Hannah Ellison (1780 - 1846)

Born 25 Dec 1780 in Jarrow, Durham, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Carr JP — married 2 Mar 1802 (to 12 Jan 1817) in St. Mary's, Gateshead, Durham, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1 Feb 1846 at age 65 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Biography

This profile is part of the Ellison Name Study.

Hannah Ellison (b. 25 Dec 1780; bp. 10 Jul 1785 Jarrow-on-Tyne, co. DUR - d. 01 Feb 1846 Edinburg, Scotland), is the eldest daughter of:^[1][2]

• Henry Ellison, esq. (bp. 09 Dec 1734 Gateshead - d. 20 Oct 1795 Bath, co. Somerset) of Hebburn Hall and Gateshead Park, co. Durham,^[3] High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1734.^[2][4]
• and Henrietta (bur. St. Nicholas, Newcastle, co. Northumb), dau. of John Isaacson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.^[3][2]

According to Thorne (1986), this branch of the Ellisons were, "associated with Newcastle-upon-Tyne for over two centuries."

Hannah is said to be a paternal descendant of Robert Ellison, sheriff and M.P. for Newcastle.^[4]

Siblings

She had seven (7) siblings, including a pair of fraternal twins.^[2]

brothers

• 1. Henry (b. 17 May 1782 - d. 24 Aug 1768).^[2][3]
• 2. Cuthbert Ellison of Hebburn Hall (b. 12 Jul 1783 - d. 13 Jun 1860), sheriff of co. Northumb. in 1808-09 and Durham in 1827-28.^[3][5][6][7]

m. (21 Jul 1804) Isabella Grace, dau. and coh. of Henry Ibbetson of St. Anthony’s, co. Northumb.

• 3. John (b. 06 Oct 1787 d . 25 May 1805, single).^[2]
• 4. Robert, esq. (b. 25 Sep 1789); fraternal twin of Anne; col. in Grenadier Guards.^[2]

m. (May 1820) Mary, 5th dau. of Matthew Montague, esq. of Portman-Square, London.^[2]

sisters

• 2. Henrietta (b. 02 Mar 1785).^[2]
• 3. Elizabeth (b. 06 Apr 1786).^[2]
• 4. Anne (b. 25 Sep 1789 - d. 29 May 1812, age 23; bur. Jarrow), fraternal twin of Robert.^[2]

Marriage

Hannah married twice.^[1]

Carr

Her first husband John, was the son of Ralph Carr (who purchased Hedgeley in 1786).^[8]

m.1 (02 Mar 1802 St. Mary's, Gateshead, Durham) John Carr of Dunston Hill, co. Durham and Hedgeley, co. Northumberland (b. 21 Sep 1764 Dunston Hill - d. 12 Jan 1817 Dunston Hill)^[1][2]

children

• Ralph Carr (b. 23 Nov 1805 Dunston Hill; bp. 17 Jan 1806 Whickham)... later Ralph Carr-Ellison of Hebburn Hall and Dunston Hill, co. Durham & Hedgeley, co. Northumb. in 1871; High Sheriff of Northumb. in 1845.^[6]

m. (13 Jul 1830 Newcastle, co. Northumb) Elizabeth Werge (b. Newcastle; bp. 08 Jul 1807 St. Andrews, Newcastle - d. 22 Sep 1877; bur. 26 Sep Whickham), dau. of Maj. John Werge, 38th Regiment of Foot, & Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. Nathaniel Ellison, M.A.

Douglas

Hannah remarried years after her first husband died to a sheriff of Kincardineshire in Scotland.^[1][2]

m.2 (01 Aug 1838 St. John's, Edinburg, Scotland) George Lewis Adolphus Douglas.^[1][2]

Death

Hannah died in Edinburg, Scotland but was buried at Whickham, co. Durham on 10 Feb 1846.^[1]

Descendants

• Sir Ralph Carr-Ellison (b. 08 Dec 1925 Hedgeley - d. 26 Aug 2014, age 88), chairman of Tyne-Tees Television and Lord Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear.^[8]

m.1 (1951) Mary Kavanagh (d. 1996).^[8]

• "Carr-Ellison of Hebburn Hall and Dunston Hill, co. Durham and of Hedgely, co. Northumberland," in Visitation of England and Wales, VI, p. 159. Google Books. Pedigree.
• Hodgson, J. (1840). "Issue of Robert Ellison and Elizabeth Liddell," in A History of Northumberland 2 & 3, III, pp. 18. Google Books. Pedigree.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Visitation of England and Wales, VI
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13} Hodgson, 1840, pp. 18.[1]
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Thorne, R. (1986). "Ellison, Cuthbert (1783-1860), of Hebburn Hall, co. Dur.," in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Boydell and Brewer HOP.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Wikipedia: Hebburn Hall a.k.a. Ellison Hall.
5. ↑ NOTE:
   • "In 1812 Ellison canvassed Newcastle on the retirement of Charles John Brandling (b. 04 Feb 1769 - dsp. 01 Feb 1826)," (Thorne 1986).[2]
   • Cuthbert's eldest dau. Elizabeth Caroline (d. 14 Oct 1853) m. (30 Oct 1824) George John Venables Vernon, 5th Baron Vernon (1803 -1866) as his first wife, (British Armorial Bindings).[3]
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Wikipedia: Hedgeley Hall
7. ↑ Wikipedia: Cuthbert Ellison (Newcastle MP)
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} "Sir Ralph Carr-Ellison - obituary," (5:28PM BST 23 Sep 2014). The Telegraph. Retrieved 08 Jul 2019. Web. (mirror: http://archive.is/vJzPD).
   "Ralph Harry Carr-Ellison was born ... on the Hedgeley estate near Alnwick, where he lived all his life, and ... had been acquired in 1786 by his ancestor Ralph Carr, a prosperous Newcastle merchant whose son married Hannah Ellison, of Hebburn Hall on Tyneside. The grounds of Hebburn Hall, which became an infirmary, are now Carr-Ellison Park."