Person:Robert Donnelly (3)

Robert Donnelly was born August 1850 in New Jersey,^S1 probably in Newark. He married, say 1867, Harriet “Hattie” Mason, daughter of William J. and Sarah A. Mason, of Belleville. She was born say 1850^S2 and was dead by the time of the 1910 census, when Robert is a widower, living with his son Frank at 46 Alexander Street in Newark.

In 1870, on 21 June, Robert, Harriet and daughter Mary are reported as living with his parents in Woodside, the short-lived municipality that included what had been and are again parts of Newark and Belleville. He was working as a mason. But enumerated in the family of William J. Mason of Belleville are Harriet S. Donnelly, age 20, and Mildred Donnelly, age 1.

In 1880, they were living in at 79 Boyden Street, Newark. The name of the first child is given as Mildred. Robert is a house painter. In 1900, he is living at 10 Columbia Street, Newark. He is listed as married, but his wife is not enumerated with him. Two sons are living with him, Albert, a butter maker, and Walter.

He may be the Robert Donnelly, painter, living at 84½ Bremen Street, Newark, in 1891.

1. ↑ .

   1900 Federal Census, Newark 4th Ward, Essex, NJ, ED 36, Sheet 269A, Family #124, Family of Robert Donnelly.

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   1870 Federal Census, Belleville, Essex, NJ, p. 25, Family #372, Family of William J. Mason.^N1; 1870 Federal Census, Woodside, Essex, NJ, Family #196, Family of Peter Donally.^N2

3.   Enumerated with this family, on 12 July, is Harriet S. Donnelly, age 20, and Mildred Donnelly, age 1
4.   Enumerated with this family, on 21 June, are Robert Donally, age 20, Hettie Donally, age 19, and Mary Donally, age 1.
5. ↑ New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1983, abstract from FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: 29 January 2011), baptism of Robert Donnelly, 11 August 1850, St. Peter R.C. Church, Belleville, NJ, FHL Film #1378139