Missing link

[M S Harmer]

Does any Donovan family researcher have on their tree a John or John Michael Donovan born about 1872 that they now nothing about.

We have one who was put into a monastery as a boy or young man to become a priest, but during his time there ran away and went to sea and ended up in Australia.

We know nothing of his parents or siblings except his mother died and his father possibly remarried a french woman ?.

Father was also a spirit dealer or publican.   

[Cris ODonnabhain]

sorrry, i read your date wrong

[M S Harmer]

Does any Donovan family researcher have on their tree a John or John Michael Donovan born about 1872 that they now nothing about.

We have one who was put into a monastery as a boy or young man to become a priest, but during his time there ran away and went to sea and ended up in Australia.

We know nothing of his parents or siblings except his mother died and his father possibly remarried a french woman ?.

Father was also a spirit dealer or publican.   

In addition to the above I have found his death notice in a local paper giving his parents names as Michael Donovan and Margaret McNamara if that's of any help to anyone.