Ellen
Phemister
formerly McLaughlin
Born in County Donegal, Ireland
Ancestors 
Daughter of James McLaughlin
and Mary Ann (McKenny) McLaughlin
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Alexander William Phemister
— married
1877 in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
Margery Grace Phemister, Sarah Jane Phemister, Mary Isabel (Phemister) Bailey, George James William Phemister, Laura Amelia (Phemister) Weatherstone, Adelaide Ellen Ann (Phemister) Hamilton, Alexander Phemister, Louisa Havenden (Phemister) Power, Victor Norman Leslie Vic Phemister, Mildred Veronica (Phemister) Sanders, Dorothy Irene Phemister and Ruth Grant (Phemister) Filewood
Died
at age 84
in Upper Copmanhurst, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Apr 2018
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Biography
- Ancestor of noted actress Sigrid Thornton
- d/o John & Mary Phemister
- came to Australia as an infant
- 1877 m. Alexander Phemister (12 children: 3s9d )
- George, Frederick, Victor N S, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Bailey, Mrs Hamilton, Mrs. Mantell, Mrs Weatherstone, ??, Miss Rene,
- d. age 83
Sources
- NSW marriage registration #2976/1877
- NSW death registration #5377/1940 in district Grafton
- "Sigrid Thornton." Who Do You Think You Are? (Season 2, Episode 2). SBS One. 4 Oct 2009.
- Death certificate of Alexander William Phemister (husband).
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162376174/ellen-phemister: accessed 06 January 2023), memorial page for Ellen McLaughlin Phemister (10 May 1855–1 Feb 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 162376174, citing Copmanhurst Cemetery, Copmanhurst, Clarence Valley Council, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Stombell (contributor 48335209).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ellen by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ellen by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Christine (Watson) Harris
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Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup V2, FTDNA kit #B282077
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~12.50%
~12.50%
Christine (Watson) Harris :
23andMe, GEDmatch LG7134156 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A903164 [compare], Ancestry member christinenharris
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Christine (Watson) Harris
Christine (Watson) Harris
McLaughlin-4267 and McLaughlan-93 appear to represent the same person because: Mary Ellen Phemister is sometimes recorded as McLaughlin or McLaughlan, but these two profiles are definitely the same person who married Alexander William Phemister and was my great grandmother.
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by Christine (Watson) Harris
Rejected matches › Stephen McLaughlin (abt.1860-) › Mary McLoughlin (abt.1855-) › Ellen McLaughlin (abt.1853-)
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