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Looking for any information - James Elliott and Emily Fleeson

WestmeathCastletowndelvin (Westmeath)

Posting the information here as not yet sure of exact county

James Elliott born about 1839 +/- 2 years - his father was Thomas Elliott born ??

James Elliott married 1861 Emily Fleeson - Killucan, Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland

Think James may have been a policeman and therefore can't serve in the county where he was born, so if married in Killucan (possibly Emily's home town) then where was James born?

James Elliott was a policeman in Australia and his son John Plunkett Elliott also became a policeman in Australia

James and Emily had a son born abt 1861 John Plunkett Elliott in Ireland and then a daughter Sarah Elliott abt 1863 - next child born in Highgate London 1866, then to Australia 1867

Some clues indicate a Thomas Elliott - Taghsheenod, Townland Abbydarrick and someone has suggested James Elliott born Longford - I am unfamiliar with these names

Also a Thomas Elliott in Castletowndelvin, Townland Painstown

Plunkett Fleeson (father of Emily Fleeson) also at Castletowndelvin, Townland Castletown

and Plunkett Fleeson Parish Castletowndelvin, Townland Mooretown

Emily Fleeson is my great great grandmother

Any information or clues to research greatly appreciated, thanks ............. Alison - Australia

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Dear Alison

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and thanks for your query.

In relation to your search you could try www.familysearch.org or www.rootsireland.ie (a subscription site) for information on the Elliotts. As you probably know, baptism and other church records vary in start date depending on the parish. As you will see from the links below, the Civil Parish of Killucan covers the RC parishes of Killucan and Kinnegad. In the former, RC records begin in 1821 and in the latter, RC records begin in 1824.

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&churchid=948&CityCounty=Westmeath&CityCounty=Westmeath&parish=Killucan

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&churchid=949&CityCounty=Westmeath&CityCounty=Westmeath&parish=Kinnegad

As this is the case, a search of either of the suggested sites would be useful in order to find the marriage record of James and Emily. This record may list a townland of origin for James.  You may also find some civil birth records for their children. While civil registration began in Ireland in 1864 (generally speaking) your ancestors? date of birth may be inaccurate by a span of up to 5 years, so it would be a good idea to search for their civil records on those sites too.

Best of luck with your search

Clare Doyle

Genealogy Support

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