Anne McDonald (18?-1903)

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I wonder if this is the death of William Power Snr, from Prosperous and he died in 1878 (6 Sept 1878).  His age is given as 74 years so a birth in 1804.  So quite a bit older than Anne.  The death is reported from the town of Prosperous, love the name, which is the town that William gives as his residence on the marriage certificate. The person reporting could be Anne though at first I thought it was Alice. 

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1878/020503/7195139.pdf

With an age difference it is quite likely that Alice/Alicia would be Anne's step daughter. 

William Power death
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1878/020503/7195139.pdf


Maria birth
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1870/03349/2227902.pdf
Prosperous/McDonald

Bridget birth
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1873/03212/2177877.pdf
NB residence is Curryhills & Anne Power's maiden name is given as McDonnell

William - birth
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1875/03092/2133790.pdf
Residence Prosperous and maiden name is McDonald

Anthony Joseph - birth
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1877/03012/2103940.pdf
Residence Prosperous and maiden name is McDonald

In looking up the births I was looking for the name of the person who registered them. Sometimes it will be the grandmother ie wifes' mother esp if this is a first child. 

The Irish did have a naming pattern and it is worth seeing if this may have been used in this family

Traditional Naming Pattern
A traditional naming pattern was often used by Irish parents until the later 19th century:

First son usually named for the father's father
Second son usually named for the mother's father Anthony
Third son usually named for the father
Fourth son usually named for the father's eldest brother
Fifth son usually named for the mother's eldest brother
First daughter usually named for the mother's mother  ? Maria/Mary
Second daughter usually named for the father's mother ? Bridget
Third daughter usually named for the mother
Fourth daughter usually named for the mother's eldest sister
Fifth daughter usually named for the father's eldest sister.

Yeah, i found the name Bridget to be pretty consistant in the family. There was lots of sons and daughters being named after parents and grandparents.

[scarlett0017]

William Power was most definitely a widower when he married Anne McDonald in 1868.
There are two other names floating around for Williams Wife on ancestry, we have a Jane or another name beginning with a B.
I've been searching, and i couldn't come up with anything.