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Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 6 Send Message	Jeanette	Report	18 Nov 2015 16:25
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 6 Send Message	Trying to find either of their birth dates & their marriage date. I know they had 3 children - William b 1893 place unknown, Charles b 1895 in Chester & my grandfather Peter b 1897 also in Chester. I can't find them on the 1901 census. Peter's father was called John Thomas O'Donnell. Mary Pilling is listed on Charles' (latin) birth certificate as Mary Pilling O'Connell but just as Mary Pilling on Peter's birth cert. We're assuming that they were both born in Ireland and married there sometime before 1893 and that there eldest son Charles was also born there. Family history has always said that 'we' come from Donegal but another darker family secret is that some of them had to flee Dublin in the 1850s due to an anti English protest/attack.... I feel I'm so close to finding the next generation in my tree but I just can't find out where William was born. Hoping someone can point me in the right direction & if I can help anyone I will Thanks Jeanette
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,725 Send Message	greyghost	Report	18 Nov 2015 16:44
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,725 Send Message	Have you got the generations/names mixed up - Charles parents listed here as John Thomas and ?Maria, not Peter and Mary. The GRO birth registrations have their names in "English", it's the Catholic baptism records which show the Latin equivalent. Cheshire Non-conformist & Roman Catholic Registers (Baptism) 17th Century-1910 First name(s) CAROLUS Last name O'DONNELL Gender Male Birth year 1895 Birth date 01 Apr 1895 Baptism year 1895 Baptism date 10 Apr 1895 Father's first name Joannis Thoma Father's last name O'Donnell Mother's first name Mariae Mother's last name Pilling O'Connell Place CHESTER County Cheshire Country England --------------------------------- England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription First name(s) CHARLES Last name O'DONNELL Birth year 1895 Birth quarter 2 Registration month - Mother's last name - District CHESTER County Cheshire Country England Volume 8A Page 401 ------------------------------------- Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1897 Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference O'DONNELL Peter James Chester Castle Cheshire West CAS/82/40
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Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,725 Send Message	greyghost	Report	18 Nov 2015 16:48
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,725 Send Message	Cheshire Non-conformist & Roman Catholic Registers (Baptism) 17th Century-1910 First name(s) PETRUS JACOBUS Last name O'DONNELL Gender Male Birth year 1897 Birth date 19 Jul 1897 Baptism year 1897 Baptism date 15 Aug 1897 Father's first name Joannis Father's last name O'Donnell Mother's first name Mariae Mother's last name Pillin Place CHESTER County Cheshire Country England ----------------------------------------------- --England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription First name(s) PETER JAMES Last name O'DONNELL Birth year 1897 Birth quarter 3 Registration month - Mother's last name - District CHESTER County Cheshire Country England Volume 8A Page 401 ------------------------------------- Free to search Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1897 Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference O'DONNELL Peter James Chester Castle Cheshire West CAS/82/40
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 73,136 Send Message	AnnCardiff	Report	18 Nov 2015 17:06
	Petrus Jacobus O'Donnell England, Cheshire Non-conformist Records Name Petrus Jacobus O'Donnell Event Type Baptism Event Date 15 Aug 1897 Event Place St. Werburgh's, Chester, Cheshire, England Gender Male Father's Name Joannis O'Donnell Mother's Name Mariae Pillin O'Donnell
	Researching: Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 6 Send Message	Jeanette	Report	18 Nov 2015 19:11
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 6 Send Message	Thanks Greyghost. There's quite a few Peter James O'Donnells in my tree and up until a few years ago, we weren't aware of John Thomas O'Donnell. I wish my grandfather & his brothers had spoken to each other, it would make things so much easier!
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 5,047 Send Message	Eringobragh1916	Report	18 Nov 2015 19:28
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 5,047 Send Message	Jeanette...By ticking greyghosts post it looks as if your query has been answered... ???? Wonder if this is the family 1901 I don't have access to check original ....Mary A aged 13...??? wonder if its a misprint... Name: Peter Murray Event Type: Census Event Date: 31 Mar 1901 Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England County: Cheshire Civil Parish: Chester Ecclesiastical Parish: Christ Church Chester Sub-District: Chester Cathedral Registration District: Chester Residence Note: Watkins Court Gender: Male Age: 34 Occupation: MOULDER Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1867 Birthplace: Ireland Schedule Type: 85 Page Number: 14 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Peter Murray Head M 34 Ireland Mary A Murray Wife F 27 Dublin Ireland John O'Donald Boarder M 34 Ireland Mary A O'Donald Boarder F 13 England Charles O'Donald Boarder M 6 England William J O'Donald Boarder M 8 Peter Murray, Chester, Cheshire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Chester Cathedral subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,725 Send Message	greyghost	Report	18 Nov 2015 22:22
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,725 Send Message	1901 from FMP - unfortunately nothing more than England for pob of the children Mary A and Charles, nothing at all for William J. John O'Donald is a Widower, he and the children are down as Boarders. And the original is O'Donald 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription 2, Watkins Court, Chester, Cheshire, England First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Peter Murray Head Married Male 34 1867 Moulder Ireland Mary A Murray Wife Married Female 27 1874 - Dublin, Dublin, Ireland John O'Donald Boarder Widower Male 34 1867 Seaman Ireland Mary A O'Donald Boarder Single Female 13 1888 - England Charles O'Donald Boarder Single Male 6 1895 - England William J O'Donald Boarder Single Male 8 1893 - -

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