Hi,
I've been trying to find the record of a marriage which took place on the 26 November 1852 in Derrygonnelly (Devenish or Innishmacsaint parish?) between Ellen Montgomery and Peter Murphy. I have been looking through Devenish and Innishmacsaint parish records but my quest has so far proven fruitless. Ellen and Peter are my 3x great grandparents. I know nothing about them except their date of marriage in Derrygonnelly and that they "eloped" - according to my 2x great aunt Frances - that is, ran away from their families together, and emigrated to Glasgow in Scotland.
Ellen died on 12 December 1923, meaning that she would have been around 92 years old, an exceptionally long life I should think for back then. Her husband, Peter, predeceased her in 1887.
The Scottish records were easy to come by. I found them having a family of 8 in the 1881 census, one of the children being my 2x great grandfather Francis Charles Murphy, aged 16 at the time.
Ellen is described as having been born about "1831" in a family tree that I have, while Peter is thought to have been born around "1833". In the 1881 census Ellen's name is put down as "Helen".
Their son, my twice great grandfather Francis, became a confectioner (chocolate and sweetie maker).
Most of their other children moved to Boston in the USA, with only Francis Charles remaining in Scotland.
I would love to find some definite information on Ellen and Peter before they "eloped" to Glasgow.
Edit: I should add that one family tree I'm working from also says that they were married in "Enniskillen" while another says, "Derrygonnelly, Enniskillen". Although Derrygonnelly is not actually in Enniskillen (I don't know why the tree says this), it is near it (7 miles, I think) so I've also put Enniskillen in the title.