Michael
and Anne married
1833 |
 Michael
Elliott and Anne Fitzgerald
were married on August 13, 1833, at St. Tighernach's (pronounced 'tier-nock').
St.
Tighernach's sat on the highest point in Clones town, and the church dominated
the hill-top central square.
St. Tighernach's,
Church of Ireland
View from the town square
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Elliott family
1840's |
Unfortunately, less detail than expected has been found for the children
of Michael and Anne. No proof of birth, baptism or 'age and origin' references
are extant. There appear to have been at least nine, of which Mary Eleanor
Elliott (born circa 1844) is our ancestor. In a story told by
today's Clones residents, Mrs. Elliott gave birth to 12 children (31).
The others known by name are:
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Elizabeth Young Elliott (possibly Aunt Bessie and the eldest),
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Isobella Elliott (Aunt Belle),
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Martha Elliott,
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Anne Elliott (Aunt Nan),
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Edward James Elliott (b. c. 1848)
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Charlotte Elliott,
-
John Elliott (b. after 1850?)
Only the first five in the above were recorded in Aunt Nancy's 1968 family
history, with the last two only ever appearing as part-owners of Michael's
estate in an 1870's land record. |
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No records of birth or baptism have been found, and the search through
the Clones Parish records were quite thorough (30).
Either another volume was used to record their baptisms, or that they were
performed outside the parish. Aunt Nancy assumed the children were born
in Dublin, but this appears to be a wild guess. |
Elliotts at Drumard
1861 |
At some point the Elliotts moved to Drumard House, about 2½
kilometres north of Clones town. Drumard was a townland or farm of 82 acres,
46 of which were leased by Michael. He had held the property since before
his surveys in the 1830's, but it appears Drumard became his principle
residence by 1861 at the very latest (Annaghilly was occupied by someone
else then). |
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Drumard (sometimes recorded as Dromard) relates to the Gaelic word
for a high ridge. The house was probably built by William Cochran in the
early 1800's, and the 1861 survey shows Cochran as the landowner. The rent
then was £55 per annum. A large, formal house with two stories and
two hearths, a central hall and staircase, it sits on a gentle slope between
two stands of oak, overlooking two small lakes. In the field across the
road were the ruins of the ancient St. Eachaidh's church of the 15th Century
- now just a pile of stones. |
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 Click
here for a picture of Drumard House today |
| Mary Eleanor
leaves Drumard |
Before Mary Eleanor married, she left Drumard and went to a place called
Clonmore. Michael and the family stayed in Drumard for at least ten more
years. |
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 Story
of Mary Eleanor Elliott...
Remaining Elliotts...
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