Died
at about age 67
in Jordanstown, Belfast, Ireland
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Biography
William Grainger was born in Ireland.
He was a ship owner operating out of Belfast Ireland
William's marriage was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1883 in the Birkenhead district.[1]
William, son of David Grainger, married Dora Nesbitt on 24 September 1883 in Oxton, Birkenhead.[2]
In the 1901 census Wm (age 53), Ship Owner, was the married head of household in Jordanstown, Whitehouse, Antrim, Ireland.[3]
Name
Age
Relation
Status
Sex
Birth Date
Birth Place
Occupation
Wm Arthur Grainger
53
Head
Married
M
abt 1848
Belfast
Ship Owner
Dora Grainger
51
Wife
Married
F
abt 1850
Dublin
Dorothy Grainger
16
Daughter
Single
F
abt 1885
County Antrim
Scholar
Belinda Grainger
11
Daughter
Single
F
abt 1890
County Antrim
Scholar
Annie Grainger
14
Daughter
Single
F
abt 1887
County Antrim
Scholar
David Grainger
15
Son
Single
M
abt 1886
County Antrim
Scholar
Sara Thomson
29
Professional nurse (nurse)
Single
F
abt 1872
County Antrim
Professional Nurse
Elizabeth Gourley
24
Servant
Single
F
abt 1877
County Antrim
Housemaid
Maria Sanderson
20
Servant
Single
F
abt 1881
County Antrim
Cook D.S.
In the 1911 census William (age 63), Ship Owner, was the married head of household in Antrim, Ireland.[4]
Name
Age
Relation
Status
Sex
Birth Place
Occupation
William Grainger
63
Head
Married
M
Belfast
Ship Owner
Dora Grainger
61
Wife
Married
F
Dublin
Dorothy Grainger
26
Daughter
Single
F
Co Antrim
David Grainger
25
Son
Single
M
Co Antrim
Shipping Office Clerks
Annie Grainger
24
Daughter
Single
F
Co Antrim
Belinda Grainger
21
Daughter
Single
F
Co Antrim
Isabella Darragh
26
Servant
Single
F
Co Antrim
Cook
Catherina Magill
14
Servant
Single
F
Co Antrim
House Maid
William's death (age 67) was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1915 in the Belfast district.[5]
William died on 16 March 1915 in Northern Ireland.[6]
William died on 16 March 1915 in Antrim, Ireland and their estate passed probate on 28 May 1915 in Belfast.[7]
Sources
↑Marriage Registration:
"England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915"
Original data: England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Volume: 8a; Page: 705 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8913 #11450924 (accessed 7 September 2023)
William Arthur Grainger marriage registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1883 in Birkenhead.
↑Marriage:
"Belfast, Northern Ireland, The Belfast Newsletter (Birth, Marriage and Death Notices), 1738-1925"
Linen Hall Library; Belfast, Northern Ireland; Periodicals & Newspapers, Irish & Reference Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2193 #1240318 (accessed 7 September 2023)
William Arthur Grainger marriage to Dora Nesbitt on 24 Sep 1883 in Oxton, Birkenhead.
↑Death Registration:
"Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958"
Original data: “Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes 1845-1958,” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah. General Register Office, Republic of Ireland. "Quarterly Returns of Deaths in Ireland with Index to Deaths."; Volume: 1; Page: 392; FHL Film Number: 0101606 Ancestry uk Record 2534 #5420582 (accessed 7 September 2023)
William Arthur Grainger death 1915 (age 67) in the Belfast district.
↑Probate:
"England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1904 #6076711 (accessed 7 September 2023)
William Arthur Grainger probate on 28 May 1915 in Belfast. Died 16 Mar 1915 in Antrim, Ireland.
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