John Patrick CALLAHAN (1853

John Patrick CALLAHAN (1853 - 1922)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Catherine CALLAHAN (1878 - 1951) John Joseph CALLAHAN (1881 - 1952) Margaret CALLAHAN (1890 - 1974)	John Patrick CALLAHAN (1853 - 1922) + Annie SCRUBEY (1853 - 1920)	John CALLAHAN



		Catherine O'BRIEN

Pic P1. IN
Loving Memory
of
J. P. CALLAHAN
Died 18 Sept 1923
Aged 70 years
Erected by his daughter Catherine

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Loving Memory
of
my deat mother
ANNIE CALLAGHAN
died 2nd April 1921, aged 68 years
and grand-mother
MARGARET BYRNE
Died 9th December 1901 aged 79 years
Erected by their loving daughter and grand daughter Margaret

Pic 1. IN
Loving Memory
of
J. P. CALLAHAN
Died 18 Sept 1923
Aged 70 years
Erected by his daughter Catherine

b. abt 1853

m. 1877 Annie SCRUBEY (1853 - 1920) at Queensland, Australia

d. 1922 at Bowen, Queensland, Australia aged 69

Near Relatives of John Patrick CALLAHAN (1853 - 1922)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father	John CALLAHAN
Mother	Catherine O’BRIEN

Self	John Patrick CALLAHAN	abt 1853		1922	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	69

Wife	Annie SCRUBEY	abt 1853		1920	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	67

Daughter	Catherine CALLAHAN	1878	Queensland, Australia	1951	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	73
Son	John Joseph CALLAHAN	1881	Queensland, Australia	1952	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	71
Daughter	Margaret CALLAHAN	1890	Queensland, Australia	1974	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	84

Son in Law	Charles NICOL	1864	Queensland, Australia	1951	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	87
Daughter in Law	Mary Elizabeth COWAN	1881	Queensland, Australia	1949	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	68
Son in Law	Stephen Carey COWAN	abt 1893		1958	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	65

Events in John Patrick CALLAHAN (1853 - 1922)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
abt 1853		John Patrick CALLAHAN was born		Headstone info
1877	24	Married Annie SCRUBEY (aged 24)	Queensland, Australia	Note 1	52
1878	25	Birth of daughter Catherine CALLAHAN	Queensland, Australia	Burial info
1881	28	Birth of son John Joseph CALLAHAN	Queensland, Australia	Burial info
1890	37	Birth of daughter Margaret CALLAHAN	Queensland, Australia	Burial info
1920	67	Death of wife Annie SCRUBEY (aged 67)	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	Note 2	60
1922	69	John Patrick CALLAHAN died	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	Note 3	52, 60

Note 1: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name Annie Scrubey
Marriage Date 9 Mar 1877
Marriage Place Queensland
Registration Date 1877
Registration Place Queensland, Australia
Spouse John Callahn
Registration Number 000016
Page number 13346

Note 2: Burial info

Bowen Independent 6 April 1920
DEATH OF MRS J. P. CALLAHAN.
Another very old and respected resident
in the person of Mrs Callahan, wife of J.
P. Callahan, late of Hawthorn, Euri
Creek and latterly resident near Don
Station, Bowen, passed away on Good
Friday, at the Kennedy Hospital, at the
age of ,68 years, the cause of death being
heart trouble. Deceased, who had resided
in the district since the early days, was
very well and favaurably known, more es
pecially by the older residents. The fun
eral took place from the E. C. Church at
4 o’clock on Saturday afternoon, Eev.
Father Jones performing the last sad
rites at the graveside. She leaves a hus
band and a grown up family of one son
and two daughters to mourn their loss.

Note 3: Burial info

Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name John Patrick Callahan
Death Date 19 Sep 1922
Death Place Queensland
Registration Date 1922
Registration Place Australia
Father John Callahan
Mother Catherine O'Brien
Registration Number 002340
Page number 232

Bowen Independent (Qld. : 1911 - 1954) - Sat 23 Sep 1922, Page 2
DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT
Another link with the past has been severed by the death of a very old resident in the person of John Patrick Callahan, who passed, away suddenly on Tuesday morning last, at the residence of his son-in-law and his daughter, Mr and Mrs 0. Nicol, Don River. He had eaten his breakfast as usual and went on to the verandah to have a smoke and to play with the children as was his
usual custom and suddenly expired, holding his pipe in his hand.
He had passed the, allotted span, being, over seventy years of age.
"Johnny" Callaghan, as he was familiarly called was one of the
pioneers of the Bowen district, having been engaged in carrying in the earlier days. He kept the hotel at Euri Creek (25-mile) for many years and sold out and retired several years ago residing at Hawthorn Euri Creek and afterwards at Wills Plain until the death of his wife about two years ago.
He leaves a grown-up family of one son and two daughters to mourn his loss. The funeral took
place on Wednesday afternoon, Rev Bather Morley (R. C. Church) performing the last sad rites at, the graveside.

Source References:

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

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name John Patrick Callahan
Death Date 19 Sep 1922
Death Place Queensland
Registration Date 1922
Registration Place Australia
Father John Callahan
Mother Catherine O'Brien
Registration Number 002340
Page number 232

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name Annie Scrubey
Marriage Date 9 Mar 1877
Marriage Place Queensland
Registration Date 1877
Registration Place Queensland, Australia
Spouse John Callahn
Registration Number 000016
Page number 13346

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

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Bowen Independent (Qld. : 1911 - 1954) - Sat 23 Sep 1922, Page 2
DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT
Another link with the past has been severed by the death of a very old resident in the person of John Patrick Callahan, who passed, away suddenly on Tuesday morning last, at the residence of his son-in-law and his daughter, Mr and Mrs 0. Nicol, Don River. He had eaten his breakfast as usual and went on to the verandah to have a smoke and to play with the children as was his
usual custom and suddenly expired, holding his pipe in his hand.
He had passed the, allotted span, being, over seventy years of age.
"Johnny" Callaghan, as he was familiarly called was one of the
pioneers of the Bowen district, having been engaged in carrying in the earlier days. He kept the hotel at Euri Creek (25-mile) for many years and sold out and retired several years ago residing at Hawthorn Euri Creek and afterwards at Wills Plain until the death of his wife about two years ago.
He leaves a grown-up family of one son and two daughters to mourn his loss. The funeral took
place on Wednesday afternoon, Rev Bather Morley (R. C. Church) performing the last sad rites at, the graveside.

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