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Any data regarding James Keers b. 1831 (+/- 2 years); Status: married but no information about wife; Location: Shuttlehill, Coleraine status given as border with McGratty family;Source of Data: 1901 UK Census age 70; Son: Thomas Keers b. 1854; Marriage: on 12 July 1877at Terrace Row Presbyterian Church to Bride: Jane MacFarland b. 1855
Many thanks for any help, Margaret

Hi Margaret, is this him in the 1901 Irish census?

Residents of a house 4 in Shuttle Hill (Coleraine, Londonderry)
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Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses
Mc Gratty Tilda 26 Female Head of Family Church of Ireland L Derry Shirt Maker Read and write - Married -
Mc Gratty John 10 Male Son Church of Ireland L Derry Scholar Read and write - - -
Mc Gratty Annie 8 Female Daughter Church of Ireland L Derry Scholar Read and write - - -
Mc Gratty Maggie 6 Female Daughter Church of Ireland L Derry Scholar Read and write - - -
Mc Gratty James 4 Male Son Church of Ireland L Dery - Cannot read - - -
Mc Gratty William 2 Male Son Church of Ireland L Dery - Cannot read - - -
>> Keers James 70 Male Lodger

I don't know if this could be marriage for James?

Groom's Name: James Keers
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Bride's Name: Roseanna Boyd
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Marriage Date: 28 Feb 1852
Marriage Place: Coleraine, Derry, Ire
Groom's Father's Name: James Keers
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Bride's Father's Name: Edward Boyd
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M70206-4
System Origin: Ireland-VR
Source Film Number: 101335
Reference Number: 2:3R62KPT
Collection: Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898

There's also this one, but thought the other being in Coleraine a better bet:

Groom's Name: James Keers
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Bride's Name: Sally Mcalees
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Marriage Date: 25 Jan 1852
Marriage Place: Kilrea, Derry, Ire
Groom's Father's Name: James Keers
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Bride's Father's Name: James Mcalees
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M70206-2
System Origin: Ireland-VR
Source Film Number: 101333
Reference Number: 2:3QVRVMV
Collection: Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898

A possible death for James:

Name: James Keers
Registration District: Coleraine
Event Type: DEATHS
Registration Quarter and Year: Jan - Mar 1907
Estimated Birth Year: 1834
Age (at Death): 73
Mother's Maiden Name:
Film Number: 0101603
Volume Number: 1
Page Number: 427
Digital Folder Number: 4201707
Image Number: 00264
Collection: Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958

Margaret, I found these on Family Search http://pilot.familysearch.org/. There are a few Keers records around Coleraine so you might want to investigate further.

Yes, I believe it is the James Keers I am looking for, but that was the last I found ~ no wife is named. Regards, Margaret

Thank you again! You are so fast! Kilrae did turn up some Keers, but going back it time can be a challenge and eyes do get tired and misread and all sorts of things. I will ponder this information for a while and start again. Margaret