We will be visiting in May 2013 and would like suggestions on learning more about the Laird's James Greer was born in Ireland of English ancestry. He resided there and engaged in farming dying at the age of 90 years. James Greer is listed as a tenant of Lord Templetown in Parish Templepatrick, Ballymartin, Co Antrim. The rental records were started about 1847 and continued until about 1851 -the family were listed as Orthodox Presbyterians. The wife was aged 56 and James Greer, Tenant - age 59. Rental records of Lord Templetown originally written 1847 and updated with notes in 1851 of those who had left [ie: gone to America.] In 1847 the children were: Andrew son 25 Married and gone to AmericaJohn son 23 Gone to AmericaRobert son 20Elizabeth Black daughter 24 Married Wm Black - 16 Aug 1850- Presbyterian Church records Co Antrim, Templepatrick, IrelandJane Black granddaughter 6 mosJames son 20 born 4 April 1833 County Antrim, Templepatrick - LDS film #0990082 item 9 - Lord Templetown's House church records. Marie Wilson, researcher, found that James Greer Sr died in 1876 but his farm continued to be occupied by James Jr, until 1883 when he left.
Friday 18th Jan 2013, 01:26AM
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Hi,
Thank you for your message.
Have you tried looking for information on the family in Church records? Presbyterian registers are held in three main locations:
? in local custody
? in the Public Records of Northern Ireland (PRONI) http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
? at the Presbyterian Historical Society http://www.presbyterianhistoryireland.com in Belfast.
PRONI has microfilm copies of almost all registers in Northern Ireland and also lists of records held by the Presbyterian Historical Society.
Have you tried looking into immigration records of those who left? Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than that of departure so this can sometimes be a place to find more information. For US immigration records check the National Archives at http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/
Some other websites which may be useful to you are:
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Family Search: https://familysearch.org/
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/antrim/index.html
You could also try contacting the Ulster Historical Foundation for assistance-however a fee may apply. Here are their contact details:
Ulster Historical Foundation,
49 Malone Road,
Belfast BT9 6RY,
Northern Ireland.
Phone: +44 28 90661988 Email: enquiry@uhf.org.uk
I am delighted that you are planning a visit this year. We have recently added a new link to the top of our page for visitors in 2013. It takes you to a short web form. We would really appreciate it if you could take a couple of minutes to fill this out. Thank you!
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Friday 15th Mar 2013, 03:48PM