Margaret 'Maggie' READ (1864

Margaret 'Maggie' READ (1864 - 1949)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Francis Everard MALONEY (1892 - 1968) Robert John MALONEY (1894 - 1905) William MALONEY (1897 - 1978) Maria May MALONEY (1900 - 1972) Mary Ann 'Polly' MALONEY (1900 - 1972) Valentine Thomas MALONEY (1902 - 1994) Edward MALONEY (1904 - 1979) Lisle Lyle Read MALONEY (1908 - 1969) Harold (Henry) MALONEY (1910 - 1979)	Margaret 'Maggie' READ (1864 - 1949) + Richard MALONEY (1864 - 1946)	Hugh READ (1838 - 1894)	Joseph READ (1799 - 1857)

			Maria WATTS (1800 - 1853)

		Eliza Elizabeth SHUMACK (1840 - 1907)	John SHUMACK (1811 - 1849)	Peter SHOEMAKER (1781 - )
				Elizabeth (SHOEMAKER)
			Margaret O'TOOLE (1809 - 1879)

Pic P1. 'Hillside', Yass Road circa 1920s - Maloney family : Richard, Maria, Edward, Lisle, Val, Margaret (nee Read), Bill, Frank, Harry (young boy)

Pic S1. 'Hillside', Yass Road circa 1920s - Maloney family : Richard, Maria, Edward, Lisle, Val, Margaret (nee Read), Bill, Frank, Harry (young boy)

Pic 1. 'Hillside', Yass Road circa 1920s - Maloney family : Richard, Maria, Edward, Lisle, Val, Margaret (nee Read), Bill, Frank, Harry (young boy)

b. 30 Dec 1864 at Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia

m. 1892 Richard MALONEY (1864 - 1946) at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

d. 16 Jul 1949 at Canberra, ACT, Australia aged 84

Near Relatives of Margaret 'Maggie' READ (1864 - 1949)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Joseph READ	1799		1857		58
Grandmother	Maria WATTS	1800		1853		53
Grandfather	John SHUMACK	abt 1811	Kilfinane, Co Limerick, Ireland	04 Mar 1849	Duntroon, ACT, Australia	38
Grandmother	Margaret O'TOOLE	abt 1809	Co Cork, Ireland	12 May 1879	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	70

Father in Law	Robert Robin MALONEY	abt 1814	Co Limerick, Ireland	07 Oct 1889	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	75
Mother in Law	Mary WALSH	abt 1841	Co Clare, Ireland	18 Jun 1909	Canberra, ACT, Australia	68

Father	Hugh READ	1838	Tintinhull, Somerset, England	02 Sep 1894	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	56
Mother	Eliza Elizabeth SHUMACK	05 Jan 1840	Castletown, Co Cork, Ireland	21 Oct 1907	Sutton, New South Wales, Australia	67

Self	Margaret 'Maggie' READ	30 Dec 1864	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	16 Jul 1949	Canberra, ACT, Australia	84

Husband	Richard MALONEY	Sep 1864	Ainsley, ACT, Australia	Dec 1946	Canberra, ACT, Australia	82

Son	Francis Everard MALONEY	1892	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1968	Bulli, New South Wales, Australia	76
Son	Robert John MALONEY	1894	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1905	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	11
Son	William MALONEY	1897	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1978		81
Daughter	Maria May MALONEY	1900	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1972		72
Daughter	Mary Ann 'Polly' MALONEY	1900	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1972		72
Son	Valentine Thomas MALONEY	1902	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1994		92
Son	Edward MALONEY	1904	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1979		75
Son	Lisle Lyle Read MALONEY	1908	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1969		61
Son	Harold (Henry) MALONEY	1910	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1979		69

Sister	Mary Maria READ	1863	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	26 Nov 1891	Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia	28
Sister	Rebecca READ	abt 1867	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	08 Oct 1947	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	80
Brother	John (Jack) READ	1868	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	18 Dec 1917	Ainsley, ACT, Australia	49
Sister	Sarah Jane Anne? READ	1870	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	15 Aug 1929	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	59
Brother	George READ	1872	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	14 Sep 1947	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	75
Brother	Hugh READ	1874	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	Jan 1930	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	56
Brother	Joseph READ	1877	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	14 Sep 1941	Sutton, New South Wales, Australia	64
Sister	Emily Eliza READ	14 Sep 1879	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	19 Aug 1941	Gunning, New South Wales, Australia	61
Sister	Ethel READ	1885	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	1965		80

Daughter in Law	Ruby AUSTIN
Daughter in Law	Florence (Jean) CROCKER
Daughter in Law	Mary SCOTT
Son in Law	Archibald HAMILTON
Son in Law	Cyril Thomas BROWN
Daughter in Law	Vah Mary Viola POULTON
Daughter in Law	Annie May CAVANAGH	1908	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia	1991		83
Daughter in Law	Irene Daphne BYFIELD
Daughter in Law	Alice Mary HARRIOT

Uncle	George REID	abt 1828	Tintinhull, Somerset, England	07 Sep 1907	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	79
Aunt	Mary Coriline CASEY	1835	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	27 Oct 1910	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	75
Uncle	Joseph Ayra SHUMACK	abt 1836	Ireland	23 Dec 1901	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	65
Aunt	Bridget Mary WARD	abt 1836		1914	Temora, New South Wales, Australia	78
Uncle	Richard SHUMACK	19 Jan 1842	Canberra, ACT, Australia	29 Aug 1931	Ainsley, ACT, Australia	89
Aunt	Margaret SHUMACK
Uncle	Peter (Big Pete) SHUMACK	16 May 1844	Canberra, ACT, Australia	14 Feb 1912	Canberra, ACT, Australia	67
Aunt	Elizabeth Jane GILLESPIE	1838	Co Armagh, Northern Ireland	23 Jan 1872	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	34
Aunt	Elizabeth (Betsy) WILLIAMS	1853	Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia	15 Feb 1918	Canberra, ACT, Australia	65

Cousin	Joseph REID	1855	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	07 Nov 1942	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	87
Cousin	Thomas Cornelius REID	18 Aug 1856	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	17 Feb 1895	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	38
Cousin	Caroline REID	1858	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	05 Feb 1933	Bingara, New South Wales, Australia	75
Cousin	Agnes REID	1861	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	1937		76
Cousin	Anorah Honorah REID	1862	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	1935		73
Cousin	Richard REID	1864	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	30 Aug 1929	Spring Flat, Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	65
Cousin	Anne REID	1866	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	1943		77
Cousin	Hugh REID	1868	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	1954		86
Cousin	Elizabeth REID	1871	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	1951		80
Cousin	John James REID	1873	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	1963		90
Cousin	George REID	1875		1963		88
Cousin	John SHUMACK	1866	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	1867	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	1
Cousin	James SHUMACK	1868	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin	John Joseph SHUMACK	1869	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin	Peter SHUMACK	abt 1871	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin	Mary SHUMACK	1874	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	1874	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	0
Cousin	Joseph SHUMACK	1876	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin	Edward Harold SHUMACK	1880	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin	George SHUMACK	17 Nov 1870	Canberra, ACT, Australia	12 Nov 1958	ACT, Australia	87
Cousin	Elizabeth Jane SHUMACK	1872	Canberra, ACT, Australia
Cousin	John SHUMACK	1874	Canberra, ACT, Australia	20 Feb 1930	Canberra, ACT, Australia	56
Cousin	Margaret SHUMACK	06 Sep 1875	Canberra, ACT, Australia	26 Jul 1945		69
Cousin	Minerva SHUMACK	1877	Canberra, ACT, Australia
Cousin	Frances SHUMACK	1879	Canberra, ACT, Australia	1879	Canberra, ACT, Australia	0
Cousin	Clara SHUMACK	1880	Canberra, ACT, Australia	29 Apr 1931	Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia	51
Cousin	Alexander SHUMACK	1882	Canberra, ACT, Australia	1956	Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia	74
Cousin	Peter SHUMACK	1883	Canberra, ACT, Australia	1883	Canberra, ACT, Australia	0
Cousin	Mary SHUMACK	1884	Canberra, ACT, Australia	1935	Rotorua, New Zealand	51
Cousin	Ida Ada SHUMACK	1887	Canberra, ACT, Australia
Cousin	Edward SHUMACK	1888	Canberra, ACT, Australia
Cousin	Gladice SHUMACK	1890	Canberra, ACT, Australia
Cousin	Frances SHUMACK	1894	Canberra, ACT, Australia

Nephew	John H GREGORY	1887	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Eliza M GREGORY	1889	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1901	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	12
Niece	Sarah E GREGORY	1891	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1891	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	0
Nephew	Hugh GREGORY	1892	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1953	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	61
Nephew	Joseph R GREGORY	1894	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Mary M GREGORY	1897	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Edward George GREGORY	1899	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	02 May 1963	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	64
Nephew	Roy GREGORY	1901	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Leslie V GREGORY	1904	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Ethel A GREGORY	1906	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Thomas Cecil READ	1896	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1973		77
Nephew	Robert READ	1898	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1966		68
Nephew	John 'Jack' READ	1900	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1976		76
Niece	Mary Monica READ	1901	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Eileen Ellen Clara READ	1903	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Harry Canberra READ	1907	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	George Huston READ	1899	Naas, New South Wales, Australia	20 Jun 1968	Canberra, ACT, Australia	69
Nephew	Edward READ	1900	Naas, New South Wales, Australia	1900	Naas, New South Wales, Australia	0
Niece	Ethel READ	1901	Naas, New South Wales, Australia	1902	Naas, New South Wales, Australia	1
Niece	Florence Vivian READ	1903	Naas, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Ethel Edna READ	1905	Naas, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Hugh READ	1907	Naas, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Charles Herbert READ	1910	Naas, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Elsie Sarah (Ettie) READ	1913	Naas, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Charles Eric READ
Nephew	Elvin Ellis BLEWITT	1891	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1893	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	2
Niece	Vivina V BLEWITT	1893	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Elvin Joseph Aubrey BLEWITT	1895	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	29 May 1961	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	66
Nephew	Eric Robert Thomas BLEWITT	1896	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1969	Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia	73
Nephew	Stanislaus BLEWITT	1898	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1971	Bulli, New South Wales, Australia	73
Niece	Mary BLEWITT	1900	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Maud BLEWITT	1901	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Philomena G BLEWITT	1905	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Mary Jane DARMODY	1888	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1971	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	83
Niece	Hanorah DARMODY	1890	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	03 Dec 1956	Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia	66
Nephew	William DARMODY	1891	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1891	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	0
Niece	May Marie DARMODY	1893	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	John Robert DARMODY	23 Jun 1897	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	21 Jul 1963	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	66

Sister in Law	Mary MALONEY	1861	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1879		18
Sister in Law	Bridget Cecilia MALONEY	abt 1863	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	15 Aug 1949	Royalla, ACT, Australia	86
Sister in Law	Maria MALONEY	abt 1866	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	31 Jul 1946	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	80
Brother in Law	Robert MALONEY	1868	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1956		88
Sister in Law	Margaret MALONEY	1870	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1958		88
Sister in Law	Ellen (Dolly) MALONEY	01 Dec 1871	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	07 Apr 1962	Canberra, ACT, Australia	90
Sister in Law	Katherine Kate MALONEY	1873	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1941		68
Sister in Law	Annie MALONEY	1877	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1939	Adelaide, SA, Australia	62
Sister in Law	Sarah Jane MALONEY	1878	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law	Mary MALONEY	1880	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1900		20
Sister in Law	Catherine MALONEY	1881	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	12 Apr 1882	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1
Brother in Law	John MALONEY	abt 1883	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1972		89
Brother in Law	John SHUMACK	abt 1847	Buttevant, Co Cork, Ireland	25 May 1896	Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia	49
Brother in Law	John GREGORY	1854	Duntroon, ACT, Australia	01 Oct 1936	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	82
Brother in Law	Charles MCKEAHNIE	1865	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1907	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	42
Sister in Law	Florence Eveline FISHER	1871	Gunning, New South Wales, Australia	09 Feb 1964	Canberra, ACT, Australia	93
Sister in Law	Ethel FIELD
Sister in Law	May Maria CARTWRIGHT	1885		1970		85
Brother in Law	Charles Albert LUCAS	11 Aug 1874	Murrumbateman, New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law	Robert Alfred WALMSLEY	1876	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia

Events in Margaret 'Maggie' READ (1864 - 1949)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
30 Dec 1864		Margaret 'Maggie' READ was born	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia		6
1892	28	Birth of son Francis Everard MALONEY	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	30049/1892	6
1892	28	Married Richard MALONEY (aged 28)	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	6467/1892, MOLONEY	6
1894	30	Birth of son Robert John MALONEY	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	27959/1894	6
02 Sep 1894	29	Death of father Hugh READ (aged 56)	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia		6
1897	33	Birth of son William MALONEY	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	6365/1897	6
1900	36	Birth of daughter Maria May MALONEY	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	15912/1900 twin	6
1900	36	Birth of daughter Mary Ann 'Polly' MALONEY	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	15911/1900 twin	6
1902	38	Birth of son Valentine Thomas MALONEY	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	15834/1902	6
1904	40	Birth of son Edward MALONEY	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	15735/1904	6
1905	41	Death of son Robert John MALONEY (aged 11)	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	10304/1905	6
21 Oct 1907	42	Death of mother Eliza Elizabeth SHUMACK (aged 67)	Sutton, New South Wales, Australia		6
1908	44	Birth of son Lisle Lyle Read MALONEY	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia		6
1910	46	Birth of son Harold (Henry) MALONEY	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia		6
Dec 1946	82	Death of husband Richard MALONEY (aged 82)	Canberra, ACT, Australia		6
16 Jul 1949	84	Margaret 'Maggie' READ died	Canberra, ACT, 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 = 264 (Death)

- Reference = 264 (Birth)

- Reference = 190 (Name, Notes)

- Reference = 190 (Marriage)

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/3778/margaret-maggie-maloney.html (Name, Notes)

- Notes: Born: 1864; Died: 1949; Married: Richard Maloney

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Margaret Read was born in December 1864 to Hugh Read (1838-1894) and Eliza Shumack (1840-1907). Her siblings were :

Mary Maria 1863 m. John Shumack,
Rebecca 1867 m. John Gregory,
John 1868 m. Ellen Maloney (sister of Richard),
Sarah Anne 1870 m. Charles McKeahnie,
George 1872 m. Florence Fisher,
Hugh Jnr 1874 m. Ethel Field,
Joseph 1877 m. May Cartwright,
Emily 1879 m. Charles Lucas,
Ethel 1885 m. Robert Walmsey.
In 1892 Margaret married Richard Maloney, the son of Robert and Mary Maloney of 'Stone Hut farm', Yass Road, Ainslie and they lived and farmed at 'Hillside' in that area.

Margaret's brother John Read married Ellen Maloney, her sister-in-law, and they lived next door at 'The Pines' – the Old Canberra Inn.

Margaret and Richard had nine children:

Francis ('Frank') Everard (1892-1968),
Robert John (1894-1905) – died in shooting accident,
William ('Bill') (1897-1978),
Marie May (1900-1972) HAMILTON,
Mary Ann ('Polly') (1900 -1972) Thomas-BROWN,
Valentine Thomas (1902-1994),
Edward (1904-1979) m. Anne May Cavanagh of 'Strayleaf' Mulligans Flat,
Lisle (Lyle) Read (1908-1969),
Harold (Henry) (1910–1979).
Marie May and Mary Ann were twins.

The children attended Stone Hut School (later named 'Gunghaleen'), on Yass Road.

Richard died in December 1946, at 82, and is buried in the catholic section of the Woden cemetery.
Margaret died on 16 July 1949, aged 85, and is buried at St John's cemetery, Reid, with her parents Hugh and Eliza Read and brother John.

Related Photos

Eliza Read [nee Shumack] ⧉
Edward Maloney and Annie Cavanagh wedding 1928 ⧉
'Hillside' front view ⧉
Maloney family home - 'Hillside' ⧉
Maloney family at 'Hillside' ⧉
References
Gillespie, L. L. 1979. A Pictorial History of the Read/Reid Family in Australia, 1849-1979. Privately published: Canberra.

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