Joseph Henry POWELL (1859

Joseph Henry POWELL (1859 - 1944)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
John Thomas (Thomas) POWELL (1907 - 1975) William Patrick POWELL (1912 - 1982) Mary Josephine POWELL (1913 - 1999) Joseph Gerard POWELL (1917 - 1991) Annie J POWELL (1919 - 1920) Margaret Philomena POWELL (1920 - 1991)	Joseph Henry POWELL (1859 - 1944) + Bridget HICKEY ( - 1907) Bridget Theresa MCMAHON (1876 - 1945)	Thomas POWELL (1813 - 1893)	Giles POWELL



		Anna (Hannah) BURGESS (1826 - 1907)

b. 1859 at Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

m. (1) 1906 Bridget HICKEY ( - 1907) at Yass, NSW, Australia

m. (2) 1911 Bridget Theresa MCMAHON (1876 - 1945) at Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia

d. 1944 at Wyalong West, NSW, Australia aged 85

Near Relatives of Joseph Henry POWELL (1859 - 1944)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Giles POWELL

Father	Thomas POWELL	abt 1813		1893	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	80
Mother	Anna (Hannah) BURGESS	abt 1826	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1907	Carney Commons, Tipperary, Ireland	81

Self	Joseph Henry POWELL	1859	Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	1944	Wyalong West, NSW, Australia	85

Wife	Bridget HICKEY			1907	Boorowa, NSW, Australia
Wife	Bridget Theresa MCMAHON	1876	Crookwell, New South Wales, Australia	1945	West Wyalong, NSW, Australia	69

Son	John Thomas (Thomas) POWELL	1907	Boorowa, NSW, Australia	1975	Parkes, New South Wales, Australia	68
Son	William Patrick POWELL	1912	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	1982	Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia	70
Daughter	Mary Josephine POWELL	1913	Murrumburrah, NSW, Australia	1999	Tullibigeal, Lacklan Shire, New South Wales, Australia	86
Son	Joseph Gerard POWELL	1917	Murrumburrah, NSW, Australia	1991	Albury, New South Wales	74
Daughter	Annie J POWELL	1919	Murrumburrah, NSW, Australia	1920	Galong, NSW, Australia	1
Daughter	Margaret Philomena POWELL	1920	Murrumburrah, NSW, Australia	1991	Albury, NSW, Australia	71

Brother	Giles POWELL	1849	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1901	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	52
Brother	John POWELL	abt 1853		1934	Co Tipperary, Ireland	81
Brother	George POWELL	1854	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1940	Taupiri, Waikato, New Zealand	86
Brother	Thomas POWELL	1864	Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	1910	Claudelands,, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand	46
Brother	William POWELL	1866	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
Brother	Abraham POWELL	1867	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1934	Finnoe, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	67
Sister	Anne POWELL	1869	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	1951	Finnoe, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	82
Brother	Frank POWELL	1871	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
Sister	Mary Ellen POWELL	1875	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1964	Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales	89

Daughter in Law	Myril Gwendoline OSBORNE	1910		1940	Wyalong West, NSW, Australia	30
Daughter in Law	Josephine HERBERT			1993	Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia
Son in Law	Thomas Gerard GLASGOW	1912		2005	Tullibigeal, Lacklan Shire, New South Wales, Australia	93
Son in Law	Michael Daniel O'Callaghan

Aunt	Mary Ann POWELL	abt 1841		1903	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	62
Uncle	John FLYNN	abt 1834	Galway, Ireland	aft 1911		77

Cousin	Edward George FLYNN	1866	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	1868	Scarriff, Co. Clare, Ireland	2
Cousin	Helena Frances FLYNN	abt 1871	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1943	Finnoe, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	72

Nephew	Thomas POWELL	1877	Shragh, Finnoe,Tipperary, Ireland	1954	Finnoe, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	77
Niece	Catherine POWELL	1880	Strath, Finnoe, Tipperary, Ireland	1957	Finnoe, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	77
Niece	Helena Frances POWELL	1906	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	1988		82
Niece	Edith Mary POWELL	1908	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1990		82
Nephew	Frederick Powell PRICE	1901	Dublin, Ireland
Niece	Anna Elizabeth PRICE	1906	Dublin, Ireland
Niece	Hilda Mary PRICE	1908	Dublin, Ireland
Niece	Frances Louisa PRICE	1909	Dublin, Ireland
Nephew	George Edward PRICE	1910	Dublin, Ireland

Sister in Law	Susan PALMER	1832	Shragh, Finnoe,Tipperary, Ireland	1924	Finnoe, Borrisokane, Ireland	92
Sister in Law	Eliza Jane Bragg CARTER	1863		1950	Taupiri, Waikato, New Zealand	87
Sister in Law	Louisa Ann WARR	1866	Auckland, New Zealand	1956	Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand	90
Sister in Law	Helena Frances FLYNN	abt 1871	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1943	Finnoe, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	72
Brother in Law	John PALMER	1870	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1942	Finnoe, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	72
Brother in Law	Frederick PRICE	1872	Dublin, Ireland

Events in Joseph Henry POWELL (1859 - 1944)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1859		Joseph Henry POWELL was born	Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	Note 1
1893	34	Death of father Thomas POWELL (aged 80)	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	Note 2
1906	47	Married Bridget HICKEY	Yass, NSW, Australia	Ancestry tree
1907	48	Birth of son John Thomas (Thomas) POWELL	Boorowa, NSW, Australia	Note 3	17
1907	48	Death of mother Anna (Hannah) BURGESS (aged 81)	Carney Commons, Tipperary, Ireland	Note 4
1907	48	Death of wife Bridget HICKEY	Boorowa, NSW, Australia	Ancestry tree
1911	52	Married Bridget Theresa MCMAHON (aged 35)	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	Note 5	52
1912	53	Birth of son William Patrick POWELL	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	Note 6	17
1913	54	Birth of daughter Mary Josephine POWELL	Murrumburrah, NSW, Australia	Note 7	17
1917	58	Birth of son Joseph Gerard POWELL	Murrumburrah, NSW, Australia	Note 8	17
1919	60	Birth of daughter Annie J POWELL	Murrumburrah, NSW, Australia	Note 9	17
1920	61	Birth of daughter Margaret Philomena POWELL	Murrumburrah, NSW, Australia	Note 10	17
1920	61	Death of daughter Annie J POWELL (aged 1)	Galong, NSW, Australia	Note 11	17
1944	85	Joseph Henry POWELL died	Wyalong West, NSW, Australia	Note 12	52, 60
1944	85	Burial	West Wyalong General Cemetery, New South Wales	Note 13	90

Note 1: Died 1944 - age 85 = c 1859

Nenagh - See obit

Note 2: wife widow in 1901 census

Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958
Name
Thomas Powell
Estimated Birth Year
abt 1813
Date of Registration
1893 - Jan-Feb-Mar[1893]
Death Age
80
Registration district
Borrisokane
Volume
3
Page
276
FHL Film Number
101597

Web: Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1920
Name
Thomas Powell
Death Date
28/02/1893
Death Place
Tipperary
Primary Beneficiary
Abraham Powell

Note 3: NSW bdm
POWELL JOHN T 22549/1907 JOSEPH. BRIDGET. BOOROWA

Note 4: Find AGrave
Thomas Powell
Birth unknown
Death 28 Feb 1893
Burial
Saint Ruadhan's Church of Ireland Graveyard
Borrisokane, County Tipperary, Ireland
Erected by Thomas Powell Claudlands New Zealand
In Memory of his father
THOMAS POWELL
who died 28th Feb 1893
aged 72 years
also his mother ANNA POWELL
who died 28th August 1907
aged 88 years

Note 5: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949
Name Joseph Powell
Marriage Date 1911
Marriage Place Goulburn, New South Wales
Registration Date 1911
Registration Place Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse Bridget T McMahon
Registration Number 1584

Note 6: NSW bdm
POWELL WILLIAM P 4342/1912 JOSEPH & BRIDGET T GOULBURN

Note 7: Burial info

POWELL MARY J 35820/1913 JOSEPH & BRIDGET T. MURRUMBURRAH

Note 8: POWELL JOSEPH G 18526/1917 JOSEPH H & BRIDGET T. MURRUMBURRAH

Note 9: NSW bdm
POWELL ANNIE J 7445/1919 JOSEPH H & BRIDGET MURRUMBURRAH

Note 10: Ancestry tree

POWELL MARGARET P 26894/1920 JOSEPH & BRIDGET T MURRUMBURRAH

Note 11: Ancestry tree

POWELL ANNIE 8905/1920 JOSEPH & BRIDGET BOOROWA

Note 12: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
Name Joseph Henry Powell
Death Date 1944
Death Place Wyalong West, New South Wales
Registration Date 1944
Registration Place Wyalong West, Australia
Father Thomas
Mother Ann
Registration Number 28363

West Wyalong Advocate 23 Oct 1944
MR. J. H. POWELL
Mr. Joseph Henry Powell, of West
Wyalong, and formerly of Winnunga,
died at his home in Golden Street,
West Wyalong, yesterday, aged 85
years.
The funeral will move from the
RC Church this afternoon at 3 p.m.
for the Wyalong Cemetery.
A further reference to the late
Mr. Powell, who was well known in
the Ungarie district, will be made
in the next issue of the "Advocate."

West Wyalong Advocate 26 Oct 1944
OBITUARY
MR. J. H. POWELL
Mr. Joseph Henry Powell of West
Wyalong, passed away at his home
in Golden Street on Sunday, after
suffering a collapse earlier in the
day.
Deceased had reached the advanced
age of 85 years, and had not been
in good health, having suffered a
stroke in January of last year.
A native of Ireland, where he was
born at county Nenagh, the late Mr
Powell went to New Zealand with two
of his brothers when he was 16 years
of age. Leaving his brothers in New
Zealand, he came to Australia, where
in lived in the Burrowa and Galong
districts for many years.
In 1926 he commenced farming at
Winnunga, where he lived until al
most three years ago, when with Mrs
Powell and members of his family
he moved to West Wyalong.
The late Mr. Powell lived for the
major portion of his life on the land,
and he was a lover of horses. His
services, after coming to Winnunga,
were sought by the Burrowa Show So
ciety as a judge. He was an indus
trious fanner, and he commanded the
respect and esteem of all who knew
him.
He was twice married. In addition
to Mrs. Powell he leaves three sons
and three daughters. They are Thom
as (RAAF. Pacific), William (Un
garie, and Joseph (West Wyalong),
Mrs. T. Glasgow (Tullibigeal), and
Miss Margaret Powell of West Wya
long.
Included in those who attended the
funeral. which moved from the R.C.
Church on Monday afternoon were
several old friends from the Win
nunga and Ungarie districts. The ser
vice was conducted by Rev. Father
T. Lynch.
Messrs R. and G. Stephenson, West
Wyalong, were in charge of the mor
tuary arrangements

Note 13: Joseph Henry Powell
BIRTH
unknown
DEATH
23 Oct 1944
BURIAL
West Wyalong General Cemetery
West Wyalong, Bland Shire, New South Wales, Australia

Source References:

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

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949
Name Joseph Powell
Marriage Date 1911
Marriage Place Goulburn, New South Wales
Registration Date 1911
Registration Place Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse Bridget T McMahon
Registration Number 1584

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
Name Joseph Henry Powell
Death Date 1944
Death Place Wyalong West, New South Wales
Registration Date 1944
Registration Place Wyalong West, Australia
Father Thomas
Mother Ann
Registration Number 28363

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

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: West Wyalong Advocate 23 Oct 1944
MR. J. H. POWELL
Mr. Joseph Henry Powell, of West
Wyalong, and formerly of Winnunga,
died at his home in Golden Street,
West Wyalong, yesterday, aged 85
years.
The funeral will move from the
RC Church this afternoon at 3 p.m.
for the Wyalong Cemetery.
A further reference to the late
Mr. Powell, who was well known in
the Ungarie district, will be made
in the next issue of the "Advocate."

West Wyalong Advocate 26 Oct 1944
OBITUARY
MR. J. H. POWELL
Mr. Joseph Henry Powell of West
Wyalong, passed away at his home
in Golden Street on Sunday, after
suffering a collapse earlier in the
day.
Deceased had reached the advanced
age of 85 years, and had not been
in good health, having suffered a
stroke in January of last year.
A native of Ireland, where he was
born at county Nenagh, the late Mr
Powell went to New Zealand with two
of his brothers when he was 16 years
of age. Leaving his brothers in New
Zealand, he came to Australia, where
in lived in the Burrowa and Galong
districts for many years.
In 1926 he commenced farming at
Winnunga, where he lived until al
most three years ago, when with Mrs
Powell and members of his family
he moved to West Wyalong.
The late Mr. Powell lived for the
major portion of his life on the land,
and he was a lover of horses. His
services, after coming to Winnunga,
were sought by the Burrowa Show So
ciety as a judge. He was an indus
trious fanner, and he commanded the
respect and esteem of all who knew
him.
He was twice married. In addition
to Mrs. Powell he leaves three sons
and three daughters. They are Thom
as (RAAF. Pacific), William (Un
garie, and Joseph (West Wyalong),
Mrs. T. Glasgow (Tullibigeal), and
Miss Margaret Powell of West Wya
long.
Included in those who attended the
funeral. which moved from the R.C.
Church on Monday afternoon were
several old friends from the Win
nunga and Ungarie districts. The ser
vice was conducted by Rev. Father
T. Lynch.
Messrs R. and G. Stephenson, West
Wyalong, were in charge of the mor
tuary arrangements

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

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Joseph Henry Powell
BIRTH
unknown
DEATH
23 Oct 1944
BURIAL
West Wyalong General Cemetery
West Wyalong, Bland Shire, New South Wales, Australia

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