William Henry CODDINGTON 5085
- Born: 19 Jun 1833, Glenmore, , Co. Meath, Ireland
- Christened: Saint Peter's, Drogheda, Ireland
- Marriage: Rosanna Matilda CAIRNS on 21 Mar 1866 in Parkmount, , Antrim, Ireland
General Notes:
BELFAST AND COUNTY DOWN RAILWAY
Office, Queen's Quay, at the Station.
Act of incorporation passed 26th June 1846. Capital authorised - shares (10,000 of £50 each, the whole of which has been called), £500,000; loans £166,666 - Total £666,666. The branch form Belfast to Holywood, 4 miles and 35 chains, was opened on the 2nd August 1848; and the main line to Newtownards, 12 1/2 miles, on the 6th May 1850, to Downpatrick (18 3/4 miles), with a branch to Ballynahinch ( 3 1/2 miles), opened 28th March 1859, and from Newtownards to Donaghadee, now nearly completed.
DIRECTORS
Chairman - W. R. Anketell, Esq., Ballynahinch.
Deputy Chairman - Guy Stone, Esq., Barnhill, Comber.
Jas. Cleland, Esq., Downpatrick.
Robert Gray, Esq., Belfast.
James Ireland, Esq., Clifden.
Wm. Sharman Crawford, jun., Esq., Crawfordsburn. Wm. Valentine, Esq., Northern Bank, Belfast.
Wm. Nevin Wallace, Esq., Downpatrick.
Secretary - Thomas Ward, Belfast. Consulting Engineer - Sir John MacNeill, Mount Pleasant, Dundalk. Resident Engineer - W. H. Coddington. Traffic Manager - Thomas Carlisle, Belfast. Bankers - The Northern Banking Company, Belfast; The Bank of Ireland, Dublin; Glyn & Co., London.
William married Rosanna Matilda CAIRNS, daughter of Nathan Daniel CAIRNS and Mary MILLER, on 21 Mar 1866 in Parkmount, , Antrim, Ireland. (Rosanna Matilda CAIRNS was christened on 17 Apr 1842 in Saint Jude's, West Derby, , Lancashire, England and died on 31 May 1866.)
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