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Thomas Forrest Donovan 1831–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1831

Birth Location: Brownsea Island, Dorset, England

Death Date: 1882

Death Location: Greater London, London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Donavon

Mother: Elizabeth None

Spouse(s): Eliza Rutter

Children(s): Louisa Donovan, Walter Donovan, Emily Donovan, Thomas Donovan, Albert Donovan

Thomas Forrest Donovan was born in 1831 in Brownsea Island, Dorset, England, the child of Thomas Forrest Donavon And Elizabeth. Thomas Forrest Donovan married Eliza Rutter, and had children including Albert Burt Donovan, Emily Maria Donovan, Louisa Donovan, Thomas Donovan, Walter Donovan. Thomas Forrest Donovan passed away in 1882 in Greater London, London, Middlesex, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Thomas Forrest Donovan was born in 1831 in Brownsea Island, Dorset, England, the child of Thomas Forrest Donavon And Elizabeth.
  • Thomas Forrest Donovan married Eliza Rutter, and had children including Albert Burt Donovan, Emily Maria Donovan, Louisa Donovan, Thomas Donovan, Walter Donovan.
  • Thomas Forrest Donovan passed away in 1882 in Greater London, London, Middlesex, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Donovan's Ancestors

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Thomas Donovan
1831–1882
Birth Place: Brownsea Island, Dorset, England
Parents
Thomas Forrest Donavon
1801–1868
Deal, Kent, England
Elizabeth
1803–1869
Baltimore, Skibereen, West Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
Thomas Donovan
1769–
Plymouth Devon England
Susanna Beasley
1770–
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Donovan's Descendants

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Thomas (Forrest) Donovan (abt 1831–1882) m. Eliza Rutter (1838–July 1902)
  1. 1. Louisa Donovan 1867–1943 m. Thomas Powell 1864–1910
  2. 2. Walter Donovan 1870–1912
  3. 3. Emily (Maria) Donovan 1862–1916 m. Lewin (John) Bigwood 1858–1935
    1. 1. Harold (Forest) Bigwood 1885–1939
    2. 2. Winifred Bigwood 1887–
    3. 3. Wilfrid (Ewart) Bigwood 1889–1916
    4. 4. Doris (Minnie) Bigwood 1892–1964
    5. 5. Marjory (K) Bigwood 1894–
    6. 6. Elsie (Norah) Bigwood 1895–
    7. 7. Herbert (Lewin) Bigwood 1900–
    8. 8. Lilly (Gladys) Bigwood 1903–
  4. 4. Thomas Donovan 1877–1946
  5. 5. Albert (Burt) Donovan 1880–1915

Thomas Donovan's Timeline

6 Records

1831
abt 1831
Birth of Thomas Forrest Donovan in Brownsea Island, Dorset, England
Brownsea Island, Dorset, England
1832
11 Jan 1832
Age 1
Thomas Forrest Donovan was baptized in Poole, Dorset, England
Poole, Dorset, England
1861
October 1861
Age 30
Thomas Forrest Donovan was married in Gravesend, Kent
Gravesend, Kent
1871
1871
Age 40
Thomas Forrest Donovan resided here in Minster, Kent, England
Minster, Kent, England
1881
1881
Age 50
Thomas Forrest Donovan resided here in Minster in Sheppey, Kent, England
Minster in Sheppey, Kent, England
1882
1882
Age 51
Death of Thomas Forrest Donovan in Greater London, London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Greater London, London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1831
    Event Place: Brownsea Island, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 979; Folio: 13; Page: 19; GSU roll: 1341232
    [2] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 986; Folio: 43; Page: 3; GSU roll: 838721
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1832
    Event Place: Poole, Dorset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, Place: Poole, Dorset, England; Collection: St James; -; Date Range: 1831 - 1848; Film Number: 1239222

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1861
    Event Place: Gravesend, Kent
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Minster, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 986; Folio: 43; Page: 3; GSU roll: 838721

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Minster in Sheppey, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 979; Folio: 13; Page: 19; GSU roll: 1341232

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, Place: Poole, Dorset, England; Collection: St James; -; Date Range: 1831 - 1848; Film Number: 1239222

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1882
    Event Place: Greater London, London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index

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