Grant/Templeton

[dickens]

I am looking for any information on William Grant and his wife Jane (nee Templeton). I think they were married around 1861 and had a son David Ferguson Grant, 1878. They also had another son, William - possibly the first born - date unknown. I believe that William Junior became a MP in the Nothern Ireland Government - 1920 or there abouts.

Thanks

 

[Christopher]

William Grant held the following posts in the Northern Ireland Government during 30s/40s -
Parliamentary Secretary Ministry of Labour from 29th August 1938 - 10th November 1941
Minister of Labour 6th May 1943 - 31st May 1944 and 17th July 1945 - 2nd August 1945

http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/administration.html -

[rsandes]

Hello,

I'm researching my ancester Esther Templeton and her parents James and Jane Templeton (nee Hodgens/other variations) who were in Shankhill/Carnmoney, and have come to a brick wall.  Did your Jane Templeton hail from that area at all?

cheers
rsandes

[dickens]

Thanks Christopher, I will have to try and find out when he was born and trace back from there.

Roger

[dickens]

Thank you rsandes,

I have aslo hit a wall with Jane Templeton. There appears to have been quite a few(www.familysearch.org) and I am unable to make any real connections. Good luck with your research.

Roger

[Christopher]

Thanks Christopher, I will have to try and find out when he was born and trace back from there.

Roger

I think there is more information about William on a site somewhere on the net. I am having problems finding the site (I may have a note of it's name somewhere) as I have forgotten the name of the site. It gives short biographical details of all the members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons since the State of Northern Ireland was founded until the closure of the Assembly.

http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/members.html Some more info about William is contained in this URL
Rt Hon William Grant was MP for Belfast North 1921 - 9
and for Belfast Duncairn 1929 - 16th August 1949

It did not take too long - http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/biographies.html -
I'm sorry it did not show the date and month of birth. At least the year is better than nothing.
Born 1877 - Died on 15th August 1949

Christopher

[dickens]

Christopher,

Thank you once again for the time and effort spent in looking up the information on William Grant. It is good to know that there are so many kind people out there ready to help.

regards

Roger

[Christopher]

A few Templetons in the Directory of Belfast and Province of Ulster
1852
John Templeton, master mariner. 12, Wall Street, Belfast
1861
Ellen Templeton, 25, Cumber Place, Old Lodge Road, Belfast
Mrs Templeton, Cranmore, Old Malone Road, near Belfast

[rsandes]

Thank you for your posting Christopher, these Templeton names crop up on my family oral history. 

Hope you have some success too Roger.

cheers
rsandes