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James Patrick Donovan (1858 - 1916)

James Patrick Donovan
Born in Kangaroo Flat, Amherst, Victoria, Australiamap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 23 May 1888 in St Patricks Church, Ballarat, Victoria, Australiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 58 in Bald Hill, Carisbrook, Victoria, Australiamap
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Biography

James Patrick Donovan was born on 11 November 1858 in Kangaroo Flat, Amherst, Victoria, Australia, the son of Mary Kelly and James Donovan.[1]

He married Mary Josephine Kierce on 23 May 1888 at St Patricks Church in Ballarat, Victoria.[2] Their children were:[citation needed]

Mary died by suicide in February 1909.[3][4]

James remarried. [Note: it's thought James remarried because the article about his death mentions his widow and six children. But that statement may have been in error?]

James died, by suicide, on 30 November 1916 at Bald Hill, Carisbrook, Victoria, aged 58 years.[5][6] The executors of his will were Edmund Selwyn Herring and Bertha May Kelly.[7]

Sources

  1. Victoria Birth Registration: 15343/1859 DONOVAN Jas, Mary KELLY, Jas, AMHERST
  2. Victoria Marriages Registration:2775/1888
  3. Victoria Death Registration: 733/1909 DONOVAN Mary 46, Margt OLOUGHLEN, Kierse Patk, Cbrook
  4. The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Monday 8 February 1909 - Page 8
    MARYBOROUGH, Sunday. Feb 1909.— Mary Donovan, aged 46 years, the wife of James Donovan, farmer, of Bald Hill, Carisbrook, shot herself with a pea-rifle in the head this morning, causing almost instantaneous death. Deceased was under medical attention during the last six weeks, and latterly showed signs of melancholia. The doctor ordered her away for a change, and arrangements were made for her departure this week… She leaves a widower and family of six children.
  5. Victoria Death Registration: 13366/1916 DONOVAN Jas, 58, Mry KELLY, Donovan Jas, Carisbrook
  6. The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954)Saturday 2 December 1916 - Page 12
    A Farmer's Suicide. Dec 1916.
    CARISBROOK .— James Donovan, a farmer, residing at Bald Hill, three miles from Caisbrook, committed suicide in the early hours of Thursday morning by shooting himself. He left a note saying that he intended to do away with himself. A magisterial inquiry is to he held. Deceased leaves a widow and family of six children.
  7. Will of James Donovan, Farmer Carisbrook, Death date 30 Nov 1916. Victoria Wills & Probate File number 149/369 at www.findmypast.co.uk




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