Blakes of Galway

[Argyll67]

My great great great grandfather Elliott McVittie was born in Clones Co Monaghan in 1778.  At some stage he married a Miss Blake and Blake became a common christian name in my family for several succeeding generations. Their fourth child a son Robert Blake McVittie was born in Fermoy in 1817.  Does anybody know anything about this Miss Blake or the family she came from?  Our family crest devised by Robert Blake McVittie closely resembles that of the Blakes of Galway.

[BallyaltikilliganG]

In 1861 a Francis Blake was living in Annyart Townland, Muckno civil Parish, Co Monaghan see www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index, the valuation of house and small garden is very low. Nevertheless here is a Blake living in Co Monaghan, could he be a relative. Have you tried familysearch.com old and new. Good luck onwards, Jim

[Pastmagic]

http://sources.nli.ie/Record/MS_UR_047288/Details

You probably have these sources already, but just in case.....
PM

[Argyll67]

In 1861 a Francis Blake was living in Annyart Townland, Muckno civil Parish, Co Monaghan see www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index, the valuation of house and small garden is very low. Nevertheless here is a Blake living in Co Monaghan, could he be a relative. Have you tried familysearch.com old and new. Good luck onwards, Jim

Thank you Jim I will follow up that link and see if we can get back to "my" Miss Blake.
Yours Malcolm

[Argyll67]

http://sources.nli.ie/Record/MS_UR_047288/Details

You probably have these sources already, but just in case.....
PM

Thank you pm.  I will follow up that link.
Yours malcolm

[johnjensen]

Is this your Elliott McVittie? Given he's listed as pensioner it looks like a second marriage.  From www.irishgenealogy.ie:

DUBLIN (COI) , Parish - ST. PETER
Marriage of ELLIOTT MCVITTIE of WATERLOO ROAD and BRIDGET DOBSON of PARK GATE ST on 14 June 1849

                           Husband      Wife
  Name    ELLIOTT MCVITTIE    BRIDGET DOBSON
  Address    WATERLOO ROAD       PARK GATE ST
  Occupation    PENSIONER       N/R
  Father    THOMAS MCVITTIE    HUGH DOBSON
  Mother    N/R    N/R

  Husband Age   FULL
  Husband Marital Status   W
  Wife Age   FULL
  Wife Marital Status   W
  Husband's Father's Occupation   FARMER
  Wife's Father's Occupation   FARMER
  Witness 1   EDWD KEANE
  Witness 3   JOHN HARRIS

  Record Identifier   
  N/R    123    245    DU-CI-MA-53008    d-45-3-4-123

[Argyll67]

Dear John Jenson,

Briliant!  Well done and thank you.  That is definitely my paternal ancestor.  We know that he went to live in Dublin from 1822 onwards and Waterloo Road is a familiar address.  He was CoI and the age fits.  That takes me back one further generation.  Now I need to find out more about Thomas McVittie, farmer, who was living in Clones in 1778 when his son Elliott was born.

Yours
Malcolm McVittie

[johnjensen]

Here is an 1842 Dublin Directory page which includes Elliott.

[johnjensen]

Sorry, forgot the link
http://www.failteromhat.com/dublin/people/dir39.pdf