greene

[BallyaltikilliganG]

seeher map of townlands  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/MAPS/NewryTownlands.htm

[shancrom]

seeher map of townlands  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/MAPS/NewryTownlands.htm

Hi currently researching men from my locality (Dundrum County Down) who served in the Great War, and have 2 with surname Greene,  James Greene served with the North Irish Horse and survived the war, his son and daughter both still attend Kilmegan Parish Church outside Dundrum, William W Greene listed on the memorial tablet as a casualty, i have spoken to both the Greene family members , and they believe William W was a relative of James, possible a cousin? and they also believe that he served with the Canadian  Expeditionary Force, but i have not been able to find any record of him so far.

[aghadowey]

Welcome to Rootschat. I've researched several local War Memorials and there are always 'strays' that didn't come from the place but get listed because of a family connection or they visited with some of the local gentry, etc. making them harder to trace.

Canadian Attestation papers from WWI are online (free). Nothing for a William W. Greene but there's a William Greene born Derriaghy here-
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-119.02-e.php?image_url=http://data2.archives.ca/cef/gpc005/362450a.gif&id_nbr=429818
You can search here-
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-100.01-e.php

[aghadowey]

William Greene in Canadian record (above) in 1911 census with parents James & Lucinda-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Derryaghy/Magheralave/197462
same family in 1901-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Derryaghey/Magheralane/997151

Can't see any Dundrum connection yet. Also tried CWGC site but no luck there either.

[wgreene]

Saw your post . My great grandfather james greene  died in canada in 1884 . I beleive he had  brothers or cousins named thomas and francis married in killkeel . Tom married sarah mcilroy and francis married annie keith , both in the 1860,s .There also may have been another brother named waring who married margaret orr . These people had mamy children who could have served in ww 1. Any info would be greatly appreciated.   WILLIAM GREENE

[wgreene]

There was a son james born to thomas greene and sarah mcelroy in 1877 . His greatgrandpa could have been francis greene of newry , down , ireland .