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William Doherty 1916–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Oct 1916

Birth Location: Convoy, Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 7 Mar 1997

Death Location: County, Donegal, Ireland

Father: Arthur Doherty

Mother: Margaret Ponsonby

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William Doherty was born in 1916 in Convoy, Donegal, Ireland, the child of Arthur Patrick Doherty And Margaret Ponsonby. William Doherty passed away in 1997 in County, Donegal, Ireland.

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Biography

  • William Doherty was born in 1916 in Convoy, Donegal, Ireland, the child of Arthur Patrick Doherty And Margaret Ponsonby.
  • William Doherty passed away in 1997 in County, Donegal, Ireland.

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William Doherty's Ancestors

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William Doherty
1916–1997
Birth Place: Convoy, Donegal, Ireland
Parents
Arthur Patrick Doherty
1881–1928
Strabane, Ireland
Margaret Ponsonby
1885–1977
Convoy, County Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
William Ponsonby
1858–1913
Knockagarren Castle, Convoy, County Donegal, Ireland
Annie Kelly
1855–1928
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Ponsonby
1823–1899
Margaret Boyle
1829–1900
Charles Kelly
1840–1881
Mary Bonner
1840–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ponsonby
1791–1866
Margaret Monteith
1790–1864
Dennis Kelly
1794–1865
Bridgette Murphy
1800–

William Doherty's Timeline

2 Records

1916
1 Oct 1916
Birth of William Doherty in Convoy, Donegal, Ireland
Convoy, Donegal, Ireland
1997
7 Mar 1997
Age 81
Death of William Doherty in County, Donegal, Ireland
County, Donegal, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1916
    Event Place: Convoy, Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1997
    Event Place: County, Donegal, Ireland

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