McManus, Hugh

Hugh McManus

[Photo courtesy of Gemma Crutchley]

McManus was born at xxx on 26th September 1921 to Hubert McManus, Bank Official and Kathleen McManus nee Pyper. They had married on 5th October 1920 at Fortwilliam Presbyterian Church, Belfast.

McManus joined the Belfast Banking Company on 17th April 1939. His father, Hubert signed the Bankers Guarantee and Hugh is recorded on it as working in Larne branch. Hubert address is recorded as Head Office and 21 Hughenden Avenue, Belfast.

Bankers Guarantee Ledger sheet

Belfast Bank, Larne branch

In November 1939 McManus was transferred to Londonderry branch where he remained until joining the army in September 1940.

Belfast Bank, Londonderry branch

From that date, McManus served, mainly with the Royal Artillery, in England, North Africa, Sicily, Italy and finished up in Austria where he was demobilised in August 1946.

 

Following his return from Active Service on 4th November 1946, McManus was posted to the Foreign Department based in Head Office.

Belfast Bank, Head Office, Waring Street, Belfast (1940s wartime picture)

Belfast Bank photo album

The Ballymena Weekly Telegraph of 5th May 1950 reports the success of H McManus is his 'Institute of Bankers in Ireland' banking examinations.

Later transfers took McManus to Bradbury Place/South End (1953), Head Office, Coleraine (1960), Ballymoney, Shipquay Street, Londonderry (1967) and Altnagelvin (1967).

Belfast Bank, Bradbury Place branch

Belfast Bank, Coleraine branch

Belfast Bank, Ballymoney branch

The Northern Bank staff magazine of Autumn 1974 published an article about him on his promotion to Altnagelvin branch.

[Courtesy - The Link, Autumn 1974 issue]

The Electoral Register for 2005-2010 via Ancestry records a Hugh McManus as living at 276, Coast Road, Ballygally, Co. Antrim.