Miscellaneous

Roscommon Journal and Western Impartial Reporters Saturday 10 January 1852 ROSCOMMON UNION – Wednesday The Guardians of this Union met  with the Right Hon. Lord Crofton took the chair…… Lord Crofton proposed that in order […]

  Liverpool Evening Express – Wednesday 24 October 1906 A Musical Peer. Lord Crofton, who celebrated his 72nd birthday on Sunday, is well known as a skilful and talented composer. He has given us several […]

Roscommon Messenger – Saturday 29 January 1916 Presentation to Lieutenant- Colonel Lord Crofton The tenancy and employees on the Crofton estate, on Saturday, presented Lieutenant- Colonel Lord Crofton with an address congratulating him upon his […]

Weekly Dispatch (London) – Sunday 29 May 1910  Lord Crofton Robbed by Audacious Thief. Peculiarly audacious in its methods a robbery committed at Lord Crofton’s house  in Stanhope-Gardens, South Kensington, in broad daylight. In the […]

Dublin Evening Mail – Wednesday 22 September 1858 COMPLIMENT TO LORD CROFTON. In pursuance of a numerously signed requisition, the High Sheriff of Roscommon, D. H. Irwin, Esq., presided at the meeting held for the […]

Roscommon Journal and Western Impartial Reporter – Saturday 06 June 1835 LORD CROFTON. It is  notorious that absenteeism is one of the greatest misfortunes which unhappy Ireland has to contend with. A resident nobleman or […]

Blackpool Gazette & herald – Friday 19 May 1911 Fleetwood Chronicle – Friday 19 May 1911 COUNTRY HOUSE ROBBED. —– Mrs. Bourne-May’s Jewellery Stolen A daring robbery, which was carried out, last Saturday, at. Shrubs […]

Lincolnshire Echo – Tuesday 25 November 1952 Lincs. Airman And Doctor Are Fined A twenty two years old airman, Sgt. Peter Leitch stationed at R.A.F. Hemswell was fined £2 at Gainsborough Magistrates Court today in […]

Daily Mirror – Wednesday 20 January 1926 Knight and Family in Motor Smash –  Colonel Sir Reginald Seaburne May, Director of Organization at the War Office, with his wife, and son and another boy were […]