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DONALDSON/Northern Ireland or Ireland 1857

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allthegrays

allthegrays Report 23 Jul 2013 19:56

Hi Marie, no she didn't. I will try again via GR.

Many thanks

Lorraine

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 23 Jul 2013 19:53

Hello allthegrays - did Irene contact you after your last post 6 years ago?

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allthegrays

allthegrays Report 23 Jul 2013 19:49

Hi Irene,

I have just come across a Thomas Donaldson from Aghafin who was buried in Clones on the 15th March 1868 age 77. I wonder if this could have been Thomas's Father?

allthegrays

allthegrays Report 16 Sep 2007 23:51

Hi Irene,

I have Donaldsons in the Clones area. Isobella was born to Foster Donaldson 1840. She married in Clones in 1861 if that is of any help

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 7 Aug 2007 01:46

This doesn't help with the marriage in Ireland but they had all these children according to IGI. Results for: Scotland, British Isles Father: Thomas Donaldson, Mother: Mary Thomson Exact Spelling: Off [refine search] Prepare selected records for download International Genealogical Index / British Isles - 7 Select records to download - (50 maximum) 1. THOMAS DONALDSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Birth: 05 JAN 1863 Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland 2. MARY JANE DONALDSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Birth: 20 JAN 1869 High Church, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland 3. HELEN DONALDSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Birth: 08 JAN 1867 High Church, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland 4. JANE DONALDSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Birth: 03 MAR 1865 High Church, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland 5. JOHN DONALDSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Birth: 29 MAR 1861 Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland 6. JOHN DONALDSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Birth: 13 APR 1873 High Church, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland 7. WILLIAM HARPER DONALDSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Birth: 20 JAN 1871 High Church, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 6 Aug 2007 23:53

Hello Irene, Sorry can't help with your family but Clones is in County Monaghan in Ireland. The reason they came to Scotland could have been the Potato Famine in 1845 and 1849. Much is unrecorded but estimates are that around one million people, about 12% of the population, died in the three years from 1846 to 1849. Betty

Irene

Irene Report 6 Aug 2007 22:58

Can anyone give me any advice in trying to find out about my great great grandparents in Ireland? My family are Scottish through and through, except my great great grandparents and that's where I hit a brick wall because I don't know how to trace Irish roots? I have their marriage certificate. He was Thomas Donaldson, minor, labourer of Ahafin. She was Mary Ann Thomson, minor of Mullicavan. They got married on 10 Dec 1857 in the Parish Church of Clones in Co Monaghan (is this north or south Ireland?). Can anyone tell me anything else about them like their births, parents, siblings, census etc. Also does anyone have any clues as to why the may have come to Scotland? Their son, Thomas was born in Scotland in 1863 and that's where the family have remained. Any thoughts would be grately appreciated. Thanks.