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Alexander Ferris 1813–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1813

Birth Location: Massereene, Aghalee, Antrim Ireland

Death Date: 16 Aug 1902

Death Location: Aghalee, Antrim, Ireland

Father: William Ferris

Mother: Sarah None

Spouse(s): Mary Thompson

Children(s): Jane Ferris, Jane Ferris, William Ferris, Thomas Ferris, Sarah Ferris, Samuel Ferris, Catherine Ferris

Alexander Ferris was born in 1813 in Massereene, Aghalee, Antrim Ireland, the child of William Ferris And Sarah. Alexander Ferris married Mary Thompson, and had children including Catherine Eliza Ferris, Jane Sinclair 1 Ferris, Jane Sinclair Ferris, Samuel Alexander Sinclair Ferris, Sarah Isabella Ellie Ferris, Thomas William Ferris, William Alexander Ferris. Alexander Ferris passed away in 1902 in Aghalee, Antrim, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Ferris was born in 1813 in Massereene, Aghalee, Antrim Ireland, the child of William Ferris And Sarah.
  • Alexander Ferris married Mary Thompson, and had children including Catherine Eliza Ferris, Jane Sinclair 1 Ferris, Jane Sinclair Ferris, Samuel Alexander Sinclair Ferris, Sarah Isabella Ellie Ferris, Thomas William Ferris, William Alexander Ferris.
  • Alexander Ferris passed away in 1902 in Aghalee, Antrim, Ireland.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Alexander Ferris's Ancestors

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Alexander Ferris
1813–1902
Birth Place: Massereene, Aghalee, Antrim Ireland
Parents
William Ferris
1789–1884
ST, Annes, Shankill, Antrim, Leitrim, Ireland
Sarah
1784–
Meenymore Manorhamilton Leitrim Ireland
Grandparents
Robert Ferris
1753–1831
Ireland or Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Ferris's Descendants

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Alexander Ferris (abt 1813–16 Aug 1902) m. Mary Thompson (abt 1836–Sep 1903)
  1. 1. Jane (Sinclair #1) Ferris 1864–1865
  2. 2. Jane (Sinclair) Ferris 1865–1869
  3. 3. William (Alexander) Ferris 1867–1869
  4. 4. Thomas (William) Ferris 1869–1915
  5. 5. Sarah (Isabella (Ellie)) Ferris 1874–1957 m. Isaac (McQuillan) Gilbert 1868–1948
    1. 1. Jonathan (Joseph) Gilbert 1912–1995
    2. 2. Thomas ((Tom) Ferris) Gilbert 1910–1992
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Evelyn 'Lily') Gilbert 1896–1992 m. Hamilton Livingstone 1889–1972
      1. 1. Thomas (Gilbert) Livingston 1924–2008
      2. 2. Isobel (Margaret (Meta)) Livingston 1926–2018 m. Harold (Patterson JP,) MBE 1930–2015
    4. 4. Kathleen (Isabel (Kay)) Gilbert 1907–1995
    5. 5. James Gilbert 1898–1973 m. Jane (Graham Reid) Martin 1898–1980
      1. 1. Ronald Gilbert 1930–2004
    6. 6. Albert (Alexander) Gilbert 1900–1986
    7. 7. Isaac (Henry) Gilbert 1905–1971
    8. 8. Howard ((Twin)) Gilbert 1903–1983
    9. 9. Norman (J. (Twin)) Gilbert 1903–1967
  6. 6. Samuel (Alexander Sinclair) Ferris 1878–1897
  7. 7. Catherine (Eliza) Ferris 1872–1938 m. William McNeill 1874–1960
    1. 1. William (Alexander) McNeill 1910–1974 m. Nancy (Hannah) Bruckshaw 1915–1986
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Nancy) McNeill 1944–2012 m. Robert (Vincent) Adams 1944–2014

Alexander Ferris's Timeline

6 Records

1811
1811
Birth of Alexander Ferris in Massereene, Aghalee, Antrim Ireland
Massereene, Aghalee, Antrim Ireland
1811
abt 1811
Birth of Alexander Ferris in Co Antrim
Co Antrim
1813
abt 1813
Birth of Alexander Ferris in Massereene, Aghalee, Antrim Ireland
Massereene, Aghalee, Antrim Ireland
1851
1851
Age 38
Alexander Ferris resided here in Aghalee, Antrim, Ireland
Aghalee, Antrim, Ireland
1901
31 Mar 1901
Age 88
Alexander Ferris resided here in Aghalee, Antrim, Ireland
Aghalee, Antrim, Ireland
1902
16 Aug 1902
Age 89
Death of Alexander Ferris in Aghalee, Antrim, Ireland
Aghalee, Antrim, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Massereene, Aghalee, Antrim Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] County Antrim, Ireland 1851 Census
    [2] Ireland, Census, Class: RG14
    [3] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
    [4] Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1811
    Event Place: Co Antrim

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1813
    Event Place: Massereene, Aghalee, Antrim Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Aghalee, Antrim, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] County Antrim, Ireland 1851 Census
    [2] County Antrim, Ireland, Householder's Index, 1851, 1857

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
    Event Place: Aghalee, Antrim, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Census, Class: RG14

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Aghalee, Antrim
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Aughalee
    Record Source: Belfast, Northern Ireland, the Belfast Newsletter (Birth, Marriage and Death Notices), Linen Hall Library; Belfast, Northern Ireland; Periodicals & Newspapers, Irish & Reference

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1902
    Event Place: Aghalee, Antrim, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Northern Ireland, Will Calendar Index, 1858-1965
    [2] Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations
    [3] Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958

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