Ephraim Anderson 1819-1893
Ephraim Anderson, second son of Matthew Anderson 1784-1867 and Jane Wanless 1787-1841 born March 1819 at Lounges Knowe, near Alwinton, baptised Harbottle, Northumberland, died 26 July 1893 at Hollybrook House, Tagheen, Mayo, buried 28 July 1893 Church of Ireland graveyard Mayo Abbey with his wife Mary Ann. Married his cousin in 1843 in the Rothbury district of Northumberland
+ Mary Ann Anderson born Shittleheugh, near Elsdon, baptised July 1824 at Birdhopecraig, Northumberland, died 16 December 1890 at Hollybrook House, Tagheen, Mayo, buried 18 December 1890 Church of Ireland graveyard Mayo Abbey.
Farming in Northumberland before moving to Hollybrook in County Mayo, Ireland
At the time of the 1841 census Ephraim and his siblings were shepherds living at Carlecroft in the Upper Coquetdale. By the time of the 1851 census Ephraim had moved south to far better land becoming a farmer employing 2 labourers at Well House, Little Harle in the parish of Kirkwhelpington – Wikipedia. Matthew was probably renting the 122 acres mentioned in the census from High Sheriff Thomas Anderson, no relation, who was residing at Little Harle Tower – Wikipedia. On modern maps Well House is shown to the east of Little Harle Tower and close to the river and the boundary of the National Trust property Wallington | National Trust. Ephraim and his family soon moved to Ireland renting over 1,ooo acres around Hollybrook House.
Offspring
Matthew Anderson 1843-?: born 9 December 1843, Shittleheugh, near Elsdon, baptised 25 March 1844 at Birdhopecraig, Northumberland. Had issue …
Elizabeth Anderson 1845-?: born 1845 at Elsdon, Northumberland, married William “Thomas” Honeyman, an excise officer, of Newtownstewart, Scotland son of Thomas Honeyman, an excise officer, in Hollymount Presbyterian church, Mayo on 18 August 1868 (witnesses: Sarah G. Macken and – Anderson). Had issue …
Jane Anderson 1847-1930: born 5 February 1847 at Little Harle, Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland, died 23 November 1930 Alnwick, Northumberland, married Joseph Robinson 1842-1915, a farmer, of Gallowshill, Northumberland son of Joseph Robinson in Hollymount Presbyterian church, Mayo on 16 February 1870 (witnesses: John Caine and Mary Anderson). Had issue …
Robert Anderson 1848-?: born 1848: Little Harle, Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland. No record after 1851 census. May have married “Mary Bob” as photographs of Robert and Mary Bob Anderson taken in Liverpool are in the Oram archive. No known issue.
Mary born Anderson 1850-?: Little Harle, Kirkwhelpington,who married John Rochester at Meldon, Northumberland 14 November 1878. Had issue …
John Anderson 1860-1943: baptised 3 January 1860 at Hollybrook, died 1943 at Hollybrook married c.1893 Clara Greated c1862-1942: born Mayo, died 1 August 1942 at Hollybrook. Only offspring Margaret Anderson, baptised 4 August 1896 at Hollybrook, died same day.