Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry

[oisinh1]

Hi everyone,
Daniel Doran married Margaret McGowan in around 1851/52. They were from Kilmacrenan area of Letterkenny in County Donegal.

The family moved to Derry City and these were their known children:
John b.1853 married Annie Smyth of Waterside, Co. Derry
Daniel b.1855 stayed behind in Letterkenny. Nothing else is known of him.
Margaret married Samuel Smyth.
Catherine married Neal Conaghan of Gartan
Thomas moved to Belfast....nothing more known of him.
James b.1870.....nothing more known of him.
Patrick Doran b.1862 married Jane Deery

Thanks,
Oisín

[aghadowey]

Are you looking for any particular information?

[oisinh1]

Sorry I didn't outline that in my original message aghadowey.
I was just looking to see if anyone knew of any of the people mentioned or if they had a connection.

Thanks
Oisín

[aghadowey]

Several entries on IGI:
James Doran born 10 Nov.1870 Co.Donegal, son of Daniel Doran & Margaret McGowan

Children of John Dorren/Doran & Anne Smith:
1. Johnathan born 8 Aug.1875 Co.Londonderry
2. Mary Ann born 2 Apr.1877 Londonderry, Co.Londonderry

[oisinh1]

Thanks aghadowey that info is great! Much appreciated!

Oisín

[aghadowey]

Here's 1910 Ulster Directory which might be worth a look:
www.libraryireland.com/UlsterDirectory1910/Contents.php

[oisinh1]

Thanks for that aghadowey.

[forthefamily]

Hi everyone,
Daniel Doran married Margaret McGowan in around 1851/52. They were from Kilmacrenan area of Letterkenny in County Donegal.

The family moved to Derry City and these were their known children:
John b.1853 married Annie Smyth of Waterside, Co. Derry
Daniel b.1855 stayed behind in Letterkenny. Nothing else is known of him.
Margaret married Samuel Smyth.
Catherine married Neal Conaghan of Gartan
Thomas moved to Belfast....nothing more known of him.
James b.1870.....nothing more known of him.
Patrick Doran b.1862 married Jane Deery

Thanks,
Oisín

Oisín...I hope you're still on RC.

I saw this post and I also saw your notes about this family on Lindel Buckley's webpage......http://donegalgenealogy.com/dorinaghanunshinfam.htm

I was wondering if you had discovered any more about this family since you left that information.

I'm researching a Doran family and I thought it was a strange coincidence that the parents were also a Daniel Doran/Dorian and a Margaret McGowen. I have found four children for them but the address given was Ballyboe in Letterkenny parish.......Daniel b 1855, Margaret b 1859, Edward b 1864 and James b 1870.

I don't know if I'm dealing with 2 family's or one. It's confusing. Specially when trying to sort out marriages for the children.

An Edward Doran (father Daniel) married a Grace McDaid in 1895. These two eventually ended up in Scotland. It was while I was investigating the McDaids, because of a DNA match I have, that came across the Dorans. When Edward Doran died in Scotland he gave his parents as Daniel Doran and Margaret McGowan.

Now I seem to have a couple of distant DNA matches to the Dorans as well. Not sure why.. I do have McGowans on my dad's side but they are a huge brick wall.

Any new info you can give about the Dorans would be much appreciated.

Mary Ann

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