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Pat Purcell Papers
Surnamess: Dournein, Gordon, Stanton & Goldsmith.
Letter
from James Walker, NSW, Australia, to Pat Purcell.
15th August,
1952.
Dear Mr
Purcell.
I am looking
for information on James Dournein who married Elizabeth Gordon in Carlow
on 15th April, 1854.
James's parents
were Hugh Dourein and Jane Stanton.
Elizabeth's
parents were David Gordon and Mary Ann Goldsmith.
James was Roman
Catholic and Elizabeth was Presbyterian.
James and
Elizabeth had 12 children. 7 of the children were born in Carlow.
They came to
Australia in 1867 on the ship "Great Britain. James was 46.
Their eldest
daughter, Mary Ann, died aged 14 on board the ship and was buried at
sea.
In family lore
it is said that the surname "Dournein" came about because James father,
Hugh Dournein, was left as a new born infant at the door of a Catholic
Convent and the nuns named the child Doorin?
If it is
possible I would like to have Marriage Certificate for James and
Elizabeth and Birth Certificates for the children and any information
you might find on the family.
Looking forward
to your reply.
Please let me
know if there is any charges for obtaining the Certificates.
Faithfully
yours, James Walker.
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