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Re: Determining county of origin in Ireland using GRO - Donovan/Sullivan
« Reply #18 on: Sunday 31 August 14 20:04 BST (UK) »
P.S. I have no other paperwork that points us in any direction other than the family's recollections....most say Waterford; only one person thinks it was Cork.  Everything on paper that I have just states "Ireland".

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Re: Determining county of origin in Ireland using GRO - Donovan/Sullivan
« Reply #19 on: Sunday 31 August 14 20:15 BST (UK) »
Oh, I have one more small piece of info....we were told Bridget was born in or near Convent Hill??

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Re: Determining county of origin in Ireland using GRO - Donovan/Sullivan
« Reply #20 on: Sunday 31 August 14 20:24 BST (UK) »
BINGO !

Convent Hill is the Clincher !

See why you need to tell me everything !

The Bridget Donovan that was born in Waterford was baptised at Church of The Holy Trinity Without which is in Waterford City at Ballybricken.

Convent Hill is in Ballybricken area of Waterford City !

I am attaching a map !

SO YIPPPPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

We are working with the correct records now  ;D ;D ;D

Tara



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Re: Determining county of origin in Ireland using GRO - Donovan/Sullivan
« Reply #22 on: Sunday 31 August 14 20:31 BST (UK) »
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!  So I believe my initial gut feeling was right and she is probably the one listed with the October 19, 1866 birthdate!  You don't know how long I've been trying to figure this out...this is incredible.  You are wonderful!!!!!!

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Re: Determining county of origin in Ireland using GRO - Donovan/Sullivan
« Reply #23 on: Sunday 31 August 14 20:34 BST (UK) »
Yes,

That record is defo the one.

BTW Please don't get hung up on exact dates to match from Ireland to America.

Most people had no clue what their exact date of birth was and it was just more or less guessed when they had to fill in paperwork in their adult years.

Not like the BIG occassions birthdays are these days, in a lots of families back then they were rarely celebrated.

Tara

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Re: Determining county of origin in Ireland using GRO - Donovan/Sullivan
« Reply #24 on: Sunday 31 August 14 20:38 BST (UK) »
So,

You now have a lot of siblings to add to Bridget !

We have ~

Bridget 1866
William 1868
Thomas 1870
Joseph P 1882
Mary 1884

All the above were baptised in the same church with the same parents.

Familysearch shows a

Mary 1875
Anastastia 1872
John 1877

Same parents but I can't see a match for them at the same church as Bridget.

Tara


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Re: Determining county of origin in Ireland using GRO - Donovan/Sullivan
« Reply #25 on: Sunday 31 August 14 20:41 BST (UK) »
Super

In the Same Church

In 1866

Patrick Donovan married Mary Sullivan

Name:   Patrick Donovan
Gender:   Male
Marital Status:   Single
Marriage Date:   29 May 1866
Marriage Place:   Roman Catholic Chapel of Trinity Without, Waterford, Ireland
Father:   William Donovan
Spouse:   Mary Sullivan

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Re: Determining county of origin in Ireland using GRO - Donovan/Sullivan
« Reply #26 on: Sunday 31 August 14 20:42 BST (UK) »
SO

We are now another generation back as we now know that Patrick Donovan's father was called William !

Tara