Re: Weir of Straid, Ballymena, Co. Antrim
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In reply to:
Re: Weir of Straid, Ballymena, Co. Antrim
Bruce MacDonald 12/23/02
Alexander WEIR b. 1861 Co. Antrim Northern Ireland d. 23 Nov 1901 Ballymena, buried Ahoghill Trinity Presbyterian Church
Blacksmith in Ballymena. Probably born in Ahoghill Parish.
Annie McNEILLY b. 21 Jun 1866 Drumrammer, Co Antrim
m. 30 Sep 1882 Ballymena 2nd Presbyterian Church
d. 22 Jan 1936 York Co., Toronto
William WEIR b. 1885 Ballymena d. Toronto
Alexander WEIR b. 1885(?) Ballymena d. Toronto
Robert WEIR b. 1886 Ballymena d. Toronto
David WEIR b. 29 May 1888 Ballymena migrated to Queensland 1908.
Samuel WEIR b. 1891 Ballymena migrated to Queensland before WWI.
m. 1919 to Mary Jane GORDON at Ahoghill, Antrim
Jane WEIR b. 1892 Ballymena d. 1912 Ballymena - buried at Ahoghill Trinity Presbyterian Church
Henry (Harry) WEIR b. 16 Dec 1897 Ballymena d. Toronto
The father of Alexander WEIR was William John WEIR - mother unknown. Possibly by the names related to the Straid Weirs.
The father of Annie McNEILLY was William John McNEILLY or M'NEELY, mother Sarah KENNEDY. Came from Prockless or Prokliss south of Ahoghill, and near Creagh, and to Straid.
Jane WEIR died young in 1912, before Annie McNEILLY migrated to Canada.
Annie Weir lived at 18 Lipton Avenue in east Toronto in 1919.
In TORONTO Robert WEIR was a tailor with Punchard & Birrell a clothing manufacturing company, 545-549 King St. West.
In 1958, Robert was a fitter at Tip Top Tailors.
Henry WEIR mono operator at Mono-Litho Typesetting Co. In 1958, working for the same company but now as a compositor.
William WEIR was a blacksmith, Alex WEIR was a draper in Toronto.