DONLY, Catherine ²

   Cause of her death was tumour of the bowels.⁴

   Other names for Catherine were DONLY, Cath,¹ DONNALLY, Catherine ³ and DONNELLY, Catherine.

   User ID: L261.

  General Notes:

"Church Baptism Record

Name:Catherine Donly
Date of Birth:
Date of Baptism:15-Feb-1826
Address:
Parish/District:CLONOE
County:TYRONE
Father: Charles Donly
Mother:Ann Conner
Sponsor 1 / Informant 1:Patrick
Sponsor 2 / Informant 2:Alice O'Neill
Notes:
/ /
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Catherine Donnelly was aged 31 years, like her husband, when the 1861 census for Shotts parish recorded her living at 31 Omoa Square, with her family. She had four children aged from 1 year to 10 years. The family also had one lodger, Patrick Vallely. Catherine had been born in Ireland.

'Donnelly' was recorded in her daughter, Mary Jane's marriage certificate of 1872 as both the maiden surname and the married surname of Catherine Donnelly.

Catherine Donnelly was recorded by the 1881 census as 50 years of age and living at 4 Wyndedge Farm, Cleland, in the parish of Shotts. She had been born in Ireland. She had six children at home, aged from 9 years to 23 years, to care for, as well as a visitor, John Donnelly, aged 60 years.

When Catherine Donnelly died in 1884, her recorded age at death was 57 years. Her death certificate also recorded her as married to Patrick Donnelly coalminer. Both of her parents were dead. Her death certificate, on the basis of information provided by her son, recorded her parents as Charles Donnelly and Agnes Connor. ^{2 3 4 7}

  Medical Notes:

The cause of death was certified by James Duncan MB CM.

Catherine's husband, Patrick Donnelly, who had been present, gave notice of her death before the registrar, William Spence, at Cleland on 30 June 1884 and made his X mark. ⁴

Catherine married Patrick DONNELLY on 10 January 1848 in Clonoe, County Tyrone, Ireland.¹ (Patrick DONNELLY was born in 1827 in Ireland ^{3 8 9} and died on 6 June 1892 in Hareshaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland ⁹.). The cause of his death was mining accident while working, aged 65.⁴

  Marriage Notes:

"Patt Donly
Principal

Marriage 10 January 1848
Clonoe, County Tyrone, Ireland
Spouses Cath Donly"

from Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900

Note:

This record of marriage does appear in the Irish Catholic Parish Registers at the National Library of Ireland, but it is out of sequence. It is to be found after the entry for the 24th October 1848 in "Clonoe | Microfilm 05579 / 02 Marriages 06 Jan. 1823 to 11 Jan. 1850". ^{1 10}