Hi, My wife's maiden name is Dunachie. Her grandfather was John Ross Dunachie, a cabinet maker, who lived all of his life on Tyneside.
His father, another John, was a shoemaker, who was born in Glasgow in 1852. He came down to Tyneside and in 1875 he married Janet Ross.
On their wedding certificate John's father, of the same name, was stated to be a Hatter. It was aso John, the shoemaker's second marriage.
Through the Hatter connection I have traced the Family back to Glasgow and learned they arrived there from Ireland c. 1848. However the spelling of the Dunachie name varies somewhat in the Glasgow Census Records :-
1871 John Donachie
1861 John Doneghy
1851 John Donaghy
John's wife was given as Margaret Badger in the census records.
Then I found a Marriage record (Via Roots Ireland ) for John Donoughy and Margaret Badger dated 23rd November 1841. They were married at St. Patricks RC Church Belfast.
Another Dunachie researcher has provided me with a Death Notice for John Donaghy, the hatter, who died in 1873 in Glasgow. His father is given as Arthur Donaghy, Linen Weaver, and his mother is named as Sarah Neil, both deceased.
Can anyone please provide further info on :- Arthur Donaghy, the Weaver, or Sarah Neil his wife, or indeed Margaret Badger,John, the Hatter's wife.
The other Dunachie researcher is descended from John and Janet's daughter Sarah, so the family kept the Sarah name going. They live in Australia.
Many thanks.
Gordon McIntosh
