Ellen Scott b c1843, Dublin; d 1904, Fulham

[Thistle76]

Hi all,
Most of my family are Scots and I have no experience of Irish records, was hoping someone may be able to help with Ellen's background.

Ellen Scott, married James Thomson (Thompson in the marriage register) in Freemantle, Western Australia, Oct 1861. Fathers name entered as Thomas Scott, birth place given as Dublin.
James Thomson was a Barrack Sergeant, Royal Engineers. Their stay in Freemantle is well documented.
4 Children -
Ellen Louisa Thomson, bBalleymore, West Meath, 1862-1886
Elizabeth Grace Thomson, Weymouth, Dorset, 1864-1865
Amelia Grace Thomson, Weymouth, Dorset, 1866-1951
Clara Madeline Thomson, Portsea, Hampshire, 1868-1950
James Thomson died at Fort George, Inverness-shire in 1888.
Ellen is living with her son-in-law in Birmingham in 1891, is in Inverness in 1894 and with her daughter in Kensington in 1901. She dies there in 1904.

I know finding families in a large city can be difficult, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Gary

[LH]

Hi

Do you know Ellen's religion?

Www.irishgenealogy.ie has:-

Area - DUBLIN (COI), Parish/Church/Congregation - ST. MARY
Baptism of ELLEN ANNE SCOTT of 21 MOORE ST on 7 January 1838

Name   ELLEN ANNE SCOTT
Address   21 MOORE ST
Father   THOMAS SCOTT
Mother   MARY SCOTT
Further details in the record
Date of Birth   1 December 1837

Cheers

[aghadowey]

Here's a link to the above record so you can see the actual register page-
https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/display-pdf.jsp?pdfName=d-277-1-5-001

An Ellen Scott bapt. 1838 (R.C.)-
https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/display-pdf.jsp?pdfName=st.marys_pro-cathedral_mf_1798-1820_ba_0483

[Thistle76]

Thanks, that record looks really promising.
Do you find that Ellen is a shortening for Helen as is usually the case in Scotland?
Irish genealogy looks to be a bit more difficult that in the UK?

Thanks

[aghadowey]

Helen is just a different form of the same name as Ellen- Helen used more in Scotland and Ellen used more in Ireland.

Ireland was paert of the U.K. but Irish genealogy is becoming more and more easier. Last 2 census (1901 and 1911) have been online (transcription & scan of original) free for ages and more census bit are also available. Civil records (births, marriages, deaths) being put online free (again actual images). Many Catholic Parish Registers also free online and lots more...