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Oct 30, 2014 · The family of James and Johannah Donnelly emigrated from Tipperary, Ireland, to Canada, and settled on land being given away at the time by the Governor of Upper Canada. They staked a claim and built their homestead on Lot 18 of the sixth concession of Biddulph Township in the spring of 1847.
- Bruce Ricketts
James Donnelly, 63, wife Johannah, 56, son Thomas, 25, and niece Bridget, 21, were home, as was an 11-year-old hired boy named Johnny O’Connor. (Johnny, the only survivor, later recounted the events of that night at Mr. Carroll’s trial.)
James (March 7, 1816–February 4, 1880) and Johannah (née Magee) [1] Donnelly (September 22, 1823–February 4, 1880) immigrated to Canada from Moneygall, County Tipperary, Ireland, with their first child, James Jr. (1842–1877), in 1842.
Nov 19, 2021 · When both James Sr and Johannah Donnelly were accused of burning down the barns of neighbour Patrick Ryder, of which there was no supporting evidence, the community decided that they had had enough of the Donnelly family and took matters into their own hands, a decision which culminated in mass murder.
Nov 21, 2018 · James Donnelly, Sr., the patriarch of the family came to Canada from Tipperary, Ireland in 1842, two years after the Culberts settled here from Ireland. James Donnelly worked for awhile in London, Ontario and London Township, and by 1847 he'd settled on a plot of land on The Roman Line.
In 1847, James and Johannah began carving a homestead out of the wilderness beside the Roman Line in Biddulph Township, near the town of Lucan. With no title to their land, these squatters began clearing the trees, building a farm and establishing a life for themselves.
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The notorious Donnellys emigrated from Ireland in the 1840s with the hope of finding success in what would later become Canada. James and Johannah became squatters who eventually settled on contested land near London, Ontario.
