William Greer was born on 23rd April 1843 at Tievenagh
Townland, Artrea Parish He lived there until a dispute with his step-cousin Mary Ann Carson forced him to sell the farm to pay the costs. He moved to poorer farming land at Tamlaght, Kildress in 1899. He took out a morgage for �75 to buy the farm. He died in 1920 and the farm passed to Frederick Greer. |
Letter of Admistration - 1928
Goods | Value |
3 cows @�15 | �45 |
3 calves@�6 | �18 |
Horse & harness | �20 |
Fowl | �2 |
Oats | �24 |
Hay | �15 |
Potatoes | �7 -10- 0 |
Turnips | �3 |
Cart & Harness | �6 |
Harrow | �0 - 15 - 0 |
Plough | �1 |
Drill Plough | �1 - 10 - 0 |
Land roller | �2 - 10 -0 |
Grubber | �1 |
House contents | �8 |
Total | �144 - 15- 0 |
Land Valuation | �155 - 5 0 |
Total | � 300 |
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