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Surnames of Co. Down: Rea
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If you're interested in DNA results for this surname try https://www.familytreedna.com/public/rea-ray-wray/default.aspx?section=ycolorized with descendants of Hugh Rea b. 1749 of Magheraknock & possibly David Rea b. 1672 and buried in Saintfield |
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| Mr. | . | REA | . | Ardglass | bar owner 1900- photo available | LWAG p 166 |
| Mrs. | . | REA | . | Bangor | of Ballymagee St, Bangor in 1901 | POD |
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REA | . | Bangor | assistant teacher at 1st Presbyterian Church School in 1910 | POD |
| . | . | REA | family | Down | genealogy papers in PRONI | OFD p 193 |
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REA |
. | Down | farmed over one acre so granted a spinning wheel premium & the right to grow flax in 1796 | Irish Flax Growers list |
| Mr. | . | REA | . | Down | member of Downpatrick Urban Council 10 Mar 1928; ran a public house in Downpatrick 9 Apr 1928 | DR* |
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REA |
. | Drumballyroney | farmed over one acre so granted a spinning wheel premium & the right to grow flax in 1796 | Irish Flax Growers list |
| Miss | ? | REA | . | Inch | wife of James Dugan ; mother of Mary bpt. 9 Mar 1814 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| Widow | . | REA | . | Inch | of The Rann; funeral 20 Oct 1826 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| Capt. | . | REA | . | Kilcoo | of ‘Ashleigh’ Bryansford Rd, Newcastle in 1861 & 1870 | POD; NWAG p 22 |
| Mr. | . | REA | . | Killyleagh | ran a grocery store in 1886 | POD |
| Major | . | REA | . | Kilmegan | of Dundrum; fatal burning at his home 9 Jan 1937 | DR* |
| Mrs. | . | REA | . | Knockbreda | of 3 Island Vale Cottages , Kings Rd, East Belfast in 1902 | POD |
| Widow. | . | REA | Magheradrool | received financial assistance of 8 pence from Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church 22 Oct 1722 & 13 Oct 1729 | BPCR | |
| Miss | . | REA | . | Saintfield | of Saintfield in 1910 | POD |
| . | Abigail | REA | . | Holywood | of Knocknagoney; leased a house & garden in 1863 from David McCance | GV |
| Miss | Agness | REA | . | Magheradrool | daughter of Hugh Rea; married Samuel Gillespie 8 Nov 1861 | CR |
| Miss | Agnes Eliza | REA | . | Magheradrool | regd. Ballynahinch; wife of John Black; mother of William b. 1869 & James b. 1872 & Hugh b. 1874 | CR |
| Miss | Agnes | REA | . | Newtownards | daughter of John Rea; married Thompson Ferguson 4 Apr 1847 | CR |
| Mrs. | Agnes | REA | . | Newtownards | of Drumhirk; a housekeeper; widow of a labourer; died 7 Feb 1881 aged 77 from heart disease (2 years) in Newtownards Workhouse | DC |
| Miss |
Agnes
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REA | . | Newtownards | wife of William James Galbraith ; mother of William James b. 4 Dec 1920 & bpt. 17 Mar 1926 at 1st Newtownards Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . | Alexander | REA | . | ? | pleaded guilty to stealing Robert Patterson's cattle & sheep 11 Mar 1845 | AG |
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Alexander
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REA | . | Comber | will probated 1729 | IIW V4 p128 |
| . | Alexander | REA | . | Down | married Jane Martin 5 Nov 1827 at Downpatrick Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | Alexander | REA | . | Down | son of Alexander Rea ; aged 26 married Mary Anne Ward 9 Jun 1867 | CR |
| . | Alexander | REA | . | Kilmore | of Crossgar; passed music exams 2 Jun 1925 | DR* |
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Alexander
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REA |
. | Loughinisland | farmed over one acre so granted a spinning wheel premium & the right to grow flax in 1796 | Irish Flax Growers list |
| . | Alexander | REA | . | Loughinisland | in Castlenavan; leased a house & 2 farms of 9 & 26 acres from William B. Forde in 1864 | GV |
| . | Alexander | REA | . | Magheradrool | father of Samuel bpt. 10 Jul 1709 at Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church by Rev Henry Livingston | BPCR |
| . | Andrew | REA | . | Seapatrick | a Protestant of Banbridge in 1766 | SHPR |
| Miss | Anne | REA | . | Blaris | regd. Lisburn; wife of John Major; mother of John b. 1868 | CR |
| Miss | Ann Eliza | REA | . | Drumgooland | daughter of Samuel Rea ; married Adam mcNeilly 4 Feb 1847 | CR |
| Miss | Anna Henderson | REA | . | Holywood | daughter of Robert Rea; married James Kirker 13 Aug 1856 | CR |
| Miss | Annie | REA | . | Holywood | wife of Henry Fitzsimmons; mother of William bapt. 1896 at 1st Holywood Presbyterian Church | PR |
| Miss | Ann | REA | . | Killyleagh | mother of Mary b. 18 Aug 1868 | CR |
| Miss | Anna | REA | . | Kilmood | wife of Alexander McCartney; mother of Hugh b. 1869 & William b. 1871 | CR |
| Miss | Anne/Annie Jane | REA | . | Magherahamlet & Kilmegan |
daughter of William Rea (a farmer) ; aged 28 , married widower Francis Greene of Wateresk 22 Dec 1879 in Magherahamlet Church of Ireland, witnesses were Lizzie Rea & Jim/Tim Joyce ; mother of William b. 1883 & Lena b. 1884 & Lizzie b. 1887 & Samuel b. 1888 & Alexander b. 1891; living in Dundrum on 1901; died 1907 ; Annie Jane died 27 Feb 1918 | CR; John Greene |
| . | Arthur | RAY/ REA | . | Magheradrool & Newry | of Drumaness & Ballynahinch ; husband of Elizabeth Reynolds ; father of Daniel bpt. 25 Dec 1847 at a Newry Catholic Church & Margaret bpt. 26 May 1850 & Ann bpt. 21 May 1852 & hanna bpt. 16 Dec 1853 & Arthur bpt. 14 Mar 1855 & William bpt. 10 Sep 1856 & John bpt. 1 Sep 1858 & Michael bpt. 4 Jun 1860 & Patrick bpt. 18 Mar 1863 & ebecca bpt. 18 Oct 1865 & Charles bpt. 5 Aug 1869 at Ballynahinch Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Arthur | REA | . | Magheradrool | in Gasworks Rd, Ballynahinch, leased a garden also in Ballynahinch townland, leased 5 acres with 6 others & from David S. Ker & in Church St, Ballynahinch leased a house & yard from William Brown in 1863 | GV; CR |
| . | Arthur | REA | . | Newry | a saddler from 11 Lower Water Street in 1846 & 1852 | POD |
| Miss | Catherine | REA | Down | died 12 Sep 1846 aged 90; wife of Francis Chambers; buried Downpatrick Presbyterian graveyard | MIs | |
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Catherine
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REA | . | Newtownards | daughter of Henry Rea ; married Arthur Lowry 11 Oct 1854 | CR |
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Charles | REA | . | Kilmore & Loughinisland | of Broclough; married Mary Jennings 20 Oct 1818 at Loughinisland Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Charlotte | REA | Holywood | on trial for murdering Isabella Kerr & servant 22 Mar 1873 | DR | |
| . | Cromwell | REA | . | Down | married Sarah Turner 13 Sep 1807 at Downpatrick Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | Crom | REA | . | Down | of Woodgrange; executor in the will of Robert Phillips in 1829 | IIW # 53811 |
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D.
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REA | . | ? | from north Down; served with 'A' Company, 13th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles in 1st World War | RCDJB p28 |
| . | D. | REA | . | Holywood | of Parkview Villas , 32 Victoria Rd , Sydenham ; an evangelist in 1902 | POD |
| Mr. | D.S. | REA | . | Saintfield | of Lisowen; a farmer in 1886 | POD |
| . | Daniel | REA | . | Newtownards | of Mark St, Newtownards; husband of Mary Rainey; father of Mary b. 12 or 13 Feb & bpt. 5 Mar 1874 & Agnes McGlobe Columba b. 9 Jun & bpt. 24 Jun 1875 at Newtownards Catholic Church | PR; CR |
| Corporal | Daniel | REA | . | Newtownards | son of James & Margaret Rea, late of Newtownards; served with the Hampshire Regiment (10th Battalion) in Turkey (including Gallipoli) in the 1st World War; died 21 Aug 1915 aged 26; listed on Helles Memorial, Turkery | CWGC |
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David
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REA | . | Dundonald | died 29 Jun 1828 aged 37; brother of Robert; buried Dundonald graveyard | MIs |
| . | David | REA | . | Dundonald | son of James Rea of Dundonald; married Sarah Sloan (daughter of Francis Sloan of Old Lodge Rd, Belfast) 15 Jun 1840 at Rosemary Street Presbyterian Church, Belfast | PR |
| . | David | REA | . | Dundonald & Holywood | in Killeen ; leased a house & 24 acres in 1863 from John Cleland | GV |
| . | David | REA | . | Holywood | of Knocknagoney; aged 27; a servant; son of James Rea (a labourer); married Jane Henderson of Clontikilty 11 May 1866 at 1st Holywood Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . | David | REA | . | Holywood & Knockbreda | of Killeen; a farmer; husband of Sarah Young; father of Samuel bpt. 1865 & Mary/Sarah b. 25 Jun 1868 & Sarah Matilda b. 20 Oct 1871 (regd. Castlereagh) & Margaret Jane b. 7 Apr 1875 & bpt. 1875 & Annie bpt. 1877 at 1st Holywood Presbyterian Church | PR; CR |
| . | David | REA | . | Holywood | of Ballymenoch ; a butler ; husband of Eliza .....; father of James Andrew bpt. 1873 at 1st Holywood Presbyterian Church | PR; CR |
| . | David | REA | . | Magheradrool | father of John bpt. Thursday 12 Jul 1705 & John (sic) Sunday 16 Apr 1710 & Hugh bpt. 26 Jun 1715 & David bpt. 12 Dec 1717 & David bpt. Dec 1719 & Elizabeth bpt. 23 Dec 1722 & Debora bpt. 4 Apr 1725 & James bpt. 23 Mar 1729 at Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church | BPCR |
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David
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REA | . | Magheradrool | of Magheraknock Hill;(see above entry) father of Matthew & Hugh (died 2 Jun 1759, aged 42) & David d. 3 Jan 1770 aged 13 years ) from his second wife, Elizabeth Martin, Debora, James Jane & Robert; died 16 Mar 1754 aged 82; buried Saintfield Church of Ireland graveyard; left a will ; also held lands in Killeen | RSIA p19,20,21; MIs |
| . | David | REA | . | Magheradrool | an elder at Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church c. 1770 | BPCR |
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David
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REA | . | Magherally | of Ballycross; will probated 1778 | IIW V4 p129 |
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David
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REA | . | Magherally | of Ballycross; will dated 1796 & lodged 1816 | IIW V4 p129 |
| . | David | REA | . | Newtownards | son of John Rea ; married Elizabeth Shaw 19 Oct 1854 | CR |
| . | David | REA | . | Saintfield | of Carson Dam House in 1910 | POD |
| . | David | REA | . | Saintfield | member of cricket team in 1920; photo available | SHM '90 p 61 |
| . | Dickson/ Dixon | REA | . | Ballee/Bright | married Isabella Carr 7 Dec 1863 at Ballee Non Subscribing Presbyterian Church; father of Mary Jane b. 13 Dec 1868 & Robert b. 19 Dec 1870 & Isabella Anne b. 1 Sep 1873 (regd. Killough) | EA/CR |
| . | Edward | REA | . | Inch | of Annacloy; b. 28 Sep 1790, son of William Rea & Rebecca Ringland; funeral 25 Jun 1847 aged 62 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | Edward | REA | . | Inch | of Annacloy; husband of Anne Thompson (whose funeral was 31 Mar 1851 aged 73 at Inch Church of Ireland); father of James bpt. 11 Apr 1808 & Maria bpt. 15 Nov 1809 & Samuel bpt. 16 Sep 1811 & Susanna bpt. 4 Jun 1813 & William bpt. 24 Oct 1814 & Jane bpt. 17 Jun 1817 & Edward bpt. 1819 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | Edward | REA | . | Inch | husband of Catherine Reilly ; father of William bpt. 11 Jul 1841 & Samuel bpt. 28 Apr 1844 & Edward bpt. 5 Jun 1846 & Joseph bpt. 24 Mar 1849 & Sussan bpt. 10 May 1851 & Mary bpt. 12 Jan 1853 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | Edward | REA | . | Inch | husband of Jane Ringfield ; father of Jane bpt. 25 Sep 1814 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | Edward | REA | . | Inch | husband of Catherine Taylor ; father of Agnes bpt. 3 Sep 1843 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | Edward | REA | . | Inch | of Annacloy; a farmer; died Jun 1848 aged 62; husband of Anne who d. Sep 1852 aged 66 ; father of James (d. 1869 aged 62) & William of Drumsnade; (d. 1870 aged 64) ; buried Inch graveyard; will probated 11 Feb 1870, executor was Joseph Perry of Grove Hill & George Hazard of Annacloy | MIs; MID p 97 |
| . | Edward | REA | . | Inch/ Down area | father of Maria who married Charles Bassett in 11 May 1849 aged 28 (she had previously married another Bassett) & Hugh Dorran 28 Jul 1853 in Downpatrick | BVR; CR |
| . | Edward | REA | . | Inch | died 1 Jan 1893 aged 72; husband of Catherine who d. 9 Nov 1884 aged 62; father of Joseph (d. 1871 aged 21) , William (d. in New Zealand 1885 aged 42); buried Inch graveyard | MIs |
| . | Edward | REA | . | Inch | of Annacloy; the third Master at Annacloy School in Jan 1927 | ASHET p6 |
| Rev. | Edward | RAE | . | Kilclief |
farmed in the Glebe townland in 1803 |
Inv 2013 p63 |
| Edward | REA | Kilmore | of Annacloy; b. 12 Jul 1861; husband of Martha McCallister (1863- 1937) ; father of William (1906- 1954) ; died 13 Jul 1940; buried with Robinson family in Inch graveyard | MIs | ||
| Miss | Eleanor/ Ellen | REA | . | Magheradrool | wife of David Thompson ; mother of David b. 2 Jan 1844 & Mary b. 21 Aug 1853 & bpt. 1st Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church | PR |
| Miss | Eliza Ann | REA | . | Drumgooland | regd. Ballyward; wife of James Sprott; mother of Agnes b. 1868 & James b. 1871 | CR |
| Miss | Eliza | REA | . | Killaney & Saintfield | wife of James Wright ; mother of Esther Jane b. 21 Dec 1870 & bpt. at Baoardmills Presbyterian Church (regd. Saintfield) | PR/CR |
| Mrs. |
Eliza
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REA | . |
Killyleagh
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of 110 Shrigley Village , 1891-1899; listed as head of the house, living with her children William (a rougher), John (a rougher) & Mary & grandsons James & William G. Rea | |
| Miss | Eliza Ann | REA | . | Kilmore & Killyleagh | daughter of Hans Rea; married John Gibson 22 Nov 1861 in Kilmore ; mother of James b. 1871 & Robert b. 1874 (regd. Killyleagh) | CR |
| Miss | Eliza | REA | . | Loughinisland | married Robert Gracey 23 May 1864 at Clough 1st Presbyterian Church | EA/CR |
| Miss | Eliza | REA | . | Magheradrool | wife of Robert Thompson ; mother of Robert b. 12 Oct 1853 & child b. 1857 & bpt. 1st Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church | PR |
| Miss | Eliza Jane | REA | . | Saintfield | wife of John Ellison; mother of Eliza Ann b. 1868 & Maggie b. 1870 & William James b. 1872 | CR |
| Miss | Eliza Jane | REA | . | Seapatrick | regd. Banbridge; wife of Thomas Gilmore / Gilmer ; mother of Robert b. 1870 & Mary Jane b. 1872 & Eliza b. 1874 | CR |
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Elizabeth
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REA | . | Annahilt | of Ballycrune; will probated 1810; Mrs Marson | IIW V4 p107 |
| Miss | Elizabeth | REA | . | Donaghadee & Newtownards |
of Killaughey; a seamstress; daughter of Matthew Rea (a farmer) ; married Joseph Hamilton of Killaughey 23 Jun 1853 at Ballyblack Presbyterian Church, witnesses were Sarah McCutcheon & Mary McCracken | PR/ CR |
| Miss | Elizabeth | REA | . | Drumgooland | aged 25 married James Weir 18 Aug 1847 | CR |
| Miss | Elizabeth | REA | . | Kilcoo | wife of John Harbison ; mother of David bpt. 10 Nov 1813 at Bryansford Church of Ireland | PR;FHL #823750 |
| Miss | Elizabeth | REA | . | Magheradrool | daughter of William Rea; aged 22 married Hugh Simpson 1 Nov 1854 | CR |
| Miss | Elizabeth (Betty) | REA | . | Seapatrick | regd. Banbridge; wife of Henry Arthurs; mother of Martha b. 1869 | CR |
| Miss | Ellen | REA | . | Down | admitted to Downpatrick Workhouse 4 -16 Apr 1868 & many times in the next few years; aged 36; single; a servant; Presbyterian; cleanly dressed | DWR |
| Miss | Ellen | REA | . | Holywood | daughter of William Rea ; married William Caughey 1 Aug 1856 | CR |
| Miss | Ellen | REA | . | Magheradrool | wife of David Thomson ; mother of John b. 26 Feb 1850 & Mary b. 21 Aug 1853 & bpt. 1st Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . | F. | REA | . | Down | member of Downpatrick Urban Council 24 Jan 1936 | DR* |
| . | Francis | REA | . | Ardkeen | name an an old headstone in ancient Rowreagh graveyard; no date | O'L V1 p 426 |
| . | Frank | REA | . | Holywood | of Croft Cottage ; owned 1 acre in 1876 | LOI |
| . | Francis | REA | . | Kilbroney | of Greenpark gate lodge, Killowen; a mason in 1910 | POD |
| . | Francis | REA | . | Kilkeel | a policeman who gave evidence in court 23 Jul 1839 | Newry Telegraph |
| . | Francis | REA | . | Killaney | married Elizabeth McFarlane 15 Nov 1840 at Boardmills 1st Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . | Francis | REA | . | Newtownards | of Francis St, Newtownards; husband of Agnes Edgar ; father of Francis (died 9 Sep 1866 aged 35 from disease of the liver in Victoria, Australia) & Hugh b. 21 Mar & bpt. 27 Mar 1834 at 1st Newtownards Presbyterian Church & Thomas (married Catherine Webb & left for Australia ) ; a grocer & spirit & porter dealer & butcher in 1846; died 13 Apr 1876 aged 81 from softening of the brain in Newtwnards Workhouse | PR ; POD; DC ; Chris Carpenter |
| . | Francis | REA | . | Newtownards | husband of Catherine Geohegan ; father of Catherine andThomas bpt. 10 May 1872 & John Baird/ beard Rea b. 13 or 23 Aug & bpt. 14 Aug 1873 (sic) at Newtownards Catholic Church (regd. Newtownards) | PR; CR |
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G.
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REA | . |
Knockbreda
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of Ormeau Park Lodge, Ravenhill Rd, East Belfast; a park ranger in 1902 |
POD
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| . | George | REA | . | ? | b. Co. Down; a widower aged 60 ; a ploughman; living in Ballynanaghten townland, Aghalee parish, Co. Antrim in 1851 with his children Mary aged 17, George 12 & Thomas 23 (all b. Co. Antrim) | 1851 census fragments |
| . | George | REA | . | Down | an assistant churchwarden at Downpatrick Church of Ireland in 1731 | DAIPC p22 |
| . | George | REA | . | Down | of Woodgrange; married Eliza Jervis 4 Oct 1829 at Downpatrick Church of Ireland | PR; findmypast archives |
| . | George | REA | . | Dromore | will probated in 1829; executor was Michael Fenton | IIW # 55845 |
| . | George | REA | . | Killyleagh | married Nancy Boyd 1 Apr 1843 at Killyleagh 1st Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . | George | REA | . | Killyleagh | husband of Margaret McBratney; father of John b. 26 Apr 1871 & George b. 20 Jul 1873 | CR |
| . | George | REA | . | Killyleagh | watchman at John Martin's mills, death by suffocation with gas 9 Aug 1873 | DR |
| Miss | Hannah | REA | . | Dundonald | aged 20; daughter of James Rea (a farmer); married Hugh Young of Belfast 13 Oct 1853 at Linenhall Presbyterian Church, Belfast | PR |
| . | Hans | REA | . | Killyleagh | of Killinchy Wood; died c. 1880 ; husband of Ann; father of Hans & Charley; buried Presbyterian graveyard | MIs |
| Miss | Helena | REA | . | Magheralin | married John Corbit 19 Mar 1829 at Magheralin Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | Henry | REA | . | Drumballyroney | husband of Mary Ann McDowell; father of Mary Jane b. 1 Jun & bpt. 26 Jun 1844 at Ballyroney Presbyterian Church | PR |
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Henry
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REA |
. | Rathmullan | farmed over one acre so granted a spinning wheel premium & the right to grow flax in 1796 | Irish Flax Growers list |
| . | Henry O'Neill | REA | . | Saintfield | a farmer of Lisowen; married Jane Ellen Murdock (daughter of Arthur of Ballyagherty) 23 Jul 1924 in Raffrey Prebyterian Church, Killinchy | MC |
| . | Honoria | REA | . | Kilmegan | of Aglisnafin ; leased a house in 1863 from Henry McClement | GV |
| . | Hugh | REA | . | Bangor & Newtownards | born 9 Jan 1914 at Conlig , son of Hugh Rea & Lizzie Reynolds; married Mary Eagleston (nee Allen) 15 Sep 1938 at St. Mark's Church of Ireland, Newtownards whilst living at 24 West St, Newtownards; died 7 Jul 1982, Belfast whilst living at 31 Ward St, Belfast | CR; James Rea |
| . | Hugh | REA | . | Donaghadee | of Ballyhay; a farmer; husband of Grace Maxwell; father of Susanna b. 26 Nov 1880 | CR |
| . | Hugh | REA | . | Drumbo | died 13 Jun 1888 aged 75; husband of Agnes who d. 26 Jul 1900; father of James (d. 1906) & Mrs Jane Copeland (d. 1865) & Agnes (d. 1896); buried Knockbreckan Reformed Presbyterian graveyard, Drumbo | MIs |
| . | Hugh | REA | . | Dundonald | of Killeen in 1852 | POD |
| . | Hugh | REA | . | Dundonald | of Killeen; a farmer ; husband of Miss Moore; father of David bpt. 1862 at 1st Holywood Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . | Hugh | REA | . | Holywood | of Stanley House in Holywood townland; a merchant; leased the house & yard & 1/2 acre in 1863 from John Burgoyne; husband of Miss Kelsey; father of Mary Casement bpt. 1859 at 1st Holywood Presbyterian Church | GV; PR |
| . | Hugh | REA | . | Knockbreda | regd. Castlereagh; husband of Grace Maxwell ; father of Susanna b. 20 Dec 1870 & Mary Eliza b. 10 Nov 1872 | CR |
| . | Hugh | REA | . | Magheradrool | of Magheraknock Hill; died 2 Jun 1759 aged 42; son of David Rea; husband of Elizabeth Jackson who died 8 Oct 1779 aged 62 ) ; buried Saintfield Church of Ireland graveyard | MIs |
| . | Hugh | REA | . | Magheradrool | of Ballynahinch; he bought a family Bible in 1805 and added the following; husband of Margaret McKelvey from Hillhead ; father of Margaret b. 1792 (died 13 May 1847 aged 62 (sic) & Rebecca b. 1801 (went to USA) & James b. 12 Mar 1805 (settled in Mercer Co (sic)) & Martha b. 10 Dec 1807 (married John McElocen who died , she was remarried William Smyth , mother of William & James Smyth & Rebecca) & Jane b. 3 Jan 1809 (went to USA) & Hugh b. Jul 1811 (lived all his life where he was born) & William b. 13 May 1814 (lived and died in adjoining farm) ; Hugh senior died 22 May 1822 aged 73; Margaret his wife died 18 Oct 1814; Hugh's second wife Sarah Knight from Downpatrick, died Jun 1847 | old Family Bible ; Fiona Lewis |
| . | Hugh | REA | . | Magheradrool | of Glassdrummond; family burying plot 1860; Ballynahinch 1st Presbyterian graveyard | MIs |
| . | Hugh | REA | . | Magheradrool | of Glassdrummond; deceased; father of Mrs. Agnes Kelly Rea ,otherwise Gillespie of Allegheny City ,PA, USA ; dated 19 Jun 1908 | Irish Gleanings USA |
| . | Hugh | REA | . | Magheradrool | clerk of Petty Sessions in Ballynahinch in 1910 | POD |
| . | Hugh | REA | . | Newtownards | partner of Sarah Montgomery ; father of Mary Anne Montgomery b. 27 Dec 1878 & bpt. 4 Mar 1879 at Newtownards Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Hugh | REA | . | Newtownards | born 14 Jul 1880 at Ballyree , son of Mary Johnston with reputed father, Hugh Rea; married Lizzie Johnston of Conlig 11 Jan 1911 at Ballygrainey Presbyterian Church; father of Anna Jane b. 6 Jan 1909 & Hugh b. 9 Jan 1914 in Conlig; in 1911 the family were living with her parents in Conlig village ; served in RFA #2 Division , #5 camp in 1st World War; Lizzie died 18 Nov 1918 ; Hugh remarried in England to 16 year old Lizzie Ann Reynolds in 1919; father of Mary b. 15 Dec 1912 at Conlig (married Andrew McNeilly Forsythe) | CR; James Rea |
| . | Hugh | REA | . | Newtownards | of Ballyskeagh ; a farmer ; son of David John Rea (a farmer); aged 29, married Agnes White of Newtownards 29 Mar 1937 at Ballyblack Presbyterian Church, witnesses were Joseph White & Martha Rea | PR |
| . | Hugh | REA | . | Saintfield | married Agnes Morrow 2 Feb 1852 | CR |
| . | Hugh | REA | . | Saintfield | Petty Sessions clerk in 1892, 1901 & 1910; father of Hugh George Rea | POD; SHM '90 p 67,33 |
| . | Hugh | REA | . | Saintfield | of Glassdrummond; died before 1908; father of Mrs. Agnes Kelly Rea aka Gillespie of Allgheny City, Pennnsylvania USA- dated 1908 | Irish Gleanings |
| Miss | Isabella | REA | . | Bright | regd. Killough; wife of William Tr(o)usdale; mother of Robert b. 1869 & Mary Jane b. 1871 & Susanna b. 1873 | CR |
| Miss | Isabella | REA | . | Drumbo | wife of William Arnold of Ballynahatty ; mother of Anna Isabella b. 2 Oct 1869 (regd. Ballylesson) | CR |
| . | Isabella | REA | . | Kilmegan | of Wateresk; replaced Charles Doogan on property #42 in 1893 | GV Revision Lists |
| Miss | Ezabela | REA | . | Magherdrool | wife of Phares Croskery ; mother of Margaret Jane b. 98 Mar 1847 & bpt. 1st Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church | PR |
| Mr. | J.J. | REA | . | Down | assistant principal at Southwell Down Male National School in 1901 | DAIPC p103 |
| . | J. | REA | . | Down | of Irish St, Downpatrick; a saddler in 1910 | POD |
| . | J. & J. | REA | . | Down | of Market St, Downpatrick;grocers & wine merchants in 1910 | POD |
| Mr. | J. | REA | . | Down | owned premises opposite railway station in Downpatrick 21 & 24 Nov 1936 | DR* |
| . | J.J. | REA | . | Inch | principal at Inch National School in 1910 & 1920; secretary of bazaar at Inch Church of Ireland 12 Nov 1924 | POD ; LR 2006 p28 ; DR* |
| Mr. | J. | REA | . | Killyleagh | of Killinchy in the Woods; a farer in 1886 | POD |
| . | J. | REA | . | Knockbreda | of 3 Providence Cottages , Gilnahirk Rd, Knock; a cooper in 1902 | POD |
| . | J. | REA | . | Loughinisland | of Craigduff; a farmer in 1910 | POD |
| Mrs. | J. | REA | . | Saintfield | of Saintfield in 1910 | POD |
| . | James | REA | . | Ardquin | of Ballyherley; married catherine Mcgarry 30 Jan 1875 at Portaferry Catholic Church | PR |
| . | James | REA | . | Ballyculter | regd. Strangford; husband of Mary Kennedy; father of Jane b. 18 Jun 1868 | CR |
| . | James | REA | . | Bangor | of Clifton Cafe, Seacliff Rd , Bangor in 1901 | POD |
| . | James | REA | . | Down | of Woodgrange; died 9 Jun 1775 aged 45; husband of Jane who died 28 Jun 1825 aged 84; buried old Magheradrool graveyard | MIs |
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James
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REA |
. | Down | farmed over one acre so granted a spinning wheel premium & the right to grow flax in 1796 | Irish Flax Growers list |
| Mr. | James | REA | . | Down | of Ballydugan; died at Armagh 11 Mar 1828 aged 82 | NCT |
| . | James | REA | . | Down | of Bridge St, Downpatrick; a saddler & harness maker in 1846 & 1852 | POD |
| . | James | REA | . | Down | funeral held 2 Mar 1865 at Downpatrick Catholic Church | PRONI MIC/D/ 74 |
| . | James | REA | . | Dromore | married Anne Martin 6 Sep 1833 at Dromore Church of Ireland Cathedral | PR |
| . | James | REA | . | Dundonald & Magheradrool | bpt. 23 Mar 1729; son of David Rea & Elizabeth Martin of Magheraknock; inherited Killeen; husband of Margaret ; died before Dec 1774 | RSIA p 20,21 |
| . | James | REA | . | Dunedonald | of Dundonald; married Esther Patton of Knocknagoney 2 Oct 1832 | findmypast archives |
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James
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REA | . | Drumballyroney | of Edengary; will probated 1800 | IIW V4 p129 |
| . | James | REA | . | Drumballyroney | husband of Agnes McCracken; father of Mary b. 15 Apr & bpt. 15 Jul 1842 at Ballyroney Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . | James | REA | . | Drumgooland | of Derryneil; leased land in 1813 from Samuel Rea | FR |
| . | James | REA | . | Drumgooland | of Derryneil; leased land in 1831 from William Ogle | FR |
| . | James | REA | . | Drumgooland | regd. Ballyward; husband of Essy Haslett/ Heslip ; father of John Whiteside Rea b. 10 Mar 1869 & female child b. 17 Jul 1872 | CR |
| . | James | REA | . | Drumgooland | of Derryneil ; owned 27 acres in 1876 | LOI |
| . | James | REA | . | Dundonald | of Killarn ; husband of Esther Bailey ; father of Anne bpt. 26 Dec 1837 at Dundonald Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . | James | REA | . | Holywood | of Knocknagoney; leased a house & garden in 1863 from James McConnell; a labourer; husband of Miss McCutcheon ; father of James bpt. 1863 at 1st Holywood Presbyterian Church | GV; PR |
| . | James | REA | . | Holywood | of High St, Holywood; leased a house, yard & small garden in 1863 from Hugh Stewart | GV |
| . | James | REA | . | Holywood | of Ballymenoch; a farmer; husband of Ellen McGladdery; father of Joseph bpt. 1902 & Sarah bpt. 1905 at 1st Holywod Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . | James | REA | . | Inch | husband of Mary ; father of Samuel bpt. 15 Jul 1792 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | James | REA | . | Inch | husband of Jane Jamison; father of Catherine bpt. 9 Jan 1796 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | James | ROY/REA | . | Inch | husband of Eliza Parkinson ; father of Jemima bpt. 7 Jan 1844 & Marianne bpt. 6 Jul 1845 & Sarah Jane bpt. 15 Oct 1847 & Eliza bpt. 31 May 1850 & William bpt. 5 Dec 1852 & David James bpt. 31 Jul 1855 & John bpt. 26 Dec 1857 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | James | REA | . | Inch | married Dorothy Bain 19 Nov 1856 at Inch Church of Ireland ; father of Edward bpt. 13 Jul 1861 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| Major | James | REA | . | Kilcoo | of 3 The Downs , Newcastle in 1910 | POD |
| . | James | REA | . | Kilkeel | married Mary McCartan 15 May 1858 at Lower Mourne Catholic Church, witnesses were F. McGreevy & Hy Smith | PR |
| . | James | REA | . |
Killaney
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of Lisbane in 1901 & 1910 | POD |
| Mr. | James | REA | . | Killinchy | of Ballymacreely, dinner 24 May 1873; an enterprising breeder & competitor 25 Jun 1875; a farmer in 1886 | DR;DR; POD |
| . | James | REA | . | Killinchy | of Ballymacreely,a farmer; died 14 Mar 1900 aged 70; husband of Elizabeth Henry; buried Killinchy Non- Subscribing Presbyterian graveyard; will probated 14 Feb 1900, execuitor was Elizabeth, his widow | MIs |
| . | James | REA | . | Killyleagh & Down | son of John Rea; married Alice Magee 14 Sep 1850 in Downpatrick ; father of Jane b. 7 Jan 1868 & William b. 16 Feb 1870 (regd. Killyleagh) | CR |
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James
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REA | . |
Killyleagh
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of #52 Corporation townland , 1891-1899; a farmer; listed as head of the house, living with his wife Ellen & son William J. Rea & son-in-law John Martin (a hacker) & daughter Lizzie Martin & granddaughter Alice A. Martin & a visitor James Patterson (a blacksmith) | |
| . | James | REA | . | Kilmegan & Loughinisland | of Moneylane; married Margaret Wilson of Aughlisnafin 10 Feb 1839 at Clough Non Subscribing Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . | James | REA | . |
Kilmegan
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son of Thomas Rea; married Isabella Dugan 14 Jan 1861 at Kilmegan Church of Ireland; father of Maria Louisa b. 27 Mar 1865 (regd. Clough) | CR; EA/CR |
| . | James | REA | . | Kilmegan | of Moneylane; died 22 Feb 1861; son of Thomas & Betty Rea; husband of Margaret; father of Mary, Margaret, James, Eliza Anne, William (illegimate), Jane (d. Jul 1868) & John; members of Clough Non- Subscribing Presbyterian Church in 1851; moved to Clarkhill | DDW p 10 |
| . | James | REA | . | Kilmore | married Mary Wright 2 Mar 1831 at Lissara Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . | James | REA | . | Kilmore | of Creevyargon; died 27 Jan 1873 aged 88; father of William Hy & James ; buried Kilmore Presbyterian graveyard, Drumaghlis | MIs |
| . | James | REA | . | Knockbreda | regd. Castlereagh; husband of Betsy Proctor; father of Alfred George b. 19 Jul 1869 & Elizabeth b. 8 Feb 1872 | CR |
| . | James | REA | . | Knockbreda | regd. Castlereagh; husband of Mary Kennedy ; father of Robert b. 29 Dec 1869 & Martha b. 7 Mar 1872 & James b. 4 Apr 1875 | CR |
| . | James | REA | . | Knockbreda | husband of Minnie who died 11 Feb 1899; father of Minnie (d. 30 Aug 1894), Samuel (d. 2 Jun 1895), Robert (d. 10 Apr 1913), Susanna (d. 17 Sep 1914), Agnes (d. 22 Feb 1921), James (d. 8 Jan 1926), Mary Jane Simms (d. 8 Dec 1860) & Margaret (d. 16 Jan 1964) & buried Gilnahirk Presbyterian graveyard | MIs |
| . | James | REA | . |
Loughinisland
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in Castlenavan, leased 10 acres in 1828 | TAB |
| . | James | REA | . |
Loughinisland
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father of Mrs Eliza Jane Newell who married Robert Thompson 10 Dec 1852 | CR |
| . | James | REA | . | Newtownards | of Ballyharry ; husband of Eliza Watson ; father of Mary b. 23 Apr & bpt. 1 May 1834 & Ann b. 2 Jul & bpt. 16 Jul 1837 at 1st Newtownards Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . | James | REA | . | Newtownards | of Mark St, Newtownards ;a grocer & linen draper & haberdasher in 1846 | POD |
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James
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REA | . | Newtownards | of Russel Place, Newtownards; a spirit dealer in 1852 | POD |
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James
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REA | . | Newtownards | of Mill St, Newtownards; a painter & glazier in 1852 | POD |
| . | James | REA | . | Newtownards | son of James Rea ; aged 62 married Mrs. Nancy Dologhan (nee McConnel) 19 Aug 1853 | CR |
| . | James | REA | . |
Newtownards
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son of James Rea ( a labourer); married Ann Patton of Newtownards 224 Jul 1855 at Linenhall Presbyterian Church, Belfast | PR |
| . | James | REA | . | Newtownards | of Russell Place, Newtownards; leased a house , offices & yard in 1863 from Marquis of Londonderry & leases out 13 houses including one for lodgers | GV |
| . | James | REA | . | Newtownards | of Russell Place, Newtownards; husband of Mary who died 10 Jan 1865 | findmypast archives |
| . | James | REA | Esq . | Newtownards | a gentleman of Newtownards then Gregstown ; son of James Rea (a merchant ) ; married Margaret Savage 13 Apr 1875 at 1st Newtownards Presbyterian Church, witnesses were James Skilling & Lizzie Galbraith; father of James Savage Rea b. 8 Aug & bpt. 28 Sep 1875 at 1st Presbyterian & Daniel b. 21 Nov & bpt. 20 Dec 1886 at Greenwell Street Presbyterian | PR |
| . | James | REA | . | Saintfield | of Tonaghmore; mentioned in Deeds in 1816 | Registry of Deeds, Dublin Vol 716 p253 |
| . | James | REA | . |
Saintfield
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of Tonaghmore; died 13 Apr 1828 aged 56; husband of Mary who died 12 Dec 1873 aged 89 ; father of Robert (d. 8 May 1829 aged 19) ; buried 2nd Presbyterian graveyard | MIs |
| . | James | REA | . | Saintfield | son of Robert Rea ; married Margaret Morrow 24 May 1854 | CR |
| . | James | REA | . | Saintfield | husband of Eliza Jane Orr ; father of Elizabeth Mary b. 10 May 1874 | CR |
| . | James | REA | . |
Saintfield & Killinchy
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a farmer in Drumalig & Carrickmannon in 1886 | POD |
| . | James | REA | . |
Saintfield
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of Lisdalgin in 1901 & 1910 | POD |
| . | James | REA | . |
Saintfield
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a grocer in Saintfield in 1901 | POD |
| . | James | REA | . | Seapatrick | of Ballykeel; buried 1 Feb 1857 at Banbridge Catholic Church | PR |
| . | James | REA | . | Tyrella & Rathmullan | of Glovet; died Jul 1816 aged 80; father of Sarah (d. aged 38) & William (d. aged 27) & buried Rathmullan Church of Ireland graveyard | MIs |
| Miss | Jane | REA | . |
Annahilt
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wife of Robert McMaster; mother of Samuel b. 1866 & Jane Rebecca b. 1869 & Margaret b. 1871 & Elizabeth b. 1874 | CR |
| Miss | Jane | REA | . | Down | regd. Downpatrick; daughter of George Rea; married Aaron Kirkpatrick 30 Dec 1850 | CR |
| Miss | Jane | REA | . |
Dromara
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daughter of Samuel Rea; married John Whiteside 18 Apr 1850; mother of John b. 1868 & Rebecca b. 1870 & Robert Alexander b. 1871 | BVR; CR |
| Miss | Jane | REA | . |
Holywood
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wife of William McCluskey; mother of David b. 1865 | CR |
| Miss | Jane | REA | . | Inch | wife of John Basset of Magheracranmoney whose funeral was 18 Nov 1839 at Inch Church of Ireland; mother of Jane bpt. 15 Sep 1795 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| Miss | Jane | REA | . | Inch | daughter of Edward Rea ; aged 30 married Thomas Taylor 10 Jan 1851 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR/CR |
| Miss | Jane | REA | . | Killinchy | wife of William McCullough of Drumreagh ; mother of Hugh b. 31 Jun 1836 bpt. at Killinchy Presbyterian Church | PR |
| Miss | Jane | REA | . | Killyleagh | wife of James Chambers ; mother of Sarah b. 1869 | CR |
| Miss | Jane | REA | . |
Killyleagh
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mother of Louisa Catherine b. 6 Jul 1874 | CR |
| Mrs. |
Jane
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REA | . |
Killyleagh
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of #49 Corporation townland , 1891-1899; a spinner ; listed as a daughter to head of the house, jane Chambers | |
| Miss | Jane | REA | . | Kilmore | married James Ferguson 4 Jun 1835 at Kilmore Presbyterian Church | PR |
| Miss | Jane | REA | . | Magheradrool | wife of Robert McMaster; mother of Mary Ann b. 23 Oct 1858 & bpt. 1st Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church | PR |
| Miss |
Jane
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REA | . | Newtownards | wife of James Girvin; mother of John b. 25 Sep & bpt. 10 Oct 1834 at 1st Newtownards Presbyterian Church | PR |
| Miss | Jane | REA | . | Saintfield | died 20 Nov 1825 aged 82;wife of William Dickson of Lisdoonan; buried Saintfield 2nd Presbyterian graveyard | MIs |
| . | Janet | REA | Magheradrool | received financial assistance of about 6 pennies from Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church onmost weeks between 5 Jan 1718 & end of 1720 | BPCR | |
| Miss. | Jean | REA | . | Magheradrool | of Magheraknock; will lodged 1834; Mrs Rodgers | IIW V4 p131 |
| . | John | REA | . | ? | copy of letter from Kilmainham Prison dated 1849 | NC 30/10/1886 |
| Mr. | John | REA | . | ? | in Downpatrick goal 28 Sep 1878; committed to gaol again 25 Jan 1879 | DR |
| . | John | REA | . | ? | from mid Down; served with 'C' Company, 13th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles in 1st World War | RCDJB p32 |
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John
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REA | . | Annahilt | of Ballymurphy; will probated 1845 | IIW V4 p129 |
| Constable | John | REA | . | Ardglass | Police Constable in Ardglass ; retired after 27 years in service 9 Nov 1861 | DR* |
| . | John | REA | . | Ballyculter/Ballee | married Rose McGraw 7 Jan 1844 at the Catholic Church | PR |
| . | John A. | REA | . | Bangor | of Royston, Southwell Rd , Bangor in 1901 | POD |
| . |
John
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REA | . | Belfast | died 23 Aug 1841 aged 73; husband of Agnes; father of James & Hugh; buried Clifton Street cemetery, Belfast | MIs |
| . | John | REA | . | Belfast | of Belfast; husband of Mary ASpratt who died 27 Jul 1910 aged 52 & buried Loughaghery Presbyterian graveyard , Annahilt | MIs |
| . | John | REA | . | Comber | of Comber; father of Samwell bpt. 29 Oct 1721 at Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church | BPCR |
| . | John | REA | . | Comber | of Comber; husband of Margaret McCullough ; father of Francis b. 30 Aug & bpt. 4 Oct 1861 & Agnes Elizabeth b. 16 Mar & bpt. 25 Apr 1863 & Margaret Jane b. 5 Mar 1868 & John Edgar Rea b. 3 Dec 1869 or 3 Aug 1870 & bpt. 31 Aug 1870 at 1st Newtownards Presbyterian Church | PR; CR |
| . | John | REA | . | Comber | son of Malcolm Rea; married Margaret Shiel(d)s 14 Jan 1854 ; father of James b. 14 Aug 1871 | CR |
| . | John | REA | . | Comber | of Bridge St, Comber ; a butcher in 1870 | POD |
| . | John | REA | . | Donaghadee | husband of Betty Ann Barkley ; father of Hugh b. 27 Jul 1873 | CR |
| . | John | REA | . | Down | of Woodgrange; an assistant churchwarden in 1768 & a churchwarden at Downpatrick Church of Ireland in 1784 | DAIPC p24, 13 |
| . | John | REA | . | Down | married Rose Ellis 15 Oct 1809 at Downpatrick Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | John | REA | . | Down | of Stream St, Downpatrick; a saddler & harness maker in 1846 | POD |
| . | John | REA | . | Down | a churchwarden at Hollymount Church of Ireland in 1871 & 1887 | DAIPC p76,77 |
| . | John & Joseph | REA | . | Down | of Market St, Downpatrick ; brothers; a grocer & spirit dealers in 1900 then set up J & J. Rea's Commercial Hotel further up the street in 1905 ; photo of shop & hotel available | POD; DT 33,34 |
| Mr. | John | REA | . | Down | of Downpatrick; bought Oakley Park estate c. 1928; died 17 Dec 1936; father of Frank | LR 2006 p15 |
| . | John | REA | . | Dromara | father of Sarah bpt. 12 Dec 1720 at Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church by Rev James Macalpine | BPCR |
| . | John | REA | . | Drumballyroney | married Jane Bleakly at Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church 18 Aug 1719 | BPCR |
| . | John | REA | . | Drumbo | regd. Ballylesson; husband of Agnes Matier; father of Anne Jane b. 11 Sep 1870 & Margaret b. 12 Jul 1873 | CR |
| . |
John
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REA | . | Drumgooland | of Clanmaghery; will probated 1810 | IIW V4 p129 |
| Mr. | John | REA | . | Holywood & Newtownards |
suicide, his grandfather was at the Battle of Saintfield- 21 May 1881 (DR); suicide, inquest 21 May 1881 (NC) | DR; NC |
| . | John | REA | . | Inch | of The Rann; funeral 17 Feb 1811 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | John | REA | . | Inch | husband of Mary Ann Taylor ; father of Samuel bpt. 16 Feb 1840 & William bpt. 3 Apr 1842 & Maria bpt. 17 Dec 1845 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| . |
John
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REA | . | Killaney | husband of Easter Arnold ; father of David b. 25 May 1783 & twins Robert & Hugh b. 25 Apr 1785 & bpt. at Boardmills Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . | Jon | REA | . | Killaney | married ...... 19 Aug 1791 at Boardmills 1st Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . |
John
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REA | . | Killaney | husband of Agnes ; father of David b. 28 Nov 1792 & John b. 20 Nov 1794 & bpt. at Boardmills Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . | John | REA | . | Killaney | married Mary Dunwoody Jan 1811 at Boardmills Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . | John/ James | REA | . | Killaney | married Margaret Little in 1843 at Boardmills Presbyterian Church; father of James b. 12 Jan 1844 & Mary b. 22 Apr 1845 & Margaret b. 15 Mar 1847 & Robert b. 28 Oct 1848 & Prudence b. 28 May 1850 & Eliza b. 10 Mar 1852 & William John b. 28 May 1853 & Essy Jane b. 21 Jul 1856 & William Hamil Rea b. Dec 1858 & William Hanna Rea b. 27 Nov 1860 & George Hay Shanks Rea b. 10 Apr 1863 & bpt. Boardmills Presbyterian Church ; left for New Zealand | PR |
| . | John | REA | . | Killaney | husband of Mary Jane Shannon; father of John bpt. 6 Aug 1850 & James bpt. 30 Jan 1853 & Elizabeth bpt. 30 May 1858 & Sarah bpt. 20 May 1860 & Agnes bpt. 24 Jun 1862 at Killaney Presbyterian Church | PR;; James Mackenzie |
| . | John | REA | . | Killyleagh & Saul | of Killyleagh; gravestone in Saul dated 1747 | V17 p 86 OSM |
| . | John | REA | . | Killyleagh | ploughman for Capt. Hamilton of Killyleagh Castle at 34th annual Killyleagh, Killinchy, Kilmood & Tullynakill ploughing match 31 Jan 1852 | DR* |
| . | John | REA RAY |
. | Killyleagh & Down | son of John Rea; married Eliza Morrison 12 Aug 1861 in Downpatrick; father of Anna b. 19 Apr 1866 & John b. 12 Jul 1868 & Eliza b. 7 Jul 1871 & Alice b. 18 Apr 1873 (regd. Killyleagh) | CR |
| . |
John
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REA | . |
Killyleagh
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of 1 Irish St, Killyleagh 1891-1899; a grocer ; listed as head of the house, living with his wife Mary & children James, Robert, John, Joseph, Alice, Annie, Samuel & William; moved to Belfast | |
| . |
John
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REA | . |
Killyleagh
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of 66 Shrigley Village , 1891-1899; a mechanic ; listed as grandson to head of the house, Samuel McBratney & also living with another grandson George Rea | |
| . |
John
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REA | . |
Killyleagh
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of #54 Corporation townland , 1891-1899; a labourer ; listed as head of the house, living with his wife Margaret & children Ann (a reeler), Mary, George & Annie | |
| . | John | REA | . | Kilmegan | of Castlewellan; leased a house, office, yard & small garden in 1863 from Earl Annesley | GV |
| . | John | REA | . | Kilmood | husband of Margaret Sheals; father of Anna Isabella b. 28 Mar 1869 | CR |
| . | John | REA | . | Kilmore | husband of Jane; father of Mary Jane bpt. 12 May 1819 & Eliza Duffield Rea bpt. 12 Jul 1821 & Martha bpt. 16 Aug 1826 at Lissara Presbyterian Church | CR |
| . | John | REA | . | Knockbreda | regd. Ballymacarrett; husband of Ann Young ; father of Mary Jane b. 31 Mar 1866 | CR |
| Rev. | John T. | REA | . | Loughinisland | ordination at Presbyterian church, Seaforde 23 Feb 1878 | DR |
| . | John | REA | . | Magheradrool | married Mary Robison at Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church 23 Nov 1710 by Rev. Henry Livingston; father of Margaret bpt. Sunday 14 Feb 1714 & Mary bpt. 24 Jan 1716 | BPCR |
| . | John | REA | . | Magheradrool | of Ballykine; father of Mary bpt. 13 Jun 1723 & James bpt. 15 Jul 1725 at Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church | BPCR |
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John
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REA
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Magheradrool
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formerly of Ballynahinch; in Savannah, George USA for
40 years, Rea's Hall
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Central Library Belfast, Migration
Studies
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| . | John | REA | . | Magheradrool | of Ballynahinch; a grocer; claimed £42.6.5 compensation from the government for the loss of spirits, furniture, shopgoods & clothes following the 1798 Rebellion; claim rejected | ALIE |
| . | John | REA | . | Magheradrool | regd. Ballynahinch; husband of Ellen Dunlop; father of James b. 10 Dec 1868 & Samuel b. 4 Aug 1870 &Mary b. 5 Apr 1872 | CR |
| . | John | REA | . | Magheradrool | of Ballycreen; leased land in Mar 1889 from trustees of R.W.B. Ker | Irish Land Commission |
| . |
John
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REA | . | Moira | husband of Mary Anne Elliot; father of male child b. 10 Feb 1868 & Elizabeth b. 3 Sep 1869 | CR |
| . | John | REA | . | Newry | a merchant; will probated 1749 | IIW # 55869 |
| Capt. | John | RAE | . | Newry | father of Samuel who died 1854 & a daughter who d. 1871 aged 19; buried St. Patrick's Church of Ireland graveyard | MIs |
| . | John | REA | . | Newtownards | an innkeeper of Newtownards; son of Francis Rea (a farmer) ; married Margaret McCullough 4 Aug 1851 at 1st Newtownards Presbyterian Chur ch, witnesses were Eliza McCullough & Lucius Crymble | PR/CR |
| . |
John
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REA | . | Newtownards | of Francis St, Newtownards; a spirit dealer in 1852 | POD |
| . | John | REA | . | Newtownards | son of James Rea ; married Eleanor Martin 16 Feb 1852 | CR |
| . | John | REA | . | Newtownards & Bangor | son of William Rea; aged 25 married Eliza Ann Barkley 16 Oct 1852 in Newtownards ; father of Sarah b. 27 Nov 1867 (regd. Bangor) | CR |
| . | John | REA | . | Saintfield | member of 1st Presbyterian church in 1799 | SHM '94 p58 |
| . | John | REA | . | Saintfield area | a solicitor; informer during 1798 Rebellion; known as "the Orange Fenian"; said to be the perpetrator of the burning of McKee family & house near Saintfield; father of Frank; grandfather of John | RWN p 8-9 |
| . | John | REA | . | Saintfield | married Margaret Morrow 13 Jul 1851 ; father of Hugh b. 2 Feb 1868 | CR |
| . | John | REA | . | Saul | of Quoile; his father died 1725 aged 58 & mother d. 1747 aged 65- no names; buried parish graveyard | MIs |
| . | John | REA | . | Saul/ Ballee | husband of Rose McGrann ; father of John bpt. 19 Mar 1844 at either Saul or Ballee Catholic Church | PR |
| . | John | REA | . | Saul | of Churchwall; married Margaret Hughes 1 Jun 1857 at Saul Catholic Church, witnesses were Alicia Leister & Mary Megraw | PR |
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John
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REA | . | Tullylish | of Mullaghbrack; will probated 1763 | IIW V4 p129 |
| . | Jonathon | REA | . | Magheradrool | father of Agnes bpt. 1 Jul 1718 & Jonathon bpt. 25 Jul 1724 & Martin bpt. 19 Dec 1725 & Jane bpt. Apr 1728 at Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church | BPCR |
| . | Jonathon | RAE | . | Dromara | of Dunbeg; father of John bpt. 14 Apt 1723 at Presbyterian Church | BPCR |
| . | Joseph | REA | . | Aghaderg & Drumgooland | son of Samuel Rea; married Rachel Hawthorne 12 Jul 1860 in Loughbrickland; father of Mary Anna b. 13 Sep 1869 & Joseph b. 22 Jul 1871 (regd. Ballyward) | CR |
| . |
Joseph
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REA | . | Bangor | local councillor for Dufferin Ward in 1910 | POD |
| Mr. | Joseph | REA | . | Down | brother of John Rea; donated £6 to Downpatrick Church of Ireland Rectory Building Fund in 1907 | DAIPC p107 |
| . | Joseph | REA | . | Dromore | with 7 others, signed petition to Lord Lieutenant , Dublin Castle in 1822 asking for bail in Co. Tyrone, in the murder of Michael McBrien at John Kelly's pub in Dromore following an affray at the fair | CSO |
| . | Joseph | REA | . | Drumgooland | of Derryneil ; owned 22 acres in 1876 | LOI |
| Mr. | Joe | REA | . | Killyleagh |
a member of Shrigley Cricket Team c. 1925; click here for a photo |
DR |
| . | Joseph | REA | . | Magheralin | son of Joseph Rea; married Mrs. Mary McKindern (nee Torrens) 1 Sep 1854 | CR |
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Joseph
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REA | . | Moira | husband of Mary Gourley ; father of Anne b. 22 Feb 1868 & Sarah b. 12 Dec 1870 | CR |
| . | Joseph | REA | . | Saintfield & Killaney | husband of Eliza Jane Wylie; father of Mary Jane b. 9 Jan 1868 & James Alexander b. 14 Apr 1869 & Joseph Charles Wilson Rea b. 25 Feb 1871 (regd. Saintfield ) & Hugh Wylie Rea b. 7 Oct 1872 & John Downes Rea b. 24 Oct 1874 & bpt. Boardmills Presbyterian Church | CR;PR |
| . | Kennedy | REA | . | Drumbo | died 27 Sep 1889 aged 78; husband of Mary who d. 24 Dec 1879 aged 60; father of William & Thomas Houston Rea & Agnes (d. 1874 aged 30) & Kennedy (d. 1876 aged 17) & John (d. 1886 aged 44) & James (d. 1893 aged 46); buried Knockbreckan Reformed Presbyterian graveyard, Drumbo | MIs |
| . | Kennedy | REA | . | Knockbreda | of Lisnaharragh; leased a house & garden in 1863 from James Kinning | GV |
| Miss | Letitia | REA | . | Knockbreda | regd. Ballymacarrett; wife of James Adams; mother of Thomas b. 1865 & Margaret b. 1867 & Sarah Anne b. 1872 | CR |
| Miss | Lizzie | REA | . | Saintfield | of Lessans; daughter of Thomas Rea (a farmer); aged 18 married Thonmas William Phillips of Drumgiven 5 Nov 1889 at Kilmore Presbyterian Church, witnesses were Andrew McTeer & Jane (?) Morrow | PR |
| Miss | Lucy/ Lucinda | REA | . | Seapatrick | regd.Banbridge; married James Adamson 18 Nov 1850;daughter of David Rea; mother of James b. 1866 | CR;BVR |
| Miss |
Lucy
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REA | . | Seapatrick | regd.Banbridge; wife of John Mulligan; mother n of Robert b. 1870 | CR |
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M.
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REA | . | Ardkeen | died 19 Feb 1829 aged 87; buried Lisbane Catholic graveyard | MIs |
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M. | REA | . | Loughinisland | of Craigduff, Clough ; a visitor to the Annesley Estate near Castlewellan 16 Jul 1894 | AEVB |
| . | Malcom | REA | . | Killinchy |
married Hannah Hunter 3 Jul 1830 at 1st Killinchy Presbyterian Church |
PR |
| Miss | Marcella | REA | . | Holywood | daughter of Robert Rea; married Robert Gilmore 6 Sep 1860 ; mother of Margaret bapt. 1861 at 1st Holywood Presbyterian Church | PR |
| Miss | Margaret | REA | . | Dromore | wife of Thomads Dugan ; mother of William b. 27 May 1809 & bpt. at Dromore Church of Ireland | PR |
| Miss | Margaret Ann | REA | . | Holywood | wife of John Boyd; mother of Thomas Hugh bapt. 1861 & Elizabeth bapt. 1863 & Eleanor Jane bapt. 1868 at 1st Holywood Presbyterian Church | PR |
| Miss | Margaret | RAY/ROY/REA | . | Inch | married John Bussett/ Basset 7 Oct 1794 at Inch Church of Ireland ; mother of Arthur bpt. 20 Jan 1797 & Anne bpt. 28 Jul 1799 & Mary bpt. 16 Apr 1802 & Margaret bpt. 21 Feb 1804 & Sarah bpt. 28 Jun 1807 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| Miss | Margaret | REA | . | Inch | wife of William McMurray ; mother of Margaret bpt. 5 Jan 1859 & Sarah bpt. 29 Jul 1860 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
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Margaret | REA | . | Killaney | wife of James Shanks ; mother of Martin Rea Shanks b. 24 Jan 1873 & Eliza Blakely Shanks b. 24 Mar 1874 & bpt. at Boardmills Presbyterian Church | PR |
| Mrs. | Margaret | RHEA | . | Kilmegan | of Ballybannon; a widow; mother of Mary, Margaret, James, Eliza Anne & John; members of Clough Non- Subscribing Presbyterian Church in 1851 | DDW p10 |
| . | Margaret | REA | . | Kilmegan | of Ballybannan; leased a house, office & small garden in 1863 from Samuel & Charles Murland | GV |
| Miss | Margaret | REA | . | Kilmore | of Creevyargon; daughter of Hugh Rea (a farmer); married William Martin of Raleagh 12 Oct 1855 at Kilmore Presbyterian Church, witnesses were Thomas Donnan & Andrew Martin | PR |
| Mrs. | Margaret | REA | . | Knockbreda | b. 1828 in Belfast; widow; blind; couldn't read or write; Church of Ireland;living at 11 Foundry St, Belfast in 1911 with Mary McLoughlin | 1911 census |
| Miss | Margaret Jane | REA | . | Knockbreda | regd. Ballymacarrett; wife of Samuel Cooper; mother of Eliza b. 1865 | CR |
| Miss | Margaret | REA | . | Magheradrool | wife of Samuel Johnson ; mother of Ezabela (Isabella) b. 9 Sep 1842 bpt. 1st Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church | PR |
| Miss | Maria | REA | . | Ballyphilip | married Charles Thompson of Portaferry 29 Jul 1875 at Portaferry Catholic Church | PR |
| Miss | Maria | REA | . | Down | regd. Downpatrick; daughter of Edward Rea; aka widow Bassett; of Joseph Rea; married Hugh Dorran 28 Jul 1853 | CR |
| . | Maria | REA | . | Donaghadee | of Bow St, Donaghadee; leased a house , office & yard in 1863 from William McCoubrey | GV |
| Miss | Maria | REA | . | Inch | married Arthur Basset Jr of Dunanelly (whose funeral was 19 Jan 1841 aged 26 at Inch Church of Ireland) on 6 Sep 1836 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| Miss | Maria | REA | . | Newtownards | daughter of John Rea ; married James Ingram 10 Dec 1852 | CR |
| Miss | Maris | REA | . | Newtownards | wife of (Tate) Constantine McAuley/McCauley ; mother of Constantine bpt. 6 Jan 1870 at Newtownards Catholic Church | PR;CR |
| Miss | Martha | REA/ WREY | . | Drumballyroney | wife of Thomas Anderson ; mother of Agnes bpt. 26 Aug 1832 & Hellina b. 8 May & bpt. 21 Aug 1837 at Ballyroney Presbyterian Church | PR |
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Martha
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REA | . | Holywood & Knockbreda | wife of James Semple; mother of Mary Elizabeth b. 24 Nov 1868 (regd. Holywood) & Mary Elizabeth (sic) b. 14 Jan 1871 & Samuel Robert b. 1873 (regd. Castlereagh) & James b. 4 May 1875 & bpt. 1875 & Margaret A.pt. 1876 & John bpt. 1878 & Thomas bpt. 1881 & Henry bpt. 1885 & Ellen Jane bpt. 1886 at 1st Holywood Presbyterian Church | CR; PR |
| Rev. | Martin | REA | . | Kilcoo | retired to Newcastle ; father of James Taylor Rea b. 1907 in Belfast; letter to council 3 Jan 1939 | DR*; LR 2014 p33 |
| . | Martin | REA | . | Kilmore | husband of Mary; father of John bpt. 2 Feb 1813 & Alexander bpt. 6 Dec 1814 & Samuel bpt. 16 Mar 1817 & Jane bpt. 8 Aug 1819 & Mary Ann bpt. 2 Jun 1822 & Margaret bpt. 12 Jan 1825 at Lissara Presbyterian Church | CR |
| . | Martin | REA | . | Kilmore & Magheradrool | son of Martin Rea; married Grace Russell 23 May 1860 in Kilmore; father of James b. 15 Oct 1864 & Francis b. 27 Feb 1869 (regd. Ballynahinch) | CR |
| . | Martin | REA | . | Loughinisland | of Castlenavan; leased 19 acres in 1828; leased house & 3 farms of 17,1, & 1 acre from William B. Forde in 1863 | TAB; GV |
| . | Martin | REA | . | Loughinisland | of Castlenavan; husband of Grace; buried old Magheradrool graveyard- no dates | MIs |
| Miss | Mary | REA | . | Annahilt | wife of Samuel Campbell; mother of Ann b. 1868 | CR |
| Miss | Mary | REA | . | Bangor | born 15 Dec 1912 at Conlig , daughter of Hugh Rea & Lizzie Reynolds; married Andrew McNeily Forsythe 23 Nov 1932 at Bangor Abbey; mother of Margaret Elizabeth McNeilly Forsythe b. 28 Feb 1933 at Ballyrobert (died 23 Mar 2011) & Sidney Andrew b. 30 Apr 1934 at Ballyhone & Patrick Stewar Forsythe b. 30 Dec 1937 at Mealough | CR; James Rea |
| Miss | Mary Anne /Maryanne |
REA | . | Bright | regd. Killough; wife of Robert Nixon; mother of Josiah b. 1869 & Robert b. 1871 | CR |
| Miss | Mary Ann | REA | . | Comber | wife of Robert English; mother of William Robert b. 1867 & Margaret b. 1869 | CR |
| Miss | Mary | REA | . | Comber | mother of Margaret Watson McGowan Rea b. 4 Sep 1870 | CR |
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Mary Jane
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REA | . | Down | daughter of Samuel Rea (farmer); aged 19 married Hance Strain of Woodgrange; emigrated to North east Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand c. 1849; mother of 5 sons & 2 daughters born 1847- 1859 ; a widow, died 20 Nov 1889 aged 80 from senile decay & pulmoey congestion & dropsy; buried Southern Cemetery, Dunedin NZ | DC; Alex B. |
| Miss | Mary | REA | . | Dromore | wife of Michael Close ; mother of John bpt. Dec 1807 & Margaret Jane b. 28 Mar 1812 & bpt. at Dromore Church of Ireland | PR |
| Miss | Mary | REA | . | Dromore | wife of Francis Jones ; mother of Margaret Jane b. 1 May 1810& bpt. at Dromore Church of Ireland | PR |
| Miss | Mary Anne | REA | . | Dundonald | daughter of James Rea ; aged 19 married David Kirkpatrick 4 Dec 1851 | CR |
| Miss | Mary | REA | . | Holywood | daughter of David Rea ; married Robert McCully 16 Jun 1855 | CR |
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Mary
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REA | . | Holywood & Knockbreda | wife of James Thompson; mother of Jane bpt. 1865 & Mary Ann bpt. 1866 & Henry Sharman bpt. 1867 & Robert McMeekin bpt. 1868 & Anna b. 2 Nov. 1869 & Lydia bpt. 1871 & Mary bpt. 1875 at 1st Holywood Presbyterian | PR; CR |
| . | Mary | REA | . | Holywood | on trial for murdering Isabella Kerr & servant 22 Mar 1873 | DR |
| Miss | Mary | REA | . | Inch | wife of Miles Mayne ; mother of John bpt. 29 Oct 1815 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | Mary | REA | . | Kilcoo | sponsor at the baptism of Mary, daughter of James Duggan & Catherine Haughian 6 Feb 1874 at Bryansford Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Mary | REA | . | Kilcoo | sponsor at the baptism of John Peter , son of Peter King & Eliza McCartin 19 Aug 1877 at Bryansford Catholic Church | PR |
| Miss | Mary | REA | . | Killaney & Saintfield | wife of Samuel Gilmore ; mother of James b. 24 Apr 1872 & bpt. Boardmills Presbyterian Church (regd. Saintfield) | PR/CR |
| Miss | Mary Jane | REA | . | Killinchy | wife of William McCullough; mother of Elizabeth b. 24 Apr 1871 (& married Hugh Crockard) | CR; Ken Crockard |
| . | Mary E. | REA | Killinchy | of Ballymacreely ; died 21 Mar 1917 aged 58 ; buried 2nd Saintfield Presbyterian graveyard | MCDHL;CR | |
| Miss | Mary | REA | . | Kilmore | of Drumaghlis; a spinster; leased 14 acres 28 Jan 1927 for an annual rent of £6.8.0 | BG |
| Miss | Mary | RAY/ REA | . | Kilmegan & Newry |
wife of Peter McShane of Castlewellan then Newry ; mother of Joseph John bpt. 10 Nov 1861 & Mary Ann bpt. 13 Dec 1863 at Castlewellan Catholic Church & Patrick b. 1868 & Theresa b. 1870 (regd. Newry) | PR; CR |
| Miss | Mary | REA | . | Knockbreda | regd. Castlereagh; wife of William Jeffrey; mother of Mary b. 1871 & Cathareine b. 1874 | CR |
| Miss | Mary | REA | . | Knockbreda | regd. Castlereagh; wife of John McCullough ; mother of John b. 1872 | CR |
| Miss | Mary | REA | . | Knockbreda | regd. Castlereagh; wife of James Thompson ; mother of Robert b. 1873 | CR |
| Miss | Mary | REA | . | Loughinisland | regd. Clough ; wife of William Savage ; mother of James b. 1873 | CR |
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Mary Jane | REA | . | Newtownards | wife of Robert Cargo ; mother of Robert b. 18 Oct & bpt. 6 Dec 1858 at 1st Newtownards Presbyterian Church | PR |
| Miss | Mary | REA | . | Newtownards | wife of John Webb of Regent St, Newtownards ; mother of Mary bpt. 3 Jul 1864 & John James bpt. 8 May 1866 & James John bpt. 9 Mar 1868 & Eliza Jane bpt. 20 Jul 1870 & Agnes Stanislaus bpt. 8 May 1872 & Arthur Congal b. 12 May & bpt. 13 May 1874 & Ann McParland Dymphna b. 13 May & bpt. 16 May 1876 & Catherine Susan Rachel . 17 May & bpt. 19 May 1878 & Henry Nicholas b. 9 Jul & bpt. 10 Jul 1880 at Newtownards Catholic Church (regd. Newtownards) | PR; CR |
| . | Marianne | REA | . | Newtownards | bpt. 17 Dec 1866 at Newtownards Catholic Church- no parents listed | PR |
| Miss | Mary Jane | REA | . | Saintfield | wife of William McCullough; mother of William b. 1865 & Hugh b. 1868 & Elizabeth b. 1871 | CR |
| Miss | Mary Jane | REA | . | Saintfield | wife of Robert Morrow; mother of Mary Eliza b. 1870 & Dorathea b. 1874 | CR |
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Mary Anne
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REA | . | Seapatrick | regd. Banbridge; mother of Elizabeth b. 27 Jul 1872 | CR |
| Miss | Matilda | REA | . | Down | married William Henry Morris 16 Oct 1843 at Downpatrick Church of Ireland | PR |
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a passenger agent for ships to Savannah USA, advert
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Central Library Belfast
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| . | Matthew | REA | . | Holywood | of Killeen; died in New Orleans USA 29 Jun 1847 aged 48 | BN 6/8/1847 ; IED |
| . | Matthew | REA | . | Magheradrool & Dundonald | of Magheraknock; son of David Rea; husband of Margaret; father of David; died before 1774; inherited lands in Kileen | RSIA p21 |
| . | Mathew | REA | . | Magheradrool | of Magheraknock; b. 1713 still alive in 1803; husband of Cathrin Barnett who died 2 Jan 1781 aged 68; buried Saintfield Church of Ireland | JB; MIs |
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Mathew
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REA | . | Magheradrool | of Ballycreen; will probated 1800 | IIW V4 p129 |
| Mrs. | Minnie Louise Wilson | REA | . | Saintfield | of Helensville; sister of William McCracken Wilson; mother of Mrs Mary Rea Minnis c. 1900 | SHM '90 p 46 |
| Miss | Nancy | REA | . | Kilmore & Killaney | of Creevyargon; daughter of Hugh Rea (a farmer); married Thomas Laird of Bresagh 23 Aug 1849 at Kilmore Presbyterian Church, witnesses were David Pettigrew & Samuel Patton; mother of Samuel b. 28 Jul 1850 & bpt. Boardmills Presbyterian Church | PR |
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Nessy
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REA | . | Newtownards | wife of Samuel McClure ; mother of John b. 16 Oct & bpt. 22 Oct 1837 at 1st Newtownards Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . | Palmer | REA | . | Newry | of Canal St, Newry; a cartwright & member of the Orange Lodge ; signed an enrolment of citizens who would uphold law and order and swear allegience to the Queen 28 Aug 1848 | CON |
| Miss | Rachel | REA | . | Clonallon | daughter of Thomas Rea ; married John Quinn 29 Jun 1860 | CR |
| Miss | Rebecca | REA | . | Drumgooland | daughter of Samuel Rea ; married John Anderson 14 Apr 1853 | CR |
| . | Richard | REA | . | Bangor | husband of Elizabeth McCready; father of David b. 31 May 1869 & female child b. 2 Oct 1872 | CR |
| . | Robert | REA | . | Ballee | in Ballyhossett Milltown; leased a house & small garden from Mary Hill in 1863 | GV |
| . | Robert | RAEY REA |
. | Bangor | son of Stewart Raey; married Eliza(beth) Hill 16 Oct 1851 ; father of Stewart b. 14 Oct 1867 & John b. 12 Mar 1869 & Margaret b. 14 May 1871 | CR |
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Robert
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REA | . | Belfast & Dundonald | of Belfast; husband of Margaret; father of Martha, Isabella & Robert also Margret ( d. 29 Oct 1825 aged 2); brother of David (d. 29 Jun 1828 aged 37) ; buried Dundonald Church of Ireland graveyard with Margaret Jane Rea (wife of Samuel Cooper; d. 22 Jul 1906) | MIs |
| . | Robert | REA | . | Holywood | of Knocknagoney; a farmer; will probated 26 Oct 1855 | IIW # 55851 |
| . | Robert | REA | . | Holywood | of Kinnegar; a grocer; husband of Nellie William Currie; father of Florence Williamson bpt. 1885 & William Hanna bpt. 1888 at 1st Holywood Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . | Robert | REA | . | Magheradrool | father of Jean bpt. Saturday 3 Oct 1702 at Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church by Rev William Reid | BPCR |
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Robert
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REA |
. | Newtownards | farmed over one acre so granted a spinning wheel premium & the right to grow flax in 1796 | Irish Flax Growers list |
| . | Robert | REA | . | Newtownards | son of James Rea; married Margaret Rea (daughter of John Rea) 3 Sep 1855 | CR |
| . | Robert | REA | . | Newtownards | husband of Susan Hoskins ; father of Thomas John b. 10 Oct 1870 | CR |
| . | Robert | REA | . | Saintfield | leased land in Tullywest from Francis Price in 1815 | FR |
| . | Robert | REA | . | Saintfield | of Tullywest; a shoemaker; son of Samuel Rea (a farmer); married Eliza Wallace of Springfield 5 May 1868 at Linenhall Presbyterian Church, Belfast | PR |
| . | Robert | REA | . | Seapatrick | of Seapatrick; died 1856 aged 76; husband of Jane who d. 1864 aged 83; father of Robert who d. 6 Feb 1902 aged 82 in Belfast & John, James, William, Samuel, Robert, Joseph & Eliza Jane; buried Seapatrick graveyard | MIs |
| . | S.T. | REA | . | Donaghcloney | of Blackskull;a farmer/ landowner in 1886 | POD |
| . | S. | REA | . | Holywood | on committee for Holywood Working Men's Club in 1910 | POD |
| Mr. | S. | REA | . | Killyleagh |
a member of Shrigley Cricket Team c. 1925; click here for a photo |
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Samuel
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REA | . | Belfast | husband of Jane who died 2 Nov 1822 aged 42; father of James who d. 4 Jun 1824 aged 15; buried Clifton Street cemetery, Belfast | MIs |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Down | a churchwarden at Downpatrick Church of Ireland in 1888-1889 & an assistant churchwarden in 1890-1892 | DAIPC p17,28 |
| Mr . | Samuel | REA | . | Down | clerk & storekeeper at Downpatrick Lunatic Asylum in Scotch Street in1875 then 1886 & 1910 | POD; AGOL chpt.3 |
| Mr. | Samuel | REA | . | Down | donated 10 shillings to Downpatrick Church of Ireland Rectory Building Fund in 1907 | DAIPC p108 |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Down | of Downpatrick, died 1921 aged 76; son-in-law of Catherine M. Lowe who d. 1895;buried parish graveyard, Saul | MID p 97 |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Dromore | b.1725, son of William Rhea of Drumskee; emigrated to USA c. 1753 & settled in Dunlaps Meadow, Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania; served with the Revolutionary Militia 1781-1782; died 1811 & buried Rocky Spring Churchyard, Chambersburg, Frankln County, Pennsylvannia US | findagrave |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Drumballyroney | son of Samuel Rea ; married Sarah Jane Haslett 4 Mar 1852 | CR |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Drumgooland | of Derryneil; leased land in 1788 from William Ogle | FR |
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Samuel
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REA | . | Drumgooland | of Derryneil; will probated 1812 | IIW V4 p129 |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Drumgooland | of Derryneil; leased land in 1822 from William Ogle | FR |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Drumgooland | regd. Ballyward; husband of Sarah Haslip; father of Emily b. 5 Sep 1869 | CR |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Drumgooland | of Derryneil ; owned 32 acres in 1876 | LOI |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Drumgooland | Derryneill House; father-in-law of John Cope who died 21 Apr 1902 aged 49 at Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Australia | NLAT |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Holywood | of Knocknagoney; leased a house & 20 acres in 1863 from David McCance | GV |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Holywood & Knockbreda | of Knocknagoney then Holywood; a farmer; husband of Margaret Anderson; father of Robert b. 1868 & Jane bpt. 1870 & Elizabeth bpt. 1872 & Margaret bpt. 1875 & Elizabeth (sic) bpt. 1876 & John bpt. 1878 & Mary Anne bpt. 1880 & Catherine bpt. 1884 & Samuel James bpt. 1886 at 1st Holywod Presbyterian Church | CR; PR |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Holywood | of Holywood then Knocknagoney then Ballygrainey; a labourer; husband of Jane Smith; father of Rosanna bpt. 1885 & Ellen bpt. 1889 & Sarah bpt. 1890 & Jane bpt. 1892 & Samuel bpt. 1894 at 1st Holywod Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Inch | married Jane Jennings 24 Dec 1810 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Inch | husband of Agnes Taylor ; father of James bpt. 11 Oct 1821 & Ann Jane bpt. 23 Jan 1824 & Maria bpt. 21 Mar 1825 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | Samuel | REA | Inch | died 6 Apr 1921 aged 76; buried Inch graveyard | MIs | |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Kilbroney | regd. Rostrevor; husband of Mary Gordon ; father of John b. 12 Jul 1868 | CR |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Kilbroney | regd. Rostrevor; husband of Mary Lucas ; father of female child b. 16 May 1874 | CR |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Killyleagh | married Jane Watson 1746 at Killyleagh 1st Presbyterian Church | PR;PRONI MIC 1P/53/1 |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Kilmore | leased land n Creevyargon in 1784 | FR |
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Samuel
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REA |
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Samuel | REA | . | Kilmore & Loughinisland | of Tullynacree; b. 1817; married widow Mrs. Jane Waddell (nee Taylor) of Craigduff 21 Aug 1857; father of Rev. Martin Rea & Anne b. 20 Jun 1868 (regd. Clough); lived Craigduff/Creeghduff ; buried old Magheradrool graveyard- no dates | LR 2013 p6; CR;MIs |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Kilmore | of Drumaghlis; leased 52 acres 28 Jan 1927 for an annual rent of £23.10.0 | BG |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Magheradrool | married Janett Johnston of Comber Church at Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church 18 Nov 1711 by Rev Thomas Orr ; father of Elenor bpt. 19 Jul 1716 & Cathren bpt. 10 Oct 1718 & Samwell bpt. 13 Jun 1721 & William bpt. Mar 1726 & Elizabeth bpt. 8 Jul 1733 | BPCR |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Magheradrool | of Ballynahinch; executor in the will of John Armstrong in 1836 | IIW # 2143 |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Magheradrool | husband of Mary ; father of Jean b. 3 Sep 1841 & bpt. 1st Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Magheradrool | in Drumsnade; leased house & 3 farms of 30, 11 & 1/4 acres from William B. Forde in 1863 | GV |
| . | Samuel | REA | . | Newtownards | son of Robert Rea ; aged 22 married Eliza Jane Skillen 3 Feb 1853 | CR |
| Miss | Sarah | REA | . | Drumbo | regd. Ballylesson; wife of Hamilton Bodel; motehr of Hamilton b. 1868 | CR |
| Miss | Sarah | REA | . | Holywood | of Killeen; married William Lowry Esq. of Belleview, Bangor 14 Jun 1842 at Dundonald Presbyterian Church | BN |
| Miss | Sarah Jane | REA | . | Holywood | wife of Robert Purvis; father of Agnes Jane b. 1868 & John b. 1870 & James b. 1872 | CR |
| Miss | Sarah Dickey | REA | . | Holywood | wife of Alexander Wallace of Ballymenoch; mother of Henry bpt. 1903 & Sarah Annie bpt. 1904 at 1st Holywood Presbyterian Church | PR |
| Miss | Sarah | REA | . | Inch | wife of Patrick Bolton ; mother of Susanna bpt. 24 Feb 1822 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| Miss | Sarah | REA | . | Kilmegan | daughter of Samuel Rea; married Thomas Watt 27 Feb 1861 | CR |
| Miss | Sarah | REA/WRAY | . | Loughinisland | married John Galloway 27 Jun 1868 in Seaforde Church of Ireland | PR |
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Sarah
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REA | . | Magheradrool | regd. Ballynahinch; wife of Samuel Moore; mother of Thomas Robert b. 1869 | CR |
| Miss | Sarah | REA | . | Newtownards | of Newtownards ; son of Francis Rea ; married William Hanna 17 Jan 1835 at 1st Newtownards Presbyterian Church, witnesses were Alexander Hanna & Betty Robb & Francis & Nessy Rea | PR |
| Miss | Sarah | REA | . | Seapatrick | regd. Banbridge; daughter of David Rea; married John Majurey 16 Jan 1847 | CR |
| Miss | Sophia | REA | . | Holywood | wife of Joseph McConnell; mother of David b. 1869 | CR |
| Miss | Susanna | REA | . | Belfast | died 11 Mar 1854 aged 49; wife of Thomas Murdick; buried Kilmore Presbyterian graveyard, Drumaghlis | MIs |
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Sussana
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REA | . | Donaghadee |
of Ballyhay; daughter of Hugh Rea (a farmer); married Hugh Campbell of Donaghadee 14 Apr 1913 at Donaghadee Presbyterian Church. witnesess were Sarah Rea & Thomas Rea |
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Susan
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REA | . | Down | married John Skirvington 27 Jan 1879 at Downpatrick Catholic Church | PR |
| Miss | Susan | REA | . | Inch | married James Graham 8 Sep 1848 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| Miss | Susanna | REA | . | Kilmore | married Thomas Murdock 12 Sep 1839 at Kilmore Presbyterian Church | PR |
| Private | Sydney Victor | REA | Inch | of 1st London Regiment; died in France 21 May 1917 aged 21 during 1st World War ; grandson of Edward & Catherine Rea; memorial Inch graveyard | MIs; War Memorial ; LM 1994 p35 | |
| . | Thomas | REA | . | Bangor | son of James Rea ; married Agnes McCutcheon 3 Mar 1853 | CR |
| . | Thomas | REA/ RAY | . | Clonallan | bpt. 19 Jun 1885 at a Clonallan Catholic Church; married Sarah Burns 19 Jun 1885 at a Clonallan Catholic Church; father of Thomas bpt. 26 Feb 1888 & Mary Catherine bpt. 15 May 1889 & William John bpt. 15 Feb 1891 & Sarah bpt. 25 Jun 1893 & Martha bpt. 7 Jul 1896 & Sarah bpt. 9 Jun 1898 & Jane bpt. 9 Jun 1898 at a Clonallan Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Thomas | REA | . | Drumbo | of Ballylesson; husband of Margaret Sloan; father of John b. 1 Feb 1870 | CR |
| . | Thomas | REA | . | Drumbo | died 9 Nov 1901; buried Drumbo Church of Ireland graveyard with Margaret Rea (d. 22 Jan 1891) | MIs |
| . | Thomas | REA | . | Holywood | of Killeen; a farmer; married Elizabeth Ferguson Boyd in 1897; father of Thomas Frederick bpt. 1898 at 1st Holywood Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . | Thomas | REA | . | Inch | husband of Sarah Rea; father of Eliza bpt. 16 Jul 1805 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | Thomas | ROY/ REA | . | Inch | husband of Sarah Roy/Rea ; father of Sarah Kane bpt. 13 Apr 1850 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | Thomas | REA | . | Kilcoo | regd. Bryansford; husband of Margaret Cranny; father of Elizabeth b. 26 Oct 1867 | CR |
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Thomas
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REA | . | Killaney | husband of Margaret Ervin ; father of Thomas b. 17 Jun 1793 & Robert b. 9 Feb 1796 & bpt. at Boardmills Presbyterian Church | PR |
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Thomas
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REA |
. | Kilmegan | farmed over one acre so granted a spinning wheel premium & the right to grow flax in 1796 | Irish Flax Growers list |
| . | Thomas | REA | . | Kilmegan | of Clarkhill ; signed a lease dated 21 Aug .... (c. 1810) with the Annesley Estate for 15 acres at an annual rent of £34.5.4 and held for the lives of Thomas Rea junior (son), Samuel & Henry Murland ; rent paid 1835-1843 | AERL p493 |
| . | Thomas | REA | . | Kilmegan & Rathmullan | of Clarkhill; died 7 Mar 1823 aged 64 & buried Rathmullan Church of Ireland graveyard | MIs |
| . | Thomas | REA | . | Kilmegan | of Moneylane; husband of Betty ( a Catholic); father of Mary, Anne, Eliza, James (d. 22 Feb 1861), Thomas; members of Clough Non- Subscribing Presbyterian Church in 1851 & 1861 | DDW p 10 |
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Thomas
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REA | . | Kilmegan | of Moneylane ; leased a house & 6 acres in 1863 from Marquis of Downshire | GV |
| . | Thomas | REA | . | Kilmore | of Drumgiven ; son of John Rea (a farmer); married Matilda Delap of Listooder 12 Aug 1864 at Kilmore Presbyterian Church, witnesses were John Patton & William Herron | PR |
| . | Thomas | REA | . | Kilmore | admitted to Downpatrick Workhouse 29 Dec 1869- 14 Feb 1870 aged 30; single; a labourer; Presbyterian; cleanly dressed | DWR |
| . | Thomas | REA | . | Loughinisland | of Scribb; a Presbyterian; married Bessy Lundy of Drumnakelly 12 Dec 1824 at Loughinisland Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Thomas | REA | . | Maghera & Kilcoo |
son of Thomas Rea; aged 21 married Matilda Robinson Saul 24 Sep 1861 in Maghera; father of Matilda b. 20 Mar 1865 (regd. Bryansford) | CR |
| . | Thomas | REA | . | Magheradrool | regd. Ballynahinch; husband of Matilda Dunlop; father of Matilda b. 6 Jan 1868 | CR |
| . | Thomas | REA | . | Moira | married Margaret Boltan 11 Mar 1832 at Moira Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | Thomas | REA | . | Newtownards | son of Francis Rea & Agnes Edgar of Francis St, Newtownards; married Catherine Webb 17 Jan 1863 in Newtownards Catholic Church, witnesses were William McCaulry & Mary Durie (?) ; left for Australia & worked as a miner ; died of miner's lung disease & exhaustion (2 years) 20 Apr 1902 aged 66 in Main St, Stawell, Victoria, Australia | CR; DC ; Chris Carpenter |
| . | Thomas | REA | . | Saintfield | husband of Jane Bennett; father of Elizabeth b. 4 Dec 1869 & Elizabeth b. 24 Jun 1871 | CR |
| . | Timothy | REA | . | Saintfield | married Jane Ferris 1 Feb 1730 at Saintfield Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | Vivian Trevor Tighe | REA | . | Bangor | served in World War 1 | War Memorial |
| . | W.M. | REA | . | Donaghcloney & Dromore | of Blackskull & Drumskee a farmer/ landowner in 1886 | POD |
| Mr. | W. | REA | . | Rathmullan | appointed people's churchwarden & member of select vestryat Rathmullan Church of Ireland vestry meeting 26 Apr 1926 | DR |
| . | W.H. | REA | . |
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of Tonaghmore in 1901 | POD |
| . | William | REA | . | Ardglass | of Ardglass; a customer of Downpatrick Timber Yard Nov 1895 | LM 1995 p75 |
| . | William | REA | . | Belfast & Ballyphilip | from Belfast; married Catherine Proctor of Portaferry 7 Aug 1859 at Portaferry Catholic Church | PR |
| . | William | REA | . | Down | son of Hans Rea ; married Jane Cleland 12 Jun 1861 | CR |
| . | William | REA | . | Down | died 1885 aged 42; eldest son of Edward & Catherine Rea; brother of Joseph; of Downpatrick; presentation on his departure to New Zealand 21 May 1864 | MID p 97;DR |
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William
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REA | . | Down | married Elizabeth McKenna (?) 28 Jan 1878 at Downpatrick Catholic Church | PR |
| . | William | REA | . | Down | son of Bessie who died 16 Jun 1901; his wife Elizabeth died 17 Apr 1897 & buried Downpatrick Catholic cemetery | MIs |
| . | William | REA | & Sons | Down | of Market St, Downpatrick; fishmongers in 1910 | POD |
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William
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REA | . | Dromore | of Drumskee; will probated 1815 | IIW V4 p129 |
| . | William | REA | . | Dromore | of Drumskeagh ; owned 44 acres in 1876 | LOI |
| . | William | REA | . | Dromore | of Drumskeagh ; owned 67 acres in 1876 | LOI |
| . | William | REA | . | Dromore | of Drumskee; death notice Jan 1890 aged 81 | Irish World NY |
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William
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REA | . | Drumballyroney | of Edengarry; will probated 1807 | IIW V4 p129 |
| . | William | REA | . | Inch | of The Rann; funeral 21 Jun 1792 at Inch Church of Ireland; husband of Catherine whose funeral was the same church 15 May 1795 | PR |
| . | William | REA | . | Inch | husband of Rebecca Ringland ; father of Mary bpt. 18 Aug 1795 & Eliza bpt. 16 Jul 1798 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | William | REA | . | Inch | husband of Sarah Rea; father of Isabella bpt. 17 Jun 1810 & William Hamilton Rea bpt. 15 Jun 1812 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | William | REA | . | Inch | of The Rann; funeral Jun 1812 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | William | REA | . | Inch | husband of Anne Graham ; father of Eliza bpt. 8 May 1814 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | William | REA | . | Inch | of The Rann; funeral 20 Mar 1822 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | William | REA | . | Inch | husband of Sarah Ellison ; father of William John bpt. 19 Oct 1835 at Inch Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | William | REA | . | Kilmore | in Downpatrick St, Crossgar; leased a house & small garden from James Cleland in 1863 | GV |
| . | William | REA | . | Kilmore | of Creevyargon; will probated 5 Dec 1850 | IIW # 55855 |
| . | William | REA | . | Kilmore | husband of Jane; father of Charles b. 9 Apr 1862 & bpt. at Lissara Presbyterian Church | CR |
| . | William Hanna | REA | . | Kilmore | son of David Rea (a farmer); married Minnie McRobert of Raleagh 5 Feb 1913 at Kilmore Presbyterian Church, witnesses were Walter Smyth & Jeannie Rea | PR |
| . | William Henry | REA | . | Kilmore | of Creevyargon; died 11 Mar 1917 aged 90; son of James Rea; brother of James; buried Kilmore Presbyterian graveyard | MIs |
| . | William Alexander | REA | . | Knockbreda | of Cherryvally Park , Belfast; an engineer; husband of Dorothy May Langdon; father of William Ernest Langdon Rea b. 7 Apr 1911 | CR |
| . | William | REA | . | Knockbreda | b. 1864 in Co. Down; Church of Ireland; could read & write; a boarder with David & Mary Ann Campbell at 47 Derwent St, Belfast in 1911 | 1911 census |
| . | William | REA | . | Magheradrool | father of Robert bpt. 11 Oct 1705 & John bpt. 19 Sep 1710 & Susanna bpt. 25 Sep 1715 & William bpt. 5 Nov 1715 (sic) & Jane bpt. 6 Mar 1720 & Sarah bpt. 30 Sep 1722at Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church | BPCR |
| . | William | REA | . | Magherally & Magheradrool | produced a Testimonial from Rev Young of Magherally for Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church23 Mar 1719 | BPCR |
| . | William | REA | . | Magheradrool | in Drumsnade, leased a house & 48 acres from William B. Forde in 1863 ; died 1870 aged 64; son of Edward & Anne Rea; brother of James; buried Inch graveyard | GV; MID p 97 |
| . | William | REA | . | Magheradrool | of ballynahinch; husband of Elizabeth McKinney ; father of Arthur bpt. 27 Mar 1879 at Ballynahinch Catholic Church | PR |
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William
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REA | . | Magheradrool | husband of Mary Jane Girvan; father of Eliza Jane b. 14 Jun 1871 | CR |
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William
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REA | Esq. | Newry | will probated in 1749 | IIW # 55853 |
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William
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REA | . | Newry | husband of Sarah Griffiths; father of John b. 14 Jun 1869 | CR |
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William Hanna
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REA | . | Saintfield | married Mary Jane Simpson in 1848 ; father of Robert b. 9 May 1865 | CR |
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William
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REA | . | Saintfield | husband of Susanna McMullan; father of Elizabeth b. 22 Sep 1867 & Mary Jane b. 21 Dec 1869 | CR |
| . | William | REA | . |
Saintfield
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of Lessans; a farmer in 1901 & 1910 | POD |
| . | William James | REA | . | Saintfield | of Lessans ; daughter of William Rea (a farmer); married Margaret Georgina Morrison of Creevy 27 Dec 1916 at Kilmore Presbyterian Church, witnesses were John Patton & Annie Morrison | PR |
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William
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REA | . | Seapatrick | a Protestant of Banbridge in 1766 | SHPR |
Last Updated November 2022
By Ros Davies