George Armar Lucan

Residence: Apr 2 1911 - Gortraw, Mullynagowan, Fermanagh, Ireland

George Armar Lucan Crozier, born 3 September, and baptised at Newtonbutler, Co. Fermanagh, 23 September 1904.

George Amar was at St John's, Pangbourne Nautical College in 1940. Senior language master. Then house master of Churchill, he was interested in their welfare. fathered the cricket league, with team spirit and fun, also for the non-expert

Probably attended his sister's weddings in 1932 and 1946; both were in Dublin.

During the war he took charge of the debating society and started the Glee club.
From August 1956, he became seriously ill. The school had been his own real home. He remained courageous to the last and remained hopeful.
A gallant gentleman.

Birth: Sep 23 1904
Death: Dec 8 1957 - Hampstead, London, England
Parents: John George Crozier, Marian Georgiana Crozier (born Bingham)
Siblings: John Spencer Noel Crozier, Helena Inez Crozier

Went to England when he was older. Went to a Naval College and then became a teacher, at St John's. Was always weaker since the trauma when he was aged 8 (he seemed more like a 4 year old, as he was not well-fed, and was neglected) Had Polio and died from it eventually. He was a popular teacher and progressor of sports i.e. cricket; especially for those who were not so able at sports.

Armorial Families : a Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-Armour, seventh edition, 1925 Compilation of Published Sources Text: "... Armar Lucan Crozier, Gentleman, h. Sept. 3, 1904; and Helena Inez; (by and marriage), John George Crozier, Gentleman, b. 1909; Beauclerc William Henry Crozier, Gentleman, b. 1910; Desmond Robert Spear..."

Armorial Families, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1905 Compilation of Published Sources Text: "... Inspector R.I.C. ; and has Issue- {\) John Spencer Noel Crozier, Gentleman, b. Jan. 6, 1896; (2) George Armar Lucan Crozier, Gentleman, b. Sept. 3, 1904; and Helena Inez. Seat - Gortra House, co. Fermanagh..."

Visitation of Ireland, Baltimore, Genealogical Pub, Vol. 4, 1973 Compilation of Published Sources Text: "... there 27 July 1898 ; also a son, George Armar Lucan Crozier, born 3 September, and baptised at Newtonbutler, Co. Fermanagh, 23 September 1904. "

Birth: Sep 23 1904
Death: Dec 8 1957 - Hampstead, London, England
Parents: John George Crozier, Marian Georgiana Crozier (born Bingham)
Siblings: John Spencer Noel Crozier, Helena Inez Crozier

I found this post on the internet because I was doing some research on the Croziers of Newtownbutler. My late father was born and brought up on a neighbouring farm (he often helped out on John's farm when they needed extra hands; this would have been in the 1930s) and we grew up hearing "the story". In fact one of my cousins owns and lives on that farm now. There was (and still is!) superstitions about living there so it remained empty quite a while until he bought the place. The original house was demolished and rebuilt a bit further back. If you did visit you would know it's still a rather imposing house on top of the hill! My father always said that Helena and George went back to Dublin to stay with their mother's family after their father was prosecuted. There was also a rumour that George came back many years later (he was an elderly man by then) and stood at the bottom of the lane looking up at the then derelict house for quite a long time but then walked away back into town. Anyway, if you pick this message up it I would be interest to know how your visit went, if you manged to track down any family members and if you visited Newtownbutler (I think Jessie was buried there). Anne