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Thomas McEllistrem

The McEllistrem house, Main St, Ballylongford.

Thomas McEllistrem, born est c.1810,
story is that he was going to be a priest in Killarney, brought home to run business when his sister Margaret eloped around 1836,
ran family business on Main St, Ballylongford, Co.Kerry,
mar est c.1850 to Alicia O'Donnell [bapt Alice, 11 April 1827 [Ballylongford RC par records], dau of Mark O'Donnell of Tarbert, Co.Kerry, by his wife Alice Harrold],
Mark (or Marcus) and Alice (or Alicia) became family names,
"Thomas McEllistrem" of 14 Main St, Ballylongford, listed as head of household in [Griffiths Valuation, 1852], leasing it from St.John T. Blacker,
he is also renting an office at 15 Main St, leasing it from Michael O'Brien,
he may also be the same as "Thomas Mc Ellestrem" of Ballyline West, Aghavallen par, in [Griffiths Valuation, 1852], since Ballyline ends up in his family, i.e. they had a shop in town and a farm outside it,
no McEllistrem is found in the list of merchants of Ballylongford in 1861 ["Memory Lane", The Shannonside Journal, 1994, p.121], though a "Mrs. McEllistrim" is listed as one of the principal farmers, she cannot be his widow, since he fl 1866,
he is listed as farmer, Ballylongford, at son Stephen's birth 1866 [GROI],
[Guy's, 1893] lists "Mrs. McEllistrum", farmer, Ballylongford,
he died pre-1901,
Alicia is listed at Main St, Ballylongford, in [Census, 1901], her son Michael living with her, 2 servants living with them,
she died Ballylongford, 2 Aug 1910, age 83 yrs [GROI], listed as "farmer's widow",
they are both bur in the "Mac Ellestrem" vault, Lislaughtin Abbey, no inscription,
had issue:

1. Mark McEllistrem,
   or Marcus,
   "Marcus McEllistrim" sp the bapt of his 1st cousin's child Richard Henry Rahilly in Tarbert, Co.Kerry, in 1877,
   went to America,
   mar Mary ----, no issue.
   The name Marcus survives in his brother Edward's family.

   
   

2. Richard McEllistrem,
   went to Liverpool,
   died Liverpool, bur Liverpool.

   
   

3. Marianne McEllistrem,
   born Ballylongford,
   bapt 1 January 1857 [Ballylongford RC par records],
   listed as "Mary Ann" at bapt and mar and children's baptisms 1893 and 1894, "Marianne" at son's birth 1893,
   listed as "Marian" at son's birth 1897, "Mary" at son's bapt 1897,
   listed as "Marian" in 1901 census, "Maryanne" in 1911 census, "Marianne" on grave,
   listed as of Ballylongford at mar,
   mar 1 March 1892 [Ballylongford RC par records] to James O'Carroll and had issue.

   
   

4. Michael McEllistrem,
   spelt "McEllistrem", NOT "McEllestrim", on grave,
   "Mikey Mac", born 1860, Co.Kerry,
   census 1901 says age 35 (born 1866),
   census 1911 says age 45 (born 1866),
   mar cert 1913 shows him as son of the late Thomas McEllistrem, "farmer".

   
   

5. Margaret McEllistrem,
   spelt "McEllistrem" on grave,
   born 1860, Co.Kerry,
   did not marry,
   she sp bapt of Thomas O'Carroll 1893 and Francis O'Carroll 1897,
   she wit birth of Francis O'Carroll 1897, she is listed as living Ballylongford,
   living with brother and mother in 1901 census,
   living with brother Michael as at census 1911, listed as age 40,
   listed as "Margaret McEllestrum, hotel proprietor" at death [GROI],
   died Ballylongford, 8th Aug 1930, age 70 yrs [GROI],
   bur Lislaughtin Abbey, with O'Carrolls (her sister's family).

   
   

6. Thomas McEllistrem,
   bapt 1 November 1861 [Ballylongford RC par records],
   went to America.

   
   

7. Alicia McEllistrem (after mother),
   died young.

   
   

8. Edward McEllistrem, Ned,
   born Ballylongford,
   bapt 23 October 1863 [Ballylongford RC par records].

   
   

9. Stephen McEllistrem, think NOT Steven,
   born Ballylongford, 1 May 1866 [GROI],
   bapt 3 May 1866 [Ballylongford RC par records],
   had issue:
   1. Thomas McEllistrem, didn't marry.