McCord, William George

William George McCord

McCord was born at Ballymacrevan, Glenavy on 17th May 1913 to George Richard McCord, Farmer and Lily Susan McCord nee Harrison. They had married at Magheragall on 2nd September 1907.

The Northern Whig of 19th April 1930 reports that he passed the Belfast Bank examinations held on 28th February 1930 in an advertisement for Hughes Academy.

McCord joined the Belfast Banking Company on 1st May 1931. His father signed the Bankers Guarantee for him and gave his address as Eglantine Cottage, Lisburn. He is recorded as working in Head Office.

Belfast Bank - Bankers Guarantee ledger sheet

Belfast Bank, Head Office, Waring Street, Belfast

McCord married a Clara Abbott of Hillsborough on 7th October 1939.

He volunteered and enlisted into the Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery.

The 'Forces War Record' website records a William George McCord as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery and rising to be a Captain & Temporary Major in the School of Anti-Aircraft.

Following his return from War Service, McCord was transferred to Central branch on 1st December 1945. 

Belfast Bank, Central branch

The Northern Whig of 9th January 1948 reports that Clara nee Abbott, wife of W G McCord, Micdene, The Green, Dunmurry has given birth to a daughter on 2nd January 1948.

A William George McCord, born 17th May 1913 died around August 2003 aged 90 at Hastings and Rother, East Sussex.