Donnellan, Anne

Contents:

  1. Personal and family information
    1. Personal information
    2. Family
  2. Domicile region and Migration
    1. Place of Birth (Town)
    2. Domicile Region
    3. Migration
  3. Social Information
    1. Social Class
    2. Social Mobility
    3. Occupation
  4. Education
    1. Formal
    2. Private
    3. Languages known
  5. Sources
  6. Notes
  7. Sent letters
  8. Received letters

Personal and family information

Personal information

Person ID AD
Sex Female
First Name Anne
Last Name Donnellan
Married name -
Spouse -
Spouse's Rank -
Spouse's Title -
Year of Marriage -
Life span 62
Year of Birth 1700
Year of Death 1762

Family

Father Nehemiah Donnellan
Father's Rank [Upper gentry]
Father's Title Chief Baron of the Exchequer of Ireland
Mother Martha Donnellan née Ussher

Domicile region and Migration

Place of Birth (Town)

Town Dublin

Domicile Region

Address Town County Country From To Notes
- Dublin Dublin Ireland 1700 - 1

1 Anne Donnellan was born in Dublin, in 1700.

Migration

Address Town County Country From To Notes
Bond Street London Middlesex England 1740 - 1
- Dublin Leinster Ireland 1735 1739 2

1 Anne Donnellan lived with her mother Martha and her step-father Phillip Perceval at Bond Street.

2 Anne Donnellan lived in Dublin also in her adulthood, from 1735 to 1739.

Social Information

Social Class

Rank [Upper gentry]
Title -
From -
To -

Social Mobility

Anne Donnellan was the daughter of Nehemiah Donnellan, Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer, so they were presumably upper gentry. However, as Anne Donnellan did not marry, which might have affected her status in society.

Occupation

Singer, albeit not professional.

Education

Formal

Institution
Highest Degree -
From -
To -

Private

Anne Donnellan was well read, but it is unclear how she was educated. She was interested in the classics and religion.

Languages known

-

Sources

Bibliography IDs

Bourke, 2002; World Heritage Encyclopedia; Sairio, 2009

Notes

The Donnellan Lectures were first endowed from the estate of Anne Donnellan. Anne herself was interested in the classics and religion, and was a sort of a mentor to Elizabeth.

Sent letters

No letters

Received letters

Letter ID Year From To
BC_1740_EMONTAGU_AD_1 1740 Montagu, Elizabeth (née Robinson) Donnellan, Anne
BC_1740_EMONTAGU_AD_2 1740 Montagu, Elizabeth (née Robinson) Donnellan, Anne
BC_1740_EMONTAGU_AD_3 1740 Montagu, Elizabeth (née Robinson) Donnellan, Anne
BC_1740_EMONTAGU_AD_4 1740 Montagu, Elizabeth (née Robinson) Donnellan, Anne
BC_1740_EMONTAGU_AD_5 1740 Montagu, Elizabeth (née Robinson) Donnellan, Anne
BC_1744_EMONTAGU_AD 1744 Montagu, Elizabeth (née Robinson) Donnellan, Anne
BC_1746_EMONTAGU_AD 1746 Montagu, Elizabeth (née Robinson) Donnellan, Anne
BC_1748_EMONTAGU_AD_1 1748 Montagu, Elizabeth (née Robinson) Donnellan, Anne
BC_1748_EMONTAGU_AD_2 1748 Montagu, Elizabeth (née Robinson) Donnellan, Anne