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Eleanor (Ellen) (Nelly) Short 1815–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1815

Birth Location: Rhian, Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

Death Date: 31 May 1888

Death Location: Chamberlain's Corners, Madrid, NY

Father: Matthew Short

Mother: Barbara MacCulloch

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The story of Eleanor (Ellen) (Nelly) Short began in 1815 in Rhian, Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland. Eleanor (Ellen) (Nelly) Short passed away in 1888 in Chamberlain's Corners, Madrid, NY.

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Biography

  • The story of Eleanor (Ellen) (Nelly) Short began in 1815 in Rhian, Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland.
  • Eleanor (Ellen) (Nelly) Short passed away in 1888 in Chamberlain's Corners, Madrid, NY.

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Eleanor Short's Ancestors

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Eleanor Short
1815–1888
Birth Place: Rhian, Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland
Parents
Matthew Short
1787–1867
Warenford, Northumberland, England
Barbara MacCulloch
1786–1866
Durness, Sutherland, Scotland
Grandparents
GEORGE ShorT
1749–1800
Spindleston, Parish of Bamburg, NBL, England
Eleanor YounG
1751–1790
Chillingham, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Short
1707–1790
Ann Carston
1720–
John Young
1720–
Margaret Hud
1725–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Short
1675–
Jane Morton
1674–
George Young
1690–
Elizabeth Young
1703–
Willm Hudd
1700–1761

Eleanor Short's Timeline

3 Records

1815
Aug 1815
Birth of Eleanor (Ellen) (Nelly) Short in Rhian, Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland
Rhian, Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland
1815
22 Oct 1815
Eleanor (Ellen) (Nelly) Short was baptized in Lairg,Sutherland,Scotland
Lairg,Sutherland,Scotland
1888
31 May 1888
Age 73
Death of Eleanor (Ellen) (Nelly) Short in Chamberlain's Corners, Madrid, NY
Chamberlain's Corners, Madrid, NY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1815
    Event Place: Rhian, Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1815
    Event Place: Lairg,Sutherland,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1888
    Event Place: Chamberlain's Corners, Madrid, NY

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