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Title: Lowe / Donovan
Post by: scottcharles on Sunday 28 January 07 14:38 GMT (UK)

Hi there,
I'm on my partner's account at the moment. Anyway, I was wondering if anybody might be able to give me some help. I'm tracing my maternal grandmother's family  and I've hit a bit of a dead-end.

The family tree that I have so far is as follows:

Mary (O'?)Donovan married John (O'?)Donovan who was a Police Commissioner in Mallow Co Cork.

They had several children, including my g grandmother Mary (known as Molly b. 1895). These were:

-Annie / Hennie b. 1890 approx
-Michael b.1895/1896
-Paddy (Patrick?) b. between 1901-1908 (Christened in Blackpool Cathedral, Co.Cork)
-Timmy
-Katie
-Nora

My g grandmother married Christopher Lowe (b.1895). Christopher fought in WW1 and served in France, Egypt, Jerusalem and Jordan. He came back alive.

I don't know about Christopher's parents, but I know that he had siblings:
-Denny (Denis?) b. between 1901-1905
-James b.1897 approx
-John who worked in the sugar factory in Mallow
-Paddy (Patrick?) who lived in Limerick and moved to England, worked in the firebrigade
-Tommy who was conscripted in WW2, fought in Jersey, married an English woman and never returned to Ireland.

My great grandparents Molly and Christopher had 3 children (all in Mallow):
-John Lowe b.1920
-Christopher (Christie) Lowe b. 1921
-Mary Lowe b.1927 (my grandmother)

I know most of the family tree from there onwards but need some help finding my ancestors and cousins. If anyone could provide me with any information I'd greatly appreciate it.

Title: Re: Lowe / Donovan
Post by: rachelmstvl on Wednesday 04 April 07 01:08 BST (UK)

Hi, my great grandfather was a michael donovan from cork.  he had 6 children with julie/julan reagan/regan...

Do u know if there was another brother that went by the name of con??

Also, i know my donovan family were quite well off and had property... sound familiar???

Title: Re: Lowe / Donovan
Post by: kated on Tuesday 10 April 07 17:18 BST (UK)

You should be able to get Christopher's father's name from his marriage certificate.

You can search the marriage indexes for them. Check the reference matches for each name and that’s the right page. These are available at the Dublin GRO or on film at your local family history centre. (Church of the latter day saints) http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp for your nearest.

Same for the births.

Kate