William Rea was born on 29 Nov 1882 at 242 Shankill Road, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland. His parents were William Rea, cloth presser, and Annie Rea, formerly Carlisle. The informant was William Rea, father, 242 Shankill Road.[1]
In 1901, William Rea, 18, watchmaker and repairer, was living in house 21 in Crumlin Road (Clifton Ward, Antrim) with his parents, William Rea, 59, and Annie Rea, 53.[2]
In 1911, William Rea, 27, watchmaker and finisher, was living in house 3 in Crumlin Road (Shankill, Antrim) with his father, William Rea, 69.[3]
William Rea married Ellen Gertrude Frew on 17 Apr 1912 at Fortwilliam Park Presbyterian Church, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland. William was a bachelor and a watch maker. His father was William Rea, missionary. The witnesses were Joseph McKane and Annie Rea.[4]
William Rea, 73, died on 17 Dec 1955 in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland.[5]
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