John Donkin - who were his parents?

[aidansrest]

Just to add into the melting pot too....

Samuel Duncan and his wife, Margaret Cassidy, along with their son, John, where living in 138 Queens Road, Monkwearmouth in 1891.
It was a house of multiple families, but, alongside them, and originating from Ireland, were Patrick McAeaney (McAnany?) and his sister, Elizabeth, aged 54 and 30 years, possibly Elizabeth's daughter, Mary, aged 7 years, and a David Wilson, aged 17 years.

Annie Cassidy, who I believe John Donkin was staying with in 1911, had the parents, John Cassidy and Bridget McAnany, so could Patrick and Elizabeth be Bridget's siblings and Annie and Margaret's uncle and aunt?

Or are things becoming more complicated and confusing?

Sue

[jonwarrn]

Hi
Good spot. They could be I guess.
Margaret Duncan who died in 1895 was the wife of William Alexander, buried at Bishpwearmouth, so the mystery continues
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJ7-BGQB

[aidansrest]

Drat !

Sue

[aidansrest]

We bit the bullet and bought a copy of John Donkin's marriage certificate to Mary Ann Fitzharris.

He named his father as Samuel Donkin, an iron roller, and gave his address as 77 Church Street North, Monkwearmouth (the same as Mary Ann's).

So, it would seem that he was related to the Cassidy family, as his mother must have been Margaret Cassidy, the elder sister of Annie Prior (nee Cassidy), who John was with in 1911.

Hopefully, that is the mystery solved.

Sue