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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Wales => Monmouthshire => Topic started by: zx123 on Wednesday 28 April 10 23:45 BST (UK)

Title: irish family help
Post by: zx123 on Wednesday 28 April 10 23:45 BST (UK)

Hi,
i am trying to research the irish side of my family,and i wondered if anyone could come up with any suggestions for a problem ive come across?
In 1881 i can find maurice and hanora  donovan and their children living in newtown in ebbw vale,
but on the censuses after that i can only find their children,
Ive looked on free bmd,but i cant find any death records for them.
What could have happened to them,could they have gone back to ireland?

Title: Re: irish family help
Post by: kerry1212 on Thursday 29 April 10 00:00 BST (UK)

hi there is a honora donovan as a pauper in 1891 in st george in the east london, there is also a catherine donovan in the same place?

Title: Re: irish family help
Post by: aghadowey on Thursday 29 April 10 07:54 BST (UK)

Have you checked under variants for their Christian names? Maurice is pronounced (and often spelt) Morris and Hanora can be Nora, Norah, Hannah, Hanna, Anna, Ann, Annie, Johannah, Johanna.

Title: Re: irish family help
Post by: zx123 on Thursday 29 April 10 23:13 BST (UK)

I have checked the name variants,
i couldnt find anything for hanorah donovan,
i found one possibility for morris donovan,but the age is slightly out.

Im not sure if that would be the same hanorah donovan  in east london,
According to the censuses one of their children was born in chatham in kent, so maybe it is her.
I havent heard of a catherine donovan before.

Thanks

Title: Re: irish family help
Post by: bracaragh on Tuesday 20 July 10 08:42 BST (UK)

There are 1 or 2 DONOVAN's buried in Ebbw Vale on the findagrave.com site. Not sure if you're aware but Newtown is/was part of Ebbw Vale.....
Should keep checking that site because it is updated quite frequently.....

Title: Re: irish family help
Post by: zx123 on Tuesday 20 July 10 10:42 BST (UK)

Thanks,
I'll have a look at that website.

Title: Re: irish family help
Post by: soundasapound on Tuesday 21 February 12 16:48 GMT (UK)

What about the Catholic Church records in Ebbw Vale? Maybe they will be able to help.........  :D

Title: Re: irish family help
Post by: RCB on Wednesday 22 February 12 11:20 GMT (UK)

in 1891 there is a Morris Donovan 51, a convict in Portsea, says born London?