Gilmour Barr Elder who died 22 Feb 1892 is buried in Aghadowey Presbyterian Church.
Grave inscription: Erected by John Elder in memory of his brother Gilmour Barr Elder who died the 22nd February 1892 aged 21 years.
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Elder & McGilligan Genealogy 
4 replies on “Gilmour Barr Elder, 1892”
Hi my family name is Gilmour- my grandparents & 3-4 previous generations are buried at Aghadowey Presbyterian Church. I was there a few weeks ago- I live 1 hours drive away. It was and is still common in Northern Ireland to use Maternal Surnames as first names- My brother is Kyle- from my grandmother.
In Aghadowey there are many Gilmour & Gilmore graves. Barr & Elder are also common names in the Coleraine/ Limavady area- I know many!
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Gilmore is my Grandmother’s maiden name. My g g g grandparents John and Letitia Gilmour are also buried in Aghadowey Presbyterian Church Cemetery marker #162 along with their children John and Annie Jane. Their other daughter, Letitia is buried at marker #225 with her husband, Samuel Dallas. John & Letitia’s oldest son, Archibald (my g g grandpa) came to New York in about 1847 before he was 15. The spelling was changed from Gilmour to Gilmore. Are you related to any of those Gilmour’s?
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Vera, I don’t think I am related to the Gilmour’s of Aghadowey.
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Gilmour Barr Elder was born Gilmore Elder on February 24, 1872 to James Elder and Mary Elder (nee Barr) of Killykergan, Aghadowey. His father’s was a labourer. Nancy Barr was present at his birth and registered the birth on March 8th, 1872.
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