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Another one from Tim. I can read some of the writing but not all. How about you? Written on the back of a silhouette that was made in about 1790

Many thanks! ;)

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Two baptisms come up on FS for John Johnston Irvine and his wife Elizabeth. Christopher Eaton Irvine, 21/9/1792, Clones, County Monaghan. Harriot Irvine, January 1797, Clones County Monaghan. Googling Christopher Eaton brings up a baptism on Irish Genealogy with a hint (page won’t open) that his father was John Johnston Irvine ESQ.so he must have been a man of note.
 
John Johnston Irvine, according to some trees could be a descendent of Christopher Irvine who was born in Scotland and was a barrister, dying in 1666. He in turn was the son of John Irving and Mary Marion JOHNSTON. Christopher married his cousin Blanche Irvine. They are related to Sir Gerard Irvine of Castle Irvine in County Fermanagh. Not at all sure where all this fits though because I have no idea what is written in a few spots. He is some ones Great, great something.
 
I think it might be great great grandson. Also of someone killed in one of the Scottish border wars. I first thought Flodden Field but that seems a bit early if this portrait is c1790. If it says great great grandfather then that seems too recent for that 1790 date. Unless there are more greats in there other that great, great. At the Battle of Flodden all able bodied Irvines were lost. It just doesn’t look like Flodden though. Killed at battle of ? Aug Fields.
 
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Sir Gerald Irvine mentioned in post #4 died in 1693 at the Williamite Camp at Dundalk. There is the Battle of Aughrim fought on Aughrim Fields July 1691 which marked a significant defeat for Jacobite cause….might this be ‘Killed in Battle on Aug’ Fields (shortened) It does look like Aug on the photo. 5 thousand men were killed in 4 hours and was the bloodiest day in all of Ireland history.
Found on history of Enniskillen. simpsonhistory.com
 
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I've found this on a site called Irish Genealogy Projects Archives in the Clones Parish Registers Baptisms 1792-1799 (Clones covers Monaghan and Fermanagh)
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https://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/monaghan/churches/clones-bap-1792-99.html

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So, John Johnston Irvine was a surgeon.
 
AnnB said:
I've found this on a site called Irish Genealogy Projects Archives in the Clones Parish Registers Baptisms 1792-1799 (Clones covers Monaghan and Fermanagh)
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https://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/monaghan/churches/clones-bap-1792-99.html

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So, John Johnston Irvine was a surgeon.
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Seems there were a few doctors in the family.
 
Daft Bat said:
Another one from Tim. I can read some of the writing but not all. How about you? Written on the back of a silhouette that was made in about 1790

Many thanks! ;)

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The silhouette inscription from about 1790 identifies John Johnston Irvine of Johnstown, County Fermanagh. The handwriting mentions he was the great-great-grandson of an ancestor killed at the Battle of Aughrim (1691). Records confirm that John Johnston Irvine was a surgeon and “Esquire,” and he died around 1804, with a probate entry listed in the Irish will indexes on FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org).

Parish registers from Clones show two of his children: Christopher Eaton Irvine, baptized September 1792, and Harriot Irvine, baptized January 1797. His wife was named Elizabeth.

If you’d like to dig further, the summary suggests checking the IGP Archives marriages for Clones (http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/monaghan/clones.htm) and tracing Christopher and Harriot in later Irish church or civil records.
 
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