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Hi there,
so nice to find another Elmes researcher! Thank you for taking the time to respond given your current health. It is appreciated by my family and I, as the Elmes branch of our tree have been an elusive bunch to track down. Researching the Elmes has been an on-going attempt for some years now by my son and I. So thank you for the information you have already provided on the board.

Let me give you a quick breakdown, of how I believe our Elmes line ties into your Samuel Elmes who married Ann McCord in Waterford at St Patricks COI in 1801.

It is my understanding that Samuel Elmes and Ann McCord had at least two sons; Samuel and Edward, both of whom had farms in Curraghmore /Tintern Wexord.

Edward Elmes married a Catherine (maiden name Unknown) and had at least four Children; there may well have been more: John Powell Elmes, Catherine Jane Elmes, Samuel Elmes and Ann Elmes. Edward would appear to have died in 1866 and appointed John Powell Elmes executor of his will. The Farm in Tintern may have been sold and some/all? Of the remaining Children re located into Waterford.
John Powell Elmes appears to have prospered and became a Justice of the Peace and Insurance Agent. John Powell Elmes’ descendants spawned a line of medical doctors and practitioners. I have only recently established contact with John Powell Elmes’ line they still live in Waterford today. 

Catherine Jane Elmes married my Great Great grandfather James Donnelly, stationed in Waterford Royal Irish Contabulary at the time. They were married at St Olafs Waterford in 1885.

Of the remaining children I have not been fortunate to find any more detail of during my research.

It was around a year ago I came across the Elmes Letters and had the joy of reading some of them; they are without a doubt absolutely fascinating! It was in the letters that I came across the Curraghmore/Tintern farm Connection and thought this must be how my Edward Elmes wound up on a farm there.

I would like to hear more about your line (am I right in thinking that You are descended for Samuel Snr(Elmes Letters), Samuel Elmes Jr(Elmes letters), Samuel Elmes Tintern(Brother of My Edward Elmes)?

Any information you may have and feel you can disclose would be deeply appreciated.  If you wish to communicate via email I can be contacted at: * I have quite a bit of information which I am willing to share.
Best Regards

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Hello There.  I am related to the Elmes of Wexford.  In one post the Rev., John Campbell and his wife Mary Hackett was mentioned.   Also, two of their children were named Henry Elmes Campbell and Catherine Hackett Campbell.  These names are familiar to me as my GGGG Grandfather Samuel Elmes [died 1798] had a brother Henry.   Henry had a daughter Catherine who married a William Hackett .  William Hackett subsequently got involved [on the rebel side] in the Irish uprising of 1798.  It seems too much of a coincidence that these names appeared in rural Oxfordshire shortly after the conflict.  I see one of the posts mentions a Campbell in Drogheda.  Any further info., on the Irish connection [if any] would be greatly appreciated.