Husband: Bernard Byrne Also known as: Barney 1
Relationship: Great Great Great Grandfather 1 (see note 1) Father: Mother:
Wife: Elizabeth Gardener Also known as: Bessy 1
Relationship: Great Great Great Grandmother Event: Surname 1 (see note 2) Father: Mother:
M Child 1: Thomas Byrne 2 died at age: 81
Relationship: Great Great Grandfather
Born: Jan 1828 in Parish of Mullingar County of Westmeath Ireland 2,3 (see note 3)
Religion: 1828 Roman Catholic 2,1
Occupation: 1857 Farm Labourer 1
Education: 1857 Could both read and write 1
Resided: 12 Jun 1859 in Macquarie Place Sydney NSW 4
Resided: 23 Jun 1861 in George Street Sydney NSW 3
Occupation: 23 Jun 1861 Labourer 3
Resided: 15 Jun 1866 in Hutchinson Street Sydney NSW 5
Occupation: 1866 Labourer 5
Resided: 8 Apr 1870 in Abercombie Lane Sydney NSW 6
Occupation: 1870 Labourer 6
Resided: 1887 in 4 Unwin Street Millers Point Sydney NSW 7
Occupation: 1887 Labourer 7
Resided: 1895 in 12 Clyde Street Millers Point Sydney NSW 8
Resided: 14 Jan 1896 in 14 Clyde Street Millers Point Sydney NSW 9
Resided: 1900 in 4 Clyde Street Millers Point Sydney NSW 10
Resided: 1903 in 18 Kent Street Millers Point Sydney NSW 11 (see note 4)
Occupation: 1909 Wharf Labourer 12
Died: 5 Mar 1909 in 12 Kent Street Millers Point Sydney NSW 12 (see note 5)
Cause of death: 5 Mar 1909 Pneumonia 12
Funeral: 7 Mar 1909 at 12 Kent Street Millers Point Sydney NSW 13 (see note 6)
Buried: 7 Mar 1909 in Cemetery: Rookwood - Catholic Mortuary 1 Area EE Grave 90 - Sydney NSW 12 (see note 7)
Wife: Catherine Killooley b. 1833 d. 14 Jan 1896
Married: Apr 1852 in County of Westmeath Ireland 2,6,9 (see note 8)
M Child 2: Robert Byrne 2 Relationship: Great Great Great Uncle Born: Jan 1828 in County of Westmeath Ireland 2
Sources: (1) NSW Govt, Immigration Documents - Ship "Mary Ann" (1857). (Copy on File) (2) Dun na Si Heritage Centre, Moate, Co. Westmeath, Ireland, Letter - Thomas Byrne, [Letter on File in Thomas Byrne Folder] (3) NSW Govt, Birth Certificate - Thomas Byrne (1281/1861). Informant: Catherine Byrnes, Mother, of George Street Sydney. Surname is spelt BYRNES (Copy on File) (4) NSW Govt, Baptism Certificate Patrick Byrn (4182 Vol 142B). (Copy on File) (5) NSW Govt, Birth Certificate - Robert Byrne (1568/1866). Informant: Catherine Byrne, Mother, of Hutchinson Street, Sydney. (Copy on File) (6) NSW Govt, Birth Certificate - Gertrude Byrne (1138/1870). (Copy on File) (7) NSW Govt, Death Certificate - John Byrne (190/1887). Informant: Thomas Byrne, Father, of 4 Unwin Street Millers Point. Surname spelt Byrnes (Copy on File) (8) Directory, Sands Sydney Alphabetical 1895 (1895). (Copy on File) (9) NSW Govt, Death Certificate - Catherine Byrne (nee Killooley) (85/1896). Informant: Thomas Byrne, husband, of 14 Clyde Street. (Copy on File) (10) Directory, Sands Sydney Alphabetical 1900 (1900). (Copy on File) (11) Commonwealth of Australia, NSW Electoral Roll 1903 - West Sydney (Gipps Polling Place) (1903). Voting age in 1903 was any persons over twenty one (21) without criminal record or mental illness. (Copy on File) (12) NSW Govt, Death Certificate - Thomas Byrne (279/1909). Informant: R Byrnes (sic), Son, of 12 Kent Street Sydney. (Copy on File) (13) The Sydney Morning Herald - 6 Mar 1909 - Page 6, Newspaper - Funeral Notice - Thomas Byrne (6 Mar 1909). (Copy on File) Event Notes Note (1) Correct Name: Bernard Byrne, no birth, death or marriage details are recorded in the County of Westmeath, Ireland as researched by the Dun na Si Heritage Centre, Moate, Co. Westmeath, Ireland. Name appears on: Assisted Immigrants Board List for 1857 Ships John Lucy to Zeimindar Ship "MARY ANN" as Barney, father of Thomas Byrne and was living in Mullingar / DC of son Thomas Byrne as Thomas Byrnes[sic], occupation: Farmer Note (2) Name appears on: Assisted Immigrants Board List for 1857 Ships John Lucy to Zeimindar Ship "MARY ANN" as Bessy, mother of Thomas Byrne and was deceased. Correct Name: Elizabeth Gardener, no birth, death or marriage details are recorded in County of Westmeath, Ireland as researched by the Dun na Si Heritage Centre, Moate, Co. Westmeath, Ireland. Note (3) Thomas was born one of a twin in Jan 1828. Note (4) The Thomas Byrne living at this address could be either Thomas Byrne the father or Thomas Byrne the son, although living at this same address is Mary Ann McDonald daughter of Thomas Byrne, so I tend to think it is Thomas Byrne the father as he would have been 75 years of age and may have required domestic care. Mary Anns husband Duncan was living at 12 Kent Street Millers Point with Robert Byrne and his wife Elizabeth and Roberts brother Patrick. Note (5) Death Certificate Notes: Thomas’ wife Catherine’s surname has been incorrectly entered. Fathers firstname noted as being Thomas...in fact it is Bernard. Thomas’ DOB is in contrast to the Assisted Immigrants List which states his age as thirty years in 1857 putting his DOB at 1827, his daughters BC states he was Fourty years in 1870 putting his DOB at 1830 and his DC which states that he died in March 1909 at the age of seventy two years which would put his DOB at 1837. In light of this and taking into account the informants of these documents, Thomas himself in the case of the Immigrants List, Thomas’ wife’ in the case of their daughters BC and Thomas’ son in the case of his DC. Church records in Westmeath Ireland have his date of birth registered as Jan 1828 which relates closely to the Assisted Immigrants list. Thomas’ DC states that they were married in the County of Meath whereas his wife Catherines DC states they were married in County of Westmeath. A possible reason for this is that Catherine passed away before Thomas and as Thomas acted as the informant of her DC it gave it more accuracy, whereas Thomas’ son was the informant of his DC and may not have been aware of the two different counties. Gertrudes BC states that three girls were dead as at 1870, the informant was Gertrudes mother Catherine who would definitely know who was what, whereas Catherines DC of 1896 states that four females were deceased, the informant being Thomas himself which makes it all the more confusing. Thomas’ DC of 1909 on the other hand states that two males and two females were deceased, informant on his DC was his son Robert. I give up! I don’t place much credence in the family details on Thomas’ DC as there are to many irregularities. Note (6) The funeral was held at his daughters residence, Mary McDonald (nee Byrne). Note (7) Thomas and his wife Catherine are both buried in this grave. Their eldest son John and their grandson William J Luck are both buried in the next grave, number 91. Headstone Inscription - This portion of the Cemetery was cleaned up and all traces of headstones were removed. This is what a unknown newspaper of the day had to say about the death and funeral of Thomas Byrne. THE LATE MR. T. BYRNE, MILLERS POINT "There passed away on Friday, March 5, one of the oldest residents of Miller’s Point in the person of Mr. Thomas Byrnes [sic]. Deceased, who was 85 years of age, was born in Co. Westmeath, Ireland and arrived in New South Wales 50 years ago, he being a parishioner of St. Patricks all that time. He was attended in his last illness by the Rev. Father P. Piquet, S.M., and the Sisters of Mercy, Church Hill. The deceased leaves five children, twenty grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. The funeral took place on Sunday last to Rookwood cemetery, and was one of the largest that ever left Miller’s Point. The Chief mourners were Messrs. Thomas, Patrick, and Robert Byrne(sons), Mrs. D. McDonald and Mrs. W. Luck(daughters), Messrs.D. McDonald and W. Luck (son in law), Mr. and Mrs. J. Sykes, Misses Kate and Gertie Byrne and Patrick Byrne and Miss Ethel Luck (grandchildren). The last sad rites at the grave were conducted by the Rev. Father T. Kelleher (Rookwood). The funeral arrangements were efficiently carried out by Messrs. J.T. Coffill and Co. - R.I.P. Note (8) Death Certificate noted place of marriage as being Meath Ireland. Note: Click the link below if there is no MAIN MENU at the top of the Page http://warwicktaylor.com/fam-hist Note: Personal details of living persons have been omitted Note: AGES are only accurate if a death year is known Name Index