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John Greeves
 Born
30d 10mo 1831 in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom [ s2374 ]
 Died
11 April 1917 in Lismachan (House), Ballymaghan, Co. Down, Belfast, Ireland, United Kingdom [ s1799 s2420 ]
 Buried
14 April 1917 in City Cemetery, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom [ s2420 ]
 Father
Born 21d 11mo 1792 - Died 31d 8mo 1852
 Mother
Born 17d 4mo 1795 - Died 18d 11mo 1871
 Spouse
Born 7d 3mo 1837 - Died 27 February 1895
 Married
24 September 1857 in Friends Meeting House, Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom [ s1800 ]
 Child 1
Born 27d 6mo 1858 - Died 20 February 1925
 Child 2
Born 6d 1mo 1860 - Died 28 January 1875
 Child 3
Born 23 June 1861 - Died 6 April 1942
 Child 4
Born 15 December 1862 - Died 7 April 1888
 Child 5
Born 7 June 1864 - Died 18 July 1963
 Child 6
Born 24 December 1865 - Died 19 December 1934
 Child 7
Born 13 August 1867 - Died 24 June 1883
 Child 8
Born 10 April 1869 - Died 16 March 1970
 Child 9
Born 14 October 1870 - Died 11 April 1966
 Child 10
Born 23 July 1872 - Died 9 November 1939
 Child 11
Born 31 July 1874 - Died 24 January 1959
 Child 12
Born 4 August 1876 - Died 13 February 1963
Ancestral View
GENERAL NOTES
Quaker Records Ireland - Birth Details
Name: John Greeves
Gender: Son
Date of Birth: 30d 10mo 1831
Place of Birth: Dungannon
Parents: Thomas & Rachel Greeves
Parents' Residence: Dungannon
Description of Father:
Registration Meeting: Grange Meeting, Volume 2, Page 41
[RFSS Apr 2012]

Quaker Records Ireland - Disownment / Resignation Details
Names: John Greeves & Elizabeth P.
Date: 12th 7th mo. 1865
Meeting: Lisburn
Record Location: Microfilm Reel 20,71 (Record book held in Lisburn)
Action: Resigned
Reason(s): They wish to resign their membership.
Very long letter explaining their reasons for resigning, with biblical quotations.
[RFSS Apr 2012]

Businessman, Flax Spinning. Chairman J & TM Greeves 1899 - 1917.

1901 Census record taken on Sunday, 31 March.
Residents of a house 12 in High Holywood Road, Belfast (Victoria, Co. Down)
SurnameForenameAgeSexRelation to headReligion
1GreevesJohn69MaleHead of FamilyBrethren
2GreevesRachel Elizabeth31FemaleDaughterBrethren
3GreevesBertha30FemaleDaughterBrethren
4GreevesOwden Valentine26MaleSonBrethren
5GreevesAnna Margaretta24FemaleDaughterBrethren
6GreevesGilbertine Newsom57FemaleSister in LawBrethren
7GreevesThomas Jackson28MaleVisitorBrethren
8GreevesJohn Wilfred Jackson2MaleVisitorBrethren
9GatesEmma Jane39FemaleServantChurch of England
10ShieldsCatherine31FemaleServantPresbyterian
11ReillyMargaret Anne25FemaleServantChurch of Ireland
12NelsonElizabeth19FemaleServantChurch of Ireland
13GraceyJane Margaret May19FemaleServantBaptist
BirthplaceOccupationLiteracyMarital
Status
Specified
Illnesses
1DungannonLinen Yarn ManufacturerRead and writeMarried-
2Co. Antrim-Read and writeNot Married-
3Co. Antrim-Read and writeNot Married-
4Co. DownLinen ManufacturerRead and writeNot Married-
5Co. Down-Read and writeNot Married-
6Belfast-Read and writeNot Married-
7Co. AntrimLinen ManufacturerRead and writeMarried-
8Portadown-Cannot ReadNot Married-
9EnglandCookRead and writeNot Married-
10Co. DownHouse MaidRead and writeNot Married-
11Co. ArmaghParlour MaidRead and writeNot Married-
12Co. TyroneGeneral DomesticRead and writeNot Married-
13BelfastMothers HelpRead and writeNot Married-
[RFSS Dec 2010]

1911 Census record taken on Sunday, 2 April.
Residents of a house 9 in Seagoe Upper, Portadown (Kernan, Co. Armagh)
SurnameForenameAgeSexRelation to headReligion
1GreevesThomas Jackson38MaleHead of FamilyPlymouth Brethren
2GreevesGilbertina Newsom36FemaleWifePlymouth Brethren
3GreevesJohn Wilfred Jackson12MaleSonPlymouth Brethren
4GreevesGilbert Ridgway Jackson10MaleSonPlymouth Brethren
5GreevesBertha Jackson7FemaleDaughterPlymouth Brethren
6GreevesDavid Rowland Jackson2MaleSonPlymouth Brethren
7GreevesJohn79MaleFatherPlymouth Brethren
8GreevesRachel Elizabeth41FemaleSisterPlymouth Brethren
9WeirAnnie24FemaleServantMethodist
10HewittAnna Mary24FemaleServantPlymouth Brethren
11DicksonMary Jane38FemaleServantPresbyterian
BirthplaceOccupationLiteracyMarital
Status
Years
Married
Children
Born
Children
Living
1BelfastLinen Factory DirectorRead and writeMarried---
2Newtownards-Read and writeMarried1344
3PortadownScholarRead and writeSingle---
4BelfastScholarRead and writeSingle---
5Co. ArmaghScholarRead and writeSingle---
6Co. Armagh-Cannot ReadSingle---
7DungannonSpinning Mill DirectorRead and writeWidower---
8Belfast-Read and writeSingle---
9BelfastGovernessRead and writeSingle---
10Co. CavanHouse MaidRead and writeSingle---
11Co. ArmaghCook DomesticRead and writeSingle---
[RFSS Nov 2010]

Ireland, Civil Registration Death Indexes
Name: John Greeves
Age (at Death): 85
Estimated Birth Year: 1832
Registration District: Belfast
Registration Quarter and Year: Apr - Jun 1917
Volume Number: 1
Page Number: 283
[RFSS Jul 2011]

Belfast City Council - Burial Record
Name of deceased:John Greeves
Last place of residence:Lismachan, Ballymaghan, Co. Down
Age:85 Years
Sex:M
Date of death:11 April 1917
Date of burial:14 April 1917
Cemetery:City Cemetery
Grave section and number:B 399
Burial Type:Earth Burial
[RFSS Apr 2012]
MARRIAGE NOTES
Ireland Marriages
Groom's Name: John Greeves
Bride's Name: Elizabeth Pim Jackson
Marriage Date: 24 Sep 1857
Marriage Place: Belfast, Ant, Ireland
Groom's Father's Name: Thomas Greeves
Bride's Father's Name: Thomas Jackson
Groom's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Registration District: Belfast
Volume Number: 3
Page Number: 97
[RFSS Jul 2011]

Quaker Records Ireland - Marriage Details
Marriage of: John Greeves and Elizabeth Pim Jackson
Date of Marriage: 24d 9mo 1857
Place of Marriage: Belfast, Co. Antrim
Husband's Residence: Bessbrook, Co. Armagh
Wife's Residence: Clifton Ville, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Husband's Parents: Thomas & Rachel Greeves
Husband's Parents Abode:
Description of His Father:
Wife's Parents: Thomas & Lydia Jackson
Wife's Parents Abode: Clifton Ville, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Description of Her Father:
Registration Meeting: Lisburn Meeting, Volume 4, Page 15
[RFSS Jan 2014]
SOURCES
[ s2374 ] Birth Registration - Quaker Records Ireland - Birth Details - Birth of John Greeves to Thomas and Rachel Greeves on 30 October 1831 in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom - The Religious Society of Friends, Grange Meeting, Volume 2, Page 41 - BR1831-30-10-JG
[ s1799 ] Death Registration - Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958 - Death of John Greeves registered 2nd Quarter 1917 in Belfast Registration District, Ireland, United Kingdom - Film Number: 0101607, Volume Number: 1, Page Number: 283, Digital Folder Number: 4201711, Image Number: 00097 - DR1917-11-04-JG
[ s2420 ] Burial Record - Belfast City Council - Death of John Greeves on 11 April 1917 at Lismachan, Ballymaghan, Belfast, Ireland, United Kingdom and burial on 14 April 1917 in City Cemetery, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom - Grave section and number: B 399 - BUR1917-14-04-JG
[ s1800 ] Marriage Registration - Ireland Marriages - Marriage of John Greeves and Elizabeth Pim Jackson on 24 September 1857 in Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom - Registration District: Belfast, Volume Number: 3, Page Number: 97 - MR1857-24-09-JG-EPJ
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