James Donelan and Emma Mary Ann Denbow were married at the Catholic Sardinian Chapel near Lincolns Inn Fields, London, on 13th June 1861. James, born in 1822 in County Longford, Ireland, was 38 and had served in the 44th Regiment of Foot (East Essex) for the previous 18 years, including fighting in the Crimean War … Continue reading The Family of James Donelan and Emma Denbow. Part 1 – Childhood
On 27th September 1864, 251 passengers waited at Table Bay, Cape Town, in the Western Cape province of South Africa, to board the Barque Alfred bound for Auckland, New Zealand. Among them were Thomas and Mary Ryan, Mary’s young son Thomas Aylward and Thomas and Mary’s infant son, Michael. Michael Aylward (c1830-1860) and Mary Spain … Continue reading Journeys to Waipipi – from Woodford to Cape Town
My great grandfather James Donelan was born in County Longford, Ireland in early 1823. Although no birth record has surfaced to date, James’s military service record from March 1864 lists his age as 41 years and 1 month, so he was likely born in February 1823. The record also states that his place of birth … Continue reading James Donelan – a military life
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