Gortereghy Elder And Anderson

• new-17sep-e874cb7c1c5f — Elder-7144 remains compatible for the living 1901 father of Alex/Robert/Eliza/Margaretta; its 1827 birth is tree-derived and differs from reported age 65, so retain uncertainty. Elder-7251 represents Mary Glasgow’s separate Gortahar family: she is a widow there in 1901 while the Gortereghy Robert is alive. Do not exclude Elder-7251 globally from Sarah’s 1893 father clause merely because a father can be deceased at marriage. Sarah and Isaac’s father occurrences remain unproved bridges to the 1901 family. The original 1881 Jane birth proves Robert/Jane Calderwood as a parental couple, not the mother identity of all later siblings. Elder-7144, Elder-7251
• new-17sep-51559e1403ab — Elder-7144 remains compatible for the living 1901 father of Alex/Robert/Eliza/Margaretta; its 1827 birth is tree-derived and differs from reported age 65, so retain uncertainty. Elder-7251 represents Mary Glasgow’s separate Gortahar family: she is a widow there in 1901 while the Gortereghy Robert is alive. Do not exclude Elder-7251 globally from Sarah’s 1893 father clause merely because a father can be deceased at marriage. Sarah and Isaac’s father occurrences remain unproved bridges to the 1901 family. The original 1881 Jane birth proves Robert/Jane Calderwood as a parental couple, not the mother identity of all later siblings. Elder-7144, Elder-7251
• new-17sep-2db1153d15bd — Elder-7144 remains compatible for the living 1901 father of Alex/Robert/Eliza/Margaretta; its 1827 birth is tree-derived and differs from reported age 65, so retain uncertainty. Elder-7251 represents Mary Glasgow’s separate Gortahar family: she is a widow there in 1901 while the Gortereghy Robert is alive. Do not exclude Elder-7251 globally from Sarah’s 1893 father clause merely because a father can be deceased at marriage. Sarah and Isaac’s father occurrences remain unproved bridges to the 1901 family. The original 1881 Jane birth proves Robert/Jane Calderwood as a parental couple, not the mother identity of all later siblings. Elder-7144, Elder-7251
• new-17sep-23827b2edc89 — Elder-7144 remains compatible for the living 1901 father of Alex/Robert/Eliza/Margaretta; its 1827 birth is tree-derived and differs from reported age 65, so retain uncertainty. Elder-7251 represents Mary Glasgow’s separate Gortahar family: she is a widow there in 1901 while the Gortereghy Robert is alive. Do not exclude Elder-7251 globally from Sarah’s 1893 father clause merely because a father can be deceased at marriage. Sarah and Isaac’s father occurrences remain unproved bridges to the 1901 family. The original 1881 Jane birth proves Robert/Jane Calderwood as a parental couple, not the mother identity of all later siblings. Elder-7144, Elder-7251
• irish-gortereghy-robert-elder-children-1901 — Elder-7144 remains compatible for the living 1901 father of Alex/Robert/Eliza/Margaretta; its 1827 birth is tree-derived and differs from reported age 65, so retain uncertainty. Elder-7251 represents Mary Glasgow’s separate Gortahar family: she is a widow there in 1901 while the Gortereghy Robert is alive. Do not exclude Elder-7251 globally from Sarah’s 1893 father clause merely because a father can be deceased at marriage. Sarah and Isaac’s father occurrences remain unproved bridges to the 1901 family. The original 1881 Jane birth proves Robert/Jane Calderwood as a parental couple, not the mother identity of all later siblings. Elder-7144, Elder-7251
• irish-gortereghy-elder-calderwood-jane-1881 — Elder-7144 remains compatible for the living 1901 father of Alex/Robert/Eliza/Margaretta; its 1827 birth is tree-derived and differs from reported age 65, so retain uncertainty. Elder-7251 represents Mary Glasgow’s separate Gortahar family: she is a widow there in 1901 while the Gortereghy Robert is alive. Do not exclude Elder-7251 globally from Sarah’s 1893 father clause merely because a father can be deceased at marriage. Sarah and Isaac’s father occurrences remain unproved bridges to the 1901 family. The original 1881 Jane birth proves Robert/Jane Calderwood as a parental couple, not the mother identity of all later siblings. Elder-7144, Elder-7251

• Public existing-profile search and biography review completed 2026-09-30. Missing fields or an unproved extra bridge do not exclude a compatible person.
• Born about 1787 and father of Robert Elder-7144. He belongs to the wrong generation for the later household reconstruction and cannot substitute for his son.
• Further source and existing-profile review completed 2026-09-30; retain compatible candidates unless a concrete conflict excludes them.
• MaryGlasgow’sGortaharwifeiswidowed1901whileGortereghyRobertalive; distinctfamily. Doesnotexcludea deceasedfatherfromlatermarriageclauses.

== Biography ==

The published headstone transcription for Rasharkin Second Presbyterian Church records a memorial erected by Alexander Elder of Gortrickey to his father Robert Elder, his mother Jane, and his sisters and brothers. It also records Alexander Elder's death on 5 January 1943.<ref>Rasharkin Second Presbyterian Church headstones; https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/RasharkinP/graveyard.html; . This is a new direct memorial transcription for the catalogue's parentage study, not a Glasgow record and not proof that the Elder family was related to Alexander Glasgow. Its value is locality context: Gortrickey/Gortereghy is the townland where the Glasgow family appears in the 1837–1838 Rasharkin Presbyterian baptism entries. The memorial supplies a named Elder household for future comparison with the later Robert Elder who occupied Alexander Glasgow's former Lisnagaver lot; identity between those Elder references remains unproved.</ref>

The same reproduced Second Portglenone Presbyterian marriage list records Neal Anderson, full-age bachelor farmer of Gortreaghy, marrying Sarah Elder, full-age spinster of Gortreaghy, on 28 September 1893. Sarah's father is recorded as Robert Elder, farmer; witnesses were Robert Anderson and Nancy Elder.<ref>RootsChat, Elder, Murdoch & McMeekin Families; https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=214109.0; . This is a new parent-bearing record for the Gortreaghy Elder household and is consistent with the 1908 entry naming Alexander Elder as a son of a Robert Elder, but the shared father's identity and any connection to Robert Elder, husband of Mary Glasgow, remain unproved until the original register is inspected.</ref>

The reproduced Second Portglenone Presbyterian marriage list records Isaac Elder, full-age bachelor farmer of Gohorney, marrying Jane Elliott on 19 February 1903. Isaac's father is recorded as Robert Elder, farmer.<ref>RootsChat, Elder, Murdoch & McMeekin Families; https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=214109.0; . This is another catalogue-absent parent-bearing record for a Robert Elder household in the Rasharkin area. It supports the existence of a substantial local Elder family network, but does not by itself identify Isaac's Robert with Robert Elder, husband of Mary Glasgow, or establish any Glasgow relationship.</ref>

A 2007 RootsChat research post reproduces a 18 June 1908 Second Portglenone Presbyterian marriage entry for Alexander Elder, full-age bachelor farmer of Gortreaghy, whose father is recorded as Robert Elder, farmer. Alexander married Mary Anderson, full-age spinster of Gortreaghy, daughter of Neil Anderson; witnesses were Robert Anderson and Margaret Elder.<ref>RootsChat, Elder, Murdoch & McMeekin Families; https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=214109.0; . The entry is not yet an inspected original, so it is a secondary-source lead rather than final evidence. It is nevertheless a new, specific parent-bearing record for the Gortreaghy Elder household and gives a testable route for determining whether the Alexander Elder on the Rasharkin Second Presbyterian memorial was a son of the Robert Elder who later occupied Alexander Glasgow's Lisnagaver lot. That identity chain remains unproved.</ref>

The original 1901 Gortereghy return records Robert Elder, 65, widowed farmer, with Alex 27 and Robert 20 as sons and Eliza 22 and Margaretta 14 as daughters. The 1911 Alexander/Mary household explicitly records Robert as Alexander’s brother and Margaret as his sister. The combined names and locality strongly support continuity, with age differences retained. Robert Elder-7144 remains a qualified father identity; Robert/Mary Glasgow’s Gortahar household is separate.<ref>1901 Gortereghy, Robert Elder household; https://api-census.nationalarchives.ie/census/image/nai000298460.pdf; Form A; official index house 42; rows 1–5; 1911 Gortereghy, Alexander Elder household; https://api-census.nationalarchives.ie/census/image/nai001390156.pdf; Form A; official index house 37; rows 1–4. Inspected original record; profile identity remains qualified where stated.</ref>

The original birth entry names Jane Elder, born 27 April 1881 at Gortreighy, daughter of farmer Robert Elder and Jane formerly Calderwood. This identifies that parental couple and strengthens the separate Robert/Jane study; it does not yet prove Jane Calderwood as mother of all 1901/1911 siblings.<ref>Ballymoney civil birth register 1881; https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1881/02832/2038201.pdf; printed page 166; PDF page 1; entry 279. Inspected original record; profile identity remains qualified where stated.</ref>

== Research Notes ==

Elder-7144 remains compatible for the living 1901 father of Alex/Robert/Eliza/Margaretta; its 1827 birth is tree-derived and differs from reported age 65, so retain uncertainty. Elder-7251 represents Mary Glasgow’s separate Gortahar family: she is a widow there in 1901 while the Gortereghy Robert is alive. Do not exclude Elder-7251 globally from Sarah’s 1893 father clause merely because a father can be deceased at marriage. Sarah and Isaac’s father occurrences remain unproved bridges to the 1901 family. The original 1881 Jane birth proves Robert/Jane Calderwood as a parental couple, not the mother identity of all later siblings.

Possible profile identities: [[Elder-7144]], [[Elder-7251]].

Next research: Find original births/marriages identifying the 1901 siblings and the 1901 father’s death; compare the Jane Calderwood family before making any certain profile attachment.

== Sources ==

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• new-17sep-e874cb7c1c5f — The original 1901 Alex is explicitly Robert’s son; the 1911 return names brother Robert and sister Margaret. Together with the 1908 Alexander/Mary Anderson marriage extract, these support one sibling family. Retain the actual age differences. Use the same qualified Elder-7144 father hypothesis for Alexander and proved siblings; mother Jane on the memorial is separately evidenced, while Jane Calderwood remains a comparison. No matching Alexander profile was established in full same-name and father-filtered searches.
• new-17sep-23827b2edc89 — The original 1901 Alex is explicitly Robert’s son; the 1911 return names brother Robert and sister Margaret. Together with the 1908 Alexander/Mary Anderson marriage extract, these support one sibling family. Retain the actual age differences. Use the same qualified Elder-7144 father hypothesis for Alexander and proved siblings; mother Jane on the memorial is separately evidenced, while Jane Calderwood remains a comparison. No matching Alexander profile was established in full same-name and father-filtered searches.
• elder-alexander-gortereghy-census-1911 — The original 1901 Alex is explicitly Robert’s son; the 1911 return names brother Robert and sister Margaret. Together with the 1908 Alexander/Mary Anderson marriage extract, these support one sibling family. Retain the actual age differences. Use the same qualified Elder-7144 father hypothesis for Alexander and proved siblings; mother Jane on the memorial is separately evidenced, while Jane Calderwood remains a comparison. No matching Alexander profile was established in full same-name and father-filtered searches.
• irish-gortereghy-robert-elder-children-1901 — The original 1901 Alex is explicitly Robert’s son; the 1911 return names brother Robert and sister Margaret. Together with the 1908 Alexander/Mary Anderson marriage extract, these support one sibling family. Retain the actual age differences. Use the same qualified Elder-7144 father hypothesis for Alexander and proved siblings; mother Jane on the memorial is separately evidenced, while Jane Calderwood remains a comparison. No matching Alexander profile was established in full same-name and father-filtered searches.

• Public existing-profile search and biography review completed 2026-09-30. Missing fields or an unproved extra bridge do not exclude a compatible person.
• Named parents Alexander and Elizabeth McKay, and bachelor status at his intestate death in 1917, contradict father Robert and a 1908 marriage to Mary Anderson. Death in 1917 also differs from the memorial date of 1943.
• Named father James differs from father Robert in the 1908 marriage.
• Wife Annie McBain in 1905 and a different Scottish/Australian life provide no support for the 1908 Mary Anderson identity.
• Further source and existing-profile review completed 2026-09-30; retain compatible candidates unless a concrete conflict excludes them.

== Biography ==

The published headstone transcription for Rasharkin Second Presbyterian Church records a memorial erected by Alexander Elder of Gortrickey to his father Robert Elder, his mother Jane, and his sisters and brothers. It also records Alexander Elder's death on 5 January 1943.<ref>Rasharkin Second Presbyterian Church headstones; https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/RasharkinP/graveyard.html; . This is a new direct memorial transcription for the catalogue's parentage study, not a Glasgow record and not proof that the Elder family was related to Alexander Glasgow. Its value is locality context: Gortrickey/Gortereghy is the townland where the Glasgow family appears in the 1837–1838 Rasharkin Presbyterian baptism entries. The memorial supplies a named Elder household for future comparison with the later Robert Elder who occupied Alexander Glasgow's former Lisnagaver lot; identity between those Elder references remains unproved.</ref>

A 2007 RootsChat research post reproduces a 18 June 1908 Second Portglenone Presbyterian marriage entry for Alexander Elder, full-age bachelor farmer of Gortreaghy, whose father is recorded as Robert Elder, farmer. Alexander married Mary Anderson, full-age spinster of Gortreaghy, daughter of Neil Anderson; witnesses were Robert Anderson and Margaret Elder.<ref>RootsChat, Elder, Murdoch & McMeekin Families; https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=214109.0; . The entry is not yet an inspected original, so it is a secondary-source lead rather than final evidence. It is nevertheless a new, specific parent-bearing record for the Gortreaghy Elder household and gives a testable route for determining whether the Alexander Elder on the Rasharkin Second Presbyterian memorial was a son of the Robert Elder who later occupied Alexander Glasgow's Lisnagaver lot. That identity chain remains unproved.</ref>

The inspected original 1911 Gortereghy census return records Alexander Elder, aged 40, as head, Mary Elder, aged 44, as wife, Robert Elder, aged 34, as brother, and Margaret Elder, aged 25, as sister (Form A, official index house 37, nai001390156, rows 1–4). These stated relationships support comparison with the 1901 household, the 1908 marriage lead and the Rasharkin Second Presbyterian memorial; identification with existing profiles remains qualified.<ref>1911 Gortereghy, Alexander Elder household; https://api-census.nationalarchives.ie/census/image/nai001390156.pdf; Form A; official index house 37; rows 1–4. Original register or Form A inspected on 30 September 2026; source-specific image and entry references supplied. Profile identities and cross-record continuity remain qualified where stated.</ref>

The original 1901 Gortereghy return records Robert Elder, 65, widowed farmer, with Alex 27 and Robert 20 as sons and Eliza 22 and Margaretta 14 as daughters. The 1911 Alexander/Mary household explicitly records Robert as Alexander’s brother and Margaret as his sister. The combined names and locality strongly support continuity, with age differences retained. Robert Elder-7144 remains a qualified father identity; Robert/Mary Glasgow’s Gortahar household is separate.<ref>1901 Gortereghy, Robert Elder household; https://api-census.nationalarchives.ie/census/image/nai000298460.pdf; Form A; official index house 42; rows 1–5; 1911 Gortereghy, Alexander Elder household; https://api-census.nationalarchives.ie/census/image/nai001390156.pdf; Form A; official index house 37; rows 1–4. Inspected original record; profile identity remains qualified where stated.</ref>

== Research Notes ==

The original 1901 Alex is explicitly Robert’s son; the 1911 return names brother Robert and sister Margaret. Together with the 1908 Alexander/Mary Anderson marriage extract, these support one sibling family. Retain the actual age differences. Use the same qualified Elder-7144 father hypothesis for Alexander and proved siblings; mother Jane on the memorial is separately evidenced, while Jane Calderwood remains a comparison. No matching Alexander profile was established in full same-name and father-filtered searches.

Possible profile identities: none established within the recorded searches.

Next research: Inspect original 1908 marriage and a matching birth/death to secure Elder-7144 identity and mother’s maiden surname.

== Sources ==

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• new-17sep-5cc82aef172f — Anderson-47669 explicitly cites the exact marriage to Sarah Elder on 28 September 1893, naming her father Robert, and the 1901/1911 Gortereghy households with brothers Abraham (Ebby) and Robert. Its 1911 ages of 65, 60 and 50 reproduce the queue evidence. The profile's birth estimate of 1851 follows age 50 in 1901, while the 1911 age implies 1846. This reported age difference does not split the same named household. Anderson-47669
• new-17sep-51559e1403ab — Anderson-47669 explicitly cites the exact marriage to Sarah Elder on 28 September 1893, naming her father Robert, and the 1901/1911 Gortereghy households with brothers Abraham (Ebby) and Robert. Its 1911 ages of 65, 60 and 50 reproduce the queue evidence. The profile's birth estimate of 1851 follows age 50 in 1901, while the 1911 age implies 1846. This reported age difference does not split the same named household. Anderson-47669

• Public existing-profile search and biography review completed 2026-09-30. Missing fields or an unproved extra bridge do not exclude a compatible person.
• Father Neal died on 10 April 1877 and cannot be the 1893 groom or 1911 head. Retain him as the identified father rather than a competing head.
• Further source and existing-profile review completed 2026-09-30; retain compatible candidates unless a concrete conflict excludes them.

== Biography ==

The same 1911 Gortereghy census browse records Neal Anderson, aged 65, with Abraham Anderson, aged 60, and Robert Anderson, aged 50, each identified as brothers within the household. It is relevant as FAN context because Robert Anderson appears as a witness in the 1908 Elder marriage transcription and the Anderson surname also occurs in the Elder marriage network.<ref>Down the Road, Gortereghy 1911 census browse; https://downtheroad.dev/de/census?county=Antrim&tab=browse&townland=Gortereghy&year=1911; . It does not establish a relationship to Alexander Glasgow or to the Glasgow family.</ref>

The same reproduced Second Portglenone Presbyterian marriage list records Neal Anderson, full-age bachelor farmer of Gortreaghy, marrying Sarah Elder, full-age spinster of Gortreaghy, on 28 September 1893. Sarah's father is recorded as Robert Elder, farmer; witnesses were Robert Anderson and Nancy Elder.<ref>RootsChat, Elder, Murdoch & McMeekin Families; https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=214109.0; . This is a new parent-bearing record for the Gortreaghy Elder household and is consistent with the 1908 entry naming Alexander Elder as a son of a Robert Elder, but the shared father's identity and any connection to Robert Elder, husband of Mary Glasgow, remain unproved until the original register is inspected.</ref>

== Research Notes ==

Anderson-47669 explicitly cites the exact marriage to Sarah Elder on 28 September 1893, naming her father Robert, and the 1901/1911 Gortereghy households with brothers Abraham (Ebby) and Robert. Its 1911 ages of 65, 60 and 50 reproduce the queue evidence. The profile's birth estimate of 1851 follows age 50 in 1901, while the 1911 age implies 1846. This reported age difference does not split the same named household.

Possible profile identities: [[Anderson-47669]].

Next research: Inspect the named original record and compare dated family evidence; retained candidates remain unproved.

== Sources ==

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• new-17sep-51559e1403ab — Sarah is explicitly the wife named in Anderson-47669's citation to the marriage of 28 September 1893, but no separate compatible Sarah Elder profile was identified in the live cohort. The nearby County Antrim Sarah Elder-6116 was born in 1899, after the marriage.

• Public existing-profile search and biography review completed 2026-09-30. Missing fields or an unproved extra bridge do not exclude a compatible person.
• Born on 15 September 1899; cannot be the full-age bride in 1893.
• Further source and existing-profile review completed 2026-09-30; retain compatible candidates unless a concrete conflict excludes them.

== Biography ==

The same reproduced Second Portglenone Presbyterian marriage list records Neal Anderson, full-age bachelor farmer of Gortreaghy, marrying Sarah Elder, full-age spinster of Gortreaghy, on 28 September 1893. Sarah's father is recorded as Robert Elder, farmer; witnesses were Robert Anderson and Nancy Elder.<ref>RootsChat, Elder, Murdoch & McMeekin Families; https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=214109.0; . This is a new parent-bearing record for the Gortreaghy Elder household and is consistent with the 1908 entry naming Alexander Elder as a son of a Robert Elder, but the shared father's identity and any connection to Robert Elder, husband of Mary Glasgow, remain unproved until the original register is inspected.</ref>

== Research Notes ==

Sarah is explicitly the wife named in Anderson-47669's citation to the marriage of 28 September 1893, but no separate compatible Sarah Elder profile was identified in the live cohort. The nearby County Antrim Sarah Elder-6116 was born in 1899, after the marriage.

Possible profile identities: none established within the recorded searches.

Next research: Inspect the named original record and compare dated family evidence; retained candidates remain unproved.

== Sources ==

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• new-17sep-23827b2edc89 — Mary Anderson-47673 is Neal Anderson-47669's Gortereghy sister, aged 37 in 1901, and daughter of Neal Anderson-41446 and Elizabeth Crawford. The 1908 bride is Mary Anderson of Gortereaghy, daughter of Neil Anderson; the 1911 wife Mary is aged 44. The common locality and father, with an age-compatible birth estimate of 1864, strongly support this candidate. The three-year difference in the 1911 age and absent spouse attachment are not exclusions. Anderson-47673

• Public existing-profile search and biography review completed 2026-09-30. Missing fields or an unproved extra bridge do not exclude a compatible person.
• Further source and existing-profile review completed 2026-09-30; retain compatible candidates unless a concrete conflict excludes them.

== Biography ==

A 2007 RootsChat research post reproduces a 18 June 1908 Second Portglenone Presbyterian marriage entry for Alexander Elder, full-age bachelor farmer of Gortreaghy, whose father is recorded as Robert Elder, farmer. Alexander married Mary Anderson, full-age spinster of Gortreaghy, daughter of Neil Anderson; witnesses were Robert Anderson and Margaret Elder.<ref>RootsChat, Elder, Murdoch & McMeekin Families; https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=214109.0; . The entry is not yet an inspected original, so it is a secondary-source lead rather than final evidence. It is nevertheless a new, specific parent-bearing record for the Gortreaghy Elder household and gives a testable route for determining whether the Alexander Elder on the Rasharkin Second Presbyterian memorial was a son of the Robert Elder who later occupied Alexander Glasgow's Lisnagaver lot. That identity chain remains unproved.</ref>

== Research Notes ==

Mary Anderson-47673 is Neal Anderson-47669's Gortereghy sister, aged 37 in 1901, and daughter of Neal Anderson-41446 and Elizabeth Crawford. The 1908 bride is Mary Anderson of Gortereaghy, daughter of Neil Anderson; the 1911 wife Mary is aged 44. The common locality and father, with an age-compatible birth estimate of 1864, strongly support this candidate. The three-year difference in the 1911 age and absent spouse attachment are not exclusions.

Possible profile identities: [[Anderson-47673]].

Next research: Inspect the named original record and compare dated family evidence; retained candidates remain unproved.

== Sources ==

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• elder-alexander-gortereghy-census-1911 — The 1901 return proves younger Robert a son of Robert Elder; the 1911 return proves him Alexander’s brother. Elder-1585 (c 1869, unsourced father Robert/Christina) and Elder-4828 (1871 Inch/Canada, unsourced tree family) remain weak unplaced candidates: unsupported birth and parents alone cannot exclude them. Elder-7303 is concretely a separate simultaneous Gortahar household son of Mary in 1901 and head with mother Mary in 1911. Extend Alexander’s qualified Elder-7144 father hypothesis across the documentary siblings; do not assert certain profile identity. Elder-1585, Elder-4828
• irish-gortereghy-robert-elder-children-1901 — The 1901 return proves younger Robert a son of Robert Elder; the 1911 return proves him Alexander’s brother. Elder-1585 (c 1869, unsourced father Robert/Christina) and Elder-4828 (1871 Inch/Canada, unsourced tree family) remain weak unplaced candidates: unsupported birth and parents alone cannot exclude them. Elder-7303 is concretely a separate simultaneous Gortahar household son of Mary in 1901 and head with mother Mary in 1911. Extend Alexander’s qualified Elder-7144 father hypothesis across the documentary siblings; do not assert certain profile identity. Elder-1585, Elder-4828

• Public existing-profile search and biography review completed 2026-09-30. Missing fields or an unproved extra bridge do not exclude a compatible person.
• Born in 1827 and died in 1907; cannot be the 34-year-old brother in 1911.
• Birth about 1831 and a widow recorded in 1901 exclude identification as a living 34-year-old in 1911.
• The family Bible birth date of 21 September 1858 is 19 years earlier than the birth implied by age 34 in 1911. He is a son of James and Mary Jane, rather than a proved son of Robert and Jane.
• Further source and existing-profile review completed 2026-09-30; retain compatible candidates unless a concrete conflict excludes them.
• Distinct simultaneous original1901/1911Gortahar household with motherMary, separatefromGortereghyfatherRobert/siblings.

== Biography ==

The inspected original 1911 Gortereghy census return records Alexander Elder, aged 40, as head, Mary Elder, aged 44, as wife, Robert Elder, aged 34, as brother, and Margaret Elder, aged 25, as sister (Form A, official index house 37, nai001390156, rows 1–4). These stated relationships support comparison with the 1901 household, the 1908 marriage lead and the Rasharkin Second Presbyterian memorial; identification with existing profiles remains qualified.<ref>1911 Gortereghy, Alexander Elder household; https://api-census.nationalarchives.ie/census/image/nai001390156.pdf; Form A; official index house 37; rows 1–4. Original register or Form A inspected on 30 September 2026; source-specific image and entry references supplied. Profile identities and cross-record continuity remain qualified where stated.</ref>

The original 1901 Gortereghy return records Robert Elder, 65, widowed farmer, with Alex 27 and Robert 20 as sons and Eliza 22 and Margaretta 14 as daughters. The 1911 Alexander/Mary household explicitly records Robert as Alexander’s brother and Margaret as his sister. The combined names and locality strongly support continuity, with age differences retained. Robert Elder-7144 remains a qualified father identity; Robert/Mary Glasgow’s Gortahar household is separate.<ref>1901 Gortereghy, Robert Elder household; https://api-census.nationalarchives.ie/census/image/nai000298460.pdf; Form A; official index house 42; rows 1–5; 1911 Gortereghy, Alexander Elder household; https://api-census.nationalarchives.ie/census/image/nai001390156.pdf; Form A; official index house 37; rows 1–4. Inspected original record; profile identity remains qualified where stated.</ref>

== Research Notes ==

The 1901 return proves younger Robert a son of Robert Elder; the 1911 return proves him Alexander’s brother. Elder-1585 (c 1869, unsourced father Robert/Christina) and Elder-4828 (1871 Inch/Canada, unsourced tree family) remain weak unplaced candidates: unsupported birth and parents alone cannot exclude them. Elder-7303 is concretely a separate simultaneous Gortahar household son of Mary in 1901 and head with mother Mary in 1911. Extend Alexander’s qualified Elder-7144 father hypothesis across the documentary siblings; do not assert certain profile identity.

Possible profile identities: [[Elder-1585]], [[Elder-4828]].

Next research: Check the weak candidates’ dated life records and original birth/marriage of the Gortereghy Robert; preserve 1901 age 20 versus 1911 age 34.

== Sources ==

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