George Doherty (1839 - 1919)

Born 1839 in Pollans, Conwal, County Donegal, Ireland

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Died 19 Jan 1919 at about age 80 in Pollans, Conwal, County Donegal, Ireland

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Biography

George was born in 1848. George O'Doherty ^[1] According to the Census record he was born in 1839 - see below.

He appears in his fathers' probate record and is mentioned as hier.

Fathers' March 1898 Probate Record.[2]

1901 Census Pollans, Conwal County Donegal

Sur First	Rel	Rel	Ed	Age	Occ	Status	Born	Lang
Doherty George	Head	RC	RW	60	Farmer	Married	Donegal
Doherty Maggie	Wife	RC	Can't read	40		Married	Donegal	IE
Doherty Maggie	Dau	RC	Only reads	7	Scholar	Single	Donegal
Doherty John Patrick	Son	RC	Can't read	6	Scholar	Single	Donegal
Doherty George	Son	RC	Can't read	5	Scholar	Single	Donegal
Doherty Michael	Son	RC	Can't read	4	Scholar	Single	Donegal
Doherty Edward	Son	RC	Can't read	2	Scholar	Single	Donegal
Sweeney Patrick	Father-in-law	RC	Can't read	54	Farming	Married	Donegal	IE
Sweeney Catherine	Mother-in-law	RC	Can't read	65	Knitter	Married	Donegal	IE[3]

George O'Doherty (seated)(L-R Back) From Eva, Michael, George, Maggie, wife Margaret and Kate. Click for larger Image. From Cousin Ellen, it's Edward, George, Margaret, George senior, Margaret senior and Catherine. Eldest son, John, is not in the photo.

Mentioned in son George's Marriage record.^[4]

He passed away 19 Jan 1919 at Pollins, Donegal aged 81 from Apoplexy. his son George was informant^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Personal papers and notes of Kathleen O'Doherty, Family Biographical Information Compilation, 1978. Personal copy in the files of M. Gaulden
2. ↑ "Ireland Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ58-27M : 12 December 2014), John Doherty, 05 Apr 1895; citing 00327, 005014910, Principal Probate Registry, Dublin; 100,996.
3. ↑ 1901 Census Pollans, Conwal, [1]
4. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch ([2] : accessed 25 September 2015), George O'Doherty in entry for George Gerald O'Doherty and Beatrice Elizabeth Curren, 15 Sep 1923; citing registration , Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,266,890.
5. ↑ https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1919/05161/4423216.pdf

• Interview with Eva Theresa O'Doherty, 2014. Copy in the personal files of M. Gaulden

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