A puzzle

flipside · Post by **flipside** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 6:52 pm

does anybody know of a lookup service for the Donegal area, i am still not finding out anything for the Donnelly's

Many thanks

Flip

ninatoo · Post by **ninatoo** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:11 am

This site might be the place to look:

http://www.emeraldancestors.com/

I am not sure of coverage, but it does hold a lot of records....pay site unfortunately. But from what I have heard, worth it.

Nina

flipside · Post by **flipside** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 11:31 am

thanks Nina will give it a try :>

Flip

flipside · Post by **flipside** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:09 pm

Hi Everyone

Nina this is a great site i have a months subscription with them,

i am still not finding anything about these eleusive donnelly's though. It did help with the Smiths, it seems to cover the 6 counties of Northern Ireland.

back to the drawing board :>

Flip

ninatoo · Post by **ninatoo** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 1:36 am

You're welcome flip, glad I was able to help a little anyway!

Nina

bn08jr · Post by **bn08jr** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:08 am

Hi,

I have a Peter Donnelly and Isabella Campbell in my family tree. They were born in about 1822 in Ireland. My connection is they had a daughter named Mary who married a James Christie in Dungannon. They moved to a place called Dalziel in Wishaw, Scotland. They had a daughter (9 actually) named Helen who is my grandmother. I am wondering if there is any connection?

Barb Ryan

flipside · Post by **flipside** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:53 am

Hi Barb

many thanks for coming back to me on this, unsure if connected though all my Donnelly's lived in Merry's Rows Blantyre. Patrick is the only child that i know off, i do not however believe that he was an only child.

On his marraige certificate it is witnessed by a Donnelly i cant make out the first name though.

i have not been able to find a death cert for either Peter or Isabella, i was hoping that they may have more info on them

i did search Griffith's Valuation Index (1847-1864), i could not find any Peter Donnelly within Donegal, i believe this disproves they came from Donegal (i may be wrong :>). I did find only one Peter Donnelly from Drumcoo, Town of Dungannon,Drumglass,Tyrone

I look forward to you thoughts

Billy

bn08jr · Post by **bn08jr** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:43 am

Hi Billy,

The similarities that pop out at me are that the names are the same (obviously), the ages are about right and also that my Peter Donnelly was also a railway labourer(one says railway plate layer I think), and the daughter Mary Donnelly was married in Dungannon. I will keep on looking and see what I find. It is so hard to find records in Ireland.

Barb

flipside · Post by **flipside** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:54 am

Hi Barb

i quite agree their appears to be many similarities, area, names ,location, ages.

I will try and find Peter and Isabella's death cert as i say this may shed more info as i dont believe that Patrick was an only child

take care

Billy

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Peter Donnelly and Isabella Campbell

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