Hon. Rev.
John
Ellis
(John Ellis)
Agar
Born in Gowran Castle, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of James Agar MP
and Lucia (Martin) Agar
Brother of
Henry Welbore (Agar) Ellis and Charles Bagenal Agar
Husband of
Harriet (Flower) Pryse
— married
11 Mar 1792 (to 1797) in Castle Durrow, Queen's County, Ireland
Died
at age 32
in Dublin, Ireland
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Biography
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| Church of Ireland Clergy |
Hon. & Rev. John Ellis Agar (1764-1797), born 31 December 1764; educated at Westminster School and admitted to Christ Church, Oxford on 9 June 1784, aged 19. BA 1788; MA 1791.
He was ordained deacon and priest, 1789; Rector of Duntrileague (Limerick), 1789; He was collated Prebendary of Kilneleige (Emly) on 2 July 1788, and installed on 4th July. In 1796 he was appointed Precentor of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. His patent was dated 26th February 1796 and he was admitted and installed on the following day. He was also Rector of St. George's, Dublin. He held all positions until his death in 1797.
John married on 11 March 1792, Harriet Flower, daughter of William Flower, 2nd Viscount Ashbrook.
Marriage Notice - Dublin Evening Post March 10, 1792
- At Castledurrow, the Hon. and Rev. J. E. Agar, to the Hon. Miss Flower, sister to Lord Viscount Ashbrook
They did not have any children.
He died in 1797. [1]
Death Notice - Dublin Evening Post January 28, 1797
- The Hon. and Rev. John Ellis Agar, brother to the Right Hon. Lord Visc Clifden
Probate [2]
- Hon & Rev John Ellis Agar, Clk
- Will dated 16 February 1793
- Wife - Hon Harriot Flower, executor
- Brother - Henry Welbore, Lord Clifden
Sources
- ↑ http://census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/dw/IRE_DIOC_007246541_00009.pdf
- ↑ FindmyPast - Betham's Genealogical Abstracts Prerogative Wills. (Phillips Mss) A. 1786-1808 B 1700-1717
- http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/ashbrook1751.htm
- http://landedfamilies.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/52-agar-later-agar-ellis-of-gowran.html
- Fasti ecclesiae Hibernicae: the succession of the prelates and members of the Cathedral bodies of Ireland by Henry Cotton, 1789-1879
- Vol 1 - The Province of Munster, Pg 108
- Vol 2 - The Province of Leinster, Pg 54
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