McDonnell

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Have you tried looking in Church records for Andrew? If you could find his birth/baptismal cert his father's name should be listed on it.

Most Catholic records are held locally. One website which may help you is the irishtimes website where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. For Gowran parish follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Kilkenny&parish=Gowran&churchid=978

For Church of Ireland regards check:

http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42

 http://www.nationalarchives.ie/

http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history/family_history_key_sources.htm

Some other websites which may help your search are:

The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm

Family Search: https://familysearch.org/  

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Thank you so much!  I have found a birth of Andrew McDonnell, son of Michael McDonnell and Catherine Corkery i think that is her last name.  The birth year matches up with census records in Canada, 1823.  His sponsor was Andrew McDonnell.  I am now looking for the Marriage of his parents.    The birth was registered in Leighlin Bridge.  Have to do further work to see if there were siblings.  

The mother’s name is Catherine McCormick rather than Corkery.  I found the record in The NLI Catholic Registry.  I can’t see the church name.    The page says Feb.12, 1823.  Father is Michael.  Sponsors were Andrew McDonnell and Sarah Wall.   There seems to be a street address but I can’t make the name out.  There is a John McDonnell at what might be the same street.    Brother of Michael?  Relative?  

I will be looking at the records before and after this notice. Try to find the birth order.  

Andrew’s descendants now know as McDonald live all over Canada as well as in the states!    

Thank you so much for any help.  

Hi Patty, 

I am descended from McDonalds (McDonnells) in Gowran as well, possibly cousins to yours, and I'm reasonably certain that I have McDonald relatives in Canada. (I'm in the US.) Actually, my folks were from the area that is now Clara parish, but I was browsing Gowran and caught the name. 

Do you have a tree anywhere that I might be able to compare with mine? Mine is here, and it should link directly to my 3rd ggf.

Best,

Kelly

Hi KellyMac

Sorry to be so late in relying.   Our McDonald  I think might be born in Leighlin Bridge rather than Gowan.  The time 1823 seems to fit with his age in a census report.  His father’s name was Michael  and his mother was Catherine Corkery.  

There is a site with the name Nebecker .  She is a McDonald  and while I don’t know the exact site, have a webpage with all sorts of information.  It is shown as a house with various rooms having various types of information.  

My ancestor site has lapsed.  I have to get it going again.  Then I will send you the page.  

Hope you find some more information.  Patty Anne.