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Robert William Dennison 1787–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1787

Birth Location: Finaghy Islandderry, Leitrim Parish, Ireland

Death Date: 24 Jul 1853

Death Location: Donaghcloney DROMORE Down County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Dennison

Mother: Jane Dunlop

Spouse(s): Grace Ferris

Children(s): Elizabeth Dennison, Robert Dennison, Alexander Dennison, Anne Dennison, William Dennison, James Dennison, Samuel Dennison, William Dennison, John Dennison

The story of Robert William Dennison began in 1787 in Finaghy Islandderry, Leitrim Parish, Ireland. Robert William Dennison married Grace Ferris, and had children including Alexander Dennison, Anne Dennison, Elizabeth Denison Dennison, James Dennison, John Ferris Dennison, Robert Ferris Dennison, Samuel Dennison, William Dennison, William Ferris Dennison. Robert William Dennison passed away in 1853 in Donaghcloney DROMORE Down County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert William Dennison began in 1787 in Finaghy Islandderry, Leitrim Parish, Ireland.
  • Robert William Dennison married Grace Ferris, and had children including Alexander Dennison, Anne Dennison, Elizabeth Denison Dennison, James Dennison, John Ferris Dennison, Robert Ferris Dennison, Samuel Dennison, William Dennison, William Ferris Dennison.
  • Robert William Dennison passed away in 1853 in Donaghcloney DROMORE Down County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Dennison
1748–1814
Birth Location: Leitrim, Ireland
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Jane Dunlop
1751–1831
Birth Location: Glencar Sligo Leitrim Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Grace Ferris
1779–1863
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Dennison
1811–1890
Birth Location: Dromore Parish, Ireland
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Robert Dennison
1807–1889
Birth Location: Dromore, Leitrim, Ireland
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Alexander Dennison
1815–1847
Birth Location: Dromore Parish Down Leitrim, Ireland
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Anne Dennison
1813–1879
Birth Location: Islandderry Dromore Parish Down Leitrim, Ireland
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William Dennison
1820–1905
Birth Location: Dromore Down Ireland
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James Dennison
1810–1869
Birth Location: Dromore Parish Down Leitrim, Ireland
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Samuel Dennison
1803–1870
Birth Location: Islandderry Dromore Parish Down Leitrim, Ireland
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William Dennison
1803–1880
Birth Location: England
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John Dennison
1817–1871
Birth Location: Dromore Parish, Down, Ireland
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Robert Dennison's Ancestors

Self
Robert Dennison
1787–1853
Birth Place: Finaghy Islandderry, Leitrim Parish, Ireland
Parents
Robert Dennison
1748–1814
Leitrim, Ireland
Jane Dunlop
1751–1831
Glencar Sligo Leitrim Ireland
Grandparents
Alexander (Montgomery) Dennison
1700–1756
Edgeworthstown, Longford, Ireland
Fanny (Frances) Little
1703–1777
Clones, Monaghan, Ireland
William (or James Maybe) Dunlop
1720–1830
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Dennistoun
1670–1723
Catherine Montgomery
1672–1723
Cpt Little
1680–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Dalquhurne
1647–1725
Margaret Dalrumple
1647–1718
Hugh Montgomery
1635–1707
Jean Hamilton
1642–1689

Robert Dennison's Descendants

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Robert (William) Dennison (Abt. 1787–24 Jul 1853) m. Grace Ferris (1779–1863)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Denison) Dennison 1811–1890 m. Robert McCappin 1815–1891
    1. 1. James McCappin 1832–1887 m. Isabella Walker 1835–1885
      1. 1. James McCappin 1863–1922 m. Annie Nesbitt 1869–1932
        1. 1. Thomas (Nesbitt) McCappin 1904–1985 m. Isabella Glover 1905–1972
        2. 2. Robert McCappin 1909–
        3. 3. James McCappin 1902–1918
        4. 4. Grace McCappin 1911–
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Ann) Green 1892–
        6. 6. William Green 1895–1918
        7. 7. Isabella McCappin 1907–
        8. 8. Richard (Copeland) McCappin 1897–1918
      2. 2. Margaret McCappin 1867– m. William Carlisle 1861–
        1. 1. Campbell Carlisle 1887–1956 m. Annie Louden –1979
        2. 2. Hugh Carlisle 1885–
        3. 3. Isabella Carlisle 1900–
        4. 4. Jemimah Carlisle 1887–
        5. 5. Maggie Carlisle 1907–
        6. 6. Wallace Carlisle 1904–
        7. 7. James Carlisle 1901–
      3. 3. Elizabeth McCappin 1865–1933
      4. 4. Hugo McCappin 1864–1870
      5. 5. Wallace McCappin 1861–
    2. 2. Hugh McCappin 1864–1869
    3. 3. John McCappin 1853–1887 m. Sarah Greer 1839–1906
      1. 1. James McCappin 1867–1942 m. Annie Nesbitt 1869–1932 m. Anne Copeland 1865–1918
        1. 1. Elizabeth McCappin 1892–
        2. 2. Wallace (Boyd) McCappin 1895–1957
        3. 3. William (Copeland) McCappin 1900–1918
        4. 4. Robert (Copeland) McCappin 1897–1918
        5. 5. James McCappin 1898–1918
        6. 6. John (Mc) Cappin 1895–1934
        7. 7. Grace McCappin 1911–
        8. 8. Isabella McCappin 1907–
        9. 9. Thomas (Nesbitt) McCappin 1904–1985
        10. 10. George (Alexander Ivan Calvert) McCappin 1908–1970 m. Frances ((Fanny)) Moran 1904–1990
        11. 11. Richard (Copeland) McCappin 1903–1918
        12. 12. Johanna (Copeland) McCappin 1904–
        13. 13. Roberta (Copeland) McCappin 1892–
        14. 14. John McCappin 1893–1959
        15. 15. Richard McCappin 1907–1955
        16. 16. Wallace (Boyd) McCappin 1895–
      2. 2. John McCappin 1863–
      3. 3. Robert McCappin 1865–
      4. 4. Martha McCappin 1872–1890
      5. 5. Mary (Jane) McCappin 1878–1896
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Ann) McCappin 1869–1933 m. William Osborne 1871–
        1. 1. Mary (Sarah) Osborne 1903–
        2. 2. Margaret Osborne 1909–
      7. 7. Wallace (Boyd) McCappin 1861–
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Jane) McCappin 1860–1930 m. Thomas (William) Greenaway 1851–1906
      1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth) Greenaway 1881–1973 m. Ernest (Arthur Salter) Sr 1879–1973
        1. 1. Elsie Salter 1909–2000 m. Fergus (Gordon MacPherson) Jr 1917–1979
        2. 2. Marjorie (S) Salter 1912–1970 m. Robert (George Ritchie) Cuthbert 1917–1992
        3. 3. Graham (Caldwell) Salter 1915–1976 m. Lorraine (Helene Donalda) Major 1923–1997
        4. 4. Eric Salter 1920–2000 m. Joan (Frances) Ruby 1923–2004
        5. 5. William (Caldwell) Salter 1908–1910
        6. 6. Constance ("Connie") Salter 1924–1970 m. Gordon (Douglas) MacAulay 1924–1987
      2. 2. Margaret ((Peggy) Ethel) Greenaway 1885–1957 m. George (Henry) Turner 1895–1966 m. Reginald (Herbert) Tyrer 1884–1927
        1. 1. Eleanor (Margaret) Tyrer 1915–1983
        2. 2. Florence (May) Tyrer 1917–1922
        3. 3. James (William) Tyrer 1921–1998
        4. 4. Robert (Cecil) Tyrer 1911–1951
        5. 5. Herbert (Reginald) Tyrer 1913–2005 m. Ophelia Campbell 1917–2006 m. Esther (Sophie) Tandberg 1913–1991
      3. 3. Mary (Reilly) Greenaway 1890–1976 m. David (William Johnston) Jr 1877–1956
        1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Johnston 1915–2002 m. Simon (D) Nevius 1913–1996 m. Gifford (Elmore) Taylor 1897–1993
        2. 2. Agnes (Christina) Johnston 1917–1991 m. Lonnie (Milton) Hall 1919–2014
        3. 3. William ((Billy) Meredith) Johnston 1920–1994 m. Betty (Jean) Wise 1930–1983
      4. 4. Maud (McBride) Greenaway 1897–1967 m. Stanley (Harold) Coombs 1887–1965
        1. 1. Geoffrey (Bernard) Coombs 1921–2015 m. Joyce (Roberts) Moss 1920–2018 m. Doreen (Margaret) Moore 1922–1995
        2. 2. Nora (Elizabeth) Coombs 1924–2018 m. Maurice (Woolfenden) Hale 1924–2008
        3. 3. Roger (Victor) Coombs 1931–1992
        4. 4. Graham (Stanley) Coombs 1919–1920
      5. 5. Norah (Clarinda) Greenaway 1899–1959 m. John (Morgan) Swan 1891–1945
      6. 6. Marjorie (Cearns) Greenaway 1888–1915 m. Frederick (George) Roberts 1883–1970
        1. 1. Marjorie (Freda) Roberts 1915–1989 m. Thomas (Arthur) Corlett 1905–1988
      7. 7. Florence ((Flossie)) Greenaway 1902–1994 m. Arthur (John (Billy) Webber) Jr 1897–1976
        1. 1. Kathleen (Audrey) Webber 1928–2010
        2. 2. Barbara (M) Webber 1930–1930
      8. 8. Kathleen ((Kate) Dennison) Greenaway 1903–1974 m. James (William) Hunt 1894–1955
      9. 9. George (William) Greenaway 1883–1966 m. Mary McEvilly 1882– m. Marie (Louise) Agnel 1875–1969
        1. 1. George (Patterson) Greenaway 1915–2004
        2. 2. Leonard ((Leon) Thomas) Greenaway 1912–1975 m. Eleanor (Richmond (Twin)) Este 1919–2005
      10. 10. Martha (Martin) Greenaway 1894–1992 m. Samuel (George) Lloyd 1892–1959
        1. 1. Reginald Lloyd 1924–1935
        2. 2. Margaret (Eleanor) Lloyd 1927–1938
        3. 3. Dorothy (J) Lloyd 1930–2021 m. John (Sidler) Hansen 1927–2006
  2. 2. Robert (Ferris) Dennison 1807–1889
  3. 3. Alexander Dennison 1815–1847
  4. 4. Anne Dennison 1813–1879
  5. 5. William (Ferris) Dennison 1820–1905
  6. 6. James Dennison 1810–1869
  7. 7. Samuel Dennison 1803–1870
  8. 8. William Dennison 1803–1880
  9. 9. John (Ferris) Dennison 1817–1871

Robert Dennison's Timeline

2 Records

1787
Abt. 1787
Birth of Robert William Dennison in Finaghy Islandderry, Leitrim Parish, Ireland
Finaghy Islandderry, Leitrim Parish, Ireland
1853
24 Jul 1853
Age 66
Death of Robert William Dennison in Donaghcloney DROMORE Down County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Donaghcloney DROMORE Down County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1787
    Event Place: Finaghy Islandderry, Leitrim Parish, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dromore
    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 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1853
    Event Place: Donaghcloney DROMORE Down County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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