Hugh Donachie

[Gadget]

Hugh Donachy, coal miner,  died of miners' asthma on  24 Dec 1869 aged 44.

Residence  -26 New Castle Street, Kilmarnock

Married to Catherine McLuskie/McLustie

Parents - Bernard Donachy, coal miner and Agnes, m.s. Shinttie (Not sure of this will try to put a snip up), deceased.

Informant  - Hugh Donachy, son, present.



gnu

[Gadget]

Attached a snip from the death cert

gnu

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Catherine Donnachie died of 'senile debility' on 25 April 1896 at 27 Fore Street, Kilmarnock,  aged 70. Widow of Hugh Donnachie, general labourer.

Parents - Bernard McLuskey, farmer and Hannah, m.s. Rodgers, both deceased.

Informant - Bernard Donnachie, son


gnu

[Gadget]

To give more children -

1871

22 New Street, Kilmarnock

Catherine Donachie, 47, b. Ireland
Hugh, 23, coal miner
Peter, 21, -do-
James, 19, wool mill worker  (not on earlier censuses!)
Mary, 17, bonnet knitter
John, 13, iron moulder
Hannah, 11
Catherine, 8
Bernard, 5

All except Catherine b. Kilmarnock


gnu

[BrightonDCO]

gnu,

Thank you very much.  It seems that this is the correct Hugh Donnachie as his daughter, Agnes was born in 1851 and she would have been 9 at the time of the census.  Also looking at the residence address, I can see that it is New Street not Mew Street.  Thanks again for the information, I am now back another generation.

[Gadget]

Hi again

According to Bernard's birth registration (11 May 1865, Kilmarnock), Hugh and Catherine married June 4th 1847, Kilmarnock. I don't see one  so far though 


gnu

[Gadget]

Just found their marriage in the Catholic marriages ~

4 June 1847, St Josephs Kilmarnock

Hugh Donchy, Co Donegal and Catherine Mclusky, Co Antrim

Witnesses - Edward O'Connor and Agnes Donchy

 

gnu

[BrightonDCO]

gnu,

Thank you again for the added information.  I am not yet at the level of your expertise but someday I hope to be able to help others like you have helped me.

[DonHugo]

Greetings BrightonDCO,

My grandfather Bernard Donachy (b 1865) was the youngest son of the 9 children that Hugh Donachy had.

Hugh was the eldest of the 7 children born to Bernard Donachy and Agnes Shirkie (or Sharkey).  They appear in the 1841 census as DONAGHLLY (two LL's); a surname that not appeared anywhere else although DONAGHLY (one L) has.

My thanks to Gnu for the Catholic marriage certificate.  I did not think to try under Donchy!

Don Hugo