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William James Greer 1879–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1879

Birth Location: Co, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 19 Dec 1968

Death Location: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Father: Samuel Greer

Mother: Elizabeth Fee

Spouse(s): Margaret McNiece

Children(s): Mary Greer, Rachel Greer, Margaret Greer, Isabelle Greer, Elizabeth Greer, William Greer, Samuel Greer

William James Greer was born in 1879 in Co, Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of Samuel Alexander Greer And Elizabeth Jane Fee. In 1881, William James Greer resided in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland. William James Greer married Margaret Bristow Mcniece, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Bessie Greer, Isabelle Belle Greer, Margaret Peggy Greer, Mary Elizabeth Sharon Greer, Rachel Rita Greer, Samuel Alexander Sam Greer, William James Greer. William James Greer passed away in 1968 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland.

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Biography

  • William James Greer was born in 1879 in Co, Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of Samuel Alexander Greer And Elizabeth Jane Fee.
  • In 1881, William James Greer resided in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • William James Greer married Margaret Bristow Mcniece, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Bessie Greer, Isabelle Belle Greer, Margaret Peggy Greer, Mary Elizabeth Sharon Greer, Rachel Rita Greer, Samuel Alexander Sam Greer, William James Greer.
  • William James Greer passed away in 1968 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Greer's Ancestors

Self
William Greer
1879–1968
Birth Place: Co, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
Samuel Alexander Greer
1851–1917
Co, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth (Jane) Fee
1850–1910
Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Samuel Greer
1826–1876
Antrim, Northern Ireland
William Fee
1828–
Elizabeth Riley\Wiley
1825–1878
Great-Grandparents
William Greer
1790–1884
Nancy Smith
1800–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Greer's Descendants

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William (James) Greer (2 Aug 1879–19 Dec 1968) m. Margaret (Bristow) McNiece (20 Dec 1891–4 Jul 1970)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth 'Sharon') Greer 1922–2017 m. George Thompson 1912–1977
  2. 2. Rachel ((Rita)) Greer 1918–2012
  3. 3. Margaret ((Peggy)) Greer 1916–2010
  4. 4. Isabelle ((Belle)) Greer 1921– m. Ronald (Jack) Claypole 1921–2009
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane (Bessie)) Greer 1914–1995
  6. 6. William (James) Greer 1923–2007
  7. 7. Samuel (Alexander (Sam)) Greer 1926–1989

William Greer's Timeline

6 Records

1879
2 Aug 1879
Birth of William James Greer in Antrim, Northern Ireland
Antrim, Northern Ireland
1879
2 Aug 1879
Birth of William James Greer in Co, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Co, Antrim, Northern Ireland
1881
1881
Age 2
William James Greer resided here in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1901
31 Mar 1901
Age 22
William James Greer resided here in Carmagrim, Portglanone, Antrim, Ireland
Carmagrim, Portglanone, Antrim, Ireland
1911
2 Apr 1911
Age 32
William James Greer resided here in Suir Street, Clifton, Antrim, Ireland
Suir Street, Clifton, Antrim, Ireland
1968
19 Dec 1968
Age 89
Death of William James Greer in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1879
    Event Place: Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Barony; ED: 56; Page: 3; Line: 13; Roll: cssct1881_218
    [2] Ireland, Census, Class: RG14
    [3] Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, The National Archives of Ireland; Year: 1911; Census Place: Clifton, Antrim, Ireland
    [4] Ireland, CIVIL Registration Births Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1879
    Event Place: Co, Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Barony; ED: 56; Page: 3; Line: 13; Roll: cssct1881_218
    [2] Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, Class: RG14

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Barony; ED: 56; Page: 3; Line: 13; Roll: cssct1881_218

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
    Event Place: Carmagrim, Portglanone, Antrim, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Census, Class: RG14

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Suir Street, Clifton, Antrim, Ireland
    Record Source: Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, The National Archives of Ireland; Year: 1911; Census Place: Clifton, Antrim, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1968
    Event Place: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

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