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Ebrill of Limerick city

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References

• Notes by Patricia Lavelle in [PAT/2] and [PAT/31].

• Ebrill papers.

• Ebrill family grave, Garryowen, Limerick city.

• Ebrill family tree, by Brian Ebrill.
• Family tree research of Bill Ebrill.
• Family tree research of Gail O'Sullivan.

• Letters of Tot Waldron of Limerick
  • Thomas "Tot" Waldron was born in 1885 in Nenagh. Lived Limerick from at least 1898. He worked briefly before 1907 in Ebrill's Auctioneers. He emigrated to the US in 1907. He died in the US in 1937.
  • Paddy Waldron has offline electronic copy of Letters of Tot Waldron. Letters have mentions of the Ebrills.
  • Two 1903 letters are on Ebrill Bros notepaper.

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Origin of Ebrill

The family tradition is that the Ebrills were of Huguenot origin (Protestants from France fleeing persecution).
Though it looks like John Ebrill raised his children Catholic (i.e. they were Catholic pre-1805).

William Ebrill (bapt 1869) thought they were Huguenot.
Brian Ebrill's family thought they were possibly from the Brittany region. Charles S. Ebrill thought the Lyon region.
Felicity Ebrill said the family name had originally been d'Avril, and that her father Charles Ebrill had Protestant cousins.

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Our family

Our family starts with:

• John Ebrill,
  born 1780.
  He was a feather, skin and wool merchant in Mungret St, Limerick.
  His wife was possibly born Protestant.
  Their children were Catholic.

Close-up of Ebrill stained glass window, Redemptorists church, Limerick city.
It is obscured here, but it actually says "EBRILL", not "EBRIL".
Photo 2006. Light adjusted digitally. See full size and original.

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Ebrill of Australia

Frankie Tormey says there was some scandal and a John Ebrill was sent away by his family (not by the state) to Australia, and was ancestor of Ebrill of New South Wales, Australia.

• It CANNOT be either of these two, since both are accounted for:
  • John Ebrill, born 1824.
  • John Ebrill, born 1871.

• Carmel Ebrill came across a reference to an Ebrill who was deported (by the state) to Australia for stealing silver buckles.
• John Ebrill says there was a "John Ebrill" shipped to Australia around 1847 (or poss. 1780).
• Daniel Ebrill of our family emigrated to Australia after 1913, and died in Kyogle, New South Wales, in 1943.
• There is a considerable Ebrill community in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

• UK Ebrills who went to Australia (probably not related to the Irish Ebrills):
  • Ebrill of UK and Australia by George Ebrill and Jon Ebrill
  • Ebrill of UK and Australia by Derek Scragg

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Other Ebrills of Limerick

• Robert Ebrill,
  mar 29 Aug 1793 [St.John's CoI, Limerick] to Ann Griffin.

• Anne Abril,
  mar 1 Oct 1800 [St.Mary's CoI cathedral, Limerick] to James Tinnegar (or James Finnegar).

• Catherine Ebril,
  mar 14 June 1805 [St.Michael's, Limerick] to John Bradford.
  Think this is St.Michael's CoI, not St.Michael's RC, since RC records for 1805 seem missing. And here.

  
  

• Thomas Abriel.
  Serjeant, L.C.M. (Limerick City Militia or Limerick County Militia).
  He is listed among the Freeman of Limerick on 15 Feb 1813.
  He must be Serjeant Abriel who is listed in Limerick Chronicle, Thursday, July 17, 1817, as voting for John Vereker (future 3rd Viscount Gort) as MP for Limerick city in by-election 1817.
  Explanation: Charles Vereker was MP for Limerick. He was re-elected in 1812 general election. In 1817 he became 2nd Viscount Gort, so a by-election was held. His son John Vereker (future 3rd Viscount) stood and won, and was MP for Limerick 1817-1820.
  Note that (landed) Catholics got the right to vote (though not to sit in parliament) in 1793.

  
  

• Elizabeth Ebriel,
  mar 6 June 1824 [St.Mary's CoI cathedral, Limerick] to Eyre Taylor.

• Anne Ebril,
  mar 30 Jun 1838 [St.Mary's CoI cathedral, Limerick] to Robert Cluse.

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Other Ebrills

• John Ebrell,
  of Darlinghill.
  Think this is Darlinghill (or Darling Hill), Newchapel par (NW of Clonmel), SE Co.Tipperary.
  Will proved 1755.

• Ellinor Ebrel.
  She mar c.1752, Cashel And Emly Diocese, to --- Slattery.

• Ellinor Ebrel.
  She mar 1772, Cashel And Emly Diocese, to Thomas Budd.

  
  

• Thomas Ebrill.
  He mar 8 Sept 1795 [Kill St.Nicholas, Waterford] to Mary Miller.
  They had issue:
  1. William Ebrill, bapt 8 Dec 1797 [Kill St.Nicholas, Waterford].
  2. John Ebrill, bapt 26 Mar 1799 [Kill St.Nicholas, Waterford].

  
  

• Mr. W. Ebrill.
  Unidentified. He might be William Ebrill (born 1910) or Liam Ebrill (William) (born 1910) or not our family at all.
  He played bridge for Dublin in Revington Cup, Cork, Jan 1938. See Irish Independent, January 29, 1938.

  
  

• Mr. B.E. Ebrill.
  Unidentified. He might be Brian Mary Ebrill (born 1911) or Brendan James Ebrill (born 1917) or not our family at all.
  He played bridge for Dublin and Ireland:
  • He won the Davidson Cup - National Pairs Championship - in 1938 (must be Jan).
  • He won the Wigoder Cup, Jan 1938.
  • He played for Dublin in Revington Cup, Cork, Jan 1938. See Irish Independent, January 29, 1938,
  • He was selected to play for Ireland against Wales (his first international), Cardiff, 21 May 1938. See Irish Independent, Fri 15 and Sat 16 April 1938 (no longer online).
  • He played in Wigoder Cup, Jan 1939. See Irish Independent, January 14, 1939.

  
  

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