DONAGHAY, Agnes ³

   Other names for Agnes were DONAGHEY, Agnes, DONCHY, Agnes,⁴ DONEHY, Agnes, DONLEY, Agnes, DONNACHIE, Agnes, DONNCHIE, Agnes, DONNOHIE, Agnes, DONNOHY, Agnes, DONOCHY, Agnes,⁵ DUNNACHIE, Agnes, DUNNOCHIE, Agnes and QUIGLEY, Agnes.

  General Notes:

Agnes Quigley with her husband and four children were recorded by the 1861 census living at Fardihill Colliery in Kilmaurs parish, Ayrshire. Agnes was aged 32 years and had been born in Ireland. Her work consisted of household duties.

The 1891 census recorded a widow called Agnes Quigley aged 63 years living at 27 Fore Street Kilmarnock. She had been born in Ireland. Her unmarried son Hugh, aged 37 years , lived with her. He had been born in Kilmarnock Ayrshire and was employed as a pit engine keeper. Their house had one windowed room. ⁶

  Noted events in her life were:

• sponsor at baptism, 28 Apr 1850, St Joseph's RC Chapel, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. ⁷

• sponsor at baptism, 29 Jan 1854, St Mirin's RC Chapel, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Agnes married Catherine McQUELLAN.¹ (Catherine McQUELLAN was born about 1795 in Ireland.)

  Marriage Notes:

"John Bane Drummond's youngeft daughter, Iffobella Drummond, went north with her cufine Margaret, Lady Gordone ; where fhe was married to Gordon of Buckie, who begot with her tuo fones and a daughter, married to ------- Gordon of Cairnbarrow, called Beffie Gordon : of her are [defcended] diverfe families of that name, which were called Drummond Gordons."

from House of Drummond




"His (John Gordon of Essie's) eldest son Alexander Gordon of Buckie married Jannet Drummond daughter to the Laird of Inchpafra, with whom he begat two Sons and a Daughter, viz, his eldest Son John Gordon of Buckie, and William Gordon of Aradowl ; his daughter Bessy married John Gordon of Cairnborrow ; also the said Alexander Gordon of Buckie begat on a Gentlewoman Margaret Ellis four natural Sons, viz, Thomas Gordon of Deskie, Alexander Gordon of Netherbuckie, George of Wellheads, and James of Invercharrach."

from Balbithan MS ^{1 8}

Agnes next married James QUIGLAY, son of James QUIGLAY and Catherine McQUELLAN, on 12 Dec 1851 in St Joseph's RC Chapel, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.² (James QUIGLAY was born about 1822 in County Monaghan, Ireland ^{2 9} and died 11 February 1867 at 8.00 am in 25 Fore Street, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland ¹⁰.). The cause of his death was typhoid fever of 11 days' duration.

  Marriage Notes:

The couple married at St Joseph's RC Church, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire by Fr Thomas Wallace on 12 December 1851 and were inscribed in his records as James Quigly and Agnes Donley.

James was born in County Monaghan, Ireland and Agnes in County Derry. The witnesses were William McQuillan and Mary Donley. ²

Agnes had a relationship with.

  Marriage Notes:

"His (John Gordon of Essie's) eldest son Alexander Gordon of Buckie .... begat on a Gentlewoman Margaret Ellis four natural Sons, viz, Thomas Gordon of Deskie, Alexander Gordon of Netherbuckie, George of Wellheads, and James of Invercharrach."

from Balbithan MS ⁸