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Rachael Jane MATTHEWS ( - 1975)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
George CURRAN James CURRAN Jessie CURRAN Rachael CURRAN	Rachael Jane MATTHEWS ( - 1975) + Richard CURRAN (1879 - 1947)	Maurice MATTHEWS
		Jessie GREY

m. 1910 Richard CURRAN (1879 - 1947) at Septimus, Mackay,, Queensland, Australia

d. 1975 at Queensland, Australia

Near Relatives of Rachael Jane MATTHEWS ( - 1975)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	James CURRAN	abt 1844	Ireland	1891	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	47
Mother in Law	Jane BLACK	abt 1849	Lanarkshire, Scotland	1909	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	60
Father	Maurice MATTHEWS
Mother	Jessie GREY
Self	Rachael Jane MATTHEWS			1975	Queensland, Australia
Husband	Richard CURRAN	abt 1879	Cambusnetham, Lanarkshire, Scotland	1947	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	68
Son	George CURRAN
Son	James CURRAN
Daughter	Jessie CURRAN
Daughter	Rachael CURRAN
Son in Law	Unknown BAKER
Son in Law	Unknown GOW
Nephew	George Sturt HEATH	1912	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1987	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	75
Niece	Jean Kathleen Mary CURRAN	1900	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	John James CURRAN	1902	Queensland, Australia	1951	Mirani, Queensland, Australia	49
Niece	Mary (May) Margaret CURRAN	1904	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	William Richard CURRAN	1906	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Janet WEISKE			1918	Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Niece	Isabell Margaret Jean WEISKE	abt 1912
Niece	Dulcie Olive WEISKE
Sister in Law	Janet MacArthur CURRAN	abt 1873	Cambusnetham, Lanarkshire, Scotland	1944	Milla Milla, Queensland, Australia	71
Brother in Law	William CURRAN	abt 1874	Cambusnetham, Lanarkshire, Scotland	1911	Queensland, Australia	37
Sister in Law	Isabella Elizabeth CURRAN	1884	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1957	Queensland, Australia	73
Sister in Law	Margaret Jane (Jean) CURRAN	1884	Mirani, Queensland, Australia	1964	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	80

Events in Rachael Jane MATTHEWS ( - 1975)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1910		Married Richard CURRAN (aged 31)	Septimus, Mackay,, Queensland, Australia	Note 1	60
1947		Death of husband Richard CURRAN (aged 68)	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 2	52, 60
1975		Rachael Jane MATTHEWS died	Queensland, Australia	Note 3	18

Note 1: Daily Mercury (Mackay) 1 July 1910 ORANGE BLOSSOMS. A very pretty wedding was celebrated at the residence of the bride's mother, Septimus, on Wednesday afternoon, when Rachael, third daughter of Mrs. M. Matthews, married to Richard, second son of the late Mr, and Mrs. W. J. Curran, of Mirani. Bride given away by her brother Morris Matthews Brides maid - her sister Miss G. Matthews Best man - his brother, William Curran Left for their future home at "River View" near Mirani

Note 2: 1947 C4719 Richard Curran James Jane Black Daily Mercury (Mackay) 10th Oct 1947 OBITUARY MR. RICHARD CURRAN After a very short illness the death occurred at a private hospital in Mackay last Sunday of Richard Curran, well known and highly respected cane farmer and grazier of Trueman Siding, near Finch Hatton. Born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, 67 years ago, the late Mr. Curran came to Australia with his parents, brother and sister, at the age of three. The family settled in the Mackay district. While in his teens he worked at a butcher's establishment at Walkerston and later was employed at Holmes's Estate, Wallingford. In 1907 the late Mr. Curran acquired a cane farming property at Miranl West and remained there for about two and a half years. He then took over the cane grow ing and grazing property at True- man Siding which he conducted successfully until five or six years ago when he retired, leav ing the management of the pro perty to his sons, Messrs. George and James Curran. One of the most important parts of his business was the raising of beef cattle, in which he had success. Deceased took a keen and active interest in local authority affairs and from 1926 was, for many years, a member of the Mirani Shire Council, from which position he eventually retired. For a number of years he was a director of the Cattle Creek Sugar Milling Association Ltd., a position he held at the time of his death. The late Mr. Curran was a loyal and devoted churchman and was one of the stalwarts of the Finch Hatton Presbyterian Church. Of a most unassuming disposition he won the esteem of all who came in contact with him. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, Mrs. Rachel Gow (Andergrove) and Mrs. Jessie Barker (Eungella), and two sons, Messrs. George and James Curran Trueman Siding). One sister, Mrs. B. Heath, resides at Mirani and another, Mrs. M. J. Weiske, at Byron-street, Mackay. The funeral took place from the Presbyterian Church, Finch Hat ton, on Monday, the last rites being conducted by the Rev. Robert, Maitland and Mr. W. Calder Allan, elder of the church

Note 3: 1975 C6922 Rachel Jane Curran Maurice Mathews Jessie Gray

Source References:

18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: 1975 C6922 Rachel Jane Curran Maurice Mathews Jessie Gray

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Daily Mercury (Mackay) 1 July 1910 ORANGE BLOSSOMS. A very pretty wedding was celebrated at the residence of the bride's mother, Septimus, on Wednesday afternoon, when Rachael, third daughter of Mrs. M. Matthews, married to Richard, second son of the late Mr, and Mrs. W. J. Curran, of Mirani. Bride given away by her brother Morris Matthews Brides maid - her sister Miss G. Matthews Best man - his brother, William Curran Left for their future home at "River View" near Mirani

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