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Cree, Robert - c1693 - (Had a 41 acre farm at Ballycastle) - Robert was closely related (DNA) to Thomas Cree of Aberdalgie, Perthshire, Scotland (b.c1665) and Thomas Cree of Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland (b.c1665) and William Cree of Stotbrough, Yorkshire (b.c1713)


Cree, Samuel - c1715 - {Father Robert Cree c1692} - {Mother ?} ..?
Cree, John - c1718 - {Father Robert Cree c1692} - {Mother ?}
Cree, James - c1725 - {Father Robert Cree c1692} - {Mother ?}
Cree, Isabella - c1734 - {Father Robert Cree c1692} - {Mother ?}


arrow-red-right.jpg (648 bytes) Cree, Esther - c1732 - {Wife to Hugh Montgomery} - Mother of James Montgomery

Cree, Ann - c1761 - {Father James Cree c.1725 of Cunningburn} - {Mother Margaret Hunter}
Cree, Elizabeth - c1768 - {Father James Cree c.1725 of Cunningburn} - {Mother Margaret Hunter}
Cree, Robert - c1774 - {Father James Cree c.1725 of Cunningburn} - {Mother Margaret Hunter}
Cree, William - c1780 - {Father James Cree c.1725 of Cunningburn} - {Mother Margaret Hunter}

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arrow-red-right.jpg (648 bytes) Cree, Eliza - 10th. March 1835 - {Wife to James McGimpsey of Drumhirk} - Mother of Nelsy McGimpsey

arrow-red-right.jpg (648 bytes) Cree, Easter - 24th. July 1836 - {Wife to William Roy} - Mother of Mary Jane Roy

Cree, Arthur - 1851 - Later joined the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 45th. and 95th. Foot as soldier 1357


Cree, Elizabeth - 11th. January 1853 - {Father Wife to Samuel Cree of Ballyrogan} - {Mother Mary Stewart}


Cree, Samuel - 20th. December 1855 - {Father Samuel Cree} - {Mother Sarah Stewart}


Cree, Elizabeth - 26th. October 1857 - {Wife to William R.Ferguson} - Mother of Joseph Andrew Ferguson - Baptised 12th. Nov.1857 @ 1st. Presbyterian


Cree, William John - 8th. July 1858 - {Father Andrew Cree} - {Mother Jane McGimpsey a sewer}


Cree, Mary  a sewer of Ballybarnes - 1865 - (Wife of William Murdoch) - Mother of William Murdoch regd. Comber


Cree, Male - 6th. January 1865 - (Father Robert Cree a farmer) - {Mother Eliza McMurray}
Cree, female - 6th. April 1867 - (Father Robert Cree a farmer) - {Mother Eliza McMurray}
Cree, Alexander - 1st. May 1873 - (Father Robert Cree a farmer) - {Mother Eliza McMurray}


Cree, Margaret of Newtownards - 1869 - (Wife of William Gibson of Bangor) - Mother of Samuel Gibson regd. Bangor
Cree, Margaret of Newtownards - 23rd. March 1871 - (Wife of William Gibson of Bangor) - Mother of Hugh Gibson regd. Bangor


Cree, Eliza - 31st. May 1870 - {Father George Cree} - {Mother Jane Cree}


arrow-red-right.jpg (648 bytes) Cree, Mary - 8th. December 1875 - {Wife to James Murphy} - Mother of Margaret Murphy

Cree, Hessie - 1901 - {Father Alexander Cree a farmer of Ballybarnes} - {Mother Jane ?}
Cree, Florence - 1910 - {Father Alexander Cree a farmer of Ballybarnes} - {Mother Jane ?}

Cree, William Milliken - 6th. July 1902 - (Father Alexander Cree of Ballybarnes) - (Mother Jane Milliken)
Cree, Jane - 7th. March 1905 - (Father Alexander Cree of Ballybarnes) - (Mother Jane Milliken)
Cree, Margaret - 21st. August 1907 - (Wife of Alexander Cree of Ballybarnes) - (Mother Jane Milliken)
Cree, Alexander - 11th. July 1915 - (Wife of Alexander Cree of Ballybarnes) - (Mother Jane Milliken)
Cree, James Clokey - 27th. March 1919 - (Wife of Alexander Cree of Ballybarnes) - (Mother Jane Milliken)
Family had 8 children in all ...


Cree, Reuben Norman Frederick - 1903 - {Father Henry Cree} - {Mother Hanna Jane McCord}


Cree, Joseph McMurray - 1912


Cre, Robert George - 1919


Cree, Alan Osborne - 1921


Cree, Frances Eveline - 1921

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Montgomery, Hugh - 27th. August 1756 aged 69 - {b.c1687} - Buried Movilla Graveyard
Montgomery, Esther alias Cree - 8th. February 1765 aged 76 - {b.c1688} - Wife to above Hugh - Buried Movilla Graveyard


Here lieth the body of Samuel Crre [sic] who deperted this lief Mar the 25 1756 aged 40 years
Cree, Samuel - 25th. March 1756 aged 40 - {b.c1716} - Son of Robert Cree of Newtownards - Greyabbey Graveyard


Cree, Robert - 21st. December 1756 aged 63 years - {b.c1693} - Buried Movilla cemetery
Cree, James - 24th. May 1800 aged 74 years - {b.c1726} - Buried Movilla Graveyard
Cree, Margaret nee Hunter - 26th. May 1800 - Wife of the above James Cree - Buried Movilla Graveyard

Cree, Isabella - 26th. March 1801 aged 66 - {b.c1834}


Montgomery, Robert of Ballyrogan - 9th. May 1797 aged 76 - {b.c1721} - Buried Movilla Graveyard
Montgomery, Isabella alias Cree - 26th. March 1801 aged 66 - {b.c1735} - Wife to above Robert - Buried Movilla Graveyard


Cree, Robert a farmer of Ballybarnes - 1812 - Will Probated


Cree, James a farmer of KIllarn - 1813 - Will Probated


Cree, Ann - 8th. February 1818 aged 56 years - {b.c1762} - (Wife of Thomas Roddy) - Daughter of James Cree and Margaret Hunter - Buried Movilla Graveyard


Cree, Elizabeth  of Ballyblack - 14th. November 1838 aged 69 years - {b.c1769} - (Wife of John McGowan) - Daughter of James Cree and Margaret Hunter - Buried Movilla Graveyard


Cree, Robert - c1835 - Son of James Cree and Margaret Hunter


Cree, Joseph - 30th. January 1867 - A farmer of Ballybearns Newtownards
30th. January 1868 - The Will of Joseph Cree late of Ballybearns County Down Farmer deceased who died 30 January 1867 at same place was proved at Belfast by the oaths of Robert Cree of Ballybearns and Alexander Moore of Killearn both in (Newtownards) said County Farmers the Executors. - Effects under £100


Cree, Elizabeth - 13th. March 1923 - A widow of Ballybarnes
25th. April 1923 - Cree, Elizabeth of Ballybarnes Newtownards and of Ballygowan Hillsborough both in county Down widow died 13 March 1923 at Ballygowan Probate Belfast 25 April to Elizabeth Walker married woman. Effects £57.


Cree, William Millikin - 14th. January 1927 aged 26 - {b.c1901} - A farmer of Ballybarnes
26th. July 1927 - Cree, William Millkin of Ballybarnes Newtownards county Down farmer died 14 January 1927 Administration Belfast 26 July to Alexander Cree farmer. Effects £221 1s. 6d.

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Cree, Isabella - c1750s - {Father Robert Cree c.1692} - Married Robert Montgomery


Cree, Robert - 1812 - A farmer of Ballyburns N'Ards - Will probated


Cree, James - 1813 - A farmer of Killarn - Will probated


Cree, Eliza  of Ballybarnes - 5th. October 1839 - (Father ? Cree) - Married Samuel McEwan


Cree, Mary  of Ballybarnes - 8th. January 1842 - (Father ? Cree a farmer) - Married Samuel Moore
Witnesses were Robert and William Montgomery


Cree, Margaret  of Ballybarnes - 9th. June 1845 aged 17 years - (Father Andrew Cree a farmer) - Married George Jackson
Witnesses were William Patton and William Watson


Cree, Robert - 3rd. January 1846 - Married Mary Monk family went on to live in Donaghadee


Cree, Andrew - 10th. March 1849 - (Father Andrew Cree a farmer and widower of Ballybarnes) - Married Jane McGimpsey
Witnesses were James Cumming and Lucius Crymble @ 1st. Presbyterian


Cree, James or Samuel  a farmer of Ballybarnes - 29th. March 1850 aged 18 years - (Father Andrew Cree a farmer) - Married Sarah Stewart
Witnesses were Thomas and Ellen Montgomery @ 1st. Presbyterian


Cree, Samuel - 12th. March 1851 - (Father Joseph Cree a farmer) - Married Mary Stewart - {Father Alexander Stewart}


Cree, Mary  a sewer of Ballybarnes - 10th. October 1853 - (Father Joseph Cree a farmer) - Married William Murdoch
Witnesses were Robert McClune and Robert Cree @ 1st. Presbyterian


Cree, Elizabeth  of Ballybarnes - 15th. January 1857 - (Father Joseph Cree a farmer) - Married William R. Ferguson
Witnesses were Robert Cree and George M. Sailes @ 1st. Presbyterian

arrow-red-right.jpg (648 bytes) Ferguson, Eliza a widow nee Cree - 23rd. October 1861 - {Father Joseph Cree} - Married Robert Shaw a designer - {Father Robert Shaw a dealer}
Witnesses were William Shaw and Agnes Cree

Cree, Robert of Ballyharry - 15th. May 1862 - (Father Joseph Cree a farmer) - Married Eliza McMurray
Witnesses were James McMurray and Jane Anderson @ 1st. Presbyterian


Cree, Margaret of Newtownards - 13th. April 1867 - (Father ? Cree) - Married William Gibson


Cree, John - 8th. March 1869 - {Father Arthur Cree} - Married Mary Jane Dugan - {Father William Dugan} - @ St.Marks


Cree, Mary Ann of Newtownards - 15th. February 1875 - (Father ? Cree) - Married Thomas Alexander a Police Constable then Drapers Traveller of Killinchy and emigrated to Glasgow where she had 8 children and died in 1923
{Cree, Mary Anne - Thomas Alexander - 15th. February 1895 @ 2nd. Presbyterian} Cree family website


Cree, Margaret - 14th. June 1881 - Married James Dunn Johnston @ Reg.Office


Cree, James - 1st. September 1891 - Married Emily Collins @ Reg.Office


Cree, Robert - 1st. January 1896 - Married Rose Ann Kerr @ Reg.Office


Cree, William - 11th. August 1915 - Married Agnes Black @ Strean Presbyterian

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Cree, John - 1766 - An "Elector" of Ballycastle


Cree, John - 20th. July 1775 - Owned a farm of 22 acres 2 rods 26 perches at Ballycastle Newtownards Greyabbey . His farm bordered on that of James Wardon to the west and William Wilson to the east.

Cree, James - 20th. July 1775 - Owned a farm of 9 acres 1 rod 5 perches at Ballycastle Newtownards Greyabbey


Cree, Robert - 9th. February 1789 aged 45 years - A farmer of Ballybarnes - Leased 13 acres from John Reid


Cree, Andrew - 1818 - Of Ballyrogan registered a freehold there - Landlord Rt.Hon.Robert Stewart


Cree, Alice - 1844~1845 - Held a lease to land at Ballycastle


Cree, Robert - 22nd. August 1859 - The Will of William Ferguson late of Newtownards in the Co of Down Butcher deceased who died 22 August 1859 at Mill Street Newtownards aforesaid was proved at Belfast by the oaths of James Finlay of same place Merchant and Robert Cree of Ballybarns Farmer both in said Co the Executors. - Effects under £200


Cree, Andrew - 1863 - Of Ballybarnes - Leased a house and 12 acres from the Marquis of Londonderry


Cree, James  - 1863 - A farmer of Ballybarnes - Leased a house and garden from James Moore


Cree, Joseph  - 1863 - A farmer of Ballybarnes - Leased a house and 22 acres from the Marquis of Londonderry


Cree, Joseph - 30th. January 1868 - Will granted - Will proved - Executors were Robert Cree of Ballybearns Newtownards and Alexander Moore of Killarn Newtownards


Cree, Robert - 1876~1882 - At 8 Ballybarnes Townland leased a house and land of 22 acres 3 rods 25 perches from the Marquis of Londonderry
Cree, Robert - 1876~1882 - At 9 Ballybarnes Townland leased an office and land of 10 acres 2 rods 30 perches from the Marquis of Londonderry

Cree, Samuel - 1876~1882 - At 7 Ballybarnes Townland leased a house,office and land of 25 acres and 3 rods from the Marquis of Londonderry

Cree, Sarah - 1876~1882 - At 5ba Ballybarnes Townland leased a house,office and garden from Alexander Moore


Cree, Thomas - 4th. August 1894 - Was initiated into the Orange Order


1901 Census of a house 1 in Ballybarnes (Newtownards, Down)

Surname Forename Age Born Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Marital Status
McMurray James 65 c1836 Male Brother Presbyterian Co Down Farmer (Retired) Not Married
Cree nee McMurray Eliza-beth 63 c1838 Female Head of Family Presbyterian Co Down Farmer Widow
Cree Joseph 38 c1863 Male Son Presbyterian Co Down Undergraduate R.W.I. Not Married
Cree William 36 c1865 Male Son Presbyterian Co Down Farmer's Son Not Married
Cree Elizabeth 20 c1881 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Down Farmer's Daughter Not Married

1901 Census of a house 8 in Ballybarnes (Newtownards, Down) *

Surname Forename Age Born Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Marital Status
Cree Alexander 27 c1874 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Co Down Farmers Married
Cree nee Milliken Jane 20 c1881 Female Wife Presbyterian Co Down   Married
Dale William 49   Male Servant Presbyterian Co Antrim Farm Servant Not Married

1911 Census - Residents of a house 1 in Ballybarnes (Newtownards South, Down)

Surname Forename Age Born Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Marital Status Years Married Children Born Children Living
Cree Elizabeth 74 c1827 Female Head of Presbyterian Co Down Farmer Widow - - -
Cree William 39 c1862 Male Son Presbyterian Co Down Farmers Son Single - - -

1911 Census - Residents of a house 6 in Ballybarnes (Newtownards South, Down) *

Surname Forename Age Born Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Marital Status Years Married Children Born Children Living
Cree Alexander 37 *1873 Male Head of Presbyterian Newtownards Farmer Married - - -
Cree Jane 28   Female Wife Presbyterian Co Down - Married 11 6 5
Cree Hessie 7 *1904 Female Daughter Presbyterian Newtownards Scholar Single - - -
Cree Florence 1 *1910 Female Daughter Presbyterian Newtownards - Single - - -
Milby Robert 50   Male Servant Presbyterian Co Down Farm Servant Married - - -

Cree, Mr. - April 1941 - Of Ballybarnes - Farm was damaged and sheep killed by two bombs dropped by the Luftwaffe


Further info on the early Cree family of Newtownards and Greyabbey can be found here
http://blog.cree.name/genealogies/frametop.htm?page=http://blog.cree.name/genealogies/cree-o/ards_line.htm


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