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Re: Violet May Elliott - confusion
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 10 January 19 18:50 GMT (UK) »
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Re: Violet May Elliott - confusion
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 10 January 19 19:49 GMT (UK) »
have you tried McMoran?  McM*rr*n?  etc
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Re: Violet May Elliott - confusion
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 10 January 19 20:31 GMT (UK) »
Strabane Chronical 1908 has a nice write up on the talented young violinist Miss Violet Elliott still only in her teens, daughter of George M Elliott, her tutor is Ephraim Stevenson.

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Re: Violet May Elliott - confusion
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 10 January 19 20:49 GMT (UK) »
A bit more information re Violet’s will

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52349/page/18460/data.pdf

Interesting to note that in the gazette notice the name of the Personal Representative is George Elliot Cecil Loftus WILLIAMS

His birth?

Name:   George E C Williams
Date of Registration:   Apr-May-Jun 1919
Registration district:   Belfast
Birth Country:   Ireland
Volume:   1
Page:   296
FHL Film Number:   10107


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Re: Violet May Elliott - confusion
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 10 January 19 21:06 GMT (UK) »
Arthur George Williams married Violet May Elliott in 1918-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1918/09719/5526287.pdf

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Londonderry Sentinel, 10 Nov.1908: … performance of Miss Violet Elliot, daughter of Mr. George _ Elliot, Lifford. One of the notices says an interesting item on the programme was the appearance of Miss Violet Elliot, a promising Irish violinist, who is still in ...
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Re: Violet May Elliott - confusion
« Reply #14 on: Thursday 10 January 19 22:05 GMT (UK) »
Oh so she was a musician - that’s better.
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Re: Violet May Elliott - confusion
« Reply #15 on: Thursday 10 January 19 22:09 GMT (UK) »
So was her father when he wasn't working, he died of a heart attack when out fishing.

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Re: Violet May Elliott - confusion
« Reply #16 on: Thursday 10 January 19 22:11 GMT (UK) »
Death Southampton November 1998

George Elliot C L Williams 79 yrs birthdate 12 Mar 1919
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Re: Violet May Elliott - confusion
« Reply #17 on: Thursday 10 January 19 22:26 GMT (UK) »
One of the witnesses at the marriage is Cecilia Loftus Elliott