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Thank you to everyone who replied to my post. The census and army info is the same person. There is a record in the 1911 census that shows someone in prison in Yorkshire but it was not the same person. The info about his death also turned out to be false. I have tried looking for him as Jack but no luck.

Welcome to the Community boards Margaret.



(I will let Margaret know how to find her replies) :-)

I saw that too Margee but they do not give any proof and there is no GRO reg for this death.

Dea x

A tree on Ancestry says that he died Feb. 1964, aged 81 at 68 Mill Lane, West Derby, Liverpool.

The John Donovan who arrived in Canada in 1903 was born in Ireland.

Maybe???

Name: John Donovan
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1881
Departure Date: 28 Jul 1903
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Destination Port: Quebec, Canada
Ship Name: Lake Champlain
Search Ship Database: Search for the Lake Champlain in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Master: Wm Stewart

This one gives 20 Nov 1900


First name(s) John
Last name Donovan
Service number 6396
Regiment King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Unit / Battalion 3rd Battalion
Event year 1900
Age 18
Birth year 1882
Birth town Liverpool
Birth county Lancashire
Birth country England
Residence town -
Residence county -
Series WO 363
Record set British Army Service Records 1914-1920
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory First World War

FMP hss this record

First name(s) JOHN
Last name DONOVAN
Birth year 1882
Birth parish L'POOL
Birth town L'POOL
Birth county LANCASHIRE
Birth country ENGLAND
Service number 6774
Rank -
Regiment -
Document Type Attestation
Attestation year 1899
Attestation Day 7
Attestation Month 12
Attestation age years 17
Attestation age months 5
Attestation Corps 3RD SO LANCASHIRE
Attestation service number 6774
Series WO96 militia service records 1806-1915
Box 683
Box Record Number 422
Record set British Army Service Records 1760-1915

So maybe?

Name: John Donovan
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1882
Birth Place: Liverpool, Lancaster, England
Enlistment Age: 18
Document Year: 1900
Regimental Number: 6396
Regiment Name: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Number of Images: 10
Form Title: Short Service Attestation
Other Records: Search for 'John Donovan' in other WWI collections
Family Members:
Name Relation to Soldier
John Donovan Self (Head)


EDIT:- Ok so he was discharged from the army in 1903 (Character Bad)

From a tree on ancestry:-

Parents:-
JOHN DONOVAN
1857 – 1898

ANN DALEY
1858 – 1900

Birth 1882 12 Jun
LIVERPOOL ENGLAND
Christening 1882 18 Jun
St Oswald Liverpool Lancashire
Godfather John Daly Godmother Helen Butler
1 Source

Residence
1891
Age: 9
West Derby, Lancashire, England
8 Salisbury Street West Derby

Confirmation 1892 Age: 10
Cconfirmation name Thomas. Sponsor Thomas Feeney
St Oswalds Liverpool england

Military 1900 20 Nov
Age: 18
Enlisted in British Army

Death 1964 Feb
Age: 81
LIVERPOOL ENGLAND
Living at 68 Mill Lane West Derby Liverpool

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1891 is this the right family ?

Name: John Joseph Donovan
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883
Relation: Son (Child)
Father's name: John Donovan
Mother's name: Aron Donovan
Gender: Male
Where born: West Derby, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: West Derby
Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: West Derby
Sub registration district: West Derby (Rural)
ED, institution, or vessel: 17
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3000
Folio: 82
Page Number: 10
Household Members:
Name Age
John Donovan 34
Aron Donovan 33
John Joseph Donovan 8
Patrick Donovan 7
James Donovan 5
Thomas Donovan 4
Mary E Donovan 2
Margaret Donovan 1
Margaret Donovan 62

Why 1903 ?

This person was born in Liverpool to John Donovan and Ann Daly. He seems to have disappeared after1903 does anyone have him in their tree? I would be interested in any information on him.