumlin Road
Samuel Street, Winetavern Street
Sandy Row, Blackstaff Bridge
Sarah Street, Frederick Street
Scott Street, Cullintree Road
Scott Street, Sandy Row
Second Street, North Howard Street
Sevastopol Street, Falls Road
Seymour Lane, Seymour Street
Seymour Row, Seymour Street
Seymour Street, Little May Street
Shaftsbury Place, Agnes Street
Shane's Court, Shankill Road
Shankill Court, Shankill Road
Shankill Road, Upper Peter's Hill
Sheal's Entry, Carrickhill
Shipboy Street, Nelson Street
Ship Street, York Street
Ship Street, back of York Street
Ship Street Little, Fleet Street
Short Street, Pilot Street
Sidney Street, Park street
Skipper Street, High Street
Smithfield, Berry Street
Smithfield Court, Smithfield
Smith Street, Lagan Street
Southwell Street, Henry Street
Spamount, North Queen street
Spier's Place, Shankill Road
Spencer Street, York street
Stanfield Court, Stanfield Street
Stanfield Street, Verner Street
Stanhope Street, Old Lodge Road
Stanley Lane, Little York Street
Stanley Place, Little York Street
Stanley Street, Albert Street
St. Anne's Buildings, Donegall Street
Staunton Street, Stanfield Street
Steam-mill Lane, Corporation Street
Stephen Street, Little Donegall Street
Stephen Street Court, Stephen Street
Stewart's Entry, Carrickhill
Stewart Street, Eliza Street
St. John's Place, May's Fields
St. John's Street, May's Fields
Stormont Street, Durham Street
Stormont Court, Durham Street
Stroud Street, Sandy Row
Suffern's Entry, North Street
Sugarhouse Entry, High Street
Sussex Place, Alfred Street
Sussex Street, York Street
Talbot Court, Grattan Street
Talbot Street, Donegall Street
Tamworth Place, Old Lodge Road
Tanner's Court, Millfield
Tate's Court, Millfield
Tea Lane, Lower Malone
Telfair's Entry, Ann Street
Telford Street, Grosvenor Street
Third Street, North Howard Street
Thomas Court, George's Lane
Thomas Street, Lancaster Street
Thomas Street North, York Street
Thompson's Court, Donegall Street
Thompson's Row, Old Malone Road
Tomb Street, Waring Street
Torrens' Market, Hercules Street
Torrens' Row, Hercules Street
Townsend Place, Townsend Street
Townsend Street, Shankill Road
Townsend Street Upper, Shankill Road
Trafalgar Court, Trafalgar Street
Trafalgar Street, Corporation Street
Trinity Street, Antrim Road
Troon Court, Northumberland Street
Turnley Street, May's Fields
Union Place, Lancaster Street
Union Street, Donegall Street
Unity Street, Trinity Street
University Road, Trinity Street
University Square, Old Malone Road
University Street, Malone Road
University terrace, Malone Road
Upton Street, Old Lodge Road
Valentine Street, Henry Street
Ventry street, Old Dublin Road
Vere Street, North Queen Street
Verner's Lane, Verner Street
Verner Street, May Street
Victoria Court, Durham Street
Victoria Place, Great Victoria Street
Victoria Street, Great Edward Street
Victoria Street Great, Howard Street
Victoria Street Little, Great Victoria Street
Victoria Terrace, Old Dublin Road
Walker's Lane, Frederick Street
Wall Street, Stanhope Street
Waring Street, Commercial Buildings
Waring Street Place, Waring Street
Warehouse Lane, Waring Street
Washington Street, Frederick Street
Waugh's Court, North Street
Wellington Court, Wellington Street
Wellington Park, Malone Road
Wellington Place, Donegall Square
Wellington Street, Fisherwick Place
Wellwood Place, Great Victoria Street
Welsh Street, Lagan Street
Wesley Court, Wesley Place
Wesley Place, Botanic Road
Wesley Street, Wesley Place
West Street, Smithfield
Whitehall Court, Pound Street
Whitla Street, Pound Street
William's Lane, Green Street
William's Place, Wellwood Place
William's Place, Botanic Road
William's Row, Little George's Street
William Street, Church Street
William Street South, Arthur Square
Willow Street, Arthur Square
Wilmont Terrace, Lisburn Road
Wilson's Court, High Street
Wilson Street, Millfield
Wilton Square North, Shankill Road
Wilton Street, Shankill Road
Windsor, Malone Road
Windsor Place, Great Victoria Street
Windsor Terrace, Lisburn Road
Winecellar Entry, High Street
Winetavern Street, Smithfield
Woburn Street, Agnes Street
Wylie Place, Stanley Street
York Lane, York Street
York Street, Donegall Street
York Street Little, Great Patrick Street |
INDEX TO PROVINCIAL DIRECTORY
Antrim County
Antrim
Armagh County
Ardglass
Armagh
Aughnacloy
Bailieborough
Ballibay
Ballycastle
Ballyclare
Ballymena
Ballymoney
Ballynahinch
Ballyshannon
Banbridge
Bangor
Belturbet
Blackwatertown
Bushmills
Carrickfergus
Carrickmacross |
Castleblayney
Castledawson
Castlewellan
Cavan County
Cavan
Clogher
Clones
Coleraine
Comber
Cookstown
Cootehill
Crumlin
Donegall County
Down County
Donaghadee
Downpatrick
Dromara
Dromore
Dungannon
Enniskillen |
Fermanagh County
Gilford
Glenarm
Hillsborough
Holywood
Keady
Kilkeel
Killileagh
Larne
Laurencetown
Lisburn
Londonderry County
Londonderry
Loghbrickland
Lurgan
Maghera
Magherafelt
Moira
Monaghan County
Monaghan |
Moneymore
Moy and Charlemont
Newcastle
Newry
Newtownards
Omagh
Portadown
Portaferry
Portrush
Portstewart
Randalstown
Rathfriland
Richhill
Rosstrevor
Saintfield
Stewartstown
Strabane and Lifford
Tyrone County
Strangford
Tandragee
Warrenpoint |
ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS
ULSTER CHAMBERS
1,2,3 and 4 vacant: 5 Robert Armour,
commission and insurance agent (Scottish Union Insurance Office )
6 and 7 vacant: 8,9,10 and 11, Boyd & Macrory, from 23 Rosemary
Street: 12,13 and 14 vacant: 15,16
and 17, Down and Connor Consistorial Registry and Marriage license offices,
C.G.Knox, barrister-at-law and
vicar general, H.T.Higginson, JP registrar, J M Higginson, notary public,
solicitor and deputy registrar:
Custom House - Court of Probate, and
Belfast District Registry for Antrim and Down, J M Higginson, district
registrar
from Donegall Place Buildings: John K Scott, 9 and 11 Church Street
and 4 and 6 William Street from 59 Donegall
Street: George Smith, 23 Talbot Street, zinc worker :
Edward Allworthy, 10 Queen Street, of Edward Tucker & Co :
William Raphael & Co., 23 Donegall Place : J & E C Reid,
agents for "Norwich Provident Insurance Society" and
"Norwich and London Accident Insurance Association", 17 Chichester
Street :
THE NORTH EAST BAR
SUMMER ASSIZES 1861
Staples, Sir Thomas,
Bart., QC.
McDonnell, Thos., QC.
Andrews, Robert, QC. LL.D.
Joy, Henry H., QC. LL.D.
Gibson, James
Adams, John
McMechan, William
Fosberry, John Francis
Wright, Edward LL.D.
Dix, Edward Spencer
Miller, Stearne Ball, QC.
Crawford, Arthur Sharman
Lowry, Thos., Kennedy, QC., LL.D.
Adair, John
Musgrave, William
Henderson, Acheson
Filgate, William H.
Ferguson, Sam, QC.
Faloon, Wm. Harris
Gilmore, John
Stewart, Charles A.W.
Chamberlain, Tankerville W.
Meade, Francis
Keown, John
Crozier, William
Shegog, Wm. Henry |
Harris, Hugh
Leech, Charles
Vance, Andrew
Kernan, James QC.
Walker, John Francis
McMahon, John
Gaussen, Campbell
Allen, William
Macartney, Wm. M.
Law, Hugh, QC.
Gernon, William
May, George A. C.
Hancock, Wm. Neilson, LL.D.
Allen, William
McBlain, Frederick W., LL.D.
Lewis, Maurice P W., LL.D.
Bourne, Humphrey M.
Cosby, John H W.
Casement, George
Wall, Martin N.
Fitzgibbon, Henry
Jackson, Arthur S.
Harrison, Michael
Elrington, J. Faviere LL.D.
Magouran, James |
Hutton, Henry Dix.
Craig, Andrew
Twigg, John J.
Knox, Charles G. LL.D.
Norwood, John
Hamill, Arthur
Thompson, Jas. M'Calla
Brunker, Thomas
Smith, Frederick
Barlow, James Wm.
Haye, Wm. S.B. LL.D.
Andrews, William D.
Boyd, Walter
Tarleton, Frederick F.
Richards, Edward
Fitzgerald, Percy
Pigot, David R.
Loghran, Henry J.
Falkiner, Frederick R.
O'Neil, Charles H.
Seeds, Robert, LL.D.
McDonnell, Randal W.
Montgomery, Alex. R.
Bruce, William R.
Porter, Andrew M.
Ross, David |
BELFAST
HISTORICAL SKETCH
Belfast, the capital of Ulster, which
justly merits the appellation or the commercial metropolis of Ireland, and
is appropriately described as at once the Liverpool and Manchester of this
portion of the United Kingdom, although noticed in the old histories and
topographies of the country as existing so far back as the middle of the
twelfth century, is, practically speaking, and regarding only the causes of
its
present extent and population, of comparatively recent date. Its name is
derived wither from the Celtic words, Beol fearsaid, signifying
" the mouth of a ford " or "Beol, a mouth" and fearsaid
"pools of water". The former is the most probable origin, as an
ancient ford, the
site of which was opposite Queen's Square, has been proved to have existed,
remains of it having been found during the progress of the harbour
improvements, several years since, The first castle of Belfast was probably
built by Sir John de Courcey, shortly subsequent to 1178. The last castle
was erected by Sir Arthur Chichester, Lord Deputy of Ireland (afterwards
Baron Chichester of Belfast) early in the seventeenth century; and was
accidentally destroyed by fire in 1708, when the three Ladies Chichester,
daughters of the third Earl of Donegall, perished in the conflagration.
Although, long after the time of De Courcey, Belfast certainly held no rank
higher than that of a mere fishing hamlet, in 1316, when sacked by Edward
Bruce, brother of the great Robert, it was, according to authentic records,
one of many "very good towns and strongholds which he wasted" The
history of the place, from that period until the commencement of the past
century, is rather subject for the pen of the antiquarian and annalist than
for the compiler of a work of immediate reference. The principal incidents
necessary to particularize here, with a view to the proper understanding of
the present relations of the town, are the following - The grant, in 1604,
to Sir Arthur Chichester, of the town, manor and castle of Belfast, with
much of the adjacent territory, forfeited by the O'Neills of Clandeboye, and
the introduction of great numbers of English and Scotch settlers; the grant,
in 1613, by James I., of a charter, constituting Belfast a municipality,
consisting of a sovereign, twelve burgesses, and a commonalty, and
authorising the town to send two members to Parliament; the purchase by
Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, Lord Deputy, in 1637, from the corporation of
Carrickfergus, of the right of importing certain commodities, at one-third
of the duties payable at other places, which gave the first stimulus to the
trade of the port the grant by James II., in 1688, of a new municipal
charter, by which the number of burgesses was raised to thirty five; the
visit of William III. to the town in 1690, followed by the first grant of
"Regium Donum" to the Presbyterian clergy of Ulster; the formation
of Volunteer corps, in 1715, 1745, 1760 (the date of Thurot's landing at
Kilroot, near Carrickfergus), and 1778, for the better defense of the
country; the alteration of the local government, after the Union, by the
appointment of Police Commissioners and "Life Commissioners", in
conjunction with the previous Corporation, by which the former of the new
local bodies was invested with the power for the levying of taxes for public
expenses, and the latter with powers for regulating the paving, watching,
lighting and cleansing of the town; the change which ensued on the passing
of the first Municipal Act of 1841, in conformity with which the Corporation
now consists of a Mayor, ten Aldermen, and thirty Town Councillors; and the
formation, at different periods, during the interval embraced by the time in
which these civic changes occurred, of a Board of Harbour Commissioners, a
Board of Water Commissioners, and various other public bodies and
institutions, such as the rapidly increasing requirements of the Borough
rendered necessary.
SITE EXTENT POPULATION &c
Belfast, which since 1850, has been the
County Town of Antrim, is situated in the Barony of Upper Belfast, County
Antrim; but the Parliamentary Borough also includes the large suburb of
Ballymacarrett, in County Down, from which the town is separated by the
river Lagan. The extension, in 1854, of the Borough boundary, made a very
large addition to the area it formerly comprised. According to the old
boundary, there were in County Antrim 966 acres, in County Down, 576, and in
the town but without the borough, in County Antrim, 330 acres, making a
total of 1872 acres. In the new boundary there is an area in County Antrim
of 4,364 acres, and in County Down of 1,422 acres, making a total of 5,786
acres, exclusive of the river Lagan, and the slob and water of a portion of
Belfast Lough. The increase of the Borough boundary amounts to 3,914 acres.
The parish of Belfast, otherwise called Shankill, in which the County Antrim
section of the borough is included, lies chiefly in the Barony of Upper
Belfast, and partly in that of the Lower Belfast. It is nine and a quarter
miles long, by five in breadth, and contains 19,559 statute acres. The town
is 80 Irish miles distant from Dublin, in lat. 54 deg. 36m. 8 sec. N., and
long. 5 deg. 55m. 53 W. Belfast is situated at the mouth of the Lagan, which
bounds it on the S.E. and flows immediately into Belfast Lough, which is
about twelve miles in length, and five in extreme breadth, gradually
narrowing as it approaches the town. The Lagan, which separates the Counties
of Antrim and Down, is crossed by three bridges and several ferries. The
Queen's Bridge, built principally of the granite of the Newry mountains, on
the site of the old Long Bridge (erected 1682-6), which had twenty one
arches, and was 840 feet in length, is an elegant structure. It was opened
for traffic in 1844, and cost £27,000. The town occupies a commodious
position for the purpose of commerce; but the site is low, the greater
portion being only a few feet above high water level. Nevertheless, on
account of its geographical advantages, it is the healthiest manufacturing
town in the kingdom. The mean annual temperature is about 50 degrees, being
about one deg. above that of London, and one degree under that of Torquay
and the Isle of Wight. The average annual fall of rain is 34.96 inches ( yeah
right ), that of Dublin being 30.87 inches, and of Cork 40.20
inches. The country around Belfast is extremely beautiful. The Lough
stretches on one side, and the fine and elevated ranges of hills which bound
it, and partly encircle the town, present much variety, their slopes thickly
studded with the villas of the gentry and merchants. Luxuriant plantations,
extensive parks, well cultivated fields, handsome villages, and a great
provincial metropolis, occupy the immediate shores of the bay; green hills,
chequered with woodland and hedgerows, form a rich and most picturesque
perspective on the Downshire side. On that of Antrim, the romantic cliffs
and bold frontier lines of the basaltic mountains, from the Cave Hill, on
the North, to Collin, on the West, impart to the scenery a peculiarly
attractive feature. The town exhibits a picture of increasing improvement,
which every man of taste and liberal education must contemplate with
emotions of pride and exultation - the man of letters, the merchant, and the
artizan, mutually engaged in the grand work of extending the domains of
knowledge, developing the resources of industry, and carrying out projects
of philanthropy. The leading streets of Belfast are wide and regularly
built; the town contains a large number of public edifices; and in
magnificence its shops and warehouses will bear a favourable comparison with
those of any similar city in the British Islands. Its busy and bustling
aspect is universally remarked by strangers; and the independence of public
character, the integrity, and the enterprise of its inhabitants, are widely
known and appreciated, The Tidal Harbour Commissioners (1846) describe
Belfast as " the first town in Ireland in enterprise and commercial
prosperity" The population of Belfast in 1757 was 8,549; in 1782,
13,105; in 1791, 18,320; in 1807, 22,095; in 1813, 27,832; in 1821, 37,117;
in 1834, Established Church, 16,388; Presbyterians, 23,576; Roman Catholics,
19,712; other persuasions, 1,137. Total 60,813. In 1841 the population was
75,308. The population of Belfast and Ballymacarrett, exclusive of the
extended portion of the Municipality Boundary, was, at the date of the
census of 1851, 100,300, showing an increase over the census of 1841 of no
less than 24,992. The population, however, still advances in so rapid
a ratio that it is now generally estimated at from 145,000 to 150,000. The
inhabitants of Belfast, in the course of a century, have increased more than
fifteen fold. The proportionate increase has been greater than that of any
other town in the United Kingdom, Liverpool excepted. Belfast contains fifty
five places of public worship, consisting of the following:- Established
Church, 10; Presbyterian 20; Methodists 10; Covenanting 2; Independent 1;
Evangelical Union 1; Primitive Secession 1; Unitarian 3; Baptist 1; Friends
1; Roman Catholic 5:
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
These, enumerated according to the dates
of their establishment, are - The Belfast Academy, the Royal Academical
Institution, the Brown Street Schools, the Ladies' Industrial (formerly the
Lancasterian) School, the Ulster Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the
Blind, the National Schools, the Queen's College, the General Assembly's
College, and the Model School of the National Board, opened in 1857. The
Belfast Academy was founded in 1780, and still maintains its early high
character as a classical and mercantile seminary. The Royal Academical
Institution was founded in 1810, by a voluntary subscription of £26,000,
when the proprietors became incorporated by Act of Parliament, and received
a public grant of £1,500 per annum, increased in 1834, to £3,500; a
medical school was added in 1836. It possessed seven professional chairs,
with a salary of £150 each, and two divinity professorships, with a salary
of £100 a year each. For a long period the Orthodox Presbyterian bodies
availed themselves of its educational curriculum; but the connection ceased
some time before the collegiate department was finally dissolved and
transferred to the Queen's College. The building, which is situated in
College Square West, is now occupied only by the preparatory classical and
commercial schools, which are efficiently conducted under seven masters and
one mistress. The Brown Street Sunday and Daily School Society was founded
in 1810. In the Sunday schools, instruction is given to about 200 pupils; in
the daily schools, upwards of 500 children of both sexes are instructed in
the ordinary branches of an English and mercantile education for the nominal
charge of 1d. per week for each pupil. The female school is superintended by
a committee of ladies. There is also as infant school, and an evening
school, for adults - attendance about 150. This institution has conferred
inestimable benefits upon the town, by rescuing a large number of the
children of the poor from vice and ignorance, and securing to them the means
of acquiring respectability and competence. The Lancasterian School, in
Frederick Street, was founded in 1811, for the instruction of the children
of the labouring classes. A female industrial school has been for some years
established in the building, for the gratuitous instruction of poor girls in
needlework and embroidery; and here also the first "Ragged School"
established in Ireland was opened. The Ulster Society for the Education of
the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind was established in 1831, and the present
Institution was opened in 1845. It cost £11,000, raised by voluntary
contributions. It is under the management of a committee of the
subscribers, a principal, and male and female assistants. This building
which fronts the Dublin Road, a little beyond the Union Workhouse, is a
beautiful structure in the Tudor Style. The Queen's College was opened in
October 1849. Its government consists of a president, vice president, 13
professors of arts, 5 of medicine, and 2 of law, 4 deans of residences, a
registrar, a librarian, and a bursar. The College is endowed with 30
scholarships of £24 each, 11 of £20, 4 of £15, and 10 senior scholarships
of £40 each. The building is from a design of Charles Lanyon, Esq., C.E.,
and is the most attractive in Belfast or its vicinity. It occupies a well
chosen site on the Botanic Road, and is in the Tudor style of architecture.
The cost of its erection was £30,000. The General Assembly's College - a
very elegant and spacious structure, in a classic style of architecture,
occupying a site at the extremity of University Square and facing the
Botanic Road - was opened by Dr. Merle D'Aubigne, of Geneva, in 1853, for
the instruction of the theological students of the Assembly. It is presided
over by the president and the other members of the Assembly's Theological
faculty, who are endowed by the Government with salaries of £250 a year
each. The institution was erected wholly by the voluntary
contributions of the Presbyterian body, in accordance with the Assembly's
resolutions, agreed to at Cookstown in 1844; and its management is entirely
under the Assembly's control. The Commissioners of National Education in
Ireland having decided upon establishing a District Model School in Belfast,
ground was taken for the erection of a suitable building for that purpose on
the Falls Road. The structure was completed and opened in May 1857. The
building is of large dimensions. The style of its architecture id the Tudor
and Elizabethan combined, and the material used is chiefly a fine red brick,
the architraves of the windows, &c., being of the best Caen stone. The
principal facade is 127 feet in length, and the extreme width of the edifice
is 117 feet. The front is a beautiful specimen of the styles named. It
consists of two stories, separated by a double string course moulding. Each
of the wings is lighted by twelve windows, finished with a very neat
Elizabethan gable. Between these wings is the central front, which is
enriched, on the second story, with a superb bay window, of the oriel
kind, and the whole is surmounted by a gable resembling a pediment, above
which rises a peculiarly handsome tower and cupola. The front and sides of
the building almost enclose a large open court, which affords light and
ventilation to the interior. The principal apartments are occupied as a
boys' school, a girls' school, and an infant school. These are on the ground
floor, and their respective dimensions are the following:- Boys; school, 82
feet by 30; girls' school, the same; infant school, 60 feet by 30. In
connection with each of these schools there are large playgrounds. The boys'
playground is a fine space, 110 feet wide by 80 feet in breadth; the girls',
87 feet by 80; and the infants', 100 feet by 54. In each of these
playgrounds a series of sheds are erected, under which, in wet weather, the
pupils may have healthy exercise. On the second story is a large school room
for an adult evening class, and the building also contains a laboratory and
apparatus for practical instruction, the illustration of lectures, &c.
The class rooms, and the apartments for the master and mistress and other
officers, are in the front of the building, on the lower floor; and a stone
staircase conducts to the corridors and apartments in the upper part of the
building. The utmost attention has been paid to the proper ventilation of
the rooms and to the sewerage. The height of the first story is 18
feet, and that of the upper story 15 feet. The interior roof of the building
is of open timber work. The building was erected from a design of Frederick
Daly, Esq., architect to the Commissioners of National Education. The
external decorations are only sparingly applied, but in correct taste. The
structure forms a conspicuous ornament to the rapidly improving portion of
the town in which it is situate. The average attendance at the various
schools is upwards of 1,100. There are, besides this principal seminary,
upwards of 30 other National Schools in the town and neighbourhood of
Belfast. Numerous schools under the patronage of the Church Education
Society also exist, and are largely attended and efficiently conducted. A
male and female school is attached to the Institution of the Belfast
Charitable Society, to the Union Workhouse, and to the Infantry Barracks.
LITERARY AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS
There are numerous Literary, Scientific,
Musical, and other Societies, for the purpose of mutual improvement in
Belfast. The Natural History and Philosophical Society (formed 1821) holds
its meetings in the Museum, a neat building in College Square North, built
in 1830, and its members are distinguished for their high attainments in
philosophical, scientific, and antiquarian research. The museum is one of
the best in Ireland, and is open to the public at a very moderate charge.
The Belfast Society for the Promotion of Knowledge holds its meetings in the
White Linen Hall, and possesses a public library of upwards of 14,000
volumes, and a nearly complete file of the Belfast News Letter from its
first issue in 1737. The other public Libraries are in the Queen's
College and the Presbyterian College and also by young men who are members
of associations in connection with the Presbyterian and other congregations.
The Belfast Working Classes' Association (formed in 1845) meets at 16
Donegall Street, where there are a news room and a library of about 3,000
volumes. To members of the working classes the terms are 2s. 6d. per annum;
to the others, 4s. Visitors to the news room , one penny each. The Belfast
Medical Society (established in 1822) meets monthly in the General Hospital,
where they have a fine library, containing upwards of 2,000 volumes. The
Belfast branch of the Medical Benevolent Fund Society of Ireland was
established in 1843, and embraces the Counties of Antrim and Down. Its
object is to create a fund by donations and subscriptions, for the relief of
medical men, under severe and urgent distress; and to relieve the widow or
family of a professional man, who may have been deprived of the support and
protection of a husband or parent. The Society meet quarterly in the library
room of the Belfast Medical Society at the General Hospital. The Belfast
Ophthalmic Institution (opened 1844) supported by voluntary subscriptions,
affords gratuitous relief to poor persons suffering under diseases of the
eye and ear, and has afforded relief in a vast number of cases. The Belfast
Clinical and Pathological Society, founded in 1853, for the cultivation of
practical pathology, diagnosis, and therapeutics, has a large and increasing
list of members, a useful museum, and a valuable collection of medical and
surgical records. There are two Musical Societies. The Anacreontic, which is
the oldest, given its private rehearsals and public concerts in its own
building, the Music Hall, a handsome Doric edifice in May Street. The
Belfast Classical Harmonists' Society was established for the express
purpose of disseminating a taste for vocal music, of a refined description
among the general community. It meets in the Victoria Hall, and gives
occasional public concerts. It has a large number of members. The Ulster
Hall Company have now in course of erection, in Bedford Street, a splendid
and spacious building, intended to provide accommodation for audiences
numbering from 2,000 to 3,000 persons, and suited, as well for concerts on a
large scale as for exhibitions of art, public dinners, balls, meetings for
legitimate purposes, &c. In connection with the Queen's College there is
also a Choral Society, founded in 1858, for the purpose of cultivating
classical vocal music. The Chemico-Agricultural Society of Ulster is an
association instituted for the improvement of soils, through the agency of
scientific analyses, &c. Its patron is the Marquis of Downshire, and its
practical officer Professor Hodges MD. It possesses a laboratory, and holds
stated meetings, the transactions of which are regularly given to the
public. The North East Agricultural Association of Ireland was founded in
1855. Its operations extend to the Counties of Antrim, Down, Armagh and
Monaghan; they also include the County of the Town of Carrickfergus.
President, the Marquis of Downshire. There are twelve Newspapers in Belfast,
of which the oldest is the News Letter, established AD 1737, and since then
published continuously; daily since July 1855. The other papers, in the
order of their establishment, are - the Belfast Mercantile Journal,
established in 1807, as "Taggart's Mercantile List" published
every Tuesday; the Northern Whig (daily); Banner of Ulster (three times a
week); Ulster General Advertiser (Saturday); Mercury (daily); Morning News
(three times a week); Belfast Weekly News (Saturday); Weekly Northern Whig
(Saturday); Weekly Press (Saturday). There are four public News rooms in the
town, viz:- The Commercial News room, Commercial Buildings; the Linen Hall
News room; the Working Classes Association, Donegall Street; and the
Catholic Institute, Hercules Place. There is also a News room connected with
the Young Men's Presbyterian Association, Donegall Street; and one in the
Coal Exchange, Queen's Quay.
POOR RELIEF AND BENEVOLENT
INSTITUTIONS
The principal Poor Relief and Charitable
Institutions are, the Union Workhouse, opened in 1841; the Belfast
Charitable Society, incorporated in 1774, provides in-door relief to 103
decayed persons of both sexes, besides 88 poor children, whom it also
educates, in a spacious and comfortable building in North Queen Street; the
Destitute Sick Society; the Ladies' Clothing Society; the Ladies' Connaught
Relief Society; the Girls' Industrial Schools; the Ulster Female
Penitentiary; and the Magdalene Asylum, in connection with an Episcopal
Chapel, which supports a chaplaincy. The other Benevolent Institutions are
the following:- The General Hospital (which originated in a General
Dispensary, founded in 1792 by voluntary subscription) has in connection
with it a medical school &c., and is under the management of a
president, vice presidents, life governors, and a committee. It is wholly,
but inadequately supported by public contributions. The District Lunatic
Asylum, for the Counties of Antrim and Down, and the County of the Town of
Carrickfergus, is capable of accommodating about 340 patients - it was
opened in 1829. The Lying-in-Hospital was opened in 1830; it affords relief
to an average of 190 poor patients annually. It is under the management of a
committee of ladies, and is supported by voluntary contributions. Mrs.
Wilson's Bequest for Widows; office, 12b Bridge Street. This fund was
established in 1855 by Mrs. Margt. Wilson of London, formerly of Belfast,
having left the sum of £30,000, to be invested in the Three-per-Cent.
Consolidated Annuities, to be paid, at the rate of seven shillings per week,
to widows of sober, honest life, being upwards of sixty years of age, and
who have been residents in Belfast, of the county of Antrim, for two years.
The pensioners are selected by the following trustees, appointed under the
will of the legatee:- J. Gemmill Esq., 128 Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park,
London; M. Suffern Esq., Howard Street, Belfast; Geo. Orr Wilson Esq.,
Thornhill, Belfast; Sir William Gillilan Johnson, D.L., JP., College Square
North, Belfast; Gordon Augustus Thomson, Esq., Bedeque House, Belfast. There
are likewise local charitable auxiliaries to various religious associations,
a Seaman's Friend Society, two Town Missions, Sanitary Officers, under the
control of the Corporation besides District Dispensaries, in convenient
situations for the relief of the sick poor.
NEW PUBLIC OFFICES &c.
The new Custom House, which is one of the
largest public buildings in Belfast, occupies a considerable area between
Queen's Square and Albert Square - a site obtained by extensive clearances
and other improvements, previously effected in that part of the town. For
many years the want of proper accommodation for the Custom House, Post
Office, Excise Office, and other Government business of Belfast, was
severely felt, the buildings used for those purposes being small in size and
mean in aspect. At length the increasing prosperity and business of the town
demanded that suitable public offices should be erected, and it was decided
to purchase the site above mentioned, and thereupon to erect a large and
handsome edifice, sufficient to afford ample accommodation for various
public services - including a Custom House, a Post Office, as Inland Revenue
Office, a Stamp Office, an Income Tax Office, a Government Emigration
office, and an office for the Local Marine Board. The building was commenced
towards the close of 1854, and was finished in 1857. It is constructed
entirely of the finest Glasgow freestone, elegantly dressed, and the general
style is the Italian of Palladio. The edifice occupies three sides of a
quadrangle, with a large courtyard inside, and standing upon the top of a
terrace, is approached from all sides by flights of steps. It consists,
besides the basement, of two stories, the upper one pierced by a range of
windows with neat pediments, and the lower with arched windows, doorways,
&c. in rusticated work. The principal front faces the river, and the
main portion of this part of the edifice is used as the Custom House. The
wings facing Queen's Square include the Post Office and the Local Marine
Office. In the opposite wing are the Inland Revenue Office Stamp Office,
&c. The "Long Room" of the Custom House is 70 feet in length
by 30 in width and 25 in height. The courtyard in the interior of the
building, and which affords access to the principal offices, &c., from
the rear, is a handsome area, elevated above the surrounding level by a
stone plateau seven feet in height, and approached by a flight of steps. It
is 112 feet in width, The basement story of the structure is wholly occupied
by vaults for bonded stores. The decorations of the edifice are few. The
grand entrance, in the center of the river front, is embellished with three
bold arches, supported by massive columns, and surmounted by a classic
Grecian pediment. In the spandrels of the arches are four sculptured
figures, designed by Samuel Lynn Esq., of London, and executed by the
Messrs. Fitzpatrick, of Wellington Place, Belfast, representing Manufacture,
Peace, Commerce and Industry. The tympanum of the pediment is filled with an
emblematic design of Britannia, supported on one side by Neptune, and on the
other by Mercury. A nearly similar style is carried out in the decorated
entrance, leading to the main building from the court yard, in which the
pediment is charged with two shields, bearing respectively the Royal arms
and those of the town of Belfast. Two Russian guns, taken during the Crimean
war at Sebastopol - both 46 pounders, and bearing inscriptions in Russian
characters - presented to the town as trophies, are now mounted in a
commanding position, upon the front esplanade of this fine suite of public
buildings - for ornament alone, of course. The length of the building is in
front about 200 feet, its width about 116 feet and including the platform on
which it stands, it is 50 feet in height. It was erected from the design of
Messrs. Lanyon & Lynn, architects; and Messrs. D. & J. Fulton, of
Belfast, were the builders.
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, & c.
The borough of Belfast returns two
members to the Imperial Parliament. It is governed by a Corporation elected
by the ratepayers of the five wards - St. Anne's, Dock, Smithfield, St'
George's and Cromac - each ward returning two Aldermen and six Councillors.
A Mayor is annually elected. The practical business of the municipality is
transacted by committees annually chosen by the Council. The Corporation
have entire control over the markets, of which there are twelve. The paving,
lighting, watching and cleansing of the borough are vested in a Police
Committee, under a special Act. The supply of water, which is principally
obtained from springs a short distance South, and three large reservoirs to
the North of the town, is under the direction of a Board of Water
Commissioners, incorporated in 1840, and elected by the ratepayers. There
are several associations of the mercantile body, exclusive of the trading
companies, the most extensive of these being the subscribers to the
Commercial Buildings - a fine structure, adapted, among other purposes, for
that of an Exchange, erected in 1820 by a subscription of £20,000, in
shares, where the merchants meet for mutual intercourses. It includes a News
room, which is very spacious. The corn merchants meet in a beautiful edifice
in Victoria Street (the Corn Exchange) erected by private subscription. The
general mercantile interests of the community are taken care of by the
Chamber of Commerce, a voluntary association, formed in 1783, but of late
years, revived in activity and greatly increased in numbers, and now
productive of the most important benefits to the local trade and general
interest of the inhabitants. The Chamber holds its meetings at the office,
36 Waring Street. The coal merchants have an exchange on Queen's Quay.
THE PORT AND HARBOUR
The harbour of Belfast, originally a mere
creek of the river Lagan, has become, by successive improvements and
extensions, one of the finest in the United Kingdom. Prior to 1839, large
vessels had frequently to lie in the port of Garmoyle, two and a half miles
from the town, to disload portions of their cargoes, but subsequently to
1840 a new channel was formed having nine feet of water at low water, and 21
feet at high water, which has proved a great convenience to large steamers
and other vessels frequenting the port. Within the last three years, the
process of deepening the natural and artificial channels by steam dredging
has been so successfully prosecuted, that there is now from Garmoyle to the
Queen's Bridge a depth of eleven feet at low water and twenty three feet at
high water of average spring tides, admitting vessels of 1,500 tons register
to moor at the discharging berths. The improvements of the port, which are
under the management of the Harbour Commissioners, established by statute in
1831, and elected by the ratepayers, are of very great extent, having
already cost about £450,000 sterling, raised by local loans on the security
of the harbour dues. The quays extend in a continuous line from the Queen's
Bridge, on one side of the river, to the commencement of the new channel;
and on the other, the Antrim side, to the mouth of the Mile-water. The quays
and tidal docks were originally private property, but have been purchased by
the Harbour Board. Formerly, nearly all vessels discharged on the North
side, which is now reserved chiefly for steamers and ships in the foreign
trade; colliers and vessels in the coasting trade being accommodated on the
South side, called Queen's Quay, where there are a Coal Exchange and coal
factors' offices and yards. There are two tidal docks - Prince's and the
Clarendon - which are reserved for foreign shipping; but an Act of
Parliament was obtained in 1854, empowering the Commissioners to construct a
third and more extensive dock, with adjacent basins, a Marine School and
People's Park, on an extensive space of unreclaimed ground on the South of
the river. In forming the new channels, three islands have been formed; the
largest, named Queen's Island, has been planted and laid out in public
walks, lawns, parterres, ornamental ponds, &c.; and a tasteful building
of iron and glass erected on it, "in commemoration of her Majesty's
visit to Belfast" (August 13, 1849). This has been converted into a
conservatory, which is kept in excellent order, and open to the public at a
very trifling charge for admission. The building also includes a beautiful
fountain, an aviary, and a photographic gallery. On the Queen's Island are
also the iron ship-building works of Mr. E.J. Harland - the most extensive
in Ireland - where some of the largest and finest screw steamers in the
British mercantile navy have been constructed. There are two light-houses
and several beacons on and near the islands. The Pilot establishment has
three masters, thirty branch pilots, two mates, and four boys. They have a
commodious station-house to seaward of the Twin Islands, erected on a
platform resting on a series of Mitchell's screw-piles. The offices of the
Harbour Commissioners are contained in an elegant edifice, finished in the
Spring of 1854, from a design by George Smith Esq., C.E. The building is in
the Italian style of architecture, entirely constructed of polished
freestone, with a chaste clock tower. It stands on a well selected site, the
principal front facing Corporation Square. The most important branch of the
commerce of the port is the cross-channel trade. A large fleet of steamers
ply regularly between Belfast and London, Plymouth, Bristol, Liverpool,
Fleetwood, Morecambe, Whitehaven, Glasgow, Ardrossan, Stranraer, Silloth
(near Carlisle), Dublin, Londonderry, &c. There is also as extensive
trade with British North America, the Mediterranean, the Baltic, France,
Holland, and Belgium, and latterly some traffic with the East Indies and
China. The direct trade with the United States and the West Indies, formerly
extensive, has greatly fallen off, while the merchandise from those parts of
the world is imported in vast quantities from the other side of the Channel.
The following is a comparison of the tonnage entering the port for the years
named :-
1851
5,016 vessels 605,938 tons
1852 5,221 "
684,156 "
1853 5,711 "
768,505 "
1854 5,435 "
790,096 "
1855 5,246 "
744,364 "
1856 5,394 "
772,127 "
1857 5,652 "
796,968 "
1860 6,657 "
885,413 " |
This table exhibits a most gratifying
ratio of increase. In 1786, the total amount of tonnage that entered the
port was only 34,287 tons, yielding a harbour revenue of £1,553. At the
close of the year 1857, the number of vessels registered as belonging to the
port was 466, with an aggregate tonnage of 48,467 tons, and in the coasting
trade, 365 vessels, with a tonnage of 24,332 tons. At the close of 1860,
there were registered 73 vessels and 39,746 tons in the foreign, and 367
vessels and 23,901 tons in the coasting trade. In 1860, 64 steamers, with an
aggregate of 15,613 tons, were engaged in the trade of the port. Two iron
vessels, of 952 and 1,800 tons register, were launched; and three iron screw
steamers - one of 2,500 and two of 3,000 tons admeasurement - and a wooden
vessel of about 600 tons, are now ( March 1861 ) building. In 1860,
there was an increase over 1859 of 1,280 vessels and 100,075 tons entering
the port, 18,127 tons being in the foreign trade. The balance of harbour
income, after payment of the ordinary expenditure and interest, was £7,017
9s. 4d., being an excess of £2,662 16s. 8d. over 1859. The customs duties
of the port for the year ending 31st December 1860, were £383,416 19s. 1d.
The amount of postage, stamp duties, and inland revenue collected in
Belfast, is considerably greater than in any city in Ireland, exclusive of
Dublin. The inland trade by water is carried on by the Lagan Navigation,
which connects the town with Lough Neagh, and by the Ulster Canal, which
connects Lough Neagh with Upper and Lower Lough Erne.
MISCELLANEOUS
The County Jail, built on the model of
the Government New Model Prison, at Pentonville, near London, and capable of
containing 300 prisoners, stands on the Crumlin Road, opposite to which is
the County Court-house, a splendid building in the Roman Corinthian style of
architecture, opened in the Summer of 1850, when the Assizes were
transferred to this town from Carrickfergus. Both buildings were erected
from designs by Charles Lanyon Esq., C.E., County Surveyor. In addition to
the Assizes, Quarter Sessions are held in the New Court-house, and daily
Petty Sessions in the Old Court-house, Howard Street. The Police Office
occupies a part of the Town Hall buildings, Police Square. There are
extensive barracks for Infantry, and a small barrack for Cavalry. The
garrison usually consists of a troop of horse and a depot battalion of
infantry. Belfast is the head quarters of the Constabulary for the County,
comprising the stations pf Belfast, Lisburn and Whitewell. Fairs are held on
the first Wednesday in each month, and the principal market is on Friday.
The Theatre is in Arthur Street; and in a delightful situation in the
Western outskirt of the town is the Royal Botanic Garden, comprising 17
acres, and in which is erected one of the most handsome conservatories in
Ireland.
RAILWAYS &c
There are three Railways, the principal
termini of which are in Belfast, viz :- The Ulster Railway, from Belfast to
Monaghan; the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway, with branches to
Carrickfergus, Randalstown and Cookstown ( the line is in connection with
that joining Ballymena with Ballymoney, Coleraine and Portrush); and the
Belfast and County Down Railway, Belfast to Downpatrick, with branches to
Holywood and Ballynahinch, and a branch to Donaghadee, in course of
construction. The termini of these Railways are elegant structures. A short
private railway from the Cavehill conveys limestone from the quarries to a
depot on the York Road.
BANKS
There are three Banking Companies
established in the town - The Belfast, Northern and Ulster. In addition,
there are branches of the Bank of Ireland and Provincial Bank. An excellent
Savings Bank is also in operation; and there are also several private penny
banks, some of which are in connection with large manufacturing
establishments.
TRADE, MANUFACTURES &c
The principal manufactures in Belfast,
and its vicinity are those connected with the linen yarn, linen, cotton,
sewed muslin, iron founding and ship building trades. The linen trade, being
the staple manufacture of Ulster, is very extensively carried on in all its
branches in Belfast, and its vicinity; and as the statistics of this
manufacture for all Ireland are, to a large degree, identical with those of
the Belfast district, we state them as follows :- In 1853, according to the
Mercantile Journal, there were 88 factories, with 580,684 spindles, 218
power looms, and 1,105 in preparation, making a total of 1,323. During 1853
six new spinning mills were established. The increase in the number of mills
has since been steady; while that of power looms, principally for weaving
linens and union fabrics, has been remarkable. Both in flax spinning and
weaving, Belfast has fully kept pace with its rivals in England and
Scotland. The Linen-hall, which was erected in 1785, at a cost of £10,000,
for the accommodation of the Belfast linen merchants, is an extensive
building, forming a quadrangle, which occupies the center of the area of
Donegall Square. It is the seat of an immense traffic, distributing the
blessings of industry to upwards of half a million of inhabitants of the
Northern province. In the Brown Linen-hall, situate in Donegall Street,
considerable quantities of brown linens are sold on Fridays. The imports and
exports of linen and linen yarn and thread, during the years 1859 and 1860
were as follows :-
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IMPORTS
1859
1860
Linen
2,671,000 yds 2,891,000 yds
Linen Yarn 6,454,500 lbs.
7,786,240 lbs
EXPORTS
Linen
65,406,000,yds 65,613,000 yds
Linen Yarn 10,481,856 lbs
13,236,832 lbs
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The damask manufacture is pursued with
much spirit and success, at the celebrated Royal Damask Factory, Ardoyne,
and is also carried on at the Hopeton Factory, Shankill Road. Outside
Belfast, the widely known works of Messrs. Coulson, at Lisburn (the first
establishment in Ireland) are in full operation. The manufacture of damasks
and diapers has likewise been introduced in an enterprising manner at Lurgan,
Waringstown, Dromore &c. The manufacture of linen thread is largely and
profitably conducted at Lisburn, Gilford &c. We have now to speak of the
cotton trade in Belfast and its environs. In 1853 there were 111,264
spindles employed in the town and its neighbourhood, being an increase upon
the previous year of about 15,000. Of these 111,264 spindles, 34,360 were
occupied in spinning the finer qualities; 30,000 medium, and 37,904 coarse
yarns. There are now but two cotton spinning mills at work in Belfast and
its vicinity - namely, those of Messrs. Lepper, Lodge; and Mr. Maurice L.
Coates, Springfield. Power loom weaving of cottons in the town, and hand
loom weaving in the rural districts, are, however, on the increase. The
following were the imports and exports of cotton goods for the years 1859
and 1860 :-
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IMPORTS
1859
1860
Cottons and Muslins 21,222
pkgs 22,909 pkgs
Cotton Wool
1,525,888 lbs 1.388,352 lbs
Cotton Yarn
3,362,460 lbs 3,262,760 lbs
EXPORTS
Cotton Yarn
689,400 lbs 538,900 lbs
Cottons and Muslins 19,031 pkgs
19,504 pkgs
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The sewed muslin trade of Belfast is next
in importance to the linen trade. It employs about half a million persons in
Ireland, principally females; and in this branch alone nearly £1,500,000 is
annually paid by a large number of firms established in the town, having
country agents, and by Scotch houses with agencies in Ulster. In the plain
muslin trade, throughout the province, the annual expenditure in wages is
nearly half a million sterling. 500,000 looms were at work in this country
in 1853, providing the material for this important trade. The building of
iron vessels was commenced, for the first time in Ireland, by Messrs. Coates
& Young, of Belfast, more than a quarter of a century since, and they
constructed several fine steamers and other craft. The business however, was
established in a more extensive scale in 1853, by Messrs. R. Hickson &
CO., on the Queen's Island. This company was succeeded in 1858 by the
present proprietor, Mr. E J Harland, who is doing a most prosperous trade,
and has upwards of 1,400 persons employed. On the Western bank of the river,
Messrs. A. McLaine & Sons have an extensive yard for building wooden
vessels, and a patent slip for executing repairs. The Harbour Commissioners
own two graving docks and a patent slip for the latter purpose. The slip,
which takes on ships exceeding 1,000 tons register, has the assistance of
steam power. Additional accommodation in graving docks, as well as in
floating docks, is much required. The magnitude of the manufactures of all
kinds conducted in Belfast, and the extensive use of steam power render, the
Coal trade one of great importance in the locality. The following table
shows the imports for the years named :-
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1851
295,513
1852 317,313
1853 345,670
1854 336,217
1855 333,838
1856 335,214
1857 363,275
1859 369,800
1860 428,470
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The present consumption of coals may be
put down at one thousand two hundred tons per day, for manufacturing and
household purposes. The timber trade of Belfast yields a profitable return
to the merchants engaged in it. The following table shows the imports of
1859 and 1860 :-
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1859
1860
Deals, all sorts
3,012 hundreds 4,411
hundreds
Timber
15,978 loads
20,223 loads
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The total annual value of Belfast
imports and exports now exceeds £17,000,000.
BELFAST STREET DIRECTORY;
containing
THE NAMES OF OCCUPIERS OF TENEMENTS
rated at and above six pounds
The numbering of Tenements in the Streets
of Belfast is not consecutive, but alternate. One side is allotted to the
odd succession - as 1,3,5,7,9 and so on - while the opposite buildings are
marked with the even figures, 2,4,6,8,10 &c. At the last Municipal
arrangement of the Numbers, certain allowances were made for vacant ground.
STREETS - ALPHABETICALLY
( A )
( A ) ( B
) ( C ) ( D
) ( E ) ( F
) ( G ) ( H
) ( I & J)
( K ) ( L
) ( M ) ( N
) ( O ) (
P ) ( Q )
( R ) ( S
) ( T ) ( U
) ( V ) ( W
) ( Y )
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ABBEY STREET
from Nrth. King St. to Peter's Hill
2
William Sinclair, grocer
21 Maria Henderson
23 James Hughes, fireman
25 Arthur Muldoon, labourer
27 Arthur Martin, car-owner
~ Stable Yard
31 John Leonard, labourer
33 John O'Neill
35 Samuel Barr, tailor
about 30 small
houses
ABBOTSFORD PLACE
York Street
241 Arthur Dobson,
bleach-green at Cottonmount
243 Mrs. McDonnell
245 John Douglas, muslin warehouse, Donegall St.
247 Robt. McKenzie, Scotch House, High St.
249 James Reid, Great George's St, provision merchant
251 David Fulton, builder, office, 16 Fleet Street
ACADEMY COURT
off Academy Street
five small houses
ACADEMY STREET
from 61 Donegall St to 83 Great Patrick St
1 J. Walker,
confectioner
3 Mrs. Waugh, servants' registry office
5 Pietro Trabucco, statuary & artificial
stone manufacturer and
moulder
7 M. & C. Bruce, milliners &
dressmakers
" T. Bruce, gas-fitter &c
9 VACANT
11 Mrs. Madden
13 E. McCune, milliner
15 M. Cunningham, silk dyer
17 E. J. Carew, licentiate apothecary
19 VACANT
21 Mary Sharkey, dressmaker
23 Robert Clements
25 Bridget Morris, dealer & broker
27 J. Fehrenbach, clockmaker
29 Andrew Clogher, sexton of St. Anne's Church
~ St. Anne's Parochial School, Mr. Morrison,
master;
Mrs Morrison, mistress
31 Margaret Hearey
33 Mrs. Daniel Sherry, milliner
35 J. Graham, chimney sweeper
37 Samuel Adams, sailor
" Henry Adams, carver & gilder
39 Richard Bean, machine maker
41 Yard
43 Wm. Murdock, servant
45 John McKenna & Sons, grocers & spirit
merchants
47 Wm. Martin, linen manufacturer; residence, 92 Great
George's
Street
49 George Russell, tailor
51 William Lewis, tailor
53 McClinton & Thompson, chandlers; Mr McClinton's
res:
6 North Queen St. Mr
Thompson's, 4 Lonsdale St.
55 VACANT
57 VACANT
59 VACANT
61 M. Sherrie, boxmaker
63 Henry Donnigan, confectioner
65 Edward Walsh, plasterer
67 A. H. Thornton, jun., printer
69 VACANT
" Edward MacDonald, baker
71 Mr. Todd, sewed muslin manufacturer
73 Miss Anderson, dressmaker
75 Hugh Coyle, clerk
77 Isaac Hodgen, salesman
79 John Brown, cooper
81 Wm. Hamilton, nailor (as spelling in book Mary)
83&85 Wm. Killen, provision merchant; res; 17 University
Sq.
87 James Murray, upholsterer
89 Gawn Robb, sea captain
91 Mr. Downing, clerk
93 Mrs. Donaldson, bonnet maker
95 Samuel McClurcan, cooper
50 Richard Maitland, provision dealer res; 57 Little
May St
48&46 Jas. Shields, pawn broker
44 Baptist Meeting-house; Rev. Robert Henry, minister
42 Daniel Blayney, labourer
40 J. Hall's tea warehouse
38 Thomas Crozier, painter and glazier
36 VACANT
34 VACANT
32 James Downey, publican and grocer
28 R. & J. McConnell
26 VACANT
24 Mrs. S Warnock, soda water manufacturer and
bottling stores
22 H. Morrison, tailor
20 T. J. Grant, pork cutter
18 James Higgins, jeweller
16 William Harper, carpenter
2 Belfast Academy; Rev. Dr. Bryce, principal
ADELAIDE PLACE
Donegall Sq.Sth. to Franklin Place
1 James Thompson
May, professor of music; organist of
~ St. Anne's Church
2 Gilbert Vance, of the firm "John R. Vance
& Son" muslin
manufacturers; office, 40 Rosemary
Street
3 Gustavus Heyn, commission merchant and ship broker;
office, Victoria Street
4 William Cooper
5 Rev. A D Glasgow
6 Mrs. Benson
7 Mrs. Cranfurd's school
AGNES PLACE
Shankill Road, right side
61 Mrs. Reid
63 J. Kavanagh, attorney's clerk
65 Wm. Boyd, carter
67 Robert Cowan, blockmaker
69 Robert Clements, publican
AGNES STREET
Crumlin Road to Shankill Road
2 S.
McCullough
4 Daniel McAreavy, tenter
6 James Seeds, coachman
40 Weaving factory
172 Francis Erdley
174 Robert Vance, clerk
176 VACANT
178 Joseph Forde, leather cutter
180&182 Robt. Cotter, grocer & haberdasher
~ Methodist Meeting-house, Frederick
Street branch
194 Wm. Jamison
196 Mr. Prentice
198 John Skinner, calico printer
200 Cuthbertson & Johnston, picture frame makers
202 William Gardner, dealer
204 William McKee, designer
206 John Adair, spinning master
208 J. Connelly
210 James Douglas, teacher, Model school
212 George Rundall, grocer
216 Jas. Garland, coal merchant; office, Queen's Quay
220 Patrick McCann, labourer
222 William Houston, shoemaker
~ Michael Campbell, Bower's Hill
Tavern
215 VACANT
213 John McConkey, clerk and L. McConkey, dressmaker
211 VACANT
~ Huss School and House of
Prayer; J. Trymble, teacher
199 A. Scott, grocer
197 Alexander Coulter, clerk
195 James Nesbitt, clockmaker
193 W. J. McNinch, turnkey in jail
191 Edward Morrison, mechanic
189 Miss White's school
187 T. Williamson, mechanic
185 Miss Lawlor
183 Thomas Liver, hackler
181 R. Thompson, traveler
179 M. Anderson, grocer
177 Wm. Fitzsimmons, saddler
175 G. Watters, compositor
173 W. Hyde, mechanic
171 James Ginn, lamplighter
169 R. McKenzie, designer
167 Mrs. Dillen
165 Robert Lynn, carpenter
163 W. J. Houston
161 Edward Kirkwood, mechanic
159 Joseph Farrell, engineer
157 Mrs. White
155 John Hunter, calico printer
153 Wm. Garlick, bobbin turner
151 James Ewing, assistant master, workhouse
149 Thomas Wilson, turnkey in jail
147 David Black, clerk
145 Mr. Watson
143 Hugh McCreedy, teacher
141 Richard Talbot, clerk
65 William Kingsberry, hackle maker
63 William Campbell, clerk
61 Miss Manning
59 John Armstrong, painter
57 Andrew Williamson, mechanic
55 Thos. McClenahan, gentleman
53 VACANT
51 R. Shaw
49 Miss Sinclair, milliner and dressmaker
47 Eliza Reilly
15 Mrs. Hollywood
13 William Armstrong, saddler
11 Samuel Scott, bricklayer
9 Samuel Fulton, gardener
7 John McNeilly, hackler
5 Francis Blair, gardener
3 Joseph Johnstone, labourer
1 James Miller, spirit dealer and grocer
ALBERT CRESCENT
off Cullintree Road
35 Samuel Smyth,
constable
37 James Johnston, boot closer
39 Patrick Mayne, spirit dealer
41 Wm. Brown, assistant surveyor
43 James Chesney
45 John truesdale, bookkeeper
47 Charles Trainor, labourer
49 Arthur Boyle, pawn broker
51 Peter Hoy, block printer and grocer
53 John Kerr, carpenter
55 James Magennis, warper
57 Hugh Ratcliffe, linen lapper
59 Robert Moore,
61 Mr. Connolly
63 Mary Carolin
65 Wm. Millar, foreman bleacher
44 Police Barrack; head constable, William Grainger
46 Miss Hill, shop, 8 Castle Street
48 William H. Spackman
50 William Beattie, linen buyer
52 VACANT
ALBERT PLACE
Donegall Pass
24 Rev. Hugh Hanna,
Berry Street Presbyterian Church
26 Mrs. Jane Green
28 E. Gilmore, provision merchant
30 William Clarke
32 Mrs. Kane
34 John K. Boyd, Blackstaff flax spinning mill
36 VACANT
ALBERT SQUARE
foot of Waring Street, North side
1 Henry
Nichol, marine insurance broker, and general
commission merchant and agent
for the National AssuranceCo.
of Ireland; insurances
effected at Lloyds' and first-class London
companies residence, Mount
Pottinger
3 Robert Grogan, bonded store; residence, 21
Dock Street
7&9 Erskine & Nicholl, grain merchants; P. Erskine,
residence, 48
Apsley Place; R. Nicholl,
residence, 182 York Street
11 T. & C. Gaussen & Co., merchants;
residences, T. Gaussen, 2
Queen's Elms; C. Gaussen, 11
Lower Crescent
13 W. C. Heron & Co., general merchants; W. C.
Heron's residence
Maryfield, County Down
15 VACANT
ALBERT STREET
Durham Street to Bogan Street, Falls Road
~ Durham
Street flax-spinning mill, John Hind & Son, proprietors;
residences, John Hind,
Dunowen; James Hind, The Lodge
~ Albert Street Machine Works
68 M. Halliday, huckster
66 Thomas Mechlin, labourer
64 J. Russell, labourer
62 James Tole, hackler
60 Henry McCart, porter
58 Stephen Lyons, hackler
56 Michael Mallon, mechanic
54 Thomas Molloy, clerk
30 William Leckey, labourer
32 Sarah Boyd
34 Walter McCrea, millworker
36 William Dowds, overlooker
38 Samuel McMurray, overlooker
40 John Coleman, clerk
42 John Dickson, grocer
~ Albert Street Presbyterian Church
ALBERT STREET NEW ROW
off Albert Street
1 James
McLaughlin, sawyer
3 James Johnston, labourer
5 William Mooney, rougher
7 M. Carleton, school master
9 James Farrell, labourer
11 George Stewart, labourer
13 Hugh Malaghan, hackler
ALBERT STREET PLACE
off Albert Street, left side
Twelve small houses
ALBERT TERRACE
Falls Road
2 J. S.
Dickson, surgeon
4 VACANT
6 Dr. Murray, surgeon and licentiate apothecary
ALBION LANE
West corner of Donegall Pass
1 Gilbert
Waring, dealer
2 Henry Hamill, weaver
3 VACANT
4 VACANT
5 Henry Adams, car owner
~ Albion Cottage - VACANT
ALBION PLACE
Botanic Road
128 Captain William
Williams
130 John Raphael, Inspector Ulster Bank
132 E. Tucker, starch manufacturer; office, Waring Street
134 Samuel Malcomson, chandler, of 54 North Street
136 James Cockran, wine and spirit merchant, of 3 Castle
Place
138 Mrs. Reid
140 William Simms, agent; office, Linen-hall
142 Foster Connor, linen manufacturer, Linen-hall
144 Mrs. Carlisle
146 John McEntire, merchant; office, 91 Victoria Street
148 William Sherrie; shop, 14 & 16 North Street
150 Mr. McCallam
152 George Sparling, buyer for J. Lindsay & Co.
154 Miss Caughey
156 Foster Coates
ALBION STREET
Kensington Place to Sandy Row
~ James
Martin, grocer; shop, Bradbury Place
~ Moses Hutchinson
~ John H. Gilliland, gilder; shop, 12
Castle Street
~ James Watt, clerk
ALEXANDER STREET
off Frederick Street
1
VACANT
3 Mary Moffat
" James Cummings, cooper
5 VACANT
7 James Gunn, labourer
9 Joseph Ivey, sailor
11 Wm. Pickra, brushmaker
13 Eliza Kane
15 VACANT
17 VACANT
19 Thomas Welsh, labourer
21 Missionary Station, Miss Wilson school mistress
23 Hugh McCormac, car driver
25 Margaret Pollock
27 Henry Kane, labourer
29 Alexander Kerr, carpenter
31 Catherine Martin, lodging house
33 James Savage, spirit dealer and grocer
35 Mrs. Kennedy, spirit dealer and grocer
37 Betty Ann Wills, shirtmaker
39 John Robinson, pensioner
41 Mrs. James, huckster
43 M. J. Hamilton
45 William Darley
47 James Hanna, labourer
49 John McCristle, labourer
51 James Hall, horse dealer
53 Patrick McDermott, carter
55 Isabella McGuirk, provision dealer
57 Mrs. Monaghan
59 Mrs. McPeak, dealer
61 James Norris, grocer
76 VACANT
74 VACANT
72 Clements Girven, labourer
70 Rose McCabe
68 W. Johnston, fireman
66 William Henry, weaver
64 Robert Murray, labourer
62 VACANT
60 James Wright, labourer
58 George Shepherdson, pensioner
56&54 Hugh Burns
52 Jane Wilson, washerwoman
50 Henry Morrison, pork cutter
48 William McClintock, baker
46 Thomas Graham, baker
44 James Smith, pensioner
42 Hugh Hanley, pork cutter
40&38 Joseph Brannand, grocer
36 Hugh Cooper, carpenter
34 Samuel McMurray, porter
32 Patrick McQuillan, labourer
30 Thomas Stewart, labourer
28 Margaret Craeton
26 Jane Bell, huckster
24 Thomas Culbert, pork cutter
22 Patrick Fitzpatrick, dealer
20 Mary McDonnell
18 Patrick Ferran, spirit dealer
16&14 Andrew McKeag, grocer
12 Ann Murphy
10 James Harlan, weaver
8 Mary Miles, widow
6 Samuel Kelly, shoemaker
4 VACANT
2 R. Magouran, smith
ALEXANDER STREET WEST
Falls Road
2 VACANT
4 Yards
6 P. Monaghan, coal dealer
8 John Morgan, flax buyer
10 Edward Trainor, baker
12&14 Alexander St. West National School; teacher, Jas.
McQuillan;
mistress, Miss E. Magennis
21 Bernard Neeson, carpenter
23 Michael Sloan, carpenter
25 Robert Campbell, carpenter
27 R. McClennaghan, millwright
29 Samuel Ewing, linen lapper
31 Jas. Rodgers, manager of mill
33 Anne Niblock
35 Andrew Grey, miller
37 John Lewers, clerk
39 Wm. Savage, clerk
41 John Kelly, flax buyer
43 Hugh Beggs, miller
45 VACANT
47 Joseph Henderson
49 Henry Johnston, pawn broker
63 Thos. McCracken, plasterer
65 John Fee, carpenter
67 Thomas Quinn, flax dresser
69 Robert Donnelly, clerk
71 J. McFall, clerk
73 James McCaffery, bleacher
75 Thos. Johnston, bookbinder
77 Hugh Downey, grocer
16 Wm. Downey, linen lapper
18 John McEntee, officer of custom
20 Mrs. Manderson
22 Hugh McFarland, linen lapper
24 Henry Adams, servant
26 Peter McCabe, servant
30 Charles Byrne, carpenter
32 VACANT
34 John Gill
46 Richard Nugent, compositor
48 Arthur Creighton, porter
50 John Cunningham, labourer
52 James Potts, labourer
54 Wm. Boyd, carpenter
56 Patrick Mooney, pensioner
58 James Clements, carpenter
60 Wm. Thompson, grocer
62 Joseph Brankin, shoemaker
64 Wm. Scott, painter
66 Francis McCann, law clerk
68 John Martin, shoemaker
ALFRED STREET
May Street to Sussex Place
2 Alex.
Mitchell, civil engineer
4 Thomas Burns
6 James Mathison
8 Wm. Andrews, wholesale grocer
10 Samuel M. McGee, High Street
12 W. H. Phillips, Bridge Street
14 Mrs. Ellen Ward
16 Dr. Wm. Burden
~ Presbyterian Meeting-house; Rev. George Shaw,
minister; Alex
Deans, sexton; house in rear
5 The Misses Brown's School
~ Alfred Place Meeting-house; Rev. L. Hutchinson,
minister; John
Deans, sexton
3 Stables
~ National School House; Mrs. Clarke, Miss Kane and
Miss
Carson, schoolmistresses
ALLEN'S COURT
off Peter's Hill
fifteen small houses
ALMA STREET
Falls Road
1 Entry door
3 Henry Douglass, engineer
5 Kennedy Hunter, mechanic
7 Sarah Douglass
9 Hugh Gormand, watchman
11 James Coulter, worker in mill
13 Wm. McAteer, hackler
15 Wm. Neilly, worker in mill
17 S. McCune, worker in mill
19 Jane Leathem, widow
21 Catherine McGough
23 Andrew McKeown, turner
25 Charles Stewart, mechanic
2 Entry door
4 Robert McCrory, overlooker in mill
6 Thomas Cochrane, do
8 Thos. Thompson, mill worker
10 George Devlin, hackler
12 Thomas Smith, labourer
14 John Feegan, carpenter
16 Andrew Manna, hackler
18 Wm. Glencross, hackler
20 James Edmund, porter
22 Robert Lewis, labourer
ALMA TERRACE
Crumlin Road
27 Francis
Haddock, Belfast Bank
29 Rev. John Seymour, Christ Church
31 Wm. Eakin, wholesale druggist, Donegall
Street
33 Hugh M. Morrow, gentleman
ALTON STREET
Old Lodge Road to Wall Street
1 Daniel
Magee, grocer, side entrance
3 A. Dixon, worker in foundry
5 Mrs. McCourd
7 A. Reid, tailor
9 Jas. Ferguson, tobacco spinner
11 William McKechnie, pensioner
13 George Patterson, mechanic
15 Thomas McCardill, hair dresser
17 Samuel Alexander, carpenter
19 John McMurray, overseer
21 Mrs. Watters
23 James Overend, carpenter
25 James Cubbin, carpenter
27 Robert Finlay, carver
29 John Elliott, grocer
31 Alex. Abernethy, painter
33 Daniel McKeath, bootmaker
35 Henry McCrystal, stone mason
37 William Joiner, currier
39 Mrs. Quinn, dressmaker
41 Hugh McCluskey, storeman
43 James Lennon, linen lapper
45 James Dinsmore, painter
47 John McCreedy, chandler
49 Herr Clinga, tinsmith
51 Theo. Boal, cabinet maker
53 J. Stewart, grocer, hall door
50 John Dougan, carpenter
48 George Lemon, mechanic
46 Robert Leathem, cooper
44 John Greenlaw, blacksmith
42 Robert Milligan, mechanic
40 James Dooner, bricklayer
38 Mrs. McGowan
36 John Wilson, painter
34 VACANT
32 James Bulger, grocer
30 Michael Bratinny, ordnance surveyor
28 Isaac Jennett, dentist
26 Agnes McClusky, washerwoman
24 Bernard Brown, pavier
22 Francis Leech, sawyer
20 Mary Donnelly
18 William Dobbin, bricklayer
16 John Reid, agent Belfast Total Abstinence
Association
14 Josiah Bell, carpenter
12 William McKinley, mechanic
10 William Holmes, carpenter
8 Richard Savage, painter
6 William Brown, baker
4 Wm. Jas. Wasson, compositor
2 John Russell, clerk
AMBROSE STREET
off Little York Street, rear of Earl Street
1 William
Wright, porter
3 James McRoberts, mechanic
5 James Boyd, ship carpenter
7 John Clarke, ship carpenter
9 James Ward, painter
11 John Devlin, blacksmith
13 John Bell, carpenter
15 M. Maddin, pilot
17 John Houston, ship carpenter
18 James Delaney, shirtmaker
16 John McKenna, ship carpenter
14 John McCoy, ship carpenter
12 John McGaghan, labourer
10 Robert Colvin, ship carpenter
8 James Burker, seaman
6 Richard Coulter, sawyer
4 Hutchinson Robinson, seaman
2 James Hill, pilot
AMELIA STREET
Brunswick Street to Great Victoria Street
2 Back
entrance to O'Hanlon's Hotel
~ Gateway
11 Terence Elliott, schoolmaster
9 William Erskine, schoolmaster, Townsend
Street School
7 Mrs. Costello
5 Richard Milgate
3 Thomas Maxwell, clerk
1 James Montgomery
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ANDERSON'S COURT
off Millfield
about fifteen small houses
ANDERSON'S COURT
Shankill Road
a few small houses
ANNETTE STREET
off Verner Street
1 Hugh Barr,
car driver
3 Wm. J. Rareton, store keeper
5 Richard Hutton, labourer
7 Hugh Carson, publican
9 David Trowsdale
11 John Ingram
13 James Connolly, car driver
15 John McMahon, manager of Messrs. Lindsay &
Co's.
ribbon factory
17 J. Campbell, police sergeant
19 William McGarry, labourer
21 Samuel McCullough, bricklayer
23 Wm. Wylie, boot and shoemaker
25 Thomas Bole, carter
27 John Hatrick, sawyer
29 Thos. Lattimore, coachmaker
31 Henry Gibson, tailor
33 Robert Boyd, mechanic
35 T. McDowell, coachmaker
37 Abraham Holt, gasfitter
39 Mrs, Mary Duffy
41 Bernard Doran, spirit dealer
43 VACANT
45 Hugh Strain, car owner
47 William Kennedy, flax dealer
49 A. Bernard & Koch, flax stores
18 William McCullough, sailor
16 James Jamison, labourer
14 Mrs. Berwick
12 James Hall, porter
10 Hugh Megraw, waste dealer
4 J. McNeale, carter
2 Wm. Pentland, horse dealer
ANN'S PLACE
rear New Court House, Old Lodge Road
290 Mr. Hay, draper
2 J. Wallace, brick manufacturer
ANN STREET
Arthur Street to Queen's Bridge
1 H. W.
Donaldson, publican
3 Robert Herron, hairdresser
5 Robert Henderson, whitesmith
7 E. McKee, grocer
" Wm. Thompson, cabinet maker
9 S, Moore, provision dealer
11 Robert Henderson, whitesmith and bell hanger
15&17 Wm. Haddock, grocer and spirit dealer
19 R. Gilmore, grocer and spirit dealer
21 Rose Kerr, star Saloon
23 John Roberts, soap and candle manufacturer
25 James Barry, grocer
27 E. L. Wigan, agent for William Younger & Co.'s
Edinburgh
Brewery; E. C. Irvine,
manager; residence, 6 Glenfield Place
29 John Martin & Co., merchants
" John Martin, Killyleagh Mills
" Samuel Martin
" Robert Ireland, flour merchant
" Thos. Shaw, wholesale grocer
31 Shaw & Finlay, soap and candle manufacturer
33 William H. Milligan, grocer, tobacco and snuff
manufacturer
35 Thomas McClure, printer
" H. Hamilton & Co., grocers;
residence, 85 Donegall Street
37 William Gregg, iron merchant; residence, 4 Murray's
Terrace
41 John Wightman, grocer
43 J. Crosbie, Tailor and draper
" William Thompson, dining and
refreshment rooms
45 A. Wright & Co., pawn brokers
47 Samuel Hill & Co., wholesale druggists;
residence, 9 Joy
Street
49 John Fetherston, publican
51&53 John Moffett, soap and candle manufacturer
55 Hugh Cherry, harness maker
57 David Rodgers, saddler
79 E. & A. De Martelly & Co., general
agents and commission
merchants; residence,
Ovoca Park, Dunmurray
81 Ann Street Iron Works, Musgrave Brothers,
proprietors
83&85 H. & E. Musgrave, tea and sugar merchants;
residence
Drumglass, Lower
Malone
~ D. Currell, jun., & Co.,
muslin weaving factory, in rear of
Messrs. Musgraves'
premises
~ Entrance to Pork Market
87 John Burke, ship broker and coal merchant
89 Thos. McGraw's stabling yard
110 John Jordan, publican
108 James McClure, Birkmyre's bakery
106 Thomas Fisher, painter and decorator
" Wm. Thomas Watersom,
solicitor; Dublin address, 51
Camden Street;
residence, Sydenham, Strandtown
104&102 Wm. Lewers, brewer and malster
100 Jane Fee, publican
98 William Mulholland, captain of the " Thomas
Conley"
96 VACANT
94 Bernard Reilly, provision dealer
92 John Trueman, rope and twine manufacturer;
residence, 24
Brunswick Street
90 James Corry, grocer
88 W. H. & J. Campbell, linen drapers,
shirtmakers and
haberdashers
86 William Bell's iron stores &c
84 A. Boak & Co., grocers and provision merchants
82 William Lytle, chandler; residence, 4 College
Square North
80 S. W. Campbell, grocer; residence, 32 Great
George's Street
" Frederick Jee, merchant;
residence, 1 Lower Crescent
" John Fraser & Son, civil
engineers and architects; James
Fraser's
residence, Mount Pottinger
( Victoria Street Intersects )
78 W. J. Johnston & Co., wholesale grocers; W. J.
Johnston's
residence, 43
Mountview Terrace; Henry Thompson's
residence,
Victoria Place
76 J. & W. Anderson & Co., tinsmiths
74 J. McCutcheon, leather merchant
72 Wm. Sergison, copper and tinsmith
" Eliza Sergison, furrier
70 William Bain, grocer
68 John Lowry, spirit dealer
66 Samuel Hill & Co., druggists
62 John Graham, hair cutter
60 J. & W. Watt, grocers
58 Isaac Bailie, boot and shoemaker
56 Jane Hepburn, haberdasher
54 John Lynn, painter and glazier
52 Samuel Smyth, boot and shoemaker
50 Anne Ingle, bonnet warehouse
48 R. McClure, boot & shoemaker
46 Wm. Mawhinney, surgeon
44 VACANT SHOP
" S. Toman, grocer
42 Robert Orr, publican
40 James Moore, printer
38 James Scott, grocer
36 James Rutherford, spirit store
" J. Gribbin, boot and
shoemaker
32 Magee & Co., plumbers, gasfitters, and lead
merchants;
residence, Cluan
Cottage
30 W. Hogg, grocer and provision merchant
26 James Black, boot and shoemaker
24 Mrs. Peake, publican & lodging house keeper
22 Mrs. Hazelton, haberdasher
20 W. J. McKinney, bootmaker &c.
18 J. V. Scarborough, clog maker
16 James Lipsey & Co., wine and spirit merchants
14 James Wylie, poulterer
12 J. S. Somerville, watchmaker
10&8 James Young, publican
6 T. Clegg & Sons, clog makers
4 James D. Gaffikin, poulterer
2 Matthew Steel, jeweler and haberdasher
ANTRIM PLACE
Antrim Road
1 James
Caldwell, sewed muslin manufacturer; office, Curtis St
2 Mrs. Hodgins
3 Miss Berwick
4 John Steele, draper; shop, 7 Donegall Street
5 Robert Thompson, yarn merchant, Talbot Street
6 G. Pelan, clerk
7 Mrs, Collins
8 Mrs. Deeble
9 J. W. Henry, sewed muslin manufacturer, 16
Church Street
ANTRIM ROAD
from head of Donegall Street
2 Thomas
McCulloch, ballast supplier
4 James Carlisle's timber yard
" T. McCullogh, carman's yard
6 Daniel Hagan, mechanic
8 Thomas Wilson, cart maker
12 Charles Burns, mechanic
14 VACANT
16 Owen Clay, labourer
22 Samuel Fleming, coach builder, cartwright, and
round timber
merchant
~ Lying-in Hospital
( Carlisle Circus )
~ Vicinage
~ Convent of Sisters of Mercy and Belfast
Orphanage
~ Mrs. Christie
2 VACANT HOUSES
~ Patrick Murray, lime burner, residence,
Lagan Village
~ Rev. W. Bruce, The Farm
~ Mrs. Samuel Bruce, Thorndale
~ Robert Johnston, gardener
~ D. Sykes, Joy Lodge, car owner
~ John F. Harbinson, jeweller, High
Street
~ Mrs. <McAllister, Pebble Cottage
~ Wm. Morris, Brookville, chandler; 42
North Street
~ Belfast Water Works - William John
Smyth, gardener;
A. Gilmore, caretaker
~ Lime Works, Cavehill Railway Co.,
manager, Mr. Turner
~ Robert Potts, of J. & R. Potts,
Rosemount
~ Patrick Kinnear, Willowbank, linen
merchant; office,
Corporation Place
~ Ross Saulter, Marsden Villa; linen
merchant; office, Donegall
Square West
~ Thomas Sinclair, Hopefield; office,
Tomb Street
~ John Duncan, gardener
( Right Hand )
~ Rev. Wm. Johnston, Parkville; Townsend Street
Presbyterian
Church
~ J. C. Gardner; office, York Lane
~ Archibald Kent; office, 64 York Street
~ Robert Magill; shop, Castle Place
~ Hugh H. Boyd; 4 Commercial Buildings
~ Wakefield Dickson, Parkville; at Richardson
Brothers & Co.
~ John Preston, Dunmore; offices, Calender Street
~ Rev. Wm. Gibson, Newington, Prof. Presbyterian
College
~ Robert Fenn Carter, of Dunbar Dickson & Co.
~ Col. Macpherson, Clanchattan
~ Wm. McGladdery, spirit dealer
~ John Gray, mechanic
~ Joseph Gregg, carman
~ Mary McLaughlin, spirit dealer and
curds and cream house
~ Gilbert Weir, sewed muslin
manufacturer, Lodgeview; office
Queen Square
~ William Wilkinson, servant
~ James Boyd, labourer
~ Hannah Moore, dealer
~ Maxwell Graham, carpenter
~ William Holmes, bookvendor
~ Antrim Road Constabulary Station,
Sergeant J. Simpson
~ A. Nelson, spirit dealer
~ Daniel Kennedy, muslin manufacturer,
Church Street
~ Charles H. Rea, Church Street
~ Cassino, Major Tydd
~ H. Madden, grocer
ANTRIM TERRACE
Antrim Road, right side
1 John
Potts, of J. & R. Potts, North Street
2 W. H. F. Kisbey, editor of News Letter
3 Mrs. Hamilton
ANTRIMVILLE
Antrim Road, left side
~
Herbert Darbishire, linen merchant, Fountain Lane
~ William E. Young, of Harbour
Commissioners' office
APSLEY PLACE
Donegall Pass
48 P.
Erskine, grain merchant, 62 Corporation Street
50 George S. Orr, sewed muslin manufacturer,
Bedford St.
52 Mr. McCann; office, Eliza Street
54 Robt. Alexander, general merchant and ship
broker, 1, 2,
3 and 4 Victoria
Chambers
56 John Cuppage
58 VACANT
60 Jas. Martin, commission agent, Castle
Chambers
62 Mrs. Knox
ARDMOULIN PLACE
Falls Road
1 J. R. T.
Mulholland
2 Thos. O'Brien, linen bleacher
3 R. Hamilton, engraver; office, 43 Castle
Street
4 VACANT
ARDMOULIN STREET
Falls Road, left side
2 Dr. Murray
4 Mrs. Parker
6 Christopher O'Brien, clerk
8 Henry J. McKittrick, cap manufacturer
10 VACANT
12 William Adams, flax buyer
14 VACANT
16 Andrew Parke
18 James Reynolds, mechanic
20 Robert Hanna, writing clerk
22 Roland Smith, drawing master
24 Mr. Whitaker, Model School
26 Henry Johnston, pawn broker
28 Matilda Macnamee
30 William Anderson, painter
32 Joseph McCullough, labourer
34 Daniel McAleese, shoemaker
36 John Hungerford, carpenter
43 Charles Conly, labourer
41 James McNally, linen lapper
39 John Hayes, pensioner
37 Mrs. McKenna
35 Charles Bannon, shoemaker
33 Daniel McAleese, shoemaker
31 Patrick McCorry, servant
29 Mr. Savage
27 William Thompson, grocer
ARNON STREET
Old Lodge Road to Wall Street
1 Jas.
Sinclair, street inspector
3 William Elliott
5 David Donaldson, joiner
7 James Morrison, clerk
9 James Hempson, agent Liverpool Life Insurance
Society
11 Mrs. Smith
13 Alexander McCoy, tailor
15 Mrs. Culbert
17 James Branagh, labourer
19 James Cornwall, valet
21 Mrs. Esther Rea
23 James McCallum, painter
25 John Connolly, publican
27 William Hunter, grocer
29 John O'Neill, chandler
31 James Kelly, labourer
33 Samuel Leonard, chandler
35 W. Foster, carpenter
37 James O'Driscoll, tailor
39 Mrs. Dunbar
41 Edward Ellcock, mechanic
43 James Laird, clerk in the "Mercury"
45 W. Williamson, book binder
47 Robert Hyndman
49 William Munro, saddler
42 Wm. Moutray, baker
40 John Coey, bread server
38 James Steel, servant
36 Charles Jones, pork cutter
34 David Clarke, writing clerk
32 Wm. McDade, salesman
30 Wm. Bulger, plasterer
28 George Whiteside, salesman
26 R. Moffett, boot and shoemaker
24 Mrs. Robinson
22 George Millen, porter
20 Daniel McKay, mechanic
18 John Farrell, plumber
16 Ralph Briggs, pensioner
14 William McCoy, foreman, fancy box maker
12 John Lawless, carpenter
10 David Robinson, porter
8 Robert Young, carpenter
6 William Edwards, stone cutter
4 John Elliott, bricklayer
2 John Gamble, upholsterer
ARTHUR LANE
off Upper Arthur Street
2 Samuel
Thomas, bell hanger
4 Margt. Hamilton, shirt maker
6 Edward Hearty, car driver
8 Patrick Cassidy, car driver
10 James Kavanagh, dealer
5 Samuel Kennedy, car owner
3 Peter McAuley, carpenter
1 Felix Murtagh, drayman
ARTHUR PLACE
off Arthur Street
1 Belfast
Young Men's Christian Association
7 VACANT
9 Peter Weir, of Glasgow, sewed muslin
manufacturer; Mr.
Hamilton, manager; residence,
Malone
~ Plough Hotel Stables
~ J. H. Gowan's auction mart
8 T. J. Cantrell's aerated water manufactory
6 R. Rice, linen manufacturer
4 R. Rice's dwelling house
ARTHUR SQUARE
1
Thistle Hotel, David Dunlop, proprietor
3 James Young, solicitor; Dublin address, 51
Camden Street;
residence, Fox Lodge
5 Samuel Edgar & Son, woolen drapers and
haberdashers
7 R. Gaffikin, carver and gilder; residence, 12
Clarendon Place
9 Robert Murray, dyer
" R. Ritchie, tailor
11 Charles Blackwood; shop Corn Market
10 David Allen, printer
8 E. Mackenzie, grocer
6 James McCann, hair dresser &c
4 T. Brown, jeweller
2 Mrs. Skurry
ARTHUR STREET
Arthur Square to Chichester Street
1 Theatre
Royal; James Scott, manager
5 John Dyer, Northern Servants' Registry
Office, agent for her
Majesty's Land and
Emigration Commissioners & general
emigration agent; also
agent for the Birkenhead Steam
Bleaching Silk and
Woolen Dye Works, and the English and
Irish Church and
University Life Assurance
" William Bailie, tailor
7 Wm. Harris, watch material dealer
9 J. W. Berry, accountant
13 John Cinnamond, boot and shoemaker; shop, 28 High
St.
15&17 R. Kennedy, cabinet maker and upholsterer
19 Mrs. David Patterson, millinery
21 Archibald Burnett, painter and decorator
" James Sloan, family linen retail
warehouse
23 Mrs. O'Farrell, milliner &c
" Wm. Bowden, dentist
25 Anne Murray, tobacconist; residence, Fortwilliam
27 Samuel Stevenson, tailor &c
29 Archd. Bell, dyer and scourer
31 Alexander Moore, house and decorative painter
" John Dinnen, solicitor, 51 Camden
Street and Talbot Street,
Dublin; and Newtownards;
residence, Cabin Hill, Dundonald
33 Mr. Le Fevre, linen merchant; office,
Donegall Street Place
" Income Tax Office
35 James McLean, solicitor; Dublin address; 51 Camden
St.
private residence, Holywood
37 Samuel Moore, solicitor; Dublin address, 12
Gardiner's Pl.
41 John Kennedy, house and general agent, conveyancer,
master extraordinary in
chancery, commissioner for taking
affidavits; Dublin address,
18 Fleet Street; private
residence, 55 Prospect
terrace
43 John Coates, solicitor; Dublin address, 4 Anglesea
Street;
and Newtownards
45 William Dillon, proctor and solicitor; Dublin
address, 12
Summerhill
47 G. A. Carruthers, agent for the Standard Life and
Royal
Fire Insurance Companies;
office of the Royal Botanic
and Horticultural Company (
Limited )
38 Miss Robertson, millinery rooms
36 George Brown, ladies' silk dyer, artificial florist
&c
34 Henry Russell, solicitor; Dublin address, 39 North
Great
George's Street
" William Crawford, Dalchoolan, Holywood
32 Charles Davis, dentist
30 W. M. Collins, solicitor; Dublin address, 103 Capel
Street
28 Unitarian Book and Tract Depository, Miss Harrison
agent
26 Thomas McQuiston, glazier and house painter
24 Belfast Young Men's Christian Association
20 General Assembly's Missions and Church and Manse
office;
Secretaries, Rev. G. Bellis
and Rev. J. Speers
" Bible and Colportage Bible
Society; Robert McGeagh,
secretary
16&18 VACANT
14 Robert Galbraith, hair dresser, wig maker, perfumer
&c
12&10 Mercury office
8 John McMahon, commission agent
" Miss McCracken, milliner (
upstairs )
6 Robert Adrain, boot and shoe warehouse
4 M & S Oldrin, baby linen warehouse
2 Samuel Edgar; shop, 5 Arthur Square
ARTHUR STREET UPPER
continuation of Arthur Street
49 Clerical Rooms
" Down and Connor and Dromore Church
Education Society
D. Morrow, assistant
secretary
" Society for Discountenancing Vice
" Office and reading rooms of the
United Church of England
and Ireland Young Men's
Society
" M. J. Frings, professor modern
languages, Queen's College
51 J. A. & E. Johnston, milliners and dress makers
53 J. H. Tittle, solicitor; Dublin address, 23 Middle
Gardiner Street
55 Miss Grattan, milliner
57 E. H. Bell's Academy
59 VACANT
61 VACANT
63 Chemico-Agricultural Society; Dr. Hodges, analytic
chemist
65 Robert Ireland, flour merchant, Ann Street
67 Mrs. Stewart ( late Miss Courtney ), milliner &
dress maker
69 John Turner, Mr. Pim's office, Donegall Quay
" Miss Black's School
71 Lord Viscount Dungannon's rent office; George
Posnett, J.P.
agent; J. M. Conville,
sub-agent
73 Mrs. Collins
60 VACANT
58 Edward McHugh, merchant, Rosemary Street
56 The Misses Rooks' boarding and day school
54 VACANT
52 Joseph Watt, collector of poor rate
50 Mrs. Skelton
48 Mrs. Allen
46 Mrs. Matier's School
44 Wm. J Matier, civil engineer, valuator, architect
and
surveyor
" Miss Sparling
42 Modesto Silo & Sons, carvers, gilders,
upholsterers and
picture frame manufacturers
" M. Silo, Italian interpreter
ARTHUR STREET UPPER MEWS
1 Patrick
Cush, car owner
" Bozi & Co., flax stores
4 R. & J. Workman's stables
" James Kennedy, muslin manufactory
ARTILLERY STREET
Artillery Barracks, North Queen Street
1 Roger T.
Hilland, grocer
3 VACANT
5 VACANT
7 VACANT
9 Bernard O'Neill, printer
11 Leslie Bell
13 Wm. Graham, labourer
15 Catherine Bourne, mill worker
17 Charles Kennedy, labourer
19 John Murphy, labourer
21 Mary Hannan
23 Mary McCann
25 James McClean, mill worker
27 Thomas Middleton, watchman
29 Neil Maginnis, labourer
31 Thomas Curley, coal porter
33 John Hutton, watchman
35 Wm. McCullough, labourer
37 John Tumblety, brick layer
50 Charles Rafferty, labourer
48 VACANT
46&44 Michael Mallon, labourer
42&40 Fras. Mallon, mill worker
38 John Murray, labourer
36 John Cupples, labourer
34 James Irvine, mill worker
32 John Edgar, carding master
30 John McVeigh, hackler
28 James McSweigan. labourer
26 W. Macoubrey, labourer ( McCoubrey)
24 J. Macoubrey, street inspector
22 Mrs. Boyd, washerwoman
20 John Morrow, hackler
18 Mrs. Boyle
16 Charles Matthewson, penner
14 John Logan, labourer
12 James Falloon, labourer
10 John Connor, labourer
8 Mrs. O'Neill
6 Nancy Giffen, widow
4 James Ewins, labourer
2 Patrick Roddy, labourer
ASHMORE STREET
off Conway Street
six small houses
ATHOL STREET
from Durham Street to College Street South
1 Richard
Johnston, haberdashery and grocery
3 H. Donaldson, scripture reader
5 Robert McILroy, linen lapper
7 Alexander Agnew, shoemaker
9 Robert Swanson
11 Richard Surplis, designer
13 Moffet Dickson, linen lapper
15 Wm. John Scott, plumber
17 William Lynas, inspector of gas metres
19 Robert Walton, engine driver
21 James Moore, shopman
23 George Nicholl, labourer
25 John Charleton, bookkeeper
27 Hugh Moore, bookkeeper
29 Dr. Ferris
31 Isabella Craig
33 James Callendar, currier
35 VACANT
37 Henry Murray, bookkeeper
39 Wm. Wilson, manager in Staunton, Coates & Co.,
Donegall Pl
32 Henry McLoughlin, advertising clerk, Morning News
office
30 Wm. Johnston, carpenter
28 Wm. Kennedy, mill manager
26 Thomas Coleman, bookkeeper
24 Samuel Lyons, brick layer
22 David Patterson, nt. constable
20 John Scarborough, clog maker; shop, Ann Street
18 John Davidson, sewed muslin designer
16 Francis Armstrong, servant
14 James Canavan, soldier
12 William Clark, foreman printer, News Letter office
10 Joel Holden, factory worker
2 Miss Gamble, school mistress
ATHOL TERRACE
from Athol street to College Street
1 VACANT
3 VACANT
5 John C. Anderson
7 Peter Reynolds, of the firm of Reynolds
Brothers, Mill St.
AUGHTON TERRACE
Donegall Pass
120 Henry
Mulholland
122 Mr. Wood
124 David Hunter, traveler
126 R. W. Davison, buyer in J. Lindsay & Co.,
Ulster Arcade
128 P. Miller, buyer in Young & Anderson's,
Donegall Street
ADELA STREET
Carlisle Circus, Antrim Road
1 Daniel
McKee, school master
3 Andrew McCully, salesman
5 Mrs. Nelson, visiting governess
7 John Pyper, principal of the Mercantile
Academy, Donegall St
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