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Title: Great grandmother Donnell Wexford/Waterford
Post by: Zoe44 on Wednesday 10 July 19 02:29 BST (UK)
Hi can anyone help or give me advice with where to start tracing records for my G G grandmother?

I've found her on the 1881 census at Ashton under lyne Workhouse with her 3 boys.

Unmarried
Birth 1850 co Waterford
Eldest son William Norris born Waterford also.
2 younger boys born in Lancashire
Unusual to be unmarried with 3 children

Not sure where to start snd so confused with Irish records??!

Desperate to trace her family and find out her story

Would be so so grateful for any help!! 😊

Thx Zoe x
Title: Re: Great grandmother Donnell Wexford/Waterford
Post by: solidrock on Wednesday 10 July 19 03:27 BST (UK)
This could be her in 1871 transcribed as Ellen McDonnell.

Bolton, Lancashire.  born 1850 Ireland.  Occupation  Doubler Cotton Mill
Living with parents.
John McDonnell  68  born Ireland
Ellen McDonnell  47  born Ireland

with 3 siblings.
Title: Re: Great grandmother Donnell Wexford/Waterford
Post by: solidrock on Wednesday 10 July 19 03:54 BST (UK)
Can't find an obvious birth for Ellen but if she was McDonnell this is for 15 July 1850 ST. NICHOLAS  Parish/Church/Congregation - Dublin.
Father   JOHN MC DONNELL
Mother   ELLEN HART
Title: Re: Great grandmother Donnell Wexford/Waterford
Post by: wivenhoe on Wednesday 10 July 19 05:16 BST (UK)
This might be your family.......

Use this site http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html

to see baptism of James DONALD mother Helen
born 14 Apr 1880..........baptised 16 Oct 1880 St Ann, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England
Abode: Workhouse ex Droylsden.
Title: Re: Great grandmother Donnell Wexford/Waterford
Post by: wivenhoe on Wednesday 10 July 19 05:31 BST (UK)

Mothers surname not given for these birth registrations -

GRO births
DONALD, Frederick 
1877  SepQ    Ashton under Lyne  Vol. 08D  Pg 537

DONALD, James      
1880  JunQ     Ashton under Lyne  Vol. 08D  Pg 532


Also of interest?......

NORRIS, Hannah     
1869  SepQ      Ashton under Lyne  Vol 08D  Pg 452

NORRIS, Charles
1871  MarQ      Ashton under Lyn  Vol 08D  Pg 508
Title: Re: Great grandmother Donnell Wexford/Waterford
Post by: Wexflyer on Wednesday 10 July 19 05:48 BST (UK)
Quote from: Zoe Attwood on Wednesday 10 July 19 02:29 BST (UK)

Unmarried
Birth 1850 co Waterford
Eldest son William Norris born Waterford also.
2 younger boys born in Lancashire
Unusual to be unmarried with 3 children

I am confused. Both you and the census extract you posted clearly say she was born in Co. Waterford. Yet your post is headlined Wexford/Waterford, and this is in the Wexford sub-forum?

Should be moved to the Waterford sub-forum?
Title: Re: Great grandmother Donnell Wexford/Waterford
Post by: Wexflyer on Wednesday 10 July 19 05:52 BST (UK)
Looking in Co. Waterford, I see four (4) Ellen Donnell + name variant baptisms in 1850, and 17 in the years 1850 +/- 5 years.
Title: Re: Great grandmother Donnell Wexford/Waterford
Post by: Sinann on Wednesday 10 July 19 06:55 BST (UK)
Also posted in Waterford
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=815472.0
Title: Re: Great grandmother Donnell Wexford/Waterford
Post by: Zoe44 on Wednesday 24 July 19 20:37 BST (UK)
Thank you for your help :)

Quote from: Wexflyer on Wednesday 10 July 19 05:52 BST (UK)
Looking in Co. Waterford, I see four (4) Ellen Donnell + name variant baptisms in 1850, and 17 in the years 1850 +/- 5 years.