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Mary LYNCH (1864 - 1893)
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Mary LYNCH (1864 - 1893)

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Phillip Sterling PRIMMER (1845 - 1899)
 Owen LYNCH (1829 - 1891)











Catherine MCMAHON (1840 - 1908) James MCMAHON (1812 - 1868)



Mary DANNAHER (1815 - 1889)



b. 03 Aug 1864 at Coolamatong, Monaro, New South Wales
m. 1883 Phillip Sterling PRIMMER (1845 - 1899) at Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
d. 29 Mar 1893 at Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia aged 28
Cause of Death:
Drowned
Near Relatives of Mary LYNCH (1864 - 1893)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather James MCMAHON 1812 Co Clare, Ireland 18 Sep 1868 Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 56
Grandmother Mary DANNAHER 1815 Co Clare, Ireland 13 Jan 1889 Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 74

Father Owen LYNCH 1829 Co Westmeath, Ireland 24 Jul 1891 Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 62
Mother Catherine MCMAHON 26 Nov 1840 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 24 Mar 1908 Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 67

Self Mary LYNCH 03 Aug 1864 Coolamatong, Monaro, New South Wales 29 Mar 1893 Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 28

Husband Phillip Sterling PRIMMER 10 Oct 1845 Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1899 Little Plain, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 54

Sister Catherine Fox LYNCH 18 Sep 1861 Coolamatong, Monaro, New South Wales 30 Oct 1892 Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 31
Brother John Andrew LYNCH 16 Oct 1862 Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 30 Oct 1924 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 62
Sister Annie LYNCH 13 Jun 1878 Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 21 Oct 1949 Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 71

Aunt Margaret MCMAHON 16 Jan 1843 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 08 Jun 1884 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 41
Uncle Patrick MURPHY
Aunt Mary MCMAHON 1846 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 28 Dec 1898 Beloka, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 52
Uncle Matthew POWER 11 Dec 1834 Co Waterford, Ireland 18 Jul 1913 Beloka, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 78
Uncle James MCMAHON 1848 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 09 Dec 1904 Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 56
Aunt Matilda GATEHOUSE 10 Dec 1854 Hampshire, England 26 Jun 1931 Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 76
Uncle Andrew MCMAHON 1850 Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 18 Jan 1920 Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 70
Aunt Annie BURKE 1853 Co Meath, Ireland 18 Jan 1925 Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 72
Uncle John MCMAHON abt 1850 11 May 1932 Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia 82
Aunt Elizabeth GILLAM abt 1856 30 Mar 1938 Railton, Tasmania, Australia 82

Cousin William POWER 22 Feb 1873 Beloka, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 02 May 1943 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 70
Cousin Richard William POWER 17 Oct 1874 Beloka, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 05 May 1946 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 71
Cousin James POWER 22 Jan 1877 Beloka, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 08 Nov 1953 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 76
Cousin Matthew POWER 1879 Beloka, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 07 Apr 1940 Beloka, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 61
Cousin Mary POWER 11 Sep 1880 Beloka, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 12 Mar 1960 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 79
Cousin Thomas Patrick POWER 22 Feb 1883 Beloka, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 25 May 1962 Beloka, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 79
Cousin Catherine POWER 1886 Beloka, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin John POWER 1890 Beloka, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 17 Oct 1909 Beloka, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 19
Cousin George MCMAHON 13 Apr 1881 Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 05 Jul 1943 Beloka, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 62
Cousin Rachel Matilda MCMAHON abt 1890 14 Apr 1958 Beloka, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 68
Cousin Josephine Margaret MCMAHON 29 Mar 1894 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 08 Nov 1977 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 83

Sister in Law Elizabeth Ann "Annie" MINERS 10 Apr 1871 Werris Creek, New South Wales, Australia 17 Oct 1942 Lockhart, New South Wales, Australia 71
Brother in Law Stephen "Steve" BUCKLEY 19 Nov 1873 Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 08 Jul 1944 Bemboka, Bega, New South Wales, Australia 70
Events in Mary LYNCH (1864 - 1893)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
03 Aug 1864 Mary LYNCH was born Coolamatong, Monaro, New South Wales 76
1883 19 Married Phillip Sterling PRIMMER (aged 38) Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
24 Jul 1891 26 Death of father Owen LYNCH (aged 62) Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 76
29 Mar 1893 28 Mary LYNCH died Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 76
Personal Notes:
Melancholy Accident near Berridale.
A Mercury, Thursday, March 30, 1893
Mother and Child Drowned.
News was received in Cooma on Wednesday of a melancholy drowning accident at Little Plain, near Coolamatong, by which a well-known and highly respected resident, Mrs Primmer, and one of her daughters, were drowned. It appears that the little girl, six years of age, and her elder sister went to a water-hole on the selection in front of the house - a pool whose depth never seems to have been suspected. The younger child, in playing about, fell in, and though her sister tried to drag her out, it must have been quickly drowned. The sister, naturally failed to realise the full danger, or even that the child was probably then beyond rescue, ran to the house and told her mother of what had occurred. The poor woman at once rushed to the waterhole in a distracted state, and not finding any trace of her child body, began a wild search in the water reckless of consequences to herself. Suddenly she got beyond her depth, and as she was unable to swim she too was drowned. There was no help nigh at the time, Mr. Primmer being absent from home delivering wheat in Cooma. Later on Mr. George Tasker and a nephew of Mrs. Primmer called at the house, and from the information gathered from the children they went to the creek. Here they made a search and found the bodies of the mother and child at the bottom of the waterhole. Our correspondent at Berridale writes that quite a gloom has been cast over the community by the sad affair, for Mrs. Primmer was well known and highly esteemed. She was a daughter of the late Mr. Owen Lynch of Bulgundra. She leaves a widower and a large family of young children, who have thus been suddenly bereft, and left to mourn their irreparable loss. A magisterial inquiry will be held by Mr. Love, P.M. and Coroner, on Saturday, as Mr. Hepburn, Coroner for the District, is away. An order for burial was given, however, and the funeral took place today (Thursday). It was largely attended by sympathizers from far and near.
Source References:
76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/
- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213998570/mary-primmer (Name, Notes)
- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213998570/mary-primmer (Death)
- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213998570/mary-primmer (Birth)
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