Anne Donovan

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Penny-Lyn Beale on 27th February 2026

Name: Donovan, Anne Record Type: Convicts Employer: Allwright, Thomas: 1856 Departure date: 17 Nov 1852 Departure port: Kingston Ship: Midlothian Place of origin: Cork No; 837 FRIENDS OF THE ORPHAN SCHOOLS Orphan Number: 1544 Orphan: William DONOVAN Mother: DONOVAN, Ann Father: , Mother's ship: Midlothian Father's ship: Age when admitted: 3yrs Date admitted: 1863 Date discharged: Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: Remarks: mother twice in gaol - paternity of child disputed, father Gale disputes this References: SWD26/6, 27, CSD25/10,215, CSD25/9/143, Mercury 22 Sep 1864 1864 - APPLICATION – Queens Orphan School Application for Admission; Application made by; Ann Donnavan. Cascade Factory CHILDREN; Henry Donnavan [Illegitimate] born 3 Dec 1859 aged; 4 years 5 months and 15 days Baptised by Rev'd C Woods FATHER; Not Knowen MOTHER; Ann Donnavan, Cascade Factory. Under Sentence. Ship; Midlothian in 1854. Free by Servitude. Certificate; 9 Feb 1859 REMARKS; Mother is unmarried & has 2 other children depending on her. A boy named William was admitted into the Queens Asylum on the 1st August 1865. SWD26/1/7 Image 239 (4 pages) Orphan Number: 1538 Orphan: Henry DONOVAN Mother: DONOVAN, Ann Father: , Mother's ship: Midlothian Father's ship: Age when admitted: 7yrs Date admitted: 1867 Date discharged: 28 Jul 1873 Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: Charles Watson, Cygnet, James Whyte Remarks: reading, religious, money prizes Jan 1871, 1872/3 - 2 applications for Queens Orphan School References: SWD26/7, 26/7, 27, 32/1, 53, HAP1871/63, CSD25/9/143 Orphan Number: 1541 Orphan: Mary DONOVAN Mother: DONOVAN, Ann Father: , Mother's ship: Midlothian Father's ship: Age when admitted: 3yrs Date admitted: 1867 Date discharged: 13 Feb 1876 Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: Edward Drake Remarks: won religious prize 1875 References: SWD26/10, 27, 32/1, 52/2, CSD25/9/143