McTears/Whiteside/Cairns

[The wonderer]

Hi Folks, I am looking for any information on the McTear family in general though my predecessors were William McTear and Mary Whiteside [ circa 1800 ] from I think the Newtownards area. Their son William [ b1827 ] married and had 2 children, William.b1855 and Mary. William [1827]'s first wife died, and he then moved to Saltcoats in Scotland and married Agnes Cairns on February 11th 1859. Her  family were also from Newtownards. They were joined in Saltcoats by his brother Robert McTear and his wife Jane Lundie Smith. Also need info on a William McTear who married Mary Lindsay and had a daughter Sarah born in Stranraer in 1861.  Pretty sure they came from Down also, as no record of them in Scotland apart from Sarah's birth . The fact that the McTears in Greyabbey, Ballyblack, Bangor, and Newtownards are all in close proximity as shown in Ross Davies site, and that the christian names of the children are mostly the same, make me think that they all connect...........somehow !!

[BallyaltikilliganG]

Hello the wonderer
Do you know about the McTear  family tree in volume 3 page 210 in the Blackwood Family History manuscript Trees in the Linen Hall Library, Belfast.  I suggest you ask them for photocopying estimates if they think your knowledge relevant and be prepared to pay the extra for post and packing. However if the material is really relevant when you get it, I suggest a further donation to this unique library that is always needing extra funds. Linen Hall Library,17 Donegall Square North, Belfast BT15GB, Northern Ireland, Telephone: +44 (0)28 9032 1707,  Fax: +44 (0)28 9043 8586, Email:info[at]linenhall.com..

You probably know most of these, but just in case from Comber parish I have
Mateer,  John,  Castleaverry,  ,  Householder 1863,  4 Ie Griffiths V See www.failteromhat.com/
Mateer,  Robert, Robert MATEER Or Mcteer . Comber Husband Of Isabella Mccullough; Father Of Susanna B. 28 Nov 1868 & John B. 26 Jan 1871 & Robert James B. 1 Mar 1874 CR,  See freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/ ,  S McTear,  Alexander,  Longlands,  ,  Householder 1863,  4 Ie Griffiths V See www.failteromhat.com/
McTear,  Daniel,  Ringcreevy,  ,  Householder 1863,  4 Ie Griffiths V See www.failteromhat.com/
McTear,  Ellis,  Longlands,  ,  Householder 1863,  4 Ie Griffiths V See www.failteromhat.com/
McTear,  Ellis,  Ringcreevy,  ,  Householder 1863,  4 Ie Griffiths V See www.failteromhat.com/
McTeer,  James,  Gransha,  D/654/A3/1E,     See www.proni.gov.uk/freeholders
McTeer,  John,  Gransha,  D/654/A3/1E,     See www.proni.gov.uk/freeholders
McTeer,  William,  Gransha,  D/654/A3/1E,     See www.proni.gov.uk/freeholders
McTeer, Robert, Robert Mcteer Or MATEER . Comber Husband Of Isabella Mccullough; Father Of Susanna B. 28 Nov 1868 & John B. 26 Jan 1871 & Robert James B. 1 Mar 1874 CR,  See freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/ ,  S
McTier,  Thomas,  Ballybeen,  DOW/5/3/2,     See www.proni.gov.uk/freeholders
McTier,  William,  Ballybeen,  DOW/5/3/2,     See www.proni.gov.uk/freeholders

Good luck in your quest, Jim

[The wonderer]

Hello Jim
Thank you very much for all that information, I will contact the Linen Hall Library post haste, and have a look at the others, some of which I have'nt got. William McTear.b1827 was my Great Grandfather, and thanks to many and Genes Reunited, I am in touch with most of his twelve childrens families, all of whom settled in Scotland initially, with the majority of his descendants still there like myself. My own Grandfather Samuel McTear.b 1870 in Saltcoats had ten children. [ All with the same christian names as his fathers family] So although our tree is rapidly expanding by width, we just can't seem to get any further back than 1800. Have just recently contacted Harry Broadrick hoping he can come up with something, and your reply is most welcome and greatly appreciated.

Good luck and thanks again, Davy.

[sihuss]

The following inscription appears on a headstone in Selskar Abbey, in Wexford.

Sacred
To the Memory of
LYDIA ANNE, the beloved wife of
JAMES McTEAR
who departed this life July 19th 1865
aged 43 years.

How they ended up so far south is anyone's guess! 

[The wonderer]

Thanks for that Sihuss, very unusual, i've been in that area many a time and it seems that no matter where I go in this world there's been a McTear there before me !