Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
Laurel Hill Cottage.
John Ebrill
died at "Laurel-hill Cottage" in July 1863.
William Ebrill
is listed as living "Summerville" at son's birth and death in Nov 1864.
Though later he is found elsewhere.
William Ebrill settled at Summerville Cottage
from 1874.
Beside the
Ebrills was
Laurel Hill school (founded 1840s).
Ebrill daughters were educated there.
Ebrill
later sold some of their land to Laurel Hill school.
William Ebrill is listed at "Summerville cottage"
in entry for
South Circular Road in
[Guy's, 1886, p.631].
He lived there until his death in 1892.
His family
continued to live there for decades.
In 1901 census,
Summerville Cottage is listed as having
14 rooms,
7 windows in front of house,
and 7 out-buildings (consisting of
3 stables, 1 coach house, 1 cow house, 1 fowl house
and 1 shed).
In 1911 census,
it is listed as having
18 rooms,
7 windows in front of house,
and 5 out-buildings (consisting of
1 stable, 3 cow houses
and 1 shed).
Charles Ebrill
lived nearby at
"Little Summerville" from 1920-21 until at least 1941.
Frank Ebrill
is still living at Summerville Cottage in 1956.
He died 1959.
Summerville Cottage (Laurel Hill Cottage) is now gone.
The site is now Summerville Gardens (housing estate).
Only the old back boundary wall survives.
See street view.
Location of the future Summerville Cottage
on
1829 to 1842 map.
(At the "C" of "COURTBRACK".)
Something exists at the site.
South Circular Rd to the E (red boundary).
John Ebrill
died at "Laurel-hill Cottage" in July 1863.
William Ebrill living at "Summerville" at birth of son on 6 Nov 1864.
He is also listed
at "Summerville" at death of son on 21 Nov 1864.
Though later he is found elsewhere.
Laurel Hill Cottage (Summerville Cottage),
South Circular Road.
From
1870 map.
William Ebrill living at "Summerville Cottage" at birth of dau in 1874 (apparently 28 Apr 1874).
And consistently at Summerville Cottage from then on.
Summerville Cottage ("Laurel Hill Cottage")
on 1887 to 1913 map.
See also Little Summerville,
and the large Summerville House ("Summerville").
Summerville Cottage, Limerick, 1955.
The entrance side (the S facing side).
See full size
and original.
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