Lena O'Donoghue

[mossvaliant]

Can anyone help me find birth information about my great Aunt Lena O'Donoghue.
I have birth certificate details of her sister Ellen (my grandmother) so I assume Lena was born in Victoria AUS around 1875-1880.
I have checked the Vic.BDM website and put in as many variations of O'Donoghue I can think of but still no luck.
Any ideas?

[Dundee]

Hi and Welcome 

Parents' names would help?

Debra 

[chempat]

Are you sure that her name was Lena?

Who did she marry, and when and where did she die?

[chempat]

Is this her death?

Lena Odonoghue
Birth Year:   abt 1880  Age:   67
Death Place:   Ararat, Victoria
Father's name:   Patk Odonoghue
Mother's name:   Ellen Martin
Registration Year: 1947
Registration Place: Victoria

[chempat]

This looks like her birth, so are they the correct parents?

Helena Odonoghue
Birth Date: About 1879  Birth Place: Will, Victoria
Registration Year: 1879
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: Patrick Odonoghue
Mother: Ellen Martin

[mossvaliant]

Hi Chempat,
Yes - all that information is correct.
All our family records just show her as Lena so that is how I have searched for her.
She did die in Ararat but I'm not sure why she was there as she was buried in Williamstown with most of the other O'Donoghues.
I don't believe she ever married.
Many thanks for the research!

[mossvaliant]

Thank you for your assistance with Lena
I am also seeking information about her sister Catherine (Kate) and brother Patrick
I have Kate's death certificate but can't find any definitive birth details - from her death cert it looks like she was born around 1873.
She was buried in Williamstown Cemetery but under the name of Richardson.
Her death cert lists her as "Spinster"
Her brother Patrick I don't have information about - suspect he died at birth
Any ideas ?
Many thanks

[Dundee]

You can use wildcards to search the Vic BDM indexes which will pick up most spelling anomalies.  Just use *don* in the surname box, Pat* in the father's name box, and Martin in the mother's maiden name box.

https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj

Catherine's birth was registered in 1872.

Birth

Event registration number 20565

1872
DONOHOE, Catherine
Father's name: Patrick
Mother's name: Ellen (Martin)
Place of birth: WILL

I have not found a birth reg for your Ellen - what is the reg. number?

Debra 

[Dundee]

She was buried in Williamstown Cemetery but under the name of Richardson.

O'DONOGHUE,    Kate
Williamstown Cemetery
[W] Roman Catholic   WI-RC*A*3**5
Interment   02/10/1903

Debra