John O'Donnell 
John was born in 1839 in Ireland.1 John's father was Martin O'Donnell and his mother was Margaret Green. His maternal grandparents were O'Connell and Green. He had six brothers and four sisters, named Malachy, Joseph, Francis, Andrew, Patrick, Michael, Bridget, Mary, Mary and Margaret. He died at the age of 66 on October 19th, 1905.1 General Notes
Arrived Port Phillip on 24 January 1848. Joseph, Francis, Bridget and John were among the abandoned children that Caroline Chisholm arranged to bring to New South Wales in 1847. They were collected at Port Phillip by their father and taken to their home in (or near) Geelong. There is some information about this journey in Margaret Kiddle’s biography of Caroline Chisholm. Deborah Jansons writes that John O'Donnells first wife Margaret (nee Hogan) died while giving birth. Evidently her funeral was quite large. Later John advertised in the local paper for a housekeeper whom he later married and with whom he had more children. Deborah writes that her "name was Mary Dinley (nee Milverton)".
Details of John's family with Margaret Hogan
Details of John's family with Mary Rose Milverton
1 Ann Marie Yee (nee O'Donnell) pers. comm.
Further source/citation:
Deborah O'Donnell (nee Pritchard) pers. comm.
Further source/citation:
Deborah O'Donnell (nee Pritchard) pers. comm.
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