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Ellen Elizabeth Dawson

Ellen Elizabeth Dawson

Born
1824-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1898-03-07 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in New Zealand

Ellen Elizabeth was born in 1824 in Correvan Aghabog Parish County Monaghan James Dawson and Eliza Dunn. Ellen had 2 sisters Margaret born 1827 in Clones, Sarah born 1833 and a brother William born in 1832. Ellen married Samuel Martin when she was 16 years of age and lived in Corrachulter townland. The couple had 1 son James Dawson Martin born in 1854, and 4 daughters, Margaret Ellen born 1845, Mary Eleanor born 1857, Susan Elizabeth born 1865 and Emily Francis born 1867. Susan and James died at a young age and the other three daughters emigrated to the Waikato region of NZ. Ellen's husband died in 1893 and she emigrated to NZ to be near her daughters in Huntly, where she unfortunately died in a house fire in 1898.

Associated communities

Monaghan

Co. Monaghan, or Muíneachán in Irish, is located on the Border Region of Ireland.  We are famous for our ancient Irish craft of lace-making and we have many lakes,  forests and small mountains.  Our county town is Monaghan and we have a population of approximately 56,000.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.  

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Buildings in this community

  • Cahan's Meeting House

    Location: Monaghan

    Lisnavane, County Monaghan

  • Hope Castle

    Location: Monaghan

    Castleblaney, County Monagham

  • Ulster Canal Stores

    Location: Monaghan

    Clones

Timeline events in this community

  • 1930s

    Travelling Folk in the 1930s

    <p>Between 1937 and 1939, primary school pupils across the Republic of Ireland interviewed the elderly in their neighborhood to collect and record local stories and folklore from the 19th century. "The Schools Collection" as it became known is held by the Dúchas Folklore Collection in UCD and is and has been digitized online at duchas.ie. One of the topics schoolchildren were asked to write about were "Travelling Folk" or An Lucht Siúil. </p> <p>Here is a selection of what "settled" children wrote about travelers in the late 1930s.</p>

    1938-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1930s

    1930 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1930-09-28 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    County Monaghan in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (Much of the information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1970s

    Dublin-Monaghan Bombings

    1974-05-17 12:00:00

Aghabog (Monaghan)

Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Aghabog (Monaghan). You may live here, have visited here or maybe are tracing ancestors who left long ago. In any case, we’re sure to have lots to share and are delighted to welcome you.

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Cornawall Orange Hall

    Location: Aghabog (Monaghan)

    Cornawall Orange Hall, CORNAWALL, County Monaghan

Timeline events in this community

  • 2000s

    National Day of Mourning for Victims of 911

    <p>In the wake of the 9/11 attacks carried out by the Islamic terrorist group Al-Qaeda, Ireland was one of only 3 countries to hold a National Day of Mourning.</p>

    2001-09-14 12:00:00

  • 2000s

    First Culture Night

    <p>Culture night is an island-wide event which takes place annually in the month of September</p>

    2006-09-22 12:00:00

  • 1990s

    Ireland beats Italy at USA94 World Cup

    <p>On this day the Giants Stadium at New Jersey was a sea of Irish tricolours and the scene of great jubilation as Ireland's soccer team beat Italy for the first time. Italy was a favourite to win the tournament and it was expected that they "would play Ireland off the pitch". For Ireland, it was the most glorious outcome imaginable.</p>

    1994-06-18 12:00:00

Ellen Elizabeth Dawson