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Plunkett, William - 1798
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Plunkett, William Robert - 22nd. December 1806 -
{Father William Plunkett b.c1780} - {Mother Mary Malinda ........ b.c1784}
- @ Cunningburn William Robert later married Sarah Kennedy b.Scotland and emigrated to Canada |
Plunkett, William - c1830 or 1833 - {Father William
Plunkett b.c1799} - {Mother Margaret "May" Kelly} - @ Ireland
Plunkett, Samuel - c1832 - {Father William Plunkett b.c1799} - {Mother Margaret
"May" Kelly} - @ Newtownards - Samuel later emigrated to Canada
Plunkett, Isaac - c1849 - {Father William Plunkett b.c1799} - {Mother Margaret
"May" Kelly} - @ Ireland
Other siblings = John, Mary, Eliza, Ellen, Margaret and Jane
Suspect family were members of the Church of Scotland
| Plunkett, Mary a seamstress - 18th. January 1866 - {Wife to Thomas Copeland} - Mother of Robert James Copeland |
Plunkett, John - 16th. March 1866 - {Father Robert
Plunkett} - {Mother Rebecka Steele}
Plunkett, Annabella - c1863 - {Father Robert Plunkett} - {Mother Rebecka Steele}
Plunkett, Samuel - 22nd. January 1869 - {Father Robert Plunkett} - {Mother Rebecca Steele}
Plunkett, Margaret - 4th. February 1871 - {Father Robert Plunkett} - {Mother Rebecca
Steele}
Plunkett, William - 3rd. August 1873 - {Father Robert Plunkett} - {Mother Rebecca Steele}
| Greer, Martha Jane a widow nee Plunkett - 26th. May 1873 - {Wife to Edward Holden} - Mother of Edward Holden |
Plunket, David John - 1904
Plunkett, William - 1st.qtr.1906 - {Father Samuel
Plunkett} - {Mother Anna Sophia Watson Anderson}
Plunkett, Samuel John - 1907 - {Father Samuel Plunkett} - {Mother Anna Sophia Watson
Anderson}
Plunkett, Helen Sophia - 25th. May 1908 - {Father Samuel Plunkett} - {Mother Anna Sophia
Watson Anderson}
Plunkett, William James S. - 2nd.qtr.1906
Plunkett, Robert - 1910

H = Headstone Image
Erected by Robert Plunkett
Plunkett, William - 16th. February 1834 aged 2 - {b.c1832} - Son of above Robert
Plunkett, Agnes alias McMillin - 30th. June 1845 aged 40 - {b.c1805} - Died
in Glasgow
Plunkett, William - 24th. January 1852 - Movilla
Cemetery
Plunkett, Mary - 2nd. May 1853 - Wife to above Willaim
Plunkett, Robert - 27th. December 1861 - A mason of Greenwell
Street
19th. August 1862 - The Will of Robert Plunkett late of Greenwell-street Newtownards
County of Down Mason deceased who died 27 December 1861 at Newtownards was proved at
Belfast by the oath of Susanna Bell alias Plunkett alias Sheriff (now the Wife of Robert
Bell of Newtownards aforesaid Saddler) the Widow and one of the Executrixes. - George
Gordon of Greenwell Street was the other executor - He had a daughter
Mary - Witnessed by David Patterson rent agent and James Wilson - Effects under £20 - Image
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Plunkett, William - 13th. October 1876 aged 78 -
{b.c1798} - Husband to Margaret May Kelly of Newtownards - Died Leeds County Ontario,
Canada Plunkett, Samuel - 9th. August 1885 aged 53 - {b.c1832} - Son of William Plunkett and Margaret Kelly and husband to Sarah Elizabeth Rankin Miller born Ballymena - He died at Leeds Co. Ontario. Canada |
Plunkett, David - 1883 aged 32 - {b.c1851}
Plunkett, Isabella - 1883 aged 73 - {b.c1810}
Plunkett, William - 1883 aged 79 - {b.c1804}
Plunkett, Elizabeth - 1888 aged 88 - {b.c1800}
Plunkett, Theresa - 1892 aged 78 - {b.c1814}
Erected by Rebecca Plunkett of Ballywitticock - H
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Plunkett, David John - 16th. December 1893 aged 27 - {b.1866} - Son of Rebecca and Robert - Died Pittsburg, Pennsylvania USA |
Plunkett, Robert - 1894 aged 58 - {b.c1836} -
Husband to Rebecca
Plunkett, Annabella - 31st. December 1865 aged 2 years - {b.c1863} - Daughter of Robert
and Rebecca
Plunkett, Rebecca - 1907 aged 68 - {b.c1839} - The above
Plunkett, Samuel - 14th. March 1920 - Son of Robert and Rebecca
Plunkett, Robert James - 14th. March 1942 - Son of Robert and Rebecca
Stewart, George E. - 22nd. April 1950 - Husband to Margaret Plunkett
Plunkett, Margaret - 8th. August 1952 aged 91 - Wife to George E. Stewart
Plunkett, Maria Theresa - 1901 aged 83 - {b.c1818} - Reg. Newtownards - Died 115 Princetown Road, Bangor
Plunkett, Samuel John - 1918 aged 11 - - {Father Samuel Plunkett} - {Mother Anna Sophia Watson Anderson}
Plunkett, William - 24th. January 1932 - H
Plunkett, Mary - May 194?
Plunkett, Kathleen - 12th. May 1969 - H
Plunkett, William - 13th. March 2003 - Husband to above Kathleen
Plunkett, Robert - 17th. February 1978 - H
Plunkett, Mary - 25th. January 1995 - Wife to above

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Plunkett, William Robert of Cunningburn - 1833 - Son of William Plunkett and Mary ........ - Married Sarah Kennedy @ Carleton, Ontario, Canada |
Plunkett, Martha J. - 8th. July 1848 - Married William Greer
Plunkett, William - 7th. September 1850 - {Father David Plunkett} - Married Isabella McClure - {Father William McClure}
Plunkett, Robert - 20th. July 1860 - {Father Robert Plunkett} - Married Rebecca Steele - {Father James Steele}
Plunkett, Susanna a widow nee Sherrif - 18th. June 1862 - {Father Alexander Sherrif} - Married Robert Bell - {Father William Bell}
Plunkett, Mary Jane - 1864 - Married ...................
Plunkett, Mary a seamstress - 9th.
September 1865 - {Father Robert Plunkett a mason} - Married Thomas Copeland -
{Father William Copeland}
Witnesses were Henry Thompson and Eliza Copeland
Plunkett, Jane - 1866 - Married ...................
Plunkett, William - 1903 - Married ...................
Plunkett, Maggie - 1909 - Married ...................

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1851 Census - Residents of a House/Houses @ Landsdowne, Leeds County. Ontario |
| Surname | Forename | Age | Born | Sex | Relation to Head | Religion | Birthplace | Nationality | Marital Status |
| Plunkett | William | 50 | c1800 | Male | Head | Ireland | Married | ||
| Plunkett | Margaret | 45 | c1806 | Female | Wife | Co.Down | Married | ||
| Plunkett | Isaac | 12 | c1839 | Male | Son | Co.Down | Single | ||
| Plunkett | John | 10 | c1841 | Male | Son | Ireland | Single | ||
| Plunkett | Eleanoe "Ellen" | 8 | c1843 | Female | Daughter | Ireland | Single | ||
| Plunkett | Margaret | 5 | c1846 | Female | Daughter | Co.Down | Irish |
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1851 Census - Residents of a House/Houses @ Kitley, Leeds County. Ontario |
| Surname | Forename | Age | Born | Sex | Relation to Head | Religion | Birthplace | Nationality | Marital Status |
| Plunkett | William | 18 | c1833 | Male | Ireland |
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1861 Census - Residents of a House/Houses @ 03/04 Landsdowne, Leeds. Ontario |
| Surname | Forename | Age | Born | Sex | Relation to Head | Religion | Birthplace | Nationality | Marital Status |
| Plunkett | William | 61 | c1800 | Male | Head | Church of England | Ireland | Married | |
| Plunkett | Margaret | 59 | c1802 | Female | Wife | Church of England | Co.Down | Married | |
| Plunkett | Patrick | 29 | c1832 | Male | Church of Rome | Ireland | Married | ||
| Plunkett | William | 23 | c1838 | Male | Ireland | Married | |||
| Plunkett | Henrietta | 23 | c1838 | Female | Western Canada | Married | |||
| Plunkett | Samuel | 22 | c1839 | Male | Son | Church of England | Co.Down | Single | |
| Plunkett | Isaac | 21 | c1840 | Male | Church of England | Co.Down | Single | ||
| Plunkett | John | 18 | c1843 | Male | Church of England | Ireland | Single | ||
| Plunkett | Ellen | 16 | c1845 | Female | Church of England | Ireland | Single | ||
| Plunkett | Margaret | 14 | c1847 | Female | Church of England | Co.Down | Irish | ||
| Plunkett | William | 9 | c1855 | Male | Church of England | Ontario |
Plunkett, Robert - 1863 - Of Greenwell Street - Leased a house from the Marquis of Londonderry and leased out the ground floor to John Boyd
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1871 Census - Residents of a House/Houses @ 01 - Rear of Leeds and Landsdowne, South Leeds 67. Ontario |
| Surname | Forename | Age | Born | Sex | Relation to head | Religion | Birthplace | Nationality | Marital Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plunkett | William | Maleale | Head | Church of Scotland | Co.Down | Married | |||
| Plunkett | Margaret | Female | Wife | Church of Scotland | Co.Down | Married | |||
| Plunkett | William | 38 | c1833 | Male | Son | Church of Scotland | Co.Down | Married | |
| Plunkett | Samuel | 32 | c1839 | Male | Son | Church of Scotland | Co.Down | Married | |
| Plunkett | Henrietta | 31 | c1840 | Female | Church of Scotland | Ireland | Married | ||
| Plunkett | Isaac | 30 | c1841 | Male | Son | Church of Scotland | Co.Down | Married | |
| Plunkett | Jane | 26 | c1845 | Female | Church of Scotland | Co.Down | Married | ||
| Plunkett | John | 24 | c1846 | Male | Son | Church of Scotland | Co.Down | Married | |
| Plunkett | Margaret | 23 | c1848 | Female | Church of Scotland | Co.Down | Irish | ||
| Plunkett | Sarah | 22 | c1849 | Female | Church of Scotland | Ireland | Irish | Married | |
| Plunkett | William D. | 15 | c1856 | Male | Gr.Son | Church of Scotland | Ontario ..? | Irish | |
| Plunkett | Mary D. | 8 | c1863 | Female | Gr.Daughter | Church of Scotland | Ontario ..? | Irish | |
| Plunkett | Sarah Ann | 4 | c1867 | Female | Gr.Daughter | Church of Scotland | Ontario ..? | Irish | |
| Plunkett | William J. | 4 | c1867 | Male | Gr.Son | Church of Scotland | Ontario ..? | Irish | |
| Plunkett | James | 2 | c1869 | Male | Gr.Son | Church of Scotland | Irish | ||
| Plunkett | Sarah E. | 1 | c1870 | Female | Gr.Daughter | Church of Scotland | Irish |
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1881 Census - Residents of a House/Houses @
01 - Rear of Leeds and Landsdowne, South Leeds 67. Ontario Click on name on left to reveal family |
| Name |
| Isaac Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| Jane Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| William Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| Samuel Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| Margaret Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| Edith Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| Isaac Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| Henrietta Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| John Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| Mary Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| John Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| William Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| Henrietta Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| Mary Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| Sarah Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| William Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| Samuel Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| Sarah Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| James Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| Sarah Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| William Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| Amelia Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
| Victoria Plunkett Canada Census, 1881 |
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1891 Census - Residents of a House/Houses @
01 - Rear of Leeds and Landsdowne, South Leeds 67. Ontario Click on name on left to reveal family |
| Name and Statue |
| John Plunket - Head |
| Mary Plunket - Wife |
| John Plunket - Son |
| William Plunket - Son |
| Samuel Plunket - Son |
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1901 Census - Residents of a House/Houses @
01 - Rear of Leeds and Landsdowne, South Leeds 67. Ontario Click on name on left to reveal family |
| Name - Status |
| William Plunkett - Employee |
| Catherine Plunkett - Boarder |
| John Plunkett - Head |
| Mary Plunkett - Wife |
| John Plunkett - Son |
| Wm T Plunkett - Son |
| Samuel B Plunkett - Son |
| Peter Plunkett - Head |
| Margret Plunkett - Wife |
| Timathy Plunkett - Son |
| Catharine Plunkett - Daughter |
| Isaac Plunkett - Head |
| Jane Plunkett - Wife |
| Isaac Plunkett - Son |
| Henrietta Plunkett |
1901 Census - Residents of a house 2 in Ballywatticock (Newtownards, Down)
| Surname | Forename | Age | Sex | Relation to head | Religion | Birthplace | Occupation | Marital Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plunkett | Rebecca | 62 | Female | Head of Family | Presbyterian | Co.Down | Embroiderer | Widow |
| Plunkett | Robert James | 40 | Male | Son | Presbyterian | Co.Down | General Labourer | Not Married |
| Plunkett | Maggie | 30 | Female | Daughter | Presbyterian | Co.Down | Embroiderer | Not Married |
| Plunkett | William | 27 | Male | Son | Presbyterian | Co.Down | General Labourer | Not Married |
Looks like Samuel spent 1901 as a farme labourer for the Kennedys of Lord Street, Pottinger
1911 Census - Residents of a house 37 in Ballywatticock (Newtownards North, Down)
| Surname | Forename | Age | Sex | Relation to head | Religion | Birthplace | Occupation | Marital Status | Years Married | Children Born | Children Living |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plunkett | Samuel | 44 | Male | Head of | Presbyterian | Co.Down | Agri Labourer | Married | - | - | - |
| Plunkett | Anna Sophia Watson | 36 | Female | Wife | Presbyterian | Co.Down | - | Married | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Plunkett | William | 5 | Male | Son | Presbyterian | Co.Down | - | Single | - | - | - |
| Plunkett | Samuel John | 4 | Male | Son | Presbyterian | Co.Down | - | Single | - | - | - |
| Plunkett | Helen Sophia | 3 | Female | Daughter | Presbyterian | Co.Down | - | Single | - | - | - |
1911 Census - Residents of a house 11 in Bootown (Newtownards North, Down)
| Surname | Forename | Age | Sex | Relation to head | Religion | Birthplace | Occupation | Marital Status | Years Married | Children Born | Children Living |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plunkett | William | 47 | Male | Head of Family | Presbyterian | Co.Down | Agricultural Labourer | Married | - | - | - |
| Plunkett | Mary | 42 | Female | Wife | Presbyterian | Co.Down | - | Married | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Plunkett | David John | 6 | Male | Son | Presbyterian | Co.Down | Scholar | Single | - | - | - |
| Plunkett | William James | 4 | Male | Son | Presbyterian | Co.Down | Scholar | Single | - | - | - |
| Plunkett | Robert | Male | Son | Presbyterian | Co.Down | - | Single | - | - | - | |
| Walsh | Mary | 22 | Female | Niece | Presbyterian | Co.Down | Punch Stitcher | Single | - | - | - |
1912 - Samuel Plunkett signed the Ulster Covenant whilst in Troon, Ayrshire - He signed it c/o James Steele of Court Street

1951 Dr. J.Scott (Centre seated with children on his
knee.)
He was Chief Medical Officer at the food office on Georges Street behind the fire station
Anyone recognise any of the others ...
Recent info (Nov.2014) sent in by Gerry Robson O.B.E.
L-R Front (Children) =1 Noelle Robson - 2 - 3 Toni Savage - 4 Keith Savage - 5 Thomas
Gerald "Gerry Robson - 6 Paul Brennan - 7
L-R Middle (Adults) = 1 Margaret Francis "Francie" Robson - 2 - 3 Dr.J.Scott - 4
Mrs.Muriel Brennan - 5
L-R Rear. = 1 Mrs.Plunkett - 2 Eleanor Pllunkett - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 Sadie Cavan -
10 Yvonne Cavan - 11 - 12
Francie Robson was Gerrys Mother and Noelle his sister
Mrs.Brennan was wife to Sammy Brennan who owned the shop at the corner of Greenweel Street
and Queen Street
| Census | LDS | T/Land | Trans | Emig. |
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