McDonnell / Doyle family

Thank you so much I have been researching my family history for 30 years now , since I was in my twenties and have come so far with oh so far to go. The Irish connection is the dearest one as my maiden name is who I am. There is a town on my great great grandfather's marriage certificate which I need to go and have another look at. Also on the Irish records the witnesses are family and others whose names are repeated on multiple records such as Dominus Tobin and Elizabeth Kelly.

I love the McDonnell name by the way!

regards, Juanita

I am a descendant of John Mc Donnell married to Kate. Child Bridget. Bridget married John Sherlock and they  lived in  Gurteen. 

Bridget and John had 

Catherine, Mamie and Patrick approx 1876

My 5th grandfather, Micheal Kelly married Marianna McDonnall, about 1800 at St. Peter's?

They had five children, all baptized at St. Peter's, Athlone and Drum, Rosecommon.

Catharina, June 27, 1801.

Patrick,March ,23, 1803.

Peter, 12, September. 1811

Mariam, May, 1815.

John, July, 1817

Thank you for all your information and the links. I have come no further in my search for my Doyle/ McDonnell ancestors due to a lapse in researching as a result of serious ill health. At last I am able to resume my search.

The John McDonnell, born 1849 to Elizabeth and Martin is my great great grandfather according to records on his marriage certificate , church records and the birth records of his children , born in Melbourne , Australia. My great grandfather was John's youngest son and his name was Martin. 

Thank you again and I will keep searching,

Juanita

Hi, I have found records regarding Matthew Doyle and Catherine Barrett who were the parents of an Elizabeth Doyle b;1822 and her siblings. I think I may have some new information and am checking into it.

On the McDonnell line I have not pinned down John McDonnell, my G.Grandfather x2 who was the first in my direct line to arrive in Melbourne in 1871. On his marriage certificate he has named his parents as Elizabeth Doyle and Martin McDonnell coming from what I read as Clonmellon, Tipperary and I think , I am taking this with a grain of salt, his father Martin as a clerk of the supreme court. In subsequent birth records of his children he says he was born in Athlone, Roscommon, I am confused and have tested all of these paths. I would be once again grateful of any help with the information I have and have attached the marriage and birth records for perusal. My DNA says I am majority Irish and it is frustrating ot to be able to identify my birth name line. I am wondering whether John McDonnell may have been confused with Clonmellon, Westmeath which is where his maternal grandparents were born if my research is accurate?

Thank you so much for your help,  Juanita McDonnell.

Thank you to all who have replied to my queries. I have verified now that this line of Martin McDonnell and Elizabeth Doyle are my 3rd ggrandparents and John McDonnell is their son. 

Through DNA matches I have found that John's father Martin McDonnell also ended up in  Ballarat, Victoria and was a crier of the Supreme Court in Ballarat until his retirement. Apparently Eliza Doyle his first wife and his daughter Anna and son Martin all died. He went on to marry a Maria Stanford also from Westmeath / Roscommon who was the widow of John Clark, also of Roscommon/ Westmeath who died in Australia. 

Martin and Maria went on to have six more children as well as Maria having her children from her marriage to Clark.

I have also found from Martin and Maria's wedding certificate that Martin's parents were from Westmeath, where Martin was born and that his mother's name was Ann Murtagh and father's name also Martin who he cited as a storekeeper / merchant. I am now very interested in the Murtagh family from Westmeath,

I say again I am grateful for all the help you have given me , Juanita McDonnell