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Hello
I'm trying to find anything on a Matthew O'DONNELL and wife Elizabeth - Marriage, deaths, anything -
Their daughter Sarah was born circa 1800/1815 -
Sarah married circa 1830/35 in Ireland and her birth is a guess going by immigration records which aren't always accurate, her age in 1854 was given as 39 - Her husband was born circa 1806 - both in Donegal - Also on her immigration records, her parents Matthew & Elizabeth O'Donnell - it looks like they were still living in 1854 - (Sarah's husband George CLENDINNING, has his parents[William & Fanny] but with 'both deceased' - Sarah's doesn't state that)
According to some writings written while they were still living; " the Clendinnings lived in the town of Pettego,which is mainly in the County Fermanagh, but extends across the Mill Stream into Donegal. The Clendinning family lived on the Donegal side in "the first house across the Mill Stream."
I have found something from the Griffith valuation which looks like it might be Elizabeth O'DONNELL - mother of Sarah -
this was for 1857 - an Elizabeth O'Donnell was living at: Mill Street,Pettigoe Templecarn Donegal
I am hoping some one can help with this O'DONNELL family -
Many thanks from an O'DONNELL descendant in Australia
FA
(Char)
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Hi, records from this period in Ireland are scarce, but you may be in luck!
Matthew O'Donnell married Elizabeth (sorry don't have access to surname) in 1798 Parish of Drumhome, Donegal (CoI), Matthews father was John O'Donnell
They had 3 children baptised at the same church, Mary (1805), Sarah (1809), Prudence(1811)
Drumhome Parish borders Donegal and Fermanagh and is less than 10 miles from Pettigoe so looks promising
Regards
Joe
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Hi, records from this period in Ireland are scarce, but you may be in luck!
Matthew O'Donnell married Elizabeth (sorry don't have access to surname) in 1798 Parish of Drumhome, Donegal (CoI), Matthews father was John O'Donnell
They had 3 children baptised at the same church, Mary (1805), Sarah (1809), Prudence(1811)
Drumhome Parish borders Donegal and Fermanagh and is less than 10 miles from Pettigoe so looks promising
Regards
Joe
Hello Joe -
Well that does sound interesting and promising - Sarah bap/born 1809 ? sounds good - but of course I'm guessing the surname O'DONNELL would have been pretty common,
and Matthew and Sarah also well used names - I will try searching on the Mary and Prudence you found - perhaps they too came to Australia -
Is there a way for me to find the wife of that Matthew? Is it a pay to view thing?
Many thanks
FA
(Char)
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Hello
I was having another look at the immigration records for Sarah and noticed something I hadn't noticed before (there are 2 documents, both hand written) -
For 'where born' George CLENDINNING has: Templecarn, Pettigo Co. Donegal on both docs, - for Sarah on both docs there is another word before Templecarn, Pettigo Co.Donegal - it looks like " Ware" or "Wace" or Wane" ??? On one doc it looks like it could be an 'M' but on the other the 'writer' has written an 'M' and it's soft and curvy - so I'm sure it's a 'W' but the other letters are squashed up and pretty hard to read -
Can anyone guess what that placename would be??
If needed I could attempt to attach said docs
Many thanks
FA
(Char)
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Templecarn is the name of the Parish-
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/templecarnproj.htm
Could the word for Sarah's entry be 'near'? you can post that portion of the document here for deciphering.
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Hi, yes the details are taken from a PPV site: http://donegal.rootsireland.ie/
Although O'Donnell is a common name in Donegal, Matthew is fairly unusual (at least in conjunction with O'Donnell in Donegal) apart from the marriage listed above I can find only one other Matthew O'Donnell marriage from Donegal, and that's from 1920!
Mary seems a too common name to research, I can find a death of a Prudence O'Donnell in 1844 buried at Inishkeel Parish graveyard
Elizabeth O'Donnell is also a common name so difficult to research, the Elizabeth living in Petigoe I had a look for in the Civil death records which begin in 1865, but none fit time scale.
Regards
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George and Sarah Clendinning with their 8 Children left Ireland on 10.7.1854 on the ship Sabrina, they are from Templecarn, Pettigo, Donegal
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal
then go down the page and click on SHIP's PASSENGER LIST, the go down the page to DIGITAL COPIES OF THE BOUNTY IMMIGRANTS 1838-96
THIS GIVES YOU THE LIST OF SHIPS
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It says George age 46 and Sarag 39.
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Templecarn is the name of the Parish-
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/templecarnproj.htm
Could the word for Sarah's entry be 'near'? you can post that portion of the document here for deciphering.
Attaching portions of the 2 doc
On each Sarah's husband is first - Sarah's is underneath his
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Hello
Could someone have a look at the images please
What does the word on the left side of Templecarn say?
(the second line)
Thankyou
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To me it looks like 'Ware'
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Hi, I think FA is talking about this word, a higher resolution scan of this word alone may help with identification as image looks blurred
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Hi, I think FA is talking about this word, a higher resolution scan of this word alone may help with identification as image looks blurred
Yes I agree - It isn't a good scan of the image, but that's how it appears on the site that Rathmore gave the link to - I think it reads: "Ware", on both docs - but as I have no knowledge of placenames in Ireland, I have no idea if that's a possibility -
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Hi,
I know his was posted some years ago. I am however a descendent of George and Sarah Clendinning living in Australia. Im contactable at (*)
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Hi,
I know his was posted some years ago. I am however a descendent of George and Sarah Clendinning living in Australia. Im contactable at *
Hello Tbullivant1 -
What line are you from ? - If you've read the other posts on this thread, you'll see I was given some good info to go on - and from that I've since found the marriage of Sarah's parents - Matthew O'DONNELL and Elizabeth PAINE - 02 Sep 1798 at Parish/district of Drumhome Donegal - Mathew's address is given as: Aghdorey, denomination as Church of Ireland - Elizabeth's address not given, and denomination is also CofI - Matthew's father is given as John O'DONNELL and Elizabeth's father as William PAINE - I have also found Sarah's baptism record - 18 March 1809 at Drumhome Donegal Church of Ireland - with both parents listed - unfortunately no actual birth date - Her sister Mary's baptism was in 1805 and Prudence in 1811 - But I've still not found a marriage for Sarah O'DONNELL and George CLENDINNING - I may have found a burial for Elizabeth PAINE O'DONNELL - July 1860 at Templecarne Donegal
My line is from James CLENDINNING the 3rd son of George & Sarah -
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My line comes from Eliza their only daughter who was also granted land in muswelbrook which was unusual at that time.
Hey all had properties next to eachother which they farmed and they sold them all to one brother in the end. Robert.
Eliza is my 2xgreat grandmother.