Crawford association & All Saints
It appears that the Crawford association with your parish was with the All Saints end and as far as I know none of the graves at St Brigid's are ours!
William Nugent (Willie) Crawford was born in December 1903 in Clontarf. About 1906 he moved with his parents, William Thomas and Harriet Crawford to Mount Merrion Ave., Blackrock.
He attended school at Booterstown C of I National School and Avoca School, Blackrock.
From 1919 to 1921 he trained for the woollen/hosiery business in Yorkshire and returned home to join his father (William Thomas Crawford, 1876-1945) at the Blackrock Hosiery Company, Dublin. Following his father's sudden death he replaced him as managing director in 1945 and remained in this position until the company went into voluntary liquidation in 1958. (I am attaching a photo of original artwork for an advertisement for their 'Rock' underwear) and I have copies of documents and newscuttings relating to the company, including a letter dated 1922 from the IRA requesting that they cease supplying goods to 'the Imperial forces at present at war with the Irish Republic'!
Succeeding his father and grandfather, he was also secretary of the Elbana Loan and Investment Society, 1945-1972.
By 1936/7 Willie was building his own home on Avoca Avenue. I have a copy of an article from 'Irish Builder and Engineer', dated 15 April 1939, entitled The Modern House in Ireland and featuring their house, which was designed by the late Frederick McManus ARIBA. The building contractors were M.J.Fitzpatrick Ltd. The house was unusual for it's time, having a flat roof and featuring glass bricks at the entrance. Quiet coincidentally, my previous employers at House of Ireland, Nassau Street, purchased the house at Avoca Avenue from the Crawfords (1969 approx) and continue to live there!
Willie married Margery (Peggy) Rowland in June 1952 at All Saints Church, photo attached, where I understand he was a long standing member of the Vestry. John was born in 1953 and David in 1955. As previously mentioned, the Crawfords left Avoca Avenue in 1969 and moved to a smaller, more manageable home, next door to All Saint's Church on Carysfort Avenue.
William was an avid model maker and, as you rightly recall, a model railway enthusiast. He also had a big interest in cine-photography. All his films are with the National Film Institute in Eustace St. I have a list of those 'home movies' on file.
John was ordained, with special permission due to his father's ill health, at All Saints Church in June 1976 by Rt Rev E.C. Hodges. He served his first curacy in St. Mark's Parish, Dundela, Belfast. David currently lives in Dun Laoghaire.
I hope some of the above will be of interest to you. My little investigation has given me a better insight into the lifetime of work that John put into researching the family genealogy and I hope to give it more time in the year ahead.
Good luck with the 300th. Lynda
William Nugent (Willie) Crawford was born in December 1903 in Clontarf. About 1906 he moved with his parents, William Thomas and Harriet Crawford to Mount Merrion Ave., Blackrock.
He attended school at Booterstown C of I National School and Avoca School, Blackrock.
From 1919 to 1921 he trained for the woollen/hosiery business in Yorkshire and returned home to join his father (William Thomas Crawford, 1876-1945) at the Blackrock Hosiery Company, Dublin. Following his father's sudden death he replaced him as managing director in 1945 and remained in this position until the company went into voluntary liquidation in 1958. (I am attaching a photo of original artwork for an advertisement for their 'Rock' underwear) and I have copies of documents and newscuttings relating to the company, including a letter dated 1922 from the IRA requesting that they cease supplying goods to 'the Imperial forces at present at war with the Irish Republic'!
Succeeding his father and grandfather, he was also secretary of the Elbana Loan and Investment Society, 1945-1972.
By 1936/7 Willie was building his own home on Avoca Avenue. I have a copy of an article from 'Irish Builder and Engineer', dated 15 April 1939, entitled The Modern House in Ireland and featuring their house, which was designed by the late Frederick McManus ARIBA. The building contractors were M.J.Fitzpatrick Ltd. The house was unusual for it's time, having a flat roof and featuring glass bricks at the entrance. Quiet coincidentally, my previous employers at House of Ireland, Nassau Street, purchased the house at Avoca Avenue from the Crawfords (1969 approx) and continue to live there!
Willie married Margery (Peggy) Rowland in June 1952 at All Saints Church, photo attached, where I understand he was a long standing member of the Vestry. John was born in 1953 and David in 1955. As previously mentioned, the Crawfords left Avoca Avenue in 1969 and moved to a smaller, more manageable home, next door to All Saint's Church on Carysfort Avenue.
William was an avid model maker and, as you rightly recall, a model railway enthusiast. He also had a big interest in cine-photography. All his films are with the National Film Institute in Eustace St. I have a list of those 'home movies' on file.
John was ordained, with special permission due to his father's ill health, at All Saints Church in June 1976 by Rt Rev E.C. Hodges. He served his first curacy in St. Mark's Parish, Dundela, Belfast. David currently lives in Dun Laoghaire.
I hope some of the above will be of interest to you. My little investigation has given me a better insight into the lifetime of work that John put into researching the family genealogy and I hope to give it more time in the year ahead.
Good luck with the 300th. Lynda
