Cree Family History Research

IRELAND

Sources: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), Belfast and National Archives, Dublin.


H. INDEXES

H1. Personal Names Index (P.R.O.N.I.)

Cray, J & H. Repr. of 1858. Rental. Ballydock, Co. Down. (1947) T.1009 (478)

Crea, Miss Grangewalls House, 105, Killough Road, T.3140

Downpatrick, Co. Down. c. 1900

Crea, family. Ringawaddy, Co. Down. Title deeds to lands in T.1441

Ringawaddy. Crea family 1806-1847.

Crea, family. Ringawaddy, Co. Down. Papers 1843-1893 D.884

Crea, family. Ringawaddy, Co. Down. (25/6/58) Title deeds T.1441

& Testamentary deeds. 1828-1841.

Crea, family. Ringawaddy, Co. Down. Farm accounts of Crea T.884

family. 1857-1893.

Crea, Mrs Ann Ringawaddy, Co. Down. circular letter from Lord De

Ross, thanking tenantry for support during famine. 1847 T.1441

Crea, Hugh Ringawaddy, Co. Down. Will. 15th April 1834 T.1441/8

Crea, Hugh & John. Ringawaddy, Co. Down. Will of Hugh Crea (1834) and T. 1441

John Crea (1841)

Crea, John Ringawaddy, Co. Down. Will. 4th Sept 1841. T.1441/9

Crea, Massie Photograph of above 1860. T.3150/18

(Comaria)

Crea, William. Ringawaddy, Co. Down. License to keep arms D.884

William Crea 1843.

Cree, Jane & John 1 Aug 1820. Lease. Ballycopeland, Co. Down.Weir Docts D.366 (334)

Cree, John. 1766. Dublin M.L. (Marriage License) Ext. Dublin. T.748 p 144.

Cree, William 1 Aug 1820. Lease. Ballycopeland, Co. Down.Weir Docts D.366 (366)

Crey, Samuel. April 1841. Conveyance, Drumkeeragh, Co. Down. D.566(629)

T.1441/1 Survey of Part of Ringawoody in the Manor of Strangford, Barony of Lecale and County of Down. (Map 1768) Total 137a 3r 13p.

T.1441/2 15th April 1806. Rt Hon Lord Henry Fitzgerald, Boyle Farm, Surrey to Ann Crey, Widow, Wm. Crey, Hugh Crey, John Crey, Thomas Crey and Terance Keown all of Ringawaddy, Co. Down. The Right Honourable Lord Henry Fitz Gerald to Widow Crey and Partners. Farmers. Area 137a 3r 13p. Rent £275-13-3.

Signatures: Ann Crea, William Crey, Hugh Crey, Thomas Crey, William Crey, Hugh Crey, John Crey, Terrance Keown.

T.1441/3 8th Jan 1825. Jane Keown, widow of Terence Keown to John Crey, Farmer, Ringawaddy. Jane Keown hath concluded an agreement with the said John Crey for the sale......sum of three hundred and thirty pounds.

T.1441/6 19th Aug 1841. The Rt. Hon. William Lennox Lascelles Fitzgerald to John Crea (Senior), Ringawaddy.

T.1441/7 30th Aug 1847. Hannah Crea, Widow, Maxwell Court, Co. Down, and George Crea, Maxwell Court, Co. Down to William Straw, Ringawoody, Co. Down. Between Hannah Crea formerly of Ringawoody and now of Maxwell Court.....widow of the first part......George Crea formerly of Ringawoody...

Signed by Hannah Crea and George Crea

T.1441/8 15th April 1834. Hugh Creas last will and testament.

In the name of God Amen this fifteenth day of April One thousand and Eight hundred and thirty four I Hugh Crea of Ringawoady in the Parish of Dunsford and Barony of Lecale Farmer......leave for the satisfaction of my beloved family....First I leave to my beloved son William Crea all my land that I hold in Ringawoody aforesaid all my horses, mares and cows pigs and sheep Excepting one Black.....that my daughters Agnes and Ellen Crea are to get share and share alike between them......I leave my daughter Isabella Crea the sum of two shillings and six pence and to my two daughters Agnes and Ellen and my son William Crea I leave my household furniture share and share alike. I leave Hugh Crea Senior and John Crea Senior of Ringawoody.......in precence of Archibald Carter.

Signed: William Crea Hugh + Crea (his mark)

Thomas Crea

T.1441/9 4th Sep 1841. I John Crea of Ringawood Being weak and frail of Body But of sound mind and memory do make publish and ordain this my last will and testament this fourth day of September one thousand eight hundred and fourty one in the manner following first of all I leave and bequeth my wife An Crea all the land and chattles in Ringawoody now in my possession During her life and she is to pay one hundred pounds of Bond debt by this will the interest and all other shop accounts due at my decease and after her decease this aforementioned property in Ringawoody to fall to my son William Crea and he is to make provision for my son Richard Crea. But if at the age of twenty five Richard is not satisfied to stop with him my son William is to provide a situation for him which by the opinion of two men will be equal to what the other....To my Daughters Ellen Crea.....bequeth fifty pounds....to my son Thomas Crea the one half of my property in Beledark. To my son Hugh Crea....

Signed: John Crea

T.1441 May 1847 (Letter circular) Lord de Ros to Mrs Ann Crea

Lord de Ros desires to return his best thanks to those of his Tenantry, who in a time of scarcity and distress beyond all example, have come forward with their half-years Rent, to support him against difficulties which he could not otherwise have met. The endeavours he has felt it his duty to make in helping some of his Tennants, by an allowance for land under Potato Crop, and advances for Seed Corn, and in relieving the most destitute by employment and by distribution of food, have obliged him to become a borrower, at heavy interest, and have caused him serious embarrassment but he is well aware it would have been much worse had not so many of his Tenants supported him in a most honourable manner. Lord de Ros begs they will therefore accept his sincere thanks and hearty wishes that better times may reward the honesty they have shown, and the spirit and industry with which they continue to bear up against their hardships and distresses.

H2 National Archives, Dublin.

Name Index

Cree John White Oak Grove, Crozet Depot, Albermarle Co., Virginia, USA. Gent.

T. 2601. Letters of Admonition w/a P.R. 1904.

H3 Belfast Newsletter Index (Linen Hall Library, Belfast)

1. Cree Carleton - youngest son of Mr James Cree of Bridge Street, Lisburn.

died 23 June 1860

2. Cree James - Grocer of Lisburn, married 9 February 1830

3 Cree James of Ballycastle - married 7 February 1834

4 Crea Eliza J died at Downpatrick - 10 May 1852

5 Crea Mrs Geo. Maxwell Court, Comber died 2 June 1851

6 Crea James Downpatrick - member of the New Connection

married 15 November 1833

7 Crea Thomas Alleghany, USA, late of Ringawoody, Dunsfort

died 31 March 1851