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Cornelius Donoghue Donohue

 My GGGrandfather Cornelius Donoghue or Donohue born around 1840, 1842 spouses name Mary Casey  married in Charlestown Middlesex Massachusetts

 

Some of their children were born in America , my Grandmother Ellen Donoghue was born in Kerry around 1876 1877 & she was an infant when the family came by ship The Dunbar Castle to Australia in October 1877

 

I am interested to Know where Cornelius worked & lived in Ireland and why they continued to go back & forth to Massachusetts

Cornelius & Mary settled in Australia as far as I know and are buried here, and so is my G grandmother Ellen

 

I will be visiting Ireland in August 2024 and would like some more info on the family whilst they were growing up

 

Thank you Jo

 

waggajo@icloud.com

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Jo,

On Ancestry, the ship record shows Cornelius and Mary were both from Kerry. Their children they designated as the United States other than your Ellen.

Per their Massachusetts wedding record in 1864, they were both born in Ireland

Name Cornelius Donohoe
Age 26
Birth Year abt 1838
Birth Place Ireland
Marriage Date 8 Aug 1864
Marriage Place Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
Father Cornelius Donohoe
Mother Ellen Donohoe (Welch)
Spouse Mary Casey

 

Name Mary Casey
Age 23
Birth Year abt 1841
Birth Place Ireland
Marriage Date 8 Aug 1864
Marriage Place Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
Father John Casey
Mother Ellen Casey (Harris)
Spouse Cornelius Donohoe

 

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I am going to check on Irishgenealogy to see if I can find birth records in Kerry.

Regards- Mary

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Jo,

Per Irishgenealogy (free) Church Records there was a Mary Casey born to John Casey and Ellen Harris in 1838 and 1840 in Rathmore, Kerry. On May 6, 1877, Ellen Donohue was baptized in Hollymount, Rathmore, Kerry, parents Cornelius Donohue and Mary Casey.

Regards- Mary

mtvrdk@gmail.com

Jo,

Record found on Ancestry. 1870 US census might be Cornelius and Mary. Their daughter Mary might have died prior to their daughter Mary who would have been born around 1870.

Name Cornelius Donahue
Age in 1870 30
Birth Date abt 1840
Birthplace Ireland
Dwelling Number 800
Home in 1870 Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Race White
Gender Male
Post Office Malden
Occupation Laborer
Father of Foreign Birth Yes
Mother of Foreign Birth Yes
Cannot Read Yes
Cannot Write Yes
Inferred Spouse Mary Donahue
Inferred Children Mary E Donahue
Household Members (Name) Age
Cornelius Donahue 30
Mary Donahue 26
Mary E Donahue 4/12

Regards- Mary

mtvrdk@gmail.com

MaryTV thank you so much for the above information it has helped me a lot 

Jo

waggajo@icloud.com

Jo

Cornelius's mother's last name might have been Walsh. I found a baptismal record for an Ellen Cronin on Irishgenealogy. She was baptized in 1839 in Rathmore. Her sponsors were Ellen Walsh and Cornelius Donoghue.

Regards- Mary

mtvrdk@gmail.com

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