Daniel McCallum - Manager, Engineer & Secretary of the Omagh Gas Works

Daniel McCallum (VI??, b. about 1820/21) was the father of Daniel McCallum (VII??, b. 16 Sep 1853, Omagh, Tyrone, Ireland).  We do not know where he was born.  The first confirmed record of him is as the Secretary and Manager for the newly established Omagh Gas Company in 1850.  He work for the Omagh Gas Company from then until his death on 28 May 1898. 

His role was primarily the Mangager and Engineer of the Gas Works, which was located at Spillar's Place, on the south east side of Omagh.  Above the offices were his lodgings where he and his wife Eliza raised their family.  The building no longer exists. 

Daniel McCallum was well known in his professional circle and was a member of the North of Ireland Gas Engineer & Manager Society.  In August of 1892, he was elected President of the Society.  In August of 1897, the Society held their annual convention in Omagh in his honor.  He died the next spring.

Below are some excerpts from various directories and associate publications that mention Daniel McCallum of Omagh:




1880 Director of Gas Companies - Ireland, Daniel McCallum of Omagh



1890 Ulster Towns Directory, Daniel McCallum - Omagh Gas Works Secretary & Manager

North of Ireland Association of Gas Engineers, 1891 Proceedings

1897 Ulster Towns Directory, Daniel McCallum, resides Spillar Place



1897 Directory of Gas Companies, Daniel McCallum - Engineer & Secretary, Omagh, Tyrone

1899 North of Ireland Gas Engineer Association, mention of D. McCallum death (1898)



Daniel McCallum, Solicitor in Belfast and Bangor, Ireland

Our ancestory Daniel McCallum (1853-1910) practiced as a Solicitor in both the City of Belfast, County Antrim and in the town of Bangor, County Down.  We find him listed in the city directories as shown below.  Also, Daniel McCallum served as Town Commissioner in Bangor as well. 

1887 Belfast Street Directory, Daniel McCallum, Solicitor 60 Donegall St.



1890 Belfast Street Directory, Daniel McCallum, Solicitor 60 Donegall St.



1892 Belfast Street Directory, Daniel McCallum, Solicitor, res. Bryansburn House, Co. Down



1895 Belfast Street Directory, Daniel McCallum, Solicitor 60 Donegall St., res. Oriel House, Bangor



1895 Ulster Towns Directory - Bangor, Daniel McCallum, Town Commissioner, Oriel House

1896 Belfast Street Directory, Daniel McCallum, Solicitor 60 Donegall St., res. Oriel House, Bangor

1896 Ulster Towns Directory - Bangor, Daniel McCallum, Town Commissioner

1897 Belfast Street Directory, Daniel McCallum, Solicitor 60 Donegall St., res. Oriel House, Bangor

Daniel and Mary McCallum family, 1901 Ireland Census

In 1901, we find the Daniel and Mary McCallum family at two different locations in Belfast, Ireland. 

Mary and the children are living in East Belfast at Creadlin Avenue, Pottinger, Holywood.  The Millar family is listed as visitors; I have not been able to determine their connection to the family.  

1901 Ireland Census, Creadlin Avenue, Belfast, Down

1901 Ireland Census, Mary Stevely Woods McCallum and children

Daniel is boarding with the McCracken family at house 17 on Salisbury Street, Upper Belfast, Shankill.

1901 Ireland Census, Salisbury St., Belfast, County Antrim

1901 Ireland Census, Daniel McCallum - solicitor

Daniel McCallum, death notice in Irish Law Times, Vol. 44, 1910

Daniel McCallum died from complications due to Diabetes on 23 May 1910 at Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Ireland.  The Irish Law Times published a brief death notice, stating that he was 56 years old and was the son of the late Daniel McCallum of Omagh.

Dr. William Woods, 1868 Medical Register

Our ancestor Doctor William Woods shows up in the 1868 Medical Register as follows: 

WOODS, William;  resident of Newtownards, County Down, Ireland; qualifications - Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 1839;  date added to Register: January 3, 1859. 

The Medical Register was established by the government as an official resource for regulating the qualifications for doctors of medicine and surgery.



Daniel McCallum, Apprentice Solicitor 1880, Solicitor 1882

Daniel McCallum left his Engineering studies at Queen's Belfast to pursue a career in Law.
The Incorporated Law Society of Ireland was responsible for approving and licensing solicitors. 

The Irish Law Times and Solicitor's Journal  records when Daniel McCallum became an Apprentice Solicitor and also when we became a licensed Solicitor.  He studied under Professor William Hickson and took his exams at Solicitor's Hall, Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland.  He passed his Apprentice Exam of 5 November 1880, achieving scores in the top 1/3 of his class.  He took and passed his Solicitor's Exam on 23 & 24 October 1882.  



The Irish Law Times and Solicitor's Journal, 20 Nov 1880



The Irish Laws Times and Solicitor's Journal, 11 Nov 1882

Daniel McCallum, Education at Queen's College Belfast, 1873-1875

Queen's College, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Daniel McCallum (1853-1910) attended Queen's College in Belfast.  He first entered to study Engineering.  The university register shows him matriculating (admitted) in 1873.  He studied through two years of Engineering, and later pursued a career in Law as a Solicitor.

Register of Members, Queen's University Ireland

The above register shows Daniel McCallum (M'Callum) as Matriculating in 1873.  He did not obtain and Engineering degree however.  Also, the John McCallum, matriculated 1863, BA in 1866 was a Sr. Inspector of National Schools, having served with William Pedlow who married Daniel McCallum's sister Mary Ann.  So far I have not been able to prove a relationship, however, it seems very likely. 



Queen's Belfast 1873-1874 Calendar, Daniel McCallum's 1st year of Engineering



Queen's Belfast 1875-1876 Calendar, Daniel's 2nd year of Engineering