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Margaret Jane KEEFFE (1841 - 1918)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Anthony ROLFE (1868 - 1945) William Vincent ROLFE (1869 - 1948) Alice ROLFE (1871 - 1951) Bridget (Peggie) ROLFE (1873 - 1945) Margaret ROLFE (1874 - 1963) James ROLFE (1876 - 1951) Patrick Andrew ROLFE (1878 - 1963) Gretrude May ROLFE (1880 - 1956) John Benedict ROLFE (1882 - 1899) Edmund (Edward) George ROLFE (1884 - 1959)	Margaret Jane KEEFFE (1841 - 1918) + Edmund Edward ROLFE (1841 - 1918)	Michael James? KEEFFE
		Margaret FOLEY (1809 - 1907)

b. abt 1841 at New South Wales, Australia

m. 19 Sep 1867 Edmund Edward ROLFE (1841 - 1918) at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

d. 05 Jul 1918 at Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia aged 77

Near Relatives of Margaret Jane KEEFFE (1841 - 1918)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Anthony ROLFE	1802	Oxborough, Norfolk, England	05 Oct 1876	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	74
Mother in Law	Catherine CURTIS	abt 1811	Oxborough, Norfolk, England	22 Oct 1874	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	63
Father	Michael James? KEEFFE
Mother	Margaret FOLEY	abt 1809	Co Limerick, Ireland	29 Jun 1907	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	98
Self	Margaret Jane KEEFFE	abt 1841	New South Wales, Australia	05 Jul 1918	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	77
Husband	Edmund Edward ROLFE	abt 1841	Oxborough, Norfolk, England	07 Oct 1918	Merrylands, New South Wales, Australia	77
Step Daughter	Catherine (Kate) 'Kitty' ROLFE	1867	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	15 Sep 1952	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	85
Son	Anthony ROLFE	27 Jul 1868	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1945	Young, New South Wales, Australia	77
Son	William Vincent ROLFE	04 Sep 1869	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1948	Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia	79
Daughter	Alice ROLFE	09 May 1871	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	09 Sep 1951	Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia	80
Daughter	Bridget (Peggie) ROLFE	09 Jan 1873	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	16 Dec 1945	Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia	72
Daughter	Margaret ROLFE	23 Nov 1874	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	29 Jul 1963	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	88
Son	James ROLFE	28 Sep 1876	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	19 Feb 1951	Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia	74
Son	Patrick Andrew ROLFE	1878	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	27 Jun 1963		85
Daughter	Gretrude May ROLFE	1880	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	01 Sep 1956	Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia	76
Son	John Benedict ROLFE	26 Jan 1882	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	15 May 1899	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	17
Son	Edmund (Edward) George ROLFE	15 Jun 1884	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	25 Jul 1959	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	75
Brother	John KEEFFE	1842	New South Wales, Australia
Sister	Mary KEEFFE	1846	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	05 Jan 1913	Williamsdale, New South Wales, Australia	67
Brother	James KEEFFE	1848	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Brother	Michael KEEFFE	1849	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Brother	Stephen KEEFFE	1851	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	29 Jul 1924	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	73
Brother	Patrick KEEFFE	1852	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1931	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	79
Sister	Bridget KEEFFE	1854	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	09 Jan 1933	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	79
Brother	David KEEFFE	1856	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter in Law	Agnes Florence COSGROVE
Son in Law	James Vincent HIBBERSON	abt 1864	Penrith, New South Wales, Australia	09 May 1932	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	68
Son in Law	Anthony FLANAGAN
Daughter in Law	Sarah CULLEN
Daughter in Law	Flora Australia DUNN	1879	Sutton, New South Wales, Australia
Son in Law	John COMRIE
Son in Law	Hedley Samuel David DOUST
Daughter in Law	Edith Agnes SHEEDY	1888	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	08 Mar 1955	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	67
Grandson	James Benedict HIBBERSON	1905	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1964	Canberra, ACT, Australia	59
Granddaughter	Mary Patricia HIBBERSON	1908	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	18 May 1998	Canberra, ACT, Australia	90
Granddaughter	Ursula Josephine Alice HIBBERSON	1913	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Margaret Claire HIBBERSON	1915	Hall, New South Wales, Australia	01 Dec 1986	Canberra, ACT, Australia	71
Grandson	John ROLFE
Grandson	Peter ROLFE
Granddaughter	Ted ROLFE
Grandson	Tom ROLFE
Granddaughter	Eileen R ROLFE	1912	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1922	Petersham, New South Wales, Australia	10
Granddaughter	Pauline ROLFE	1914	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Ellen ROLFE	1915	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Mary ROLFE	1916	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Gregory Joseph ROLFE	1913	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Alice Patricia ROLFE	1915	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Clarice Yvonne ROLFE	1916	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	John Edmund ROLFE	1918	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	James Arthur ROLFE	1920	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Mary Margaret ROLFE	1922	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Kevin ROLFE	1924	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Catherine Maud CURRAN	1874	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1899		25
Nephew	William Joseph CURRAN	1876	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Patrick CURRAN	1878	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Margaret Lucy CURRAN	1880	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Alice Julia CURRAN	1881	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Henry James CURRAN	1883	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1967	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	84
Niece	Elizabeth Mildred CURRAN	1885	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1895	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	10
Niece	Mary Maud CURRAN	1886	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1887	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1
Nephew	Richard CURRAN	1887	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Mary Maud CURRAN	1890	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Michael ROLFE	1879	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	21 Jul 1950	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	71
Nephew	William ROLFE	1880	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1941	North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	61
Nephew	Henry John ROLFE	1881	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1962	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	81
Niece	Margaret Jane ROLFE	1883	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1896	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	13
Nephew	Edward James ROLFE	1885	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1956	Windsor, New South Wales, Australia	71
Niece	Ada Mary ROLFE	08 Jun 1887	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	10 Jul 1972	Northcote, Victoria, Australia	85
Nephew	John Patrick ROLFE	1888	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1951	Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia	63
Nephew	David Bernard ROLFE	1890	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1953	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	63
Niece	Kathleen ROLFE	1893	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Francis James ROLFE	1896	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Edmund ROLFE	1858	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	28 Nov 1932	Ryde, New South Wales, Australia	74
Nephew	George ROLFE	1860	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Anthony ROLFE	1862	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1863	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1
Nephew	Michael ROLFE	1864	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1929	Newtown, New South Wales, Australia	65
Niece	Mary A ROLFE	1866	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Catherine ROLFE	1867	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Thomas ROLFE	1869	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Martha ROLFE	1871	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1876	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	5
Niece	Sarah ROLFE	1873	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1873	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	0
Nephew	Martin ROLFE	1874	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Sheridan Curtis ROLFE	1876	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1912	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	36
Nephew	Philip John ROLFE	1878	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1879	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1
Nephew	William Francis ROLFE	1880	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	John Joseph ROLFE	1883	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Charles A ROLFE	1885	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Phillip R ROLFE	1890	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Henry L ROLFE	1891	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Alfred J (Fred) ROLFE	1894	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Arthur Lawrence ROLFE	1896	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	21 Nov 1937	Beloka, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	41
Nephew	William Henry WINTER	1860	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	14 Sep 1885	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	25
Niece	Selina Ann Annie WINTER	1861	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	13 Dec 1943	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	82
Niece	Emma Mary WINTER	1863	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Anthony WINTER	1864	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	1941	Junee, New South Wales, Australia	77
Niece	Catherine WINTER	1867	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Martha Josephine WINTER	1868	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	02 Nov 1953	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	85
Nephew	George WINTER	1869	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	29 Mar 1964	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	95
Nephew	Thomas WINTER	1871	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	15 Aug 1955	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	84
Nephew	Edward (Edmund) WINTER	1873	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Joseph J WINTER	1875	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	1928	Redfern, New South Wales, Australia	53
Nephew	Albert WINTER	1876	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	1876	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	0
Nephew	Arthur WINTER	1877	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	09 Sep 1955	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	78
Nephew	(Amos) Rolf WINTER	1880	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1900		20
Niece	Sarah Elizabeth WINTER	1881	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1882	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1
Niece	Margaret Catherine (Kate) RYAN	1870	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	25 Feb 1924	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	54
Nephew	William RYAN	1872	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	1877	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	5
Niece	Martha Dorothy RYAN	16 Apr 1874	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	30 Jul 1933	Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia	59
Nephew	John RYAN	1876	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	24 Jul 1923	Canberra, ACT, Australia	47
Niece	Sarah Ann RYAN	1878	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	26 Feb 1925	Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia	47
Nephew	Francis J U RYAN	1879	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Nephew	Anthony Thomas RYAN	1880	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Niece	Alice Jane RYAN	1881	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Nephew	George Edward RYAN	1882	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	1882	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	0
Niece	Johanna Maria RYAN	1883	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Nephew	Edmund Joseph RYAN	1884	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Niece	Eleanor C RYAN	1888	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Niece	Catherine Ruth WEIR	abt 1874	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	01 Aug 1915	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	41
Niece	Elizabeth WEIR	1875	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Thomas Henry WEIR	abt 1877	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	20 May 1958	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	81
Nephew	William Anthony Rolfe WEIR	1879	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Amelia WEIR	1880	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Maria Maud WEIR	1882	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1884	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	2
Nephew	Thomas H WEIR	1887	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law	George ROLFE	1836	Oxborough, Norfolk, England	04 Mar 1922	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	86
Sister in Law	Maria Martha ROLFE	02 Dec 1838	Oxborough, Norfolk, England	31 Aug 1882	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	43
Sister in Law	Martha ROLFE	abt 1843	Oxborough, Norfolk, England	28 Jan 1911	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	68
Sister in Law	Sarah Ann ROLFE	1844	Oxborough, Norfolk, England	24 Feb 1921	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	77
Brother in Law	Thomas ROLFE	abt 1851	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	abt 1867		16
Brother in Law	Richard CURRAN	1846	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	02 Mar 1904	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	58
Brother in Law	James ROLFE	1848	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	22 Jun 1934	Petersham, New South Wales, Australia	86

Events in Margaret Jane KEEFFE (1841 - 1918)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
abt 1841		Margaret Jane KEEFFE was born	New South Wales, Australia		6
19 Sep 1867	26	Married Edmund Edward ROLFE (aged 26)	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	2926/1867
27 Jul 1868	27	Birth of son Anthony ROLFE	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia		6
04 Sep 1869	28	Birth of son William Vincent ROLFE	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia		6
09 May 1871	30	Birth of daughter Alice ROLFE	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia		6
09 Jan 1873	32	Birth of daughter Bridget (Peggie) ROLFE	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia		6
23 Nov 1874	33	Birth of daughter Margaret ROLFE	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia		6
28 Sep 1876	35	Birth of son James ROLFE	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia		6
1878	37	Birth of son Patrick Andrew ROLFE	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia		6
1880	39	Birth of daughter Gretrude May ROLFE	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia		6
26 Jan 1882	41	Birth of son John Benedict ROLFE	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia		6
15 Jun 1884	43	Birth of son Edmund (Edward) George ROLFE	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia		6
15 May 1899	58	Death of son John Benedict ROLFE (aged 17)	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia		6
29 Jun 1907	66	Death of mother Margaret FOLEY (aged 98)	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
05 Jul 1918	77	Margaret Jane KEEFFE died	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	12482/1918
		Death of father Michael James? KEEFFE		disappeared without trace
		Burial	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia		6

Personal Notes:

Notes on Margaret Jane Rolfe [Keeffe] Obituary MRS. E. ROLFE, SENR. We deeply regret having to record the death of Mrs. E. Rolfe, senr., who passed peacefully away last Friday morning, 5th inst., at the Parramatta District Hospital. Deceased had been in indifferent health for the past year or so, and notwithstanding every medical care, and her own robust constitution, it became evident during the last few weeks of her illness that there was little or no hope of her recovery. While an inmate of the Parramatta Hospital she was frequently visited by her husband and children. Right Rev. Monsignor O'Reilly, P.P., V.F. (Parramatta), and Rev. Father Briody (Granville) were also constantly in attendance, and administered the last rites of the Church. The late Mrs. Rolfe was the eldest daughter of an old Queanbeyan family and was born in 1841, her mother being Mrs. Margaret O'Keeffe. Although deceased was 77 years of age at the time of her death, she would have easily passed for more than ten years younger, owing to her cheerful personality and her wonderful spirit and activity. She was widely known and universally respected in the Queanbeyan district, and her death removes from our midst still another of the great-hearted mothers of the Australian bush whom we can so ill afford to lose. Until quite recently Mrs. Rolfe resided with her husband and family at Gold Creek, Ginninderra, where her hospitality was proverbial, and her kindliness of heart such as to win the love and esteem of all who knew her. When the Federal authorities resumed the Gold Creek estate two years ago, she and her husband removed to their new home at Sherwood Grange, near Sydney. The coffin was brought to St. Gregory's Church, Queanbeyan, on Saturday morning, and a Requiem Mass was celebrated by Father Haydon for the repose of deceased's soul. The funeral, which was largely attended by relatives and personal friends representing the whole town and district, left the church at 2 p.m., the interment taking place in the Catholic portion of the Queanbeyan cemetery. The Rev. Father Haydon read the burial prayers. Many beautiful wreaths were laid on the grave. Mr. C. J. O'Rourke had charge of the funeral arrangements. The late Mrs. Rolfe is survived by her husband and the following nine children: Sister Mary Pierre (Good Samaritan Order), Mrs. J. V. Hibberson (Glenwood), Mrs. Flanagan (Sydney), Mrs. Conrie (Sydney), and. Messrs. Anthony, William, James, Patrick and Edward Rolfe. '97 R.I.P. Freeman's Journal , Thursday 11 July 1918 page 30

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 = 164 (Birth)

- Reference = 164 (Name/Notes)

- Reference = 271 (Burial)

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/2253/margaret-jane-rolfe-keefe.html (Name, Notes)

- Notes: Margaret Jane Rolfe [Keefe] Born: 1841; Died: 1918; Married: Edmund Rolfe Related Places Gold Creek The Rolfes of 'Gold Creek' Anthony and Catherine Rolfe and their five children emigrated to... Related Files Edmund & Margaret Rolfe [Keefe] Family Group Sheet ⧉ (PDF 96.1 kb) Family Group Sheet of Edmund Rolfe and Margaret Jane Rolfe [Keeffe] Obituary : Mrs Edmund Rolfe (nee O'Keefe) We deeply regret having to record the death of Mrs. E. Rolfe, senr., who passed peacefully away last Friday morning, 5th inst., at the Parramatta District Hospital. Deceased had been in indifferent health for the past year or so, and notwithstanding every medical care, and her own robust constitution, it became evident during the last few weeks of her illness that there was little or no hope of her recovery. While an inmate of the Parramatta Hospital she was frequently visited by her husband and children. Right Rev. Monsignor O'Reilly, P.P., V.F. (Parramatta), and Rev. Father Briody (Granville) were also constantly in attendance, and administered the last rites of the Church. The late Mrs. Rolfe was the eldest daughter of an old Queanbeyan family and was born in 1841, her mother being Mrs. Margaret O'Keeffe. Although deceased was 77 years of age at the time of her death, she would have easily passed for more than ten years younger, owing to her cheerful personality and her wonderful spirit and activity. She was widely known and universally respected in the Queanbeyan district, and her death removes from our midst still another of the great-hearted mothers of the Australian bush whom we can so ill afford to lose. Until quite recently Mrs. Rolfe resided with her husband and family at 'Gold Creek', Ginninderra, where her hospitality was proverbial, and her kindliness of heart such as to win the love and esteem of all who knew her. When the Federal authorities resumed the 'Gold Creek' estate two years ago, she and her husband removed to their new home at Sherwood Grange, near Sydney. The coffin was brought to St. Gregory's Church, Queanbeyan, on Saturday morning, and a Requiem Mass was celebrated by Father Haydon for the repose of deceased's soul. The funeral, which was largely attended by relatives and personal friends representing the whole town and district, left the church at 2 p.m., the interment taking place in the Catholic portion of the Queanbeyan cemetery. The Rev. Father Haydon read the burial prayers. Many beautiful wreaths were laid on the grave. Mr. C. J. O'Rourke had charge of the funeral arrangements. The late Mrs. Rolfe is survived by her husband and the following nine children: Sister Mary Pierre (Good Samaritan Order), Mrs. J. V. Hibberson ('Glenwood'), Mrs. Flanagan (Sydney), Mrs. Conrie (Sydney), and. Messrs. Anthony, William, James, Patrick and Edward Rolfe. '97 R.I.P. [Freeman's Journal , Thursday 11 July 1918 p.30]

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