Cornelius Donovan 18371837

Cornelius Donovan 1837

County Cork
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Born in County Cork about 1837, his father was Dennis. Cornelius Donovan married in 1874 in Westminster in London to Ellen Cronin who was born in Bristol. Father Dennis was deceased on marriage certificate. Don't know where in Cork he was born or when he came to England. Don't know his mother's name or if he had any brothers or sisters. Not much to go on really.

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Date of Birth 1st Jan 1837
Date of Death 7th May 1914
Townland born Cork
Father (First Name/s and Surname) Dennis. Cornelius Donovan
Place & Date of Marriage in 1874 in Westminster in London
Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) Ellen Cronin
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  • If you have a look at Church Records (Baptisms) in irishgenealogy.ie from 1835 to 1839  in the Diocese of Cork & Ross you will find at least four Cornelius Donovan's with a father Denis Donovan. I am not saying that any one of them are your Cornelius as you dont know thw name of his mother but there might be some tiny little detail in there (like their address or their sponsors name)  that stirs a memory that can help direct you.

    These are not the only Cornelius Donovan's in Cork County where the name Donovan occurs so frequently that even knowing the mothers maiden name is not a guarrantee that you have the right family as there are many Donovan spouses that have the same name too.

    Sorry for being so negative but the records for that era are incomplete and can also br quite inaccurate. In the 1901 Census, there were 221 Denis Donovan's who certainly are not your Denis but just to give you an idea of what you are dealing with. By the way, I am not mis-spelling Denis, in Ireland then and today it is the usual spelliung and not Dennis

    Also sorry that i dont think I can help you more in your search because as you said " Not much to go on really" but will be happy to try if you think of anything else to tell me.

    Frank

    Frank Fahy West Cork

    Thursday 13th January 2022 11:29PM

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    Hi there - you may be able to ascertain clues through the naming of his children.  A traditional naming pattern was often used by Irish parents until the later 19th century: 

    • First son usually named for the father's father
    • Second son usually named for the mother's father
    • Third son usually named for the father
    • Fourth son usually named for the father's eldest brother
    • Fifth son usually named for the mother's eldest brother
    • First daughter usually named for the mother's mother
    • Second daughter usually named for the father's mother
    • Third daughter usually named for the mother 
    • Fourth daughter usually named for the mother's eldest sister
    • Fifth daughter usually named for the father's eldest sister. 
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    It may just help you if you have the names of his children.  I spent nine yevvars tracking the wrong O'Driscoll family but eventually swept up the right family when I went to the Roman Catholic church in the docklands and photographed ALL Driscoll records when doing the wrong tree.  I got lucky.  I also have an O'Donovan GGG grandmother and by using DNA I have located the likely area.  With names like O'Driscoll and O'Donovan and McCarthy in West Cork, DNA has been very helpful.  Good luck!  Kerry Driscoll

     

     

     

     

     

     

    kezdriscoll

    Sunday 16th January 2022 08:10AM

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