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John O'BRIEN (1826 - 1899)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Mary Ann O'BRIEN (1851 - 1925)
Patrick O'BRIEN (1853 - 1865)
Mathew O'BRIEN (1855 - 1937)
Ellen O'BRIEN (1857 - )
John O'BRIEN (1859 - 1860)
William O'BRIEN (1860 - )
John James O'BRIEN (1863 - )
Daniel O'BRIEN (1866 - )
Bridget O'BRIEN (1868 - 1868)
John O'BRIEN (1826 - 1899)

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Jane DALEY (1833 - 1868)

Catherine 'Kate' Katherine NELSON (1826 - 1906)
Matthew O'BRIEN











Mary BARRY











John O Catherine

John O
John O Catherine John O
Pic P1. John and Catherine O'Brien, farmers of Jeir.

Pic S2. John and Catherine O'Brien, farmers of Jeir.

Pic 1. John and Catherine O'Brien, farmers of Jeir.

b. 12 Oct 1826 at Charleville, Co Limerick, Ireland
m. (1) 20 Nov 1850 Jane DALEY (1833 - 1868) at Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
m. (2) 01 Jan 1878 Catherine 'Kate' Katherine NELSON (1826 - 1906) at Yass, New South Wales, Australia
d. 17 Sep 1899 at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia aged 72
Near Relatives of John O'BRIEN (1826 - 1899)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father Matthew O'BRIEN
Mother Mary BARRY

Self John O'BRIEN 12 Oct 1826 Charleville, Co Limerick, Ireland 17 Sep 1899 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 72

Wife Jane DALEY abt 1833 29 Nov 1868 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 35
Wife Catherine 'Kate' Katherine NELSON abt 1826 Co Tipperary, Ireland 26 Aug 1906 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 80

Daughter Mary Ann O'BRIEN 1851 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 27 Jan 1925 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 74
Son Patrick O'BRIEN 1853 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1865 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 12
Son Mathew O'BRIEN 1855 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 23 Apr 1937 Westlack, New South Wales, Australia 82
Daughter Ellen O'BRIEN 1857 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Son John O'BRIEN 1859 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1860 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1
Son William O'BRIEN 1860 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Son John James O'BRIEN 1863 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Son Daniel O'BRIEN 1866 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Daughter Bridget O'BRIEN 1868 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1868 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 0

Son in Law Francis MCGRATH 1844 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 1931 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 87
Daughter in Law Catherine Isobella MCINTOSH 1857 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 03 Feb 1929 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 72

Grandson John MCGRATH 1869 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Bernard Joseph MCGRATH 1871 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 19 Aug 1947 Harden, New South Wales, Australia 76
Grandson Francis MCGRATH 1873 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Charles MCGRATH 1874 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Patrick MCGRATH 1878 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson James MCGRATH 1880 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Jane MCGRATH 1882 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson William MCGRATH 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Ellen MCGRATH 1887 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Grace E MCGRATH 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson John James O'BRIEN 1884 Jeir, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson William Patrick O'BRIEN 1886 Bedelluck, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Mathew Bernard O'BRIEN 1888 Murrumbateman, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Jane Madeline O'BRIEN 1890 Bedelluck, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Andrew Alexander O'BRIEN 1892 Emu Bank, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Francis Daniel O'BRIEN 1894 Emu Bank, New South Wales, Australia 22 Jun 1971 Canberra, ACT, Australia 77
Granddaughter Catherine Josephine O'BRIEN 1899 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Sidney O'BRIEN 23 Dec 1899 Emu Bank, New South Wales, Australia Feb 1969 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 69

Events in John O'BRIEN (1826 - 1899)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
12 Oct 1826 John O'BRIEN was born Charleville, Co Limerick, Ireland 6
24 Jun 1844 17 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia per 'Royal Saxon' 80
20 Nov 1850 24 Married Jane DALEY (aged 17) Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1851 25 Birth of daughter Mary Ann O'BRIEN Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 6
1853 27 Birth of son Patrick O'BRIEN Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1855 29 Birth of son Mathew O'BRIEN Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1857 31 Birth of daughter Ellen O'BRIEN Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1859 33 Birth of son John O'BRIEN Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1860 34 Birth of son William O'BRIEN Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1860 34 Death of son John O'BRIEN (aged 1) Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1863 37 Birth of son John James O'BRIEN Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1865 39 Death of son Patrick O'BRIEN (aged 12) Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1866 40 Birth of son Daniel O'BRIEN Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1868 42 Birth of daughter Bridget O'BRIEN Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1868 42 Death of daughter Bridget O'BRIEN Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
29 Nov 1868 42 Death of wife Jane DALEY (aged 35) Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
01 Jan 1878 51 Married Catherine 'Kate' Katherine NELSON (aged 52) Yass, New South Wales, Australia 6
17 Sep 1899 72 John O'BRIEN died Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 240 (Birth)
- Reference = 240 (Death)
- Reference = 240 (Marriage)
- Reference = 240 (Marriage)
- Reference = 240 (Name, Notes)
80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/
- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/2302/john-obrien.html (Name, Notes)
- Notes: John O'Brien

Born: 1826; Died: 1899; Married: 1. Jane Daley; 2. Catherine Nelson

John O'Brien was born on 12 October 1826, one of six children born to Matthew (Snr) and Mary (nee Barry) from Charleville, Limerick, Ireland, all of whom emigrated to Australia. Brothers Daniel and Patrick had sailed on the 'Jane Gifford' arriving in Sydney on 13 February 1841, and were living in Penrith when the remaining siblings arrive on the 'Royal Saxon' on 26 June 1844. On arrival John - listed as 'farm labourer' and unable to read or write - joined his brothers at Penrith, but by the time of his marriage to Jane Daley, he was living at 'Glenwood' in the Ginninderra district.

Jane Daley emigrated to Australia with her sister Ann on the 'Inchinnan', which arrived in Sydney on 13 February 1849. Jane was sixteen, a 'house servant', and like John, unable to read and write. She evidently found her way to the Ginninderra district, where she was living at the time of their marriage at St Gregory's Roman Catholic church, Queanbeyan, on 20 November 1850.

Jane was destined to live only another eighteen years, dying in 1868, but by that time had given birth to ten children - Mary Ann, Patrick, Matthew, Ellen, John, William, John James, un-named infant, Daniel and Bridget. Four of them died in childhood, and at leasts two of the remainder, it is believed, did not marry. The second son, Matthew O'Brien, became very well-known in the district. At the age of fifty-two, John married again on 1 January 1878, at St Augustine's in Yass. His second wife was Catherine ('Kate') Nelson, a housemaid in Queanbeyan. John was a farmer at Jeir. There were no children from this marriage.

John died at Pound Hill, Queanbeyan on 17 September 1899 and was buried at the Queanbeyan Roman Catholic cemetery. Kate survived him by nearly seven years, passing away on 26 August 1906.

Related Photos

John and Catherine O'Brien ⧉
References
Brown, J. O'Brien. Family tree of John and Jane, Canberra 1985
Gillespie, L. L., Canberra's pioneer families, Supplement to Canberra Times, 15 Feb 2000
Gillespie, L. L., Ginninderra. Forerunner to Canberra, Ccampbell, 1992

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