Hi Lee, It's lovely to hear from you. I had heard of this particular Donegal family but, please tell me, just who is Dixie ELLIS - is he a brother of Phillip and Arthur ? So many ELLIS families and my Dr James could fit in anywhere ! There seem to have been a lot of ELLIS men from Ireland who were naval surgeons - I have the will of a Samuel ELLIS, from Augher Clogher, County Monaghan/Tyrone dated 1802, whose father and brother were both called Edward. As my James called his eldest son, my 2 x gt grandfather "Edwin" (and it was interchangeable with the name "Edward" then), that might also lead me in that direction. I have to tell you a story which I hope won't sound daft. I've been to Ireland twice - once in 1978 when I stayed in Schull, Cork and again in 1998 with my husband and young daughter. When preparing to take the second trip, I rushed around and collected brochures and pamphlets on the various places we were going to visit. I was reading one of these pamphlets and was (very) taken aback to see a woman who was my double in a tourism ad for County Monaghan ! She was making lace at an historical re-enactment village. I had never had the experience of seeing someone who looked just like me before (and I haven't since !). I am quite Irish looking - red hair, grey eyes, pale skin so I suppose it shouldn't have come as a surprise but it's a very strange sensation nonetheless. We never did visit that part of Ireland unfortunately. Now I'm wondering ........................ I am now trying to check out the house "Crona" in Yass to see if he definitely did build it - if that's true then I imagine he more than likely comes from Donegal. I'm also chasing up the Orange Lodge angle as kindly suggested by Judith and Cheryl on the list. This is a very helpful list ! Many thanks. Kind Regards, Leigh in Sydney ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 9:42 PM Subject: Re: [Derry] ELLIS - LONDONDERRY ? > Hello there Leigh: > > I am a real live Ellis (ex Londonderry) maybe I can be of some > assistance. This whole genealogical thing fascinates me .. and even your NAME , > although spelled differently is similar to mine, Evelyn Lee Ellis. Unlike many > folks who are very organized in their research, I am not, and don't make the > search a second "career". But you were asking about the Ellis' in Donegal. There > was a Phillip Barbazon Ellis Born 8th May 1806 in Donegal, father, was Arthur > Ellis and his mother was Jane Barbazon. Phillip apparently had a brother > Arthur, born August 1, 1815. Phillip Barbazon Ellis and his wife "Mary" had a son, > George Ellis, christened 10 December 1853 in Burslem, St. Paul, Stafford, > England. > > I would also point you to the Parish of Templemore, i.e, St. Columb's > Cathedral, I know that there were many Ellises married, Christened, etc., there, and > YES , they would probably have been members of the Orange Order. Interesting > that your ancestor left a picture of the Battle of the Boyne in his will, > because the incredibly beautiful stain glass windows in St. Columb's Cathedral > also depict the same thing. > > I note with great interest how your Ellis family also suffered the same > affliction as the rest of us, we were known as the "Ellises with the wandering > feet). > > I don't have time to write further as I must get to work. > > But have a great day :) > Lee Ellis > > > ==== NIR-DERRY Mailing List ==== > Don't overlook the broad resources available from RootsWeb, WorldGenWeb > or Ancestry. If you don't know where to look, this is the place to ask! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >