William John Devenney

1879 - 1900  (20 years)

• Name	William John Devenney
  Birth	22 Mar 1879	Hollands, Ballindrait, Co. Donegal
  Gender	Male
  Death	around 1900
  	Served in the 1st Inniskilling Fusiliers and died in the Boer War. Awarded medal for Seige of Ladysmith
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Daniel Devenney   (Grandfather)  Margaret Gallagher,   b. around 1856, Arranmore Isalnd, Co. Donegal d. 27 Feb 1920, Argery Hill, Ballindrait, Co. Donegal  (Age ~ 64 years)  (Mother)
  Siblings	7 brothers and 4 sisters
  + 1. Catherine Devenney,   b. 9 Mar 1874, Mullanaveagh, Co. Donegal d. 21 Jul 1957  (Age 83 years) ▻ Roderick Crampsie,  m. 22 May 1898 + 2. Eliza Devenney,   b. 17 Dec 1875, Hollands, Ballindrait, Co. Donegal d. 2 Jan 1907, Mullanaveagh, Co. Donegal  (Age 31 years) ▻ John Slevin,  m. 20 Feb 1898   3. William John Devenney,   b. 22 Mar 1879, Hollands, Ballindrait, Co. Donegal d. around 1900  (Age 20 years) + 4. Bridget Devenney,   b. 3 Feb 1881, Hollands, Ballindrait, Co. Donegal ▻ Thomas McElhinney,  m. 6 May 1900 + 5. Patrick Devenney,   b. 17 Mar 1883, Hollands, Ballindrait, Co. Donegal ▻ Catherine Tinney,  m. 11 Nov 1905 + 6. Daniel Devenney,   b. 4 May 1885, Drumucklagh, Co. Donegal d. 3 Mar 1966, Gortin North, Co. Donegal  (Age 80 years) ▻ Sarah McGavigan,  m. 12 May 1906 + 7. George Devenney,   b. 18 Jun 1887, Gortin South, Co. Donegal d. 13 May 1965, Tober, Ballindrait, Co. Donegal  (Age 77 years) ▻ Elizabeth Sheerin,  m. 20 Sep 1908   8. James Devenney,   b. 31 Jul 1889, Ballinabreen, Co. Donegal d. 7 Apr 1950, Carndonagh Hospital, Co. Donegal  (Age 60 years) ▻ Ellen McGinley,  m. 28 Jul 1920 + 9. Isabella Devenney,   b. 17 Oct 1891, Ballinabreen, Co. Donegal d. 5 Aug 1977, Millburn, Castlefinn, Co Donegal  (Age 85 years) ▻ John Caulfield,  m. 12 May 1916 ;   James Holmes,  m. 16 May 1924   10. Peter Devenney,   b. 25 Feb 1894, Ballinabreen, Co. Donegal   11. Henry Devenney,   b. 8 Jun 1896, Ballinabreen, Co. Donegal d. 27 Nov 1918, Gortinreagh, Castlefinn, Co. Donegal  (Age 22 years)   12. Charles Devenney,   b. 5 Jan 1899   d. 7 Feb 1908  (Age 9 years)
  Person ID	I18	1 Crawford-Holmes Family Tree | Devenney Tree
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Daniel Devenney,   b. Abt 1843   d. 26 Feb 1920, Argery Hill, Ballindrait, Co. Donegal (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Margaret Gallagher,   b. around 1856, Arranmore Isalnd, Co. Donegal d. 27 Feb 1920, Argery Hill, Ballindrait, Co. Donegal (Age ~ 64 years)
  Marriage	4 Feb 1873	St. Patrick's Church,Murlog, Lifford, Co. Donegal
  	No marriage cert found. Date from Clonleigh Parish Register at NLI https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633003?locale=en#page/265/mode/1up
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Mar 1879 - Hollands, Ballindrait, Co. Donegal  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Medal awarded to William Devenney for Relief of Ladysmith during Boer War in which he died in action.