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Thomas Gregg

Thomas Gregg[1, 2]

Male 1718 - 1796  (78 years)

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  • Name Thomas Gregg 
    Birth 1718  Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Birth Abt 1718 
    Death 1796  Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 10 Jan 1796 
    Name Thomas Greg 
    Occupation merchant 
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    _COLOR 14 
    _FSFTID LD2G-97J 
    _UID 568320EA52DC137C8FFFFAA02C52E220480C 
    Person ID I250  World of Hyde
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2017 

    Family Elizabeth Hyde,   b. Abt 1721, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1780, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Marriage 1742  Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Gregg,   b. Belfast, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1832, Coles Park, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Eleanor Greg,   b. 1759, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1847, Kensington, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     3. Eleanor Hyde,   b. Abt 1759   d. 5 Dec 1847 (Age ~ 88 years)
     4. Sarah Elizabeth Gregg,   b. 8 Oct 1764, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1836, England, Unitd Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F61  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1718 - Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1742 - Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1796 - Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 



    • see https://books.google.com.au/books?id=161CAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA545&lpg=PA545&dq=margaret+Hyde+Nov+1805+Belfast&source=bl&ots=6JPPhIW09s&sig=9mbVFPYnzk3tD6myZ4_mOTekpUs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0z-35tvbSAhULr1QKHeDoBZEQ6AEITjAJ#v=onepage&q=margaret%20Hyde%20Nov%201805%20Belfast&f=false

      MacGregor*, whose clan had become much dispersed after its proscrtpion in 1603, and some of whom are known to hare changed or altered their names, e.g., into Gregory. Greg, Campbell, etc. One of them, a William Greg, had a son James Greg, bapt. 31 Jan. 1644 at Ochiltree, Ayrshire, whose eldest son was William, and whose 2nd son, John. b. 4 June, 1693, subsequently went over and seled in Belfast as a merchant; he married there, and d. 1789 aged 96.

      This John Greg had two sons, the younger one, John, went to the West Indies about 1765 and became a West Indian planter; d. s. p. at Hampton, near London, 1795, bequeathing his West Indian property to his two eldest nephews, Thomas and Samuel.

      The elder son, Thomas, remained at Belfast, became a successful merchant there, and m. 1742, Elizabeth, eldest dau. of Samuel Hyde, merchant of Belfast and Manchester, son of John Hyde, of Haughten and Denton, of a branch of the Hydes of Norbury(see Ormerod’s Cheshire), and had issue, thirteen children. The 6th and 9th, Thomas and Samuel, came over to England.

      The former, Thomas Greg, Esq. of Coles Park, Hertfordshire m. Margaret, dau. of Robert Hibbert, of Birtles Hall, Cheshire, and d. s. p. 1832.

      His brother,having had issue,

      Thomas Tylston, of Coles Park, Herts, d. s. p. 1839.
      Robert Hyde, now of Norcliffe Hall.
      John, m. 1830, Elizabeth, dau. of John Kennedy, Esq. of Ardwick Hall.
      Samuel, m. Mary Needham, of Lenton.
      William-Bathbone, m. 1836, Lucy. dau. of Wm. Henry, M.D.
      Elizabeth, m. to William Bathbone, Esq. of Liverpool.
      Marianne, d. nnn. 1863. Agues. Sarah.
      Hannah, m. to Thomas Reynolds, Esq. of Bristol.
      Ellen, m. to Andrew Melly, Esq. of Liverpool.

  • Sources 
    1. [S48] Taske Web Site, Thomas Gregg (Reliability: 3).
      Added by confirming a Smart Match

    2. [S3] Geni World Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-40000/geni-world-family-tree?s=230807621&itemId=249537419&action=showRecord.
      homas Greg, of Belfast Gender: Male Birth: Circa 1718Death: Jan 10 1796 Wife: Elizabeth Greg (born Hyde) Child: Eleanor Warre (born Greg)