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Eileen FITZGERALD (1896 - 1979)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Eileen FITZGERALD (1896 - 1979) + Henry Carn POWER (1899 - 1975)	Thomas Augustus FITZGERALD (1861 - 1935)	Patrick FITZGERALD
			Mary DOWNEY
		Mary MACAULIFFE (1867 - 1922)	Daniel MACAULIFFE
			Mary COGHLIN

b. 1896 at Queensland, Australia

m. 1923 Henry Carn POWER (1899 - 1975) at Queensland, Australia

d. 1979 at Cairns, Queensland, Australia aged 83

Near Relatives of Eileen FITZGERALD (1896 - 1979)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Patrick FITZGERALD
Grandmother	Mary DOWNEY
Grandfather	Daniel MACAULIFFE
Grandmother	Mary COGHLIN
Father in Law	Martin Francis POWER			1941	Queensland, Australia
Mother in Law	Ellen Frances CARN			1925	Orroroo, South Australia, Australia
Father	Thomas Augustus FITZGERALD	1861	Ireland	1935	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	74
Mother	Mary MACAULIFFE	abt 1867	Cork, Co Cork, Ireland	1922	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	55
Self	Eileen FITZGERALD	1896	Queensland, Australia	1979	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	83
Husband	Henry Carn POWER	1899	Queensland, Australia	1975	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	76
Sister	Mary Ann (Minnie) FITZGERALD	1888	Queensland, Australia	1958	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	70
Sister	Elizabeth (Lizzie) FITZGERALD	1891	Queensland, Australia	1959	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	68
Brother	William Thomas FITZGERALD	1892	Queensland, Australia
Sister	Kathleen Hannah FITZGERALD	1898	Queensland, Australia	1971	Nambour, Queensland, Australia	73
Sister	Margaret Monica FITZGERALD	1900	Queensland, Australia
Sister	Esme May FITZGERALD	1908	Queensland, Australia	2001	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	93
Nephew	Cyril Thomas Vincent EAKIN	1910	Queensland, Australia	1999	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	89
Nephew	William Keith EAKIN	1913	Queensland, Australia	1971	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	58
Niece	Mary Elizabeth EAKIN	1915	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Robert Stanley EAKIN	1917	Queensland, Australia	1986	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	69
Nephew	Ronald Joseph EAKIN	1919	Queensland, Australia	1987	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	68
Niece	Marjorie May SOPER	1914	Queensland, Australia	1971	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	57
Nephew	Samuel Thomas Stanley SOPER	1915	Queensland, Australia	1968	Queensland, Australia	53
Nephew	Cyril Francis Owen SOPER	1917	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	1949	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	32
Niece	Florence Olivia Grace (Olga) SOPER	1920	Queensland, Australia	2009		89
Brother in Law	William EAKIN	1878	Monaghan, Ireland	1963	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	85
Brother in Law	Samuel SOPER	1890	Queensland, Australia	1968	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	78
Brother in Law	Arthur Kitchener STAMP	1901	Queensland, Australia	1964	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	63
Brother in Law	Arthur ROBINS

Events in Eileen FITZGERALD (1896 - 1979)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1896		Eileen FITZGERALD was born	Queensland, Australia	Note 1	52
1922	26	Death of mother Mary MACAULIFFE (aged 55)	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	Note 2	52, 60
1923	27	Married Henry Carn POWER (aged 24)	Queensland, Australia	Note 3	52
1935	39	Death of father Thomas Augustus FITZGERALD (aged 74)	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	Note 4	18, 60
1975	79	Death of husband Henry Carn POWER (aged 76)	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	Burial info
1975	79	Burial	Cairns Cemetery, Martyn Street, Cairns, Queensland	Note 5	90
1979	83	Eileen FITZGERALD died	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	Note 6
1979	83	Burial	Cairns Cemetery, Martyn Street, Cairns, Queensland	Note 7	90

Note 1: Aileen Fitzgerald in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Aileen Fitzgerald Birth Date: 12 Sep 1896 Birth Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1896 Registration Place: Queensland , Australia Father: Thomas Fitzgerald Mother: Mary Mc Cauliff Page Number: 8224 Registration Number: 001801

Note 2: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Name Mary Fitzgerald Death Date 15Apr1922 Death Place Queensland Father's Name Daniel McAuliffe Mother's Name Mary Coghlin Registration Year 1922 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 001319 Page number 518 Household Members Cairns Post 25 April 1922 MAREEBA GOSSIP. RECENT-SAD BEREAVEMENT; The death of Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald, who died at Mareeba on Saturday last, removes from the district one of the fine type of women who have proved the North quite suitable for white set- tlement. It is over 35 years ago that the deceased left her home in County Cork, Ireland, for the purpose of settling in North Queensland and the greater portion of the time was spent in Cairns and Mareeba districts. The family left to mourn the loss of a good wife and mother consist of Mr. Thos. Fitz- gerald, Mrs. William Eakin (Maree ba), Mrs. S. Soper (Ayr), Miss Delia Fitzgerald (Townsville), the - Misses Eileen, Kathelene and Monica Fitz- geralds of Cairns, and Miss Esmie Fitzgerald the youngest daughter who resides with her father at Mareeba, Mr. William Fitzgerald of Malanda,, was the only son of the deceased lady who died highly respected by all who knew her.

Note 3: Eileen Fitzgerald in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Eileen Fitzgerald Spouse Name: Henry Carn Power Marriage Date: 14 Mar 1923 Marriage Place: Queensland Registration Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1923 Registration Number: 000157 Page Number: 1195

Note 4: Death registration: Thomas Fitzgerald Death date: 15/01/1935 Mother's name: Mary Downey Father/parent's name: Patrick Registration details: 1935/C/148 Cairns Post 19 Jan 1935 MR. THOMAS FITZGERALD MAREEBA, January 16. The death, of an old resident of Ma reeba in the person of Mr. Thomas Fitzgerald occurred at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. W. Eakin, Mareeba, on Tuesday, January 15, at the age of 74 years. Deceased, who was born in Ireland, came to Australia as a youth, and in his early life joined the police force, being stationed at Cooktown. In later days he joined the Railway De- partment and was stationed in Ma- reeba for over 40 years, with an inter- val of a few months at Yungaburra, where he met with an accident, which compelled him to retire. He returned to Mareeba, and had resided from thence onwards with his daughter, Mrs. Eakin, He had been in failing health for some time, and his demise was not unexpected. He is survived by six daughters and one son (Mes- dames W. Eakin, Mareeba; S. Soper, Dimbulah; H. Power, Cairns; K_ Stamp, Millaa Millaa; H. Robins, Townsville; Miss Monica Fitzgerald. Townsville; and Mr. W. Fitzgerald, of the Railway Department, Mareeba). The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon, moving from St. Thomas's Church, and was attended by many old friends. Rev. Father Mount officiated at the graveside.

Note 5: Henry Carn Power Birth 1899 Death Jun 1975 (aged 75–76) Burial Cairns Cemetery Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia Plot Lawn Plaque, Row P21, Site 55

Note 6: Australian Cemetery Index - Cairns POWER - Eileen In loving memory of Eileen POWER. Beloved mother of Thelma and Frank. Died 21 April 1979, aged 82 years. POWER - Henry Carn In loving memory of Henry Carn POWER, died 26 June 1975. Aged 76 years. POWER - Bridget Born 18 August 1893, Waterford, Ireland, died 3 September 1975. Plus several other POWER Agnes Jane - died 30 April 1961, aged 77 (c 1884) Leslie James - died 11 august 1955, aged 29 (c 1926) Lily Olive (Fay) - died 23 July 1974, aged 57 years (c 1917)

Note 7: Eileen Power Birth 1897 Death Apr 1979 (aged 81–82) Burial Cairns Cemetery Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia Plot Lawn Plaque, Row P29, Site 29

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Aileen Fitzgerald in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Aileen Fitzgerald Birth Date: 12 Sep 1896 Birth Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1896 Registration Place: Queensland , Australia Father: Thomas Fitzgerald Mother: Mary Mc Cauliff Page Number: 8224 Registration Number: 001801

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Eileen Fitzgerald in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Eileen Fitzgerald Spouse Name: Henry Carn Power Marriage Date: 14 Mar 1923 Marriage Place: Queensland Registration Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1923 Registration Number: 000157 Page Number: 1195

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Eileen Power Birth 1897 Death Apr 1979 (aged 81–82) Burial Cairns Cemetery Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia Plot Lawn Plaque, Row P29, Site 29

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Henry Carn Power Birth 1899 Death Jun 1975 (aged 75–76) Burial Cairns Cemetery Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia Plot Lawn Plaque, Row P21, Site 55

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