At 08:27 AM 8/9/01 -0600, you wrote: > > >Can anyone help? The earliest Donovan I can definately say is mine is Patrick Donovan who, according to the 1881 cencus was born in 1820 in Poplar, east London. I am however not so sure he was born in London, and strongly believe he was probably born in Cork and came to London. His wife Ellen was from Cork, too. n the 1881 cencus, he was living at 96 Prusom Street, St Georges in the East, east London, with his wife and children:- Daniel (my g.g.grandfather), born 1855, Patrick, b. 1856, Jeremiah b 1857, Mary b 1859, Michael b 1862, Margaret b. 1869 and James b 1869. All of his children were born in St |Georges in the East; in 1881, Patrick jnr and Michael worked around the docks, Jeremiah was a carman, James was a schoolboy, Mary and Margaret were domestic servants, but unusually, Daniel was a life insurance salesman - did this mean he had some degree of a halfway decent education? Patrick snr was listed as a musician. Also living with them is listed a Catherine Hegar! >ty, a 70 year old widowfrom Cork, 'aunt to the head of the house'. Can anyone shed any light on this family, because my research is drawing a blank. Where did they fit in to the grand scheme of the Donovan clan? Was Patrick on of the four brothers who left Cork for London? His name, and those of his family, are not exactly unusual - can ANYBODY help with ANY ideas AT ALL? >Re Patrick Donovan family from Cork My grandfather William John Donovan born April 1, 1872 we think from Drumaleague Cork - married Ellen Murray - had two boys Dennis 1893 and Cornelius 1895 both born in London area. William worked as a dock worker - I notice in your list of children there is a gap of a few years from 1864 to 1869. I know I'm grasping at straws but do you think there is any connection? There does seem to be a lot of Donovans from Cork. I hope to go there this fall and see what I can find out Elaine - daughter of Cornelius > >==== DONOVAN Mailing List ==== >Please do not send attachments / attached files to the list. If you need assistance, contact the listowner at: parasida@stny.rr.com > >

Hello Elaine (EMD@pacificcoast.net) I cannot help directly but have a couple of contacts found over the last 35 years I have been tracing my ancestry that may be of help. there is avery interesting web site by Michael Donovan with London connections: http://irishdons.homestead.com.donovan.html also there is a Mrs Coline Richards who live in Basingstoke Hants who has a lot of DONOVAN research in London. She said she would be happy to talk about them. She does not have e-mail but her telephone number is 44-1256-321729 Hope this helps Peter John Donovan, Banbury, England -----Original Message----- From: Elaine Donovan [mailto:emd@pacificcoast.net] Sent: 09 August 2001 17:53 To: DONOVAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DONOVAN-L] Patrick Donovan - could it be possible? At 08:27 AM 8/9/01 -0600, you wrote: > > >Can anyone help? The earliest Donovan I can definately say is mine is Patrick Donovan who, according to the 1881 cencus was born in 1820 in Poplar, east London. I am however not so sure he was born in London, and strongly believe he was probably born in Cork and came to London. His wife Ellen was from Cork, too. n the 1881 cencus, he was living at 96 Prusom Street, St Georges in the East, east London, with his wife and children:- Daniel (my g.g.grandfather), born 1855, Patrick, b. 1856, Jeremiah b 1857, Mary b 1859, Michael b 1862, Margaret b. 1869 and James b 1869. All of his children were born in St |Georges in the East; in 1881, Patrick jnr and Michael worked around the docks, Jeremiah was a carman, James was a schoolboy, Mary and Margaret were domestic servants, but unusually, Daniel was a life insurance salesman - did this mean he had some degree of a halfway decent education? Patrick snr was listed as a musician. Also living with them is listed a Catherine Hegar! >ty, a 70 year old widowfrom Cork, 'aunt to the head of the house'. Can anyone shed any light on this family, because my research is drawing a blank. Where did they fit in to the grand scheme of the Donovan clan? Was Patrick on of the four brothers who left Cork for London? His name, and those of his family, are not exactly unusual - can ANYBODY help with ANY ideas AT ALL? >Re Patrick Donovan family from Cork My grandfather William John Donovan born April 1, 1872 we think from Drumaleague Cork - married Ellen Murray - had two boys Dennis 1893 and Cornelius 1895 both born in London area. William worked as a dock worker - I notice in your list of children there is a gap of a few years from 1864 to 1869. I know I'm grasping at straws but do you think there is any connection? There does seem to be a lot of Donovans from Cork. I hope to go there this fall and see what I can find out Elaine - daughter of Cornelius > >==== DONOVAN Mailing List ==== >Please do not send attachments / attached files to the list. If you need assistance, contact the listowner at: parasida@stny.rr.com > > ==== DONOVAN Mailing List ==== Please do not send attachments / attached files to the list. If you need assistance, contact the listowner at: parasida@stny.rr.com

Hello Elaine again! Another thought - before you actually visit Co Cork would suggest you contact the Mallow Heritage Centre @ 27/28 Bank Place Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland Tel : 022/50302 Fax 022/20276. They are the computerised records centre for Co Cork and are a mine of information. Regards Peter John Donovan, Banbury, England -----Original Message----- From: Elaine Donovan [mailto:emd@pacificcoast.net] Sent: 09 August 2001 17:53 To: DONOVAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DONOVAN-L] Patrick Donovan - could it be possible? At 08:27 AM 8/9/01 -0600, you wrote: > > >Can anyone help? The earliest Donovan I can definately say is mine is Patrick Donovan who, according to the 1881 cencus was born in 1820 in Poplar, east London. I am however not so sure he was born in London, and strongly believe he was probably born in Cork and came to London. His wife Ellen was from Cork, too. n the 1881 cencus, he was living at 96 Prusom Street, St Georges in the East, east London, with his wife and children:- Daniel (my g.g.grandfather), born 1855, Patrick, b. 1856, Jeremiah b 1857, Mary b 1859, Michael b 1862, Margaret b. 1869 and James b 1869. All of his children were born in St |Georges in the East; in 1881, Patrick jnr and Michael worked around the docks, Jeremiah was a carman, James was a schoolboy, Mary and Margaret were domestic servants, but unusually, Daniel was a life insurance salesman - did this mean he had some degree of a halfway decent education? Patrick snr was listed as a musician. Also living with them is listed a Catherine Hegar! >ty, a 70 year old widowfrom Cork, 'aunt to the head of the house'. Can anyone shed any light on this family, because my research is drawing a blank. Where did they fit in to the grand scheme of the Donovan clan? Was Patrick on of the four brothers who left Cork for London? His name, and those of his family, are not exactly unusual - can ANYBODY help with ANY ideas AT ALL? >Re Patrick Donovan family from Cork My grandfather William John Donovan born April 1, 1872 we think from Drumaleague Cork - married Ellen Murray - had two boys Dennis 1893 and Cornelius 1895 both born in London area. William worked as a dock worker - I notice in your list of children there is a gap of a few years from 1864 to 1869. I know I'm grasping at straws but do you think there is any connection? There does seem to be a lot of Donovans from Cork. I hope to go there this fall and see what I can find out Elaine - daughter of Cornelius > >==== DONOVAN Mailing List ==== >Please do not send attachments / attached files to the list. If you need assistance, contact the listowner at: parasida@stny.rr.com > > ==== DONOVAN Mailing List ==== Please do not send attachments / attached files to the list. If you need assistance, contact the listowner at: parasida@stny.rr.com