The Tribute paid to WT Graham on his retirement from the Honorary Secretary position at North Down
John Orr Abernethy
W S Adams
James G Allen
Arthur M Andrews
Cecil Andrews
H Percy Andrews
Herbert W Andrews
Played in the first Interprovincial hockey match for Ulster in Dublin in 1897
President of the hockey Ulster Branch in 1899
James Andrews
John D Andrews
John Andrews Jun
In 1887 further celebrations took place at North Down Cricket Club, who won the very first Senior Challenge Cup when they beat North of Ireland at Ormeau by an innings and 5 runs. The team was captained by John Andrews Junior.
John Andrews JP. In 1885 John commented that it was hardly creditable that a town such as Comber should have no main sewer.
John M Andrews . Mr Andrews said there was no town better entitled to fly the Union Jack than Comber, because no town was more loyal. A procession of Orangemen marched to Maxwell Court, home of John Miller Andrews, where they met the Unionist leaders and their wives, and escorted them to the Andrews Hall grounds, where a massive demonstration took place. The flag was unfurled by Mrs Thomas Andrews of Ardara.
Lennox Andrews
Oscar Andrews
Arguably the greatest Andrews cricketer and hockey player. Dual international - 4 in hockey and ? in cricket
Thomas James Andrews JP
Thomas Andrews Jun
Thomas Andrews Snr . Thomas Andrews of Ardara was appointed to Mr Miller’s vacant post as director of the BCDR).
William D Andrews
Captained Junior Ulster in hockey and had several winners medals to his credit.
William Barbour
James Blackstock
John Blair
John Caughey
James Chambers
Robert Chambers LLB
Chapman
James Coey
George Combe
Thomas Coulter
William Coulter
G P Culverwell
Hugh Culverwell
Stanley Culverwell
Samuel Davidson
Played in the hockey Kirk Cup winning side in 1899/1900 season and represented Ulster in the same year.
Kirk Cup winner 1901/02
Adrian de Wind
Edmund de Wind
Norman de Wind
Kirk Cup winner 1901/02
Andrew N Dickson
Captained the inaugural 2nd XI hockey team in 1897
D Gordon Dickson
William H Drennan
Henry Montgomery Neill Hollins Dunkerley. Harry the son of The Rev Thomas Dunkerley from London who was installed at the Non-Subscribing Church in Windmill Lane in Comber. As a young man Harry received a letter from Thomas Andrews of Titanic fame.
James L Galway
Christopher Gordon
Samuel Gracey
Played in the hockey Kirk Cup winning side in 1899/1900 season. Newsletter quote -"Gracey was inclined to be assertive"
Robert Graham BA
WT Graham (Tommy) in whose honour this album was presented. Played in eight cup finals winning all eight. Chairman 1900-1908. Secretary 1869-1898 and 1905-1907 with W Andrews
R P Hamilton.
Played in two successful Senior Cup winning sides in 1892 and 1898
Henry Harland In 1917, and following his appointment to the London Office of Harland & Wolff, that Henry Pierson Harland married Helen (Nellie) Reilly Andrews (1881-1966), the widow of his former management colleague at Harland & Wolff, Thomas Andrews (1873-1912).
William Heron. William John Heron of Ballyhenry received a little neighbourly help when it was found that he had taken fifty acres of Mrs Whitla’s farm for cropping.
Robert Henry MD Viisited his patients on a black horse.
His descendants were doctors in Comber Co. Down. In 1920 Dr Henry spoke highly of Nurse Kearney and said it would be impossible to imagine Comber without a District Nurse In the same year proceedings at 'the field' during the twelfth day were conducted by the good Doctor. He also said that Comber was the first railway station in Ireland at which a Union Jack had been unfurled.
In 1887 the year ended with a social reunion in First Comber Schoolroom in connection with the Mutual Improvement Society, whose president was Dr Robert Henry. Dr Henry commented that, although the society was still in its infancy, it was flourishing, with numbers rapidly increasing and debates conducted with ability, pleasantness and good feeling.
William A Hill
William E Hind
Robert P Houston
Edward Osborne Brice Killen 1893 -1917 died in WW1 and buried in Iraq
Edward B Killen Often the opening batsman for the 1st XI. Played in four cup finals winning all.
Crawford Lindsay won the 1st XI batting cup in 1896. Played in five cup finals winning all five
Robert Milling
John Murray
John Macdonald
Joseph Macdonald
Played in the hockey Kirk Cup winning side in 1899/1900 season and represented Ulster in the same season. Kirk Cup winner 1901/02.
Malcolm Macdonald
T J Macdonald
Played in the hockey Kirk Cup winning side in 1899/1900 season
A J Macfarlane
John McAlery
John McAlpin
Daniel McGonigal
John T Macmillan
Robert McMaster
Frank McRoberts
James Niblock. In 1920 names to be included on Comber War Memorial were exhibited in Mr James Niblock’s window, Castle Street.
Played in the first interprovincial hockey match for Ulster (1897) and in 1899/1900 season
Samuel Niblock
Arthur Orr
James Orr
John Orr On 11th May Rev John Orr resigned as minister of the Non-Subscribing Church. He had been installed in 1850.
Thomas Clinton Pears
Henry D Ritchie. In 1880, New Comber House, the property of Henry D Ritchie, was up for auction on 9th August at Mr Jeffrey’s Hotel.
James Ritchie
Played in the hockey Kirk Cup winning side in 1899/1900 season.. Kirk Cup winner 1901/02
John W Ritchie of Bridge Street was advertising that he could now supply funerals with either one or two horse hearses.
There was an election for the Board of Guardians, and in the Comber division James Milling failed to retain his seat. Elected were Alex Murdoch and John W Ritchie.
Thomas Robinson
Rev. R J Semple MA
James Shean
William Shean
Alex J Smyth
David Smyth
Played in the hockey Kirk Cup winning side in 1899/1900 season. Kirk Cup winner 1901/02
James Smyth
James Steele MD
David R Taylor
H D Todd
Played in the hockey Kirk Cup winning side in 1899/1900 season. Played for Ulster that season. Kirk Cup winner 1901/02.
Samuel Turner was a top 'grub' bowler and a winning player in each of the first seven cup finals
William S Turner was another great 'grub' bowler and the club's leading bowler for twenty years. Played in ten cup finals winning eight.
