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Good afternoon,

I am researching the Greer Family who lived in Dundrum at least in 1901 and onwards up until possibly around 1944/45.

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1901 Census - 27.1 in Dundrum (Dundrum, Dublin)

Name   William Greer
Gender   Male
Marital Status   Married
Age   54
Birth Date   abt 1847
Birth Place   Co Longford
Residence Date   31 Mar 1901
House Number   27.1
Residence Place   Dundrum, Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland
Relation to Head   Head of Family (Head)
Occupation   Green Grocer
Religion   Church of Ireland
Language Spoken   English
Literacy   Read and write
Household Members (Name)   Age   Relationship
William Greer   54   Head of Family (Head)
Mary Greer
32
Wife
Mary J Greer
14
Daughter
Margret E Greer
13
Daughter
William G Greer
15
Son
Walter Greer
5
Son
Robert H Greer
9

1911 Census - 21.1 in Dundrum Town (Dundrum, Dublin)

Name   William Greer
Gender   Male
Age   60
Birth Year   abt 1851
Birth Place   Co Longford
Residence Date   2 Apr 1911
House Number   21.1
Townland/Street   Dundrum Town
District   Dundrum
County   Dublin
Country   Ireland
Electoral District   Dundrum
Literacy   Read and write
Marital Status   Married
Number of Children Born   10
Number of Children Living   7
Years Married   25
Inferred Marriage Date   1886
Occupation   C B O
Religion   Irish Church
Relationship   Head
URL   http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Dundrum/Dundrum_Town/94671/
Household Members (Name)   Age   Relationship
William Greer   60   Head
Mary Greer
40
Wife
Wm George Greer
24
Son
Maggie Ellen Greer
19
Daughter
Robert Henry Greer
17
Son
Edward Hugh Greer
7
Son
Hanna Marie Greer
2

Between 1915 and 1944 some of the family lived at Taney House. 

If you require any further info then please do not hesitate to contact me.  I'm keeping everything crossed.

Regards,

Kathryn

Sorry,  I didn't realise that my similar post had been sent.  Perhaps I should have gone back to bed!!!!

Morning all.   Up way before my due time, not worth going back to bed now.   Thank you so much for this further information, another great find.  Am wondering if James stayed with his Mother after his birth, certainly looks that way.  Oh to have been a fly on the wall in those days!!!

If you manage to find anything else then please do let me know (as and when you have time) as am sure there are a lot of people requesting help.

I appreciate the time and effort you and others have spent on my query.

Kindest regards,

Kathryn

Thank you so much for this further information.   I wonder what happened to James Jnr after he was born up until he got married.  James Snr may have been married and Maria and Kate were the outcome and that James Snr had an affair with Ellen Swiney and as we know James Jnr was the outcome of that relationship.   It's possible that Maria and Kate didn't know of James and that James wasn't aware of Maria and Kate.  I do love a mystery and even more so when it unravels.  Am off to bed now as I have to be up at 5.30.  Will check tomorrow to see if there are any further messages.

Thank you again for your help and time spent on my query.

Kindest regards,

Kathryn

Hello again.  The link I have provided doesn't seem to highlight but if you can manage to get into it this is the information that I have in my Tree.

http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/search/cwa/details.jsp?id=1639273786

Web: Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1920

It looks like this is the same as the link you provided me for James Snr (having now reverted to my Computer I am able to open the links that you provided).  My reading of it is that Maria and Kate aforesaid Spinsters the daughters and only Legatees or am I misreading or misunderstanding the text?

Thank you once again for all of this, I will take time and look into the other links you have provided.  Another mystery about the two ladies.

Kindest regards,

Kathryn

Hello.  James Snr died 16 November 1882 in the Cork Fever Hospital.   He is given as a Police Pensioner.  On James Jnr's marriage cert it is the same James Snr given as a Police Officer.   No records on Ellen other than her name being given on James Jnr's Baptism Record.   Yes, initially I was trying to find out about James Jnr's birth but if anything else could be found that would be appreciated.   Am off to prepare tea now.  I'll check later to see if there are any replies.   Thank you all for your help and time spent.  Much appreciated.