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Title: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: oisinh1 on Thursday 28 February 08 20:50 GMT (UK)
Hi everyone,
Daniel Doran married Margaret McGowan in around 1851/52. They were from Kilmacrenan area of Letterkenny in County Donegal.

The family moved to Derry City and these were their known children:
John b.1853 married Annie Smyth of Waterside, Co. Derry
Daniel b.1855 stayed behind in Letterkenny. Nothing else is known of him.
Margaret married Samuel Smyth.
Catherine married Neal Conaghan of Gartan
Thomas moved to Belfast....nothing more known of him.
James b.1870.....nothing more known of him.
Patrick Doran b.1862 married Jane Deery

Thanks,
Oisín
Title: Re: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: aghadowey on Thursday 28 February 08 22:30 GMT (UK)
Are you looking for any particular information?
Title: Re: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: oisinh1 on Friday 29 February 08 17:49 GMT (UK)
Sorry I didn't outline that in my original message aghadowey.
I was just looking to see if anyone knew of any of the people mentioned or if they had a connection.

Thanks
Oisín
Title: Re: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: aghadowey on Friday 29 February 08 19:15 GMT (UK)
Several entries on IGI:
James Doran born 10 Nov.1870 Co.Donegal, son of Daniel Doran & Margaret McGowan

Children of John Dorren/Doran & Anne Smith:
1. Johnathan born 8 Aug.1875 Co.Londonderry
2. Mary Ann born 2 Apr.1877 Londonderry, Co.Londonderry
Title: Re: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: oisinh1 on Friday 29 February 08 20:03 GMT (UK)
Thanks aghadowey that info is great! Much appreciated!

Oisín
Title: Re: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: aghadowey on Friday 29 February 08 20:05 GMT (UK)
Here's 1910 Ulster Directory which might be worth a look:
www.libraryireland.com/UlsterDirectory1910/Contents.php
Title: Re: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: oisinh1 on Friday 29 February 08 20:29 GMT (UK)
Thanks for that aghadowey.
Title: Re: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: forthefamily on Tuesday 11 June 19 20:34 BST (UK)
Quote from: oisinh1 on Thursday 28 February 08 20:50 GMT (UK)
Hi everyone,
Daniel Doran married Margaret McGowan in around 1851/52. They were from Kilmacrenan area of Letterkenny in County Donegal.

The family moved to Derry City and these were their known children:
John b.1853 married Annie Smyth of Waterside, Co. Derry
Daniel b.1855 stayed behind in Letterkenny. Nothing else is known of him.
Margaret married Samuel Smyth.
Catherine married Neal Conaghan of Gartan
Thomas moved to Belfast....nothing more known of him.
James b.1870.....nothing more known of him.
Patrick Doran b.1862 married Jane Deery

Thanks,
Oisín

Oisín...I hope you're still on RC.

I saw this post and I also saw your notes about this family on Lindel Buckley's webpage......http://donegalgenealogy.com/dorinaghanunshinfam.htm

I was wondering if you had discovered any more about this family since you left that information.

I'm researching a Doran family and I thought it was a strange coincidence that the parents were also a Daniel Doran/Dorian and a Margaret McGowen. I have found four children for them but the address given was Ballyboe in Letterkenny parish.......Daniel b 1855, Margaret b 1859, Edward b 1864 and James b 1870.

I don't know if I'm dealing with 2 family's or one. It's confusing. Specially when trying to sort out marriages for the children.

An Edward Doran (father Daniel) married a Grace McDaid in 1895. These two eventually ended up in Scotland. It was while I was investigating the McDaids, because of a DNA match I have, that came across the Dorans. When Edward Doran died in Scotland he gave his parents as Daniel Doran and Margaret McGowan.

Now I seem to have a couple of distant DNA matches to the Dorans as well. Not sure why.. I do have McGowans on my dad's side but they are a huge brick wall.

Any new info you can give about the Dorans would be much appreciated.

Mary Ann

Title: Re: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: hallmark on Tuesday 11 June 19 20:42 BST (UK)
Oisin was Last Active:   June 22, 2014,

but hopefully still uses same email address and has notifications on for RC
Title: Re: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: forthefamily on Tuesday 11 June 19 20:43 BST (UK)
Hope so:)
Title: Re: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: hallmark on Tuesday 11 June 19 20:46 BST (UK)
Name   JAMES DORAN
Date of Birth   1870
Group Registration ID   7730874
SR District/Reg Area   Letterkenny
Title: Re: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: forthefamily on Tuesday 11 June 19 20:48 BST (UK)
Thanks Hallmark...I have all the records already    ;D
Title: Re: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: hallmark on Tuesday 11 June 19 20:50 BST (UK)
I have one now!  ;D
Title: Re: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: forthefamily on Tuesday 11 June 19 20:53 BST (UK)
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

They must be somehow connected because on the baptism of Daniel Doran/Dorrian the sponsors are a James Toner and Rose Toner. Toner is on my dad's side too.
Title: Re: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: hallmark on Tuesday 11 June 19 20:56 BST (UK)
hopefully you can figure them out...

Have you tried Church Registers?

I haven't....  ;D
Title: Re: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: forthefamily on Tuesday 11 June 19 21:01 BST (UK)
I'm sure I must have  ;D I have access to Rootsireland, Ancestry and FindMyPast. Not too addicted am I  ::)

I started this out to help someone figure out why we had a DNA match. It's become a huge project. Good thing I'm retired.
Title: Re: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: hallmark on Tuesday 11 June 19 21:14 BST (UK)
https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/1012  Letterkenny

https://www.johngrenham.com/records/rc_church.php?churchid=1012&parish=Conwal%20and%20Leck%20(Letterkenny)
Title: Re: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: hallmark on Tuesday 11 June 19 21:16 BST (UK)
You probably have...  Transcribed at Ancestry & FindMyPast
Title: Re: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: forthefamily on Tuesday 11 June 19 21:31 BST (UK)
The parish records are few for this part of Donegal. Mostly you have to rely on luck. DNA has helped.
Title: Re: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: oisinh1 on Monday 25 October 21 15:21 BST (UK)
Hi ForTheFamily,

My apologies, I haven't used Rootschat in years, but I have still been doing my genealogy off and on since then. I have quite a bit more info now on the Doran's (originally Dorian of Fanad) and a bit on the McGowan's. Not aware of a Toner connection, but perhaps we could swap notes and see what more we can discover?

Oisín
Title: Re: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: forthefamily on Monday 25 October 21 15:56 BST (UK)
Hello :)

I'm sorry to say that after much research I have no idea what my connection is to that family.

mab
Title: Re: Doran's of Kilmacrenan/Derry
Post by: forthefamily on Monday 25 October 21 16:23 BST (UK)
I just noticed I have another DNA match that leads back to the Doran family. None of these matches are really close. I was interested in the McGowan connection as my grandmother was a McGowan. 

mab