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 The
Elliotts remained in Drumard through much of the 1870's. |
Michael
dies
1872 |
The will abstract of Michael Elliott, Esq. records his former residence
at Annaghilly, his death on January 17, 1872, and the granting of his estate
to Anne Elliott of Drumard, Clones, the widow. |
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His burial is recorded in the Clones Parish registry, but there is
no stone in St. Tighernach's church yard specific to Michael, only a small
family plot with an iron plaque. |
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here to see the Elliott family's plot
at St. Tighernach's.
Both the burial record and the civil registration of his death report
that Michael reached the age of 90 years. Aunt Nancy confirms this in her
1968 family history. His estate was valued at less than 1000 pounds in
1873. |
Edward
James
dies
1877 |
Edward James Elliott died at age 29 of diphtheria, November 2, 1877.
According to Aunt Nancy, he became a lawyer. His sister Mary brought over
a picture of James in his Freemason's apron, and a framed letter of consolation
from his lodge. The picture hung in the Bradford house from 1905 to 1966
and is shown here. |
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here to see the whole picture of Edward James
Elliott.
Edward's estate was valued at less than 1500 pounds in 1878, and was
granted to his mother Anne Elliott, still at Drumard House, Clones. |
Printed Rental
Index shows family & spouses
circa late 1870's |
The next record of the Drumard Elliotts is found in the Index to Printed
Rentals. Although there is no date applied to the information, it refers
to a time after Michael and Edward James's deaths, and includes several
of the daughter's spouse's names. The property referred to is located in
both the Barony of Clankelly in Fermanagh, and the Barony of Dartree in
Monaghan, and therefore may include both Annaghilly and Drumard. The exact
name of the townlands are not given. |
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The index shows only Anne and six children in reference to the property:
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Charlotte Elliott is shown as unmarried, and this is the only mention of
this person in our Elliott research.
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Isobella Elliott, known as Aunt Belle by Nancy in 1968, is also shown as
unmarried.
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Elizabeth Elliott married Reverend John Charleton. This must be who Nancy
called Aunt Bessie, though she wasn't sure that she had married.
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Mary Eleanor Elliott married Francis Morton. This was Nancy's mother and
father who emigrated to Canada in 1880.
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Anne Elliott married George Knight. Nancy called her Aunt Nan or Nanny
and she visited Mary Eleanor in Canada.
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John (a minor). Aunt Nancy never referred to John, likely the last of Michael
and Anne's children. He may eventually have lived in Lisderry, Co. Fermanagh.
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| Martha Elliott
died young, sons went with Mary Eleanor |
Martha Elliott is missing from the Index to Printed Rentals, and Aunt
Nancy did state she had died young. Martha is said to have married a cousin
also named Elliott and had two sons, John Elliott (b.c. 1865) and Michael
Elliott (b.c. 1869), and two daughters whose names are unknown to us. We
may assume her death was in the 1870's.
Her two sons emigrated to Canada with her sister Mary Eleanor Elliott
and the Mortons in 1880.
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here to follow John
and Michael to
Canada.
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Anne Fitzgerald
(Elliott) dies in Leefa,
1892? |
A will for an Anne Elliott was executed after her death on February
11, 1892 in Leefa, Co. Fermanagh, and was proved by John Elliott of Lisderry.
This may or may not be our Anne, but the date is consistent with Aunt Nancy's
story of Robert Wood (Clarence and Minnie Wood's father) who visited Anne
during Mary Eleanor's time in Canada. Upon his return, Mary Eleanor kissed
his hand, as it was the same hand that had shook the hands of her mother
in Ireland. Mary Eleanor died in 1895. |
Anne and George
Knight
a.k.a. 'Aunt Nanny' |
Michael and Anne's daughter Anne, who married George Knight, had two
children, Georgina and Luke. According to Aunt Nancy, Georgina married
a Mr. Hubbard and moved to the American city of Detroit. Aunt Nanny often
visited with Francis and Mary in Ontario on her way to see Georgina in
Michigan. Apparently Nan's and Mary's families were close, as a large number
of photographs of Nan and Georgina and her children were sent to Ontario.
They were passed on to Mary's son George and show young children in the
1890's -- Anna, Ned and another little Hubbard girl. I believe the man
in an admiral's uniform is George Knight. The pictures are of less interest
to me than the people, though. There are so few pictures of the Morton
family -- perhaps someone named Hubbard, from Detroit, has some. |
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Further research should reveal the birth dates and places
for Michael Elliott and Anne Fitzgerald's children, including our Mary
Eleanor. Data on Michael's origins may be evident in earlier entries of
the Clones Parish baptismal records. Researching James Fitzgerald's lineage
may uncover a very long line discovered by other researchers, as there
are several famous Fitzgeralds in Irish history. MB 1999
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