John O'DONOHUE [12577]

   Another name for John was John DONOHOE.

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South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) Wed 27 Dec 1865
Page 2
Family Notices
O'DONOHOE. -On the 24th December, near Clarendon, of cancer, after two years and a half illness, John O'Donohoe, aged 69 years. His end was peace. Melbourne papers please copy.
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South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) Sat 27 Jan 1866
Page 7
Family Notices
O'DONOHOE.- On the 24th December, near Clarendon, of cancer, after two years and a half illness, John O'Donohoe, aged 69 years. His end was peace. Melbourne papers please copy.


South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) Tue 16 Jun 1863 Page 3
INQUEST AT SPRING FARM, NEAR CLARENDON.
INQUEST AT SPRING FARM, NEAR CLARENDON.
On Saturday, the 13th June, au inquest was held by Mr. E. J. Peake, S.M., at Spring Farm, near Clarendon, on the body of Eliza O'Donohoe, a girl aged 17, daughter of John O'Donohoe, which had been that day found drowned in the river. A Jury of 13 having been empannelled, and Mr. John Kelly elected Foreman, the body was viewed, after which the evidence was taken. The first witness called was the father of the deceased, who stated that he had last seen his daughter alive about 11 o'clock on the morning of Tuesday, when she appeared in her usual state of health, and was preparing to take her brother's dinner to him.

Bridget O'Donohoe, the mother, was next called, and deposed to a conversation she had had with her daughter on the morning of the 9th of June. Deceased asked her permission to go to Clarendon, which was refused, as she (witness) was not in good health. Deceased then stated that she would go to Adelaide to her sister's, and get a place. Witness told her she would not let her go, and added, "I wish your father heard you.'' Deceased said, "I won't stop for father or mother."
Witness made no reply beyond saying that deceased must not vex her, but mind her own business. She then told her to prepare her brother's dinner, and about an hour afterwards, between 12 and 1, she started to carry it to him. Deceased had usually been very obedient before, and she had never heard her threaten that she would take her life. Did not know she was engaged to be married.

Michael O'Donohoe, brother of the deceased, had seen his sister alive and cheerful about 8 o'clock on the morning of June 9. She did not bring him his dinner that morning, and in the afternoon a basket and tea pot containing it were found near the river. A search was at once instituted, and witness proceeded to Clarendon, but found no trace of deceased. The next morning her sun-bonnet and a note were found pinned to a tree near the river.

The police having been communicated with, the river was dragged, and on the morning of Saturday, June 13, the body was found. The note referred to was addressed to her sister Ellen, and ran as follows:\emdash " My dear and dearest Sister- As these are probably the last words you shall ever see from me again, remember me when you see them; and O! pray to God for my soul, and forgive my mother as I forgive her. What grieves me most is that I did not see Michael Enright before now. -Give my love and blessing to him for my sake. Farewell, yours truly. Give my watch to him in remembrance of me. I hope you will not fail. Oh, do, dear Ellen, pray for me."

In answer to questions, the witness stated that on the Monday evening (June 8); deceased said she would not stay in the house another night. Was not aware there was anything between his sister and Enright until the previous Saturday. The last witness called was the doctor (Mr. W. H. Metherall), who gave it as his opinion that deceased was drowned by immersion in the water, and that she threw herself into the river. The Coroner, in summing up, explained to the Jury the distinction between a verdict of felo-de-se and one of suicide under the influence of temporary insanity. The Jury returned as their verdict "That the deceased drowned herself while labouring under a fit of temporary insanity."

John married Bridget [12578] [MRIN: 4405]. (Bridget [12578] was born about 1798 and died in 1884 in , SA, Australia.)