Hi Sandra i Have checked out the Ulster Directories,For Portadown And found the Following

 

Mike

Greer, Captain J. W., The Wilderness
Greer, Mrs., coachbuilder and smith, High street
Greer, Miss, William street
Greer, Mrs., Woodville

Burns, Wm., carpenter, George's street

From the Belfast and Ulster Towns Directory for 1910

Sandra these are Farmers and Residents In 1888

 

 

Greer, James, Mullalelish, D c
Greer, John, Mullalelish, D c
Greer, J. W., Church st
Greer, Thomas, Ballybreagh D c
Greer, William, Ballybreagh D c
Greer, William, 41 High st

Hi Mike, thanks again for all this - it is sooooo exciting to actually be getting somewhere as I have been "doing" family tree for almost a year and have found out loads on other people but nothing on the Irish sides.

 

It has been great discovering - even when I have gone down wrong branches - and I have found the social history of the people and the way they lived absolutely fascinating.

 

Thanks again Sandra

Hi Sandra,Its nice when You get real results though.All being well If we here From the minister.Would be even Better.There were a Few Greers In Armagh But mainly Antrim way.So I would have thought Most were Related.irish History Is very Hard to Find.So you Need to Check All apects.I will Give You Some Tips you May want to try

1 Try Slaters Directories,As they may well have had a Business

2 Piggots Directory

3 Griffiths Registrations

4 you Most probably have Checked Lds [Later Day Saints]

5 Rootsweb Forums

6 Genealogy .com  Forums

 

Mike

Sandra Here are a few Usefull Sites you May want to Check out

 

Mike

 

 

Hi Mike

I have had a bit of a break through in that my husband (whose family this is) has remembered that a cousin was given the middle name of Houston - so that it looks as if the marriage mentioned at the start of this correspondance is correct and the boy was given his maternal grandmothers name.

This means that the additional siblings are correct but possibly the later findings do not relate directly to our family but might be wider branches of the family.

Thanks again

Sandra

Hi Sandra Thats Really Good news,Nice when it all works out.So we Will Stick to the Houstons .One.Thing Is we had a feeling,That it may have been correct ones.

 

Mike

Hi again after a long gap!  I have been hunting hard. Didn't get any response from the Church in Portadown although tried a few times, but did look on Irish Family History Foundation and think I have come up with the correct civil marriage record at Portadown 1st Presbyterian Church on 08/08/1874 for Robert Greer, full age, Carpenter, son of Alexander Greer (occ. Miller) and Ann Hughston full age daughter of Robert Hughston (occ Carpenter) . No wive's names given. Witnesses James Taylor and Robert Huston.  Spelling of Houston, Hughston, Huston all a bit suspect but looks a possible record.  Is there likely to be any further records back?

Also found Anna E Greer aged 37, civil marriage on 30.12.1920, in registar's office, Lurgan Rd, Co Armagh  to Joseph McCollogh aged 33 (occ Shoe maker). Anna's father Robert occ Carpenter and Joseph's father, Jacob (occ mechanic) .

Not sure where to go next but am pleased with this!

Sandra

Hi Sandra sorry for not getting back until now.I cant be sure on records going further back.OTHER than in the church

 

Mike

Hi again sandra

 Marian has found this site on theb Greer family and we wonderered if there could be any link there

 

Mike

 

Sandra this is the County Down Website,I set it for Greer page

As you may find some info on there

 

Mike

 

Hi Sandra If you take a look At Mulholland Member,She has The Family McMinn,I Found a record of a John Greer who Married An Elizabeth McMinn

Look at the Family As could well be Linked

 

Mike

Thanks Mike, I have picked up that data and will trry to check it out further.

 

 

Sandra

Thanks Sandra,hope it helps

 

Mike

Sandra I was re checking births for Christina Greer Ther was none found in Armagh for her yet the Marriage is there ok.I think she was born in another Area.Im not sure if it was your message on Curious Fox site But it has Percy Burns on there

 

1904 william   
 christina  GREER 
  Armagh

1904 william  BURNS 
 christina   
  Armagh