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• _UID: 20C93E0A23AE4F1FB20952DD6F08E3AB5F49
• Occupation: Farmer
• Residence: Aunt Annie Said He Lived In A House Beside Holymount Church
• Residence: 1901, Ballyplunt , Tyrella, , Down, Northern Ireland
• Residence: 1911, Ballyplunt , Tyrella, , Down, Northern Ireland

Notes:

He was 52 on the 1901 Census

Aunt Annie said that "one of the post office ones had told me that that there was a Neill who was related to my grandfather (James Kinnear) who lived on the lane between Bertie and Norman Richie's house." This must have been relation of his mother Bessy. Annie can remember that James was 86 when he died


(28/2/99) Meredith estate 1878 shows James Kinner at 15A Hollymount (20 ACRES)

Griffith's valuations show that James took over the rental of a 46 acre farm at Ballyplunt in 1881. The landlords Mrs. Waulfe? and Catherine Hamill. In the first Griffith's map of 1863 this farm was part of a much bigger farm of 128 acres rented by Robert McKibben snr. In 1871, presumably on the death of Robert, the land was split into 3: Farm 7 became - 7A now rented by Thomas Huddleston 56 acres House and land 7B now rented by William McKibben 47 acres house and land 7C Pat Doran In 1874, farm 7B passed from William to Robert McKibben jnr?. It was this farm (re-numbered 9 in 1880) that was bought by James Kinner in 1881. A year later he took over a small holding of 5-6 acres (12Aa) from John King. King remained in the house paying rent to James whilst James used the land In 1895, Thomas Huddleston's land (renumbered 8) was taken over by James Jervis. In 1903/13? James Minnear sold his 22 acres of land (ref 7Bb originally 9Ab) to James Kinnear. Later in 1912, 6 acres of land including a house (ref 7A also originally 9Ab) was bought from Patrick and Francis Keen. This was probably James Kinnear jnr as the Valuation book for 1914-1921 shows these properties owned by "James Kinnear" while the original 47 acre farm still owned by "Jas Kinnear". In 1921 James Jervis was still the neighbour.



Died:
Age 84

James married Anne Jane NEILL on 6 Feb 1884 in Downpatrick Non Subscribing Presbyterian Church, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland. Anne (daughter of James NEILL and Anne NEILL) was born in 1855 in County Down, Northern Ireland; died in in Ballyplunt , Tyrella, , Down, Northern Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
On 6 2 1884 when James was 35, he married Anne Jane NEILL, G Grandmother, daughter of James NEILL (1808-1878) & Anne NEILL (1820-), in Downpatrick Unitarian church, witnessed by Elizabeth & James Neill.

1. James KINNEAR was born on 7 Nov 1884 in Ballyplunt , Tyrella, , Down, Northern Ireland; was christened in in Downpatrick Non Subscribing Presbyterian Church, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland; and died.
2. Elizabeth KINNEAR was born on 22 Dec 1886 in Ballyplunt , Tyrella, , Down, Northern Ireland; was christened in in Downpatrick Non Subscribing Presbyterian Church, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland; died in Jul 1961.
3. Hugh KINNEAR was born on 15 Nov 1888 in Ballyplunt , Tyrella, , Down, Northern Ireland; was christened in in Downpatrick Non Subscribing Presbyterian Church, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland; died on 18 Jan 1968; was buried in Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church, Ballynahinch, , Down, Northern Ireland.
4. Annie Jane KINNEAR was born on 19 Aug 1890 in Ballyplunt , Tyrella, , Down, Northern Ireland; was christened in in Downpatrick Non Subscribing Presbyterian Church, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland; and died.
5. Martha Jane KINNEAR was born in 1893 in Ballyplunt , Tyrella, , Down, Northern Ireland; died in 1972.
6. David KINNEAR was born in 1900 in County Down, Northern Ireland; and died.

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• _UID: 5873B2C3F9D848A2BEE1185326C0B88F3273
• Occupation: Farmer

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Died:
Age 76, His passing was reported by his son James

James married Bessy NEILL on 14 Apr 1848 in Downpatrick Non Subscribing Presbyterian Church, Downpatrick, , Down, Northern Ireland. Bessy (daughter of Samuel NEILL) was born in 1827; died on 8 Jan 1888 in Ballyplunt , Tyrella, , Down, Northern Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Woodgrange

Died:
Age 60, a widow, Her passing was reported by her son James. Kinner, The Downpatrick marriage records assistant commented on James' lovely handwriting.

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Married:
On 14 4 1848 when James was 45, he married Bessy NEILL, GG Grandmother, daughter of Samuel NEILL (1790-<1848), in Downpatrick Unitarian witnessed by Eliza Jane Neill.

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• _UID: 38004ADFC7554717B2BBF59E030B29DCEE4B
• Occupation: Farmer

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Christened:
Baptismal date from Downpatrick record in LDS thin film March 2000

Died:
Before 1848 (James was shown as deceased on his son James' marriage certificate in 1848)

James married Mary. Mary and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 148A13F4EEC04BE38374FB635E0C00D4149A

Notes:

James wife was probably Mary. I have based this on the Downpatrick Unitarian church preacher's book of 1837. An entry on 25th January reads "Visited Mary Kinner, family of late James Kinner"

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Died:
Before 1848

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Notes:

We do not know who his wife was or exactly how many children they had. However, there is evidence to suggest that he had, at least, the following

We know that John(2) and William(3) were brothers as two of their sons are referred to as cousins in later marriage records of Downpatrick Unitarian church. In turn, descendants of William and James (4) were known by Mum and Aunt Annie to be fairly closely related. The old baptismal records for the Downpatrick Unitarian church show a James Kinnear born to William in 1779. Based on this and the above, I have assumed that they were all brothers and sons of William (1)

Note William is as far back as I have managed to trace the links.

Here is a record however from 2 generations earlier to a John Kinner. There's every chance that this John was an earlier relative of our William Kinner, perhaps even his grandfather as the family name "John" is repeated in later generations:

John Kinner and ANN CARSON Family Marriage: 02 MAY 1717 Downpatrick, Down, Ireland

Source: The Down/Downpatrick Parish Church, county Down, Northern Ireland : baptisms 1733-1854, marriages 1700-1875, burials 1719-1867 Stmnt.Resp. extracted from the original by Edward Rea ; copied by David Stewart, 1930, and by Z. Mettam, 1966