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Major, John - c1812


Major, David - c1830 - {Father John Major}
Major, David - c1842 - {Father John Major} - {sic}


Major, William Francis - 1864


Major, Jane - 1866


Major, Samuel Dunn - 1866
Major, Grace Dunn - 1872


Major, Francis - 21st. March 1867 - {Father Francis Major} - {Mother Anna McMehin}


Major, Jane - 1867


Major, Eliza Matear - 1868


Major, Mary - 1868


Major, Robert - 1868


Major, Elizabeth - 1869


Major, Elizabeth - 1870


Major, Thomas - 1870


Major, Elizabeth - 1871


Major, Charles Logan - 1872


Major, William John - 1872


Major, James - 1877


Major, Samuel Mckee - 1877


Major, William - 2nd.qtr.1880


Major, Margaret - 2nd.qtr.1881


Major, George - 3rd.qtr.1882


Major, Roseanna - 4th.qtr.1884


Major, Maria - 2nd.qtr.1889


Major, Mary Elizabeth - 1st.qtr.1889


Major, William John - 4th.qtr.1890


Major, Violet - 1st.qtr.1890


Major, Maggie - 3rd.qtr.1892 - Died 1893


Major, Margaret Frances - 3rd.qtr.1892


Major, Maria - 4th.qtr.1893 - Died 1895


Major, Male - 3rd.qtr.1894


Major, Thomas - 1st.qtr.1894


Major, Jane - 2nd.qtr.1895


Major, William Heyburn - 2nd.qtr.1895 - Died 1904


Major, James - 1st.qtr.1896


Major, James - 3rd.qtr.1897


Major, Rachel - 1st.qtr.1898


Major, William James - 2nd.qtr.1899


Major, John - 2nd.qtr.1900


Major, Goedon Berry - 3rd.qtr.1901


Major, Alexander - 2nd.qtr.1902


Major, Mary Agnes - 2nd.qtr.1902


Major, James Nelson - 4th.qtr.1902


Major, Minnie - 4th.qtr.1902


Major, James - 3rd.qtr.1903


Major, Francis - 2nd.qtr.1904


Major, Alice Adelaide - 1st.qtr.1905 - died 1907


Major, Lizzie - 2nd.qtr.1905


Major, Louise J.W. - 4th.qtr.1905


Major. Margaret - 1st.qtr.1906


Major, Alice - 4th.qtr.1906


Major, Alexander - 3rd.qtr.1908 - Died 1909


Major, Florence - 3rd.qtr.1908


Major, Ruby - 2nd.qtr.1908


Major, Female - 4th.qtr.1910


Major, Wilhelmina - 2nd.qtr.1910


Major, Agnes Corry - 3rd.qtr.1912


Major, Ernest - 1st.qtr.1912


Major, William John - 3rd.qtr.1912


Major, William Joseph - 4th.qtr.1912


Major, William - 1st.qtr.1913 - And died infancy


Major, Thomas - 3rd.qtr.1914


Major, William Nesbitt - 2nd.qtr.1914


Major, Florence - 1st.qtr.1916


Major, Annie - 3rd.qtr.1919


Major, Minnie - 2nd.qtr.1919


Major, Robert James - 2nd.qtr.1920


Major, Ernest F.B. - 3rd.qtr.1921


Major, William Cecil - 3rd.qtr.1921

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Major, Jane - 17th. January 1855 infancy - {Father David Major} - {Mother ......... .........}


Major, Elizabeth - 1864 aged 84 - {b.c1780}


Major, Mary - 1864 aged 55 - {b.c1809}


Major, Francis - 1867 - Infancy


Major, William - 1871 - Infancy


Major, John - 9th. September 1875 aged 63 - {b.c1812} - Father of David Major


Major, Samuel - 1878 - Infancy


Major, Margaret - 1886 aged 78 - {b.c1808}


Major, Male - 1890 - Infancy


Major, Lizzie - 1891 - Infancy


Major, Elizabeth - 1895 aged 57 - {b.c1838}


Major, Mary - 1895 aged 28 - {b.c1867}


Major, Mary Jane - 1895 aged 36 - {b.c1859}


Major, Eliza - 1896 aged 63 - {b.c1833}


Major, James - 1901 aged 59 - {b.c1842}


Major, John Boal - 1902 aged 1 year


Major, Lizzie - 1906 aged 30 - {b.c1876}


Major, Matthew - 1906 aged 68 - {b.c1838}


Major, Ellen - 1907 aged 44 - {b.c1863}


Major, Eliza - 1908 aged 72 - {b.c1836}


Major, Robert - 1908 aged 73 - {b.c1835}


Major, Francis - 1909 aged 74 - {b.c1835}


Major, John - 27th. March 1910 aged 68 - {b.c1842}


Major, Jane - 1913 aged 18 - {b.c1895}


Major, William - 1916 aged 1 year


Major, Ellen - 26th. October 1921 aged 77 - {b.c1844}
Probate of the Will of Ellen Major late of Mount Ern Millisle County Down Widow who died 26 October 1921 granted at Belfast to Reverend Archibald R. Wright Presbyterian Minister and Thomas R. Lavery J.P. M.P. Effects £2306 19s.


Major, John - 29th. December 1931 aged 77 - {b.c1854} - Husband to Agnes Cleland

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Major, Anne Jane - 4th. August 1851 aged 22 - {b.c1829} - (Father Robert Major) - Married Samuel Barr aged 24 - (Father Hugh Barr)


arrow-red-right.jpg (648 bytes) Major, Elizabeth - 20th. June 1857 aged 22 - {b.c1835} - (Father Alexander Major) - Married Archibald Campbell aged 36 - (Father Daniel Campbell)

Major, John - 25th. September 1858 aged 21 - {b.c1837} - (Father William Major) - Married Sarah Cardy aged 21 - (Father William Cardy)


Major, Louisa - 12th. December 1860 aged 20 years - {b.c1840}  - (Father Alexander Major) - Married John McCartney aged 21 - (Father James McCartney)


Major or McMinn, Mary - 15th. October 1863 - Married John Goudy


Major, John an engineer - 11th. July 1864 - (Father Alexander Major an agent) - Married Ellen Fleming of North Street - (Father Isaac Flemimg a weaver)
Witnesses were Robert Major and Agnes Smith
Additional: John was an engineer then shopkeeper and lived on Church Street, he had stabling there as well - Couple later moved to Millisle near Donaghadee


Major, John - 8th. April 1868 aged 20 - {b.c1848} - (Father John Major) - Married Jane Bowman aged 22 - (Father Henry Bowman)


arrow-red-right.jpg (648 bytes) Major, Jane of 18 Greenwell Street - 7th. July 1874 - {Father John Major a labourer} - Married William Keenan aged 19 - a labourer of Taylors Houses N'Ards - {Father John Keenan a labourer}
Witnesses were Annie Christie and Henry Major @ St.Marks Church of Ireland

Major, Robert - 3rd.qtr.1894 - Married Margaret ...................


Major, William - 21st. October 1904 - Married Sarah Beattie


Major, Cecil P.S. - 1909 - Married ...................


Major, David a barman of 47 William Street - 23rd. September 1919 aged 23 - {b.c1898} - (Father Robert Major a tailor) - Married Sarah Hamilton aged 22 of 84 William Street - (Father James Hamilton a merchant)
Witnesses were James and Mary Hamilton @ St.Patricks R.C.

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Major, George - 1863 - of Regent Street - Leased a house, offices & yard from reps. Joseph Carenduff


Major, John - 1863 - of Mill Street - Leased a house & yard (in the rear) in from John Moore


Major, John - 1863 - of Greenwell Street - Leased a house & yard in from William Patton


Major, John - 13th. May 1887 - A Grocer
1st. July 1887 - The Will of John Ferguson late of Newtownards Co Down Weaver who died 13 May 1887 at same place was proved at Belfast by John Major of Church Street Newtownards Grocer and Hamilton Ferguson of Ballymacarrett said Co Draper the Executors. - Effects £80-2s-6d -


Major, John - 1894 - Lived at 45 Church Street - Landlord was John Morrison


1901 Census Residents of a house 21 in Castlereagh Street (Newtownards Urban, Down)

Surname Forename Age Born Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Marital Status
Rodgers Ellen 50   Female Head Presbyterian Co Down Seamstress Not Married
McDonald Jessie 6   Female Boarder Presbyterian Co Down Scholar Not Married
Major Samuel 5 c1896 Male Boarder Presbyterian Belfast City - Not Married
Major Margaret 3 c1898 Female Boarder Presbyterian Belfast City - Not Married

1911 Census - Residents of a house 27 in Pound Street (Newtownards Urban, Down)

Surname Forename Age Born Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Marital Status Years Married Children Born Children Living
Major Robert 42 c1869 Male Head of Presbyterian Co.Down Tailor Married 16 9 4
Major Margaret 37 c1874 Female - Presbyterian Co.Down Sewer Married - - -
Major Jane 15 c1896 Female - Presbyterian Co.Down House - - - -
Major David 14 c1897 Male - Presbyterian Lancashire, England Factory Hand - - - -
Major Lizzie 10 c1901 Female - Presbyterian Co.Down Scholar - - - -
Major Ellen 5 c1906 Female - Presbyterian Co.Down Scholar - - - -

Served WW1 1914-1918

Major, D. J. 47 William Street Private 19th Royal Irish Rifles
Major, R. 47 William Street Sergeant 28th Canadians
Major, David 27 Pound Street Rifleman 16th Canadians
Major, Robert 27 Pound Street Lance Corporal 32nd Canadians

flag-canada.gif (9307 bytes)Robert Major was the husband of Margaret Major and the father of David  (16th. Canadians ) also Jane, Lizzie and Ellen Major


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