7 Green Bank
St. Olave
Southwark
London
England
James Donovan and Mary Bryan (Brien) married (details not found) Mary was born in Kinsale, Ireland, a daughter of Charles Brien & Catherine Kelly. She was baptised in the Roman Catholic Parish of Kinsale, Co. Cork on 17 November 1805. James was born c. 1800 and family history has it that he was of the O'Donovan Rossa clan. Then it is most likely that he was a son of Jeremiah O'Donovan & Máire O'Donovan Báid. This Jeremiah was a grandfather of the famous Fenian, also called Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa. The baptism records for the Roman Catholic Parish of Rosscarbery & Lissevard are only available from November 1814 onwards and marriages from 1820 onwards so we cannot trace prior to those dates.
Children born in St Olave:-
Michael c. 1825
Daniel c. 1827
Mary c. 1832
James c. 1835
Denis 1841
Cornelius (born 8 Dec 1842, at 2 Black Alley, Bull Court, St. Olave)
U.K. Census 1841: living at Union Cottages, St. Olave, Southwark | First name | Surname | Age | Born | | James | Donovan | 40 | Ireland | | Mary | Briant | 30 | Ireland | | Michael | do | 15 | Surrey | | Daniel | do | 13 | Surrey | | Mary | do | 9 | Surrey | | James | do | 7 | Surrey | | Dennis | do | 9 weeks | Surrey |
U.K. Census 1861: lived at Davis Alley, St Olave, Southwark | Name |
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| Age | Occupation | Born | | James Donovan | Head | married | 62 | Painters lab | Ireland | | Mary Donovan | Wife | married | 53 |
| Ireland | | James Donovan | Son | unmarried | 26 | Carpenters lab | St. Olaves | | Denis Donovan | Son | unmarried | 20 | Painters lab | St. Olaves | | Cornelius Donovan | Son | unmarried | 19 | Bricklayers lab | St. Olaves |
Death: The father, James (62), died on 11 July 1863 at 17 Green Bank, St Olave, Southwark. He was a painters labourer on his death certificate.
U.K. Census 1871: living at 7 Green Bank, Tooley St., St. Olave | Name |
| Status | Age | Occupation | Born | | Mary Donovan | Lodger | Widowed | 66 | Sackmaker | Ireland, Kinsale |
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