Alexander Greenaway : Short Biography

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I have an Alexander Greenaway showing up in my research notes for my Vennard surname. Wanted to be sure you had this information in case matches with yours.

Married   William Venard FA labourer bach of Portadown Armagh       Elizabeth Greenaway M stitcher spin of Portadown Armagh  1887 Feb 28                Portadown              Armagh   Armagh   groom ftr=John Venard labourer             bride ftr=William Greenaway weaver      wtn: Isaac Greenaway & Annie Vennard MARRIED IN THE CHURCH OF ST MARK BY W H JOHNSTON M A

Civil Birth Venard    Samuel John          1887 Dec 10 & 30    Portadown              Brick Lane Portadown            Armagh   William Venard laborer                Elizabeth Greenaway             William Venard       FATHER [INF1]/ W STEWART [REGTR]

Civil Birth Vernard  William Henry         1889 Jun 5 & 18      Portadown              John Street Portadown           Armagh   William Vernard laborer                Elizabeth Greenaway             William Vernard      FATHER [INF1]/ W STEWART [REGTR]

Civil Birth Venard    George   1891 Jan 21 & 24    Portadown              John Street Portadown           Armagh   William Venard laborer                Elizabeth Greenaway             William Venard       FATHER [INF1]/ W STEWART [REGTR]

Civil Birth Venard    Hannah   1892 May 14           Portadown              John Street Portadown           Armagh   William Venard laborer                Elizabeth Greenaway             William Venard       FATHER [INF1]/ W STEWART [REGTR]

Civil Birth Vennart   Mathew   1892 Aug 12 & 21    Portadown              John Street Portadown           Armagh   William Vennart labourer                Elizabeth Greenaway             William Vennart      MOTHER [INF1]/ W STEWART [REGTR]

Civil Birth Venart     Alexander               1893 Aug 12 & 23    Portadown              John Street Portadown           Armagh   William Venart labourer                Elizabeth Greenaway             William Venart        MOTHER [INF1]/ W STEWART [REGTR]

Civil Birth Venart     Isabella   1895 Dec 4 & 7       Portadown              Brick Lane Portadown            Armagh   William Venart labourer                Elizabeth Greenaway             William Venart        FATHER [INF1]/ W STEWART [REGTR]

Civil Birth Venard    Hannah Jane          1898 Jan 5 & 20      Portadown              John Street Portadown           Armagh   William Henry Venard laborer    Elizabeth Greenaway             Elizabeth Venard    MOTHER [INF1]/ W STEWART [REGTR]

Civil Birth Venard    Margaret 1899 Jul 20 & 29     Portadown              John Street Portadown           Armagh   William Henry Venard laborer                Elizabeth Greenaway             Elizabeth Venard    MOTHER [INF1]/ W STEWART [REGTR]

Civil Birth Vennard  Mary        1900 Sep 4 & 17     Portadown              17 John Street Portadown      Armagh   William Henry Vennard labourer                Elizabeth Greenaway             Elizabeth Venard    MOTHER [INF1]/ J ROWLETT [REGTR]

VennardTaggart

Friday 1st November 2019 12:09AM

correction - mine is an Alexander Venard born to Wm Venard and Elizabeth Greenaway.

VennardTaggart

Friday 1st November 2019 12:11AM

I have an Elizabeth Greenaway in my tree as my 1C4R. Her father was William Greenaway, probably born around 1815 (guessing based on birth year of his first child born in 1840) and her mother was Eliza Jackson. Elizabeth was born 25 June 1854 and baptized 23 April 1855 at St. Paul's Church of Ireland in Tartaraghan. The family was from Derrycor townland in Tartaraghan parish, County Armagh.

Your marriage date of 1887, if the bride was my Elizabeth, would mean she was 33 years old when she married Henry Vennard, which is pretty late for women in those days. But, she was the youngest child of six and may have felt she needed to stick around to help her parents (I don't have a death date for either of them yet.) Also, since your post shows that Elizabeth and Henry Vennard's last child was born in 1900, that DOES suggest it could be this woman (my cousin), since that would make her 45 at her last birth (late but possible, and I've seen many births in early age 40's for women), and any Elizabeth Greenaway who was born any earlier (making her younger than 33 at marriage) would have been highly unlikely to still be able to have a child in 1900. So, my guess is that this is her, and we are related.

I have an obscure reference to a Vennard in my database. It's from a hand-drawn family tree on which my GGGG uncle John Verner, who married Jane Jackson and had no children, was said to have left property to his nephew Robert Verner "then residing at D'add (Vennards)". This Robert Verner (1830-1914) was married to Elizabeth McVeigh in 1859 at the Milltown church in Tartaraghan, lived in Derryadd until at least 1864 (Griffiths' Valuation) but was in Derryane (where he died) by the 1901 census.

It is likely that the Jane Jackson just referenced was somehow related to Eliza Jackson, spouse of William Greenaway and the mother of my Elizabeth Greenaway.

Best regards,

Susan Rogers

 

 

Susan Freas Rogers

Monday 4th November 2019 11:05PM

Thank you for update.

I am very excited to see the surnames you mention. I have folder dedicqted to Verner surname because I've always believed there to be a connection although never sure how. Possibly I do now. Because your mention of Jackson is also exciting especially the Milltown reference. Moses Jackson's 2nd wife Mary Venart is my 1C3R.

1859 Oct 27 at Milltown Parish church (United) Moses Jackson: bach of Derryadd (ftr=Moses a farmer) and Anne Jane Stevenson spin of Derrycor (ftr=Arthur a weaver Witnesses: James Stevenson & Joseph Megone.)

1883 Mar 9 at Milltown Parish church (COI) Moses Jackson widr labourer (ftr=Moses farmer) and Mary Venart spin (ftr= Joseph farmer) both living Derrylilleagh. 

Your update made my day when I read it.

warm regards, Denise Bostwick

 

VennardTaggart

Saturday 9th November 2019 02:50AM

Correction: Moses Jackson 1st wife should be Anne Jane Williamson (not Stevenson)

 

VennardTaggart

Saturday 9th November 2019 02:55AM

Moses and Mary's children:

JACKSON Moses (1884‑1930)

                • SMITH Mary Ramsay (1892‑)

                • 2 children: John and Jeanie

JACKSON Elizabeth (Lizzie) (~ 1886‑)

                • No known descendants

JACKSON John (Johnny) (1888‑)

                • No known descendants

JACKSON Minnie (~ 1890‑)

                • No known descendants

JACKSON Margaret (Maggie) (1892‑)

                • HAUGH William Francis

                • No known descendants

JACKSON Annie (1897‑1960)

                • COLEGROVE Harold L (~ 1899‑)

                • One child: Edward

JACKSON Jane (1897‑1975)

                • BULLER Albert J

                • 2 children: Gertrude and Florence

JACKSON Edith (~ 1898‑)

                • No known descendants

VennardTaggart

Saturday 9th November 2019 03:03AM