Tuesday 13 July 2010

Index of Irish Greenhams 1600 - 1800

This blog includes a one-name survey of GREENHAM in Ireland prior to 1800. A wide range of sources have been used. Comments are welcome!

For other Irish surnames before 1800 see: The Earliest in Ireland


Listing of 85+ persons found with the surname GREENHAM (or GREENEHAM) born or living in Ireland before 1800


GREENHAM

* Abigail Greenham, ch. St. Catherine’s, Dublin 4 Jul 1706 dau. of James & Ann Greenham; sibling of Ann (ch 1703), Samuell (ch. 1714) [PR (bap)]

* Andrew Greenham, bur. St. Catherine's, Dublin, 16 Jul 1698 [PR (bur)]

* Ane Greenham, bur. St. Michan's Dublin 3 Feb 1641 [PR (bur)]

* Ann Greenham, wife of James Greenham; est. mar. bef. 1703 Ann; children Ann (ch. 1703), Abigail (ch. 1706), Samuell (ch. 1714), Catherin (ch. 1734) [PR (bap of children)]

* Ann Greenham, ch. St. Catherine’s, Dublin 27 Aug 1703, dau. of James & Ann Greenham; sibling of Abigail (ch 1706), Samuell (ch. 1714), Catherin (ch. 1734) [PR (bap)]

* Ann Greenham (nee Fagan) mar. John Greenham St. Peter's, Dublin, 1 Jan 1812

* Anthony Greenham, clerk, est. b. abt. 1688; Mortgage dated 31 Jul 1713 in the Liberties, Dublin; entered King's Inns, Dublin 26 Nov 1713 as clerk [Registry of Deeds; King's Inns Admission Papers]

* Arthur Greenham, Soldier - Quartermaster, est. b. abt. 1773, d. 14 Dec 1829 aged 56; mar. Margaret Stanley; bur. St. Mary's Churchyard, Athlone, Co. Westmeath [Connaught Journal 17 Mar 1823; Grave]

* Benjamin Greenham, Weaver, est. mar. bef. 1691; Son: Joseph (ch. 1691) [PR (bap of son)]

* Bridgit Greenham of Cornmarket, bur. St. Audoen's, Dublin 22 May 1724 [IG.ie]

* Catherin Greenham, ch. St. Catherine's, Dublin, 27 Jan 1734, dau. of James & Ann Greenham; Sibling of Ann (ch. 1703), Abigail (ch. 1706), Samuell (ch. 1714)

* Catherine Greenham (or Greenam), b. abt. 1735 Kilmore & Ardagh Diocese; mar. Gerrard Barry 1756 Kilmore & Ardagh Diocese

* Catherine Greenham, prob. mar abt. 1770 Michael Delaney (children ch. at St. Catherine's Dublin) [IG.ie]

* Catherine Greenham, b. Ireland abt. 1795 [England Census 1841 – Liverpool]

* Deborah Greenham, prob. b. abt. 1745; mar. 1768 Hercules Doxey who was b. abt. 1732 Ballyroan, Queen’s County; she was bur. 26 Nov 1831, Abbeyleix Parish. Son: James Doxey, b. 1773 prob. Ballyroan, d. 20 Jun 1849 aged 76; mar. Abbeyleix, 3 Jul 1792 Frances Sutliff, b. abt. 1777 of Abbeyleix, dau. of Thomas & Maria/Mary Sutliff of Abbeyleix Parish.

* Digby Greenham, b. Moyanna, Stradbally, Queen's County; son of Henry Greenham Jnr. d. Athy, Co. Kildare aged 88; mar. Elizabeth; Children: 11 between 1817-40; Siblings: Robert (est. b. bef. 1790), Nicholas (b. 1794), prob. Thomas (b. 1798) [CR (death)]

* Digby Greenham, Mariner of HMS Centaur, prob drowned in sinking of ship 1782 [Probate of will 1783]

* Edward Greenham, ch. St. Audoen's, Dublin, 29 Jan 1716, son of Thomas & Mary Greenham; Sibling of Henery (ch. 1715), (poss) Sarah (ch. 1719), Robert (ch.1722)

* Edward Greenham, Mariner on the Salisbury. [IPWI - Probate of Will, 1637]

* Eliza Greenham, est. b. 1798, d. Athy, Co. Kildare 1864 aged 66 [CR (death)]

* Elizabeth Greenham, wife of Richard Greenham; Child: Hannah (bur. 1737)

* Elizabeth Greenham, b. abt. 1727, St. Anne, Dublin; mar. Joseph Barrett 23 Feb 1747, St. Anne, Dublin.

* Elizabeth Greenham, wife of Digby Greenham of Moyanna, Stradbally, Queen's County; Children: 11 between 1817-40

* Female Greenham, b. abt. 1752, St. Peter, Dublin

* Frances Greenham (nee Reilly) wife of John Greenham, Silk Dyer who d. abt. 1792; mar. bef. Feb 1735 [Registry of Deeds]

* G. Greenham, Farmer, b. Ireland abt. 1791  [US Census 1850 - Middletown, Butler County, Ohio]

* Gibbs Greenham, of Queen's County b. bef. 1760 in Ireland; Children: James Dyas (ch. 1781), Richard (ch. 1784), Jane (ch. 1786), Gibbs (ch. 1789), Margaret (ch. 1793) [PR (bap of children); RI.ie]

* Gibbs Greenham, ch. Stradbally, Queen's County, 25 Mar 1789 son of Gibbs Greenham [PR (bap)]

* Hannah Greenham, child, bur. St. Luke's, Dublin, 16 Feb 1737, dau. of Richard & Elizabeth Greenham

* Harriet Greenham, prob. b. abt. 1735; mar. by License 1758 Diocese of Ossery, Ferns and Leighlin, Leinster Provence, William Perry

* Henry Greenham, Soldier, extant 1660's; one of the 49 Officers, probably Lieutenant Greenham [Memoirs of Sir Henry Tichbourne; the 49 Lots]

* Henery Greenham, bur. St. Audoen's, Dublin 22 Jan 1715 [IG.ie]

* Henery Greenham, ch. St. Audoen's, Dublin 20 Aug 1715 son of Thomas & Mary Greenham; Sibling of Edward (ch. 1716), (poss) Sarah (ch. 1719), Robert (ch. 1722)

* Henry Greenham, prob. d. Queen's County; est. mar. Rachel Meredith bef. 1761; Son: Henry Greenham Jnr. est. b. bef. 1761

* Henry Greenham Jnr., est. b. bef. 1761 prob. Queen's County, son of Henry & Rachel (nee Meredith) Greenham; Children: Robert (est. b. bef. 1790), Digby (est. b. bef. 1790), Nicholas (b. 1794), prob. Thomas (b. 1798)

* Hestar Greenham, wife of Pierce Greenham; est. mar. bef 1690; Children: Thomas (1690), Joseph (1698) [PR (bap of sons)]

* Isabella Greenham, b. Ballycommon, Co. Meath abt. 1721; mar. Matthew White 2 Feb 1742, Meath

* James Greenham, bur. St. Catherine's, Dublin, 5 Nov 1701 [PR (bur)]

* James Greenham, est. mar. bef. 1703 Ann; children Ann (ch. 1703), Abigail (ch. 1706), Samuell (ch. 1714), Catherin (ch. 1734) [PR (bap of children)]

* James Greenham mentioned in Viscount Castlereagh's Report from the Committee of Secrecy of the House of Commons in Ireland, 21 Aug 1798.   This James was possibly a soldier or prison guard giving evidence in a trial at Cork for mutiny by members of the United Irishmen.

* James Dyas Greenham, Weaver, Mill Owner of Dublin & Inchaquire, Co. Kildare, ch. Stradbally, Queen's County, 12 Nov 1781; son of Gibbs Greenham; mar. (1) 1798 Jane E. Hornidge; Children: 5 bef. 1817  including James Hornidge Greenham (b. abt. 1790), Leonard Greenham (b. 1799); mar. Greenmount, Dublin, 1817, mar (2) St. Peter's parish, Letitia Barrington (b. Stradbally abt. 1789, d. Dublin 1853, bur. St. Catherine's); Children: 3; bur. St. Catherine's 6 Sep 1826 [PR (bap); Dub; Wilson's Dublin Directory, 1815, 1830; NA]

* James Hornidge Greenham, b. abt. 1790, Greenville, Dublin, bur. St. Catherine's Dublin 31 Jul 1816; son of James Dyas Greenham, Mill Owner and Jane E. Hornidge [IG.ie]

* Jane E. Greenham, (nee Hornidge) 1st wife of James Dyas Greenham, mar. 1798; b. abt. 1770 Cumber, Kinnitty, King's County; Children: 5 including James, Hornidge Greenham (b. abt. 1790), Leonard Greenham (b. 1799); bur. St. Catherine's, Dublin, 3 Dec 1815 aged 45 [IG.ie]

* Jane Greenham, ch. Stradbally, Queen's County, 26 Mar 1786 dau. of Gibbs Greenham [PR (bap)]

* John Greenham, Lawyer, of Dublin and Tonnagh, Co. Cavan, graduate of Emmanuel College Cambridge, b. England abt. 1570, bur. St. Michan's, Dublin 25 Apr 1637 [record shows Greeneham]; m. Margaret Dodd, dau. of Roger Dodd, Bishop of Meath; son Thomas who succeeded him; other children born after 1616. [Alumni Cantabrigienses; Godly Clergy in Early Stuart England, Webster, 2003; King's Inns Admission Papers 1607-1867; Pynnars Survey, Hill, 1877; Plantation of Ulster, Robinson, 1984, Muster Rolls of County Cavan, PR (bur)]

* John Greenham, Guild Member - Shearman [no date available]. [Cal]

* John Greenham, bur. St. Paul's, Dublin, 4 Mar 1730

* John Greenham, Gent of Dublin [IPWI - Probate of Will 1744]

* John Greenham, Silk Dyer, mar. Dublin, Frances Reilly bef Feb 1735; Trustee of Thomas Reilly of Pimlico, Dublin [Registry of Deeds; IPWI - Probate of Will 1792]

* John Greenham mar. Ann Fagan St. Peter's Dublin, 1 Jan 1812 [IG.ie]

* Joseph Greenham, bap. St. Michan's 22 Jun 1691 (or 1692), son of Benjamin Greenham, Weaver [PR (bap)]

* Joseph Greenham, ch. St. Catherine's, Dublin, 20 Apr 1698, son of Pierce & Hestar Greenham; sibling of Thomas (b. 1690)

* Kitty Greenham prob. b. abt. 1745; 2nd wife of William Cassidy a Roman Catholic of Fisherstown, Queen's County formerly of Co. Fermanagh. He died 1770, Fisherstown.

* Leonard Greenham, Cotton Mill Owner, b. 1799, Greenville, Dublin son of James & Jane Greenham, ch. St. Catherine's Dublin 26 May 1799; mar. Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland, Grace Hendry (b. 1809, d. 1859) , d. 23 Jul 1892, no children [LTD; Wilson's Dublin Directory, 1830; Dublin Almanac & General Register of Ireland Vol 12 1845; Papers of the House of Commons 1857 - Leonard Greenham & Co]

* Letitia Greenham, (nee Barrington), 2nd wife of James Dyas Greenham, b. Stradbally, Queen's County, abt. 1789, mar. Greenmount, Dublin, 1817, Children: 3; d. Dublin 1853, bur. St. Catherine's, Dublin

* Mar Greenham, b. Ireland abt. 1799, (aged 72), Widow, Episcopalian [Canada Census 1861 - Ontario, Fergus (1871 Census shows Margaret Greenham aged 78)]

* Margaret Greenham, prob. b. abt. 1770; mar. John Jones; Son: John Jones, b. Inniskillen 8 Apr 1792, d. Stark, Ohio, USA, 3 Jan 1866.

* Margaret Greenham, ch. Stradbally, Queen's County, 2 Jul 1793 dau. of Gibbs Greenham [PR (bap)]

* Margaret Greenham (nee Stanley), wife of Arthur Greenham, Soldier - Quartermaster [Grave of husband]

* Maria (Mary) Greenham, est. b. abt. 1745, wife of Thomas Greenham; Child: Maria (ch. 1767)

* Maria Greenham, bap. St. Andrew’s (R.C.), Dublin 3 Mar 1767 dau of Thomas & Maria (Mary) Greenham; Sponsors: Patritius Pierce, Hester Mealy. [Dub]

* Mary Greenham, bur. St. Catherine's, Dublin, 2 Jul 1704 [PR (bur)]

* Mary Greenham (nee Confey or Conly), wife of Thomas Greenham, mar. St. Audeon's, Dublin 7 Dec 1712 by Mr. Derry, by Publication; Mother of Henery, (ch. 1715), Edward, (ch. 1716), (poss) Sarah, (ch. 1719), Robert (ch. 1722) [PR (mar)]

* Mary Greenham of Alms House, b. abt. 1695, d. of Asthma, bur. St. Werburgh's, Dublin, 10 Mar 1755 aged 60

* Mary Greenham, est. b. 1768, d. Tullamore, Co. Offaly 1864 aged 96 [CR (death)]

* Mary Greenham, est. b. 1791, d. Newtownards, Co. Down 1865 aged 74 [CR (death)]

* Mary Greenham, of County Meath, est. b. abt. 1795; departed Dublin, arrived New York on the Ontario 7 Aug 1816.

* Mic Greenham, Shoemaker, b. Ireland abt. 1795 England [Census 1841 – Liverpool]

* Nicholas Greenham, b. Moyanna, Stradbally, Queen's County 17 Dec 1794, son of Henry Greenham Jnr.

* Patrick Greenham, Labourer, b. Ireland abt. 1791. [Scotland Census 1840 – Glasgow, Goosedubbs Street - also wife and 7 children]

* Patrick Greenham, Shoemaker, b. Ireland abt. 1795. [US Census 1860 - Philadelphia]

* Peter Greenham, bur. St. Catherine's, Dublin, 12 Jan 1711 [PR (bur)]

* Pierce (or Percy) Greenham, est. mar. Hestar bef 1690; Children: Thomas (ch. 1690), Joseph (ch. 1698) [PR (bap of sons)]

* Rebecca Greenham, bur. St. Catherine's, Dublin, 5 Feb 1727 (or 1728)

* Richard Greenham, mar. Elizabeth: Child: Hannah (bur. 1737)

* Richard Greenham, ch. Stradbally, Queen's County, 25 Jan 1784; son of Gibbs Greenham [PR (bap)]

* Robert Greenham of Castle Street, ch. St. Werburg's, Dublin, 13 May 1722, son of James & Mary Greenham; Siblings: Sarah (ch. 1719) and (poss.) Henery (ch. 1715), Edward (ch. 1716)

* Robert Greenham, b. Moyanna, Stradbally, Queen's County, est. bef. 1790; son of Henry Greenham Jnr.; Children: 4 between 1814-21; Siblings: Digby (est. b. bef. 1790), Nicholas (b. 1794), prob. Thomas (b. 1798)

* Samuell Greenham, ch. St. Catherine's, Dublin, 8 May 1714, son of James & Ann Greenham; Sibling of Ann (ch. 1703), Abigail (ch. 1706), Catherin (ch. 1734)

* Sarah Greenham of Castle Street, ch. St. Werburgh's, Dublin 8 Feb 1719 dau. of Thomas & Mary Greenham; Siblings: Robert (ch. 1722) and (poss.) Henery Greenham (ch. 1715), Edward Greenham (ch. 1716); bur. St. Werburgh's 18 Aug 1725, aged 6

* Thomas Greenham, est. b. Dublin or Cavan bef. 1616, of age and unmarried Apr 1637, son of John Greenham, Lawyer; Margaret (nee Dodd) [Pynnars Survey, Hill, 1877]

* Thomas Greeneham, Dublin [Dublin Original Wills (1895) - Caveat to Will 1642]

* Thomas Greenham, Guild Member - Shoemaker; made a Freeman of Dublin at Easter, 1713. [Cal; Dublin Original Wills (1895) - 1725 intestacy]

* Thomas Greenham, b. Dublin, 30 Aug 1690, son of Pierce and Hestar Greenham; ch. St. Catherine's Dublin 31 Aug 1690; sibling of Joseph Greenham (b. 1698); mar. Mary Confey (of Conly) St. Audoen's, Dublin 7 Dec 1712 by Mr. Derry by Publication; Sons: Henery, (ch. 1715), Edward, (ch. 1716), (poss) Sarah, (ch. 1719) and Thomas, (ch. 1722) [PR (bap, mar)]

* Thomas Greenham, Dyer [Dublin Original Wills (1895) - 1735 intestacy]

* Thomas Greenham, est. b. abt. 1742, husband of Maria (Mary); Child: Maria (ch. 1767)

* Thomas Greenham, b. Moyanna, Stradbally, Queen's County, ch. 5 Feb 1798, prob. son of Henry Greenham Jnr.; mar. 1829 Frances Roberts (b. Stradbally, abt. 1799); Children: 3 between 1830-35

* Thomas Greenham, est. b. 1798, d. Athy, Co. Kildare 1868 aged 70 [CR (death)]


Note:
All persons are Irish Church (Church of Ireland) unless marked otherwise.


Abbreviations:
abt. About
b. Born
bap. Baptised
bur. Buried, Burial
Cal Calendar of Ancient Records of Dublin
ch. Christened
Co. County
CR Civil Registration
d. Died
dau. Daughter
Dub Dublin Heritage website
est. Estimated
IG.ie IrishGenealogy.ie
IPWI Index of Prerogative Wills of Ireland
LTD Lewis Topographical Dictionary 1837
mar. Married
NA National Archives
poss. Possibly
PR Parish Record
prob. Probably
R.C. Roman Catholic
RI.ie RootsIreland.ie

Please advise of any omissions! - PJC

(c) 2021 Peter J. Clarke


For other Irish surnames before 1800 see: The Earliest in Ireland

See also my index of over 5,000 Free Irish eBooks - History, Biography, Genealogy



From the compiler of Free Irish eBooks:








Clarke's Kingdom of Ireland 

An Irish Genealogy Resource, 1542 - 1800



Explore options:
Buy, Gift, Lend, or Read for Free with Kindle Unlimited