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William Edmund PLUNKETT (1826 - 1894)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Mary Francis Louise PLUNKETT (1858 - 1927)
William Edmund PLUNKETT (1826 - 1894)

+

Sarah CROOK ( - 1902)
Patrick PLUNKETT (1793 - 1865)


























b. abt 1826 at Garry Castle, Co. Westmeath, Ireland
+. Sarah CROOK ( - 1902)
d. 1894 at Sydney, NSW, Australia aged 68
Near Relatives of William Edmund PLUNKETT (1826 - 1894)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father Patrick PLUNKETT abt 1793 1865 Sydney, NSW, Australia 72

Self William Edmund PLUNKETT abt 1826 Garry Castle, Co. Westmeath, Ireland 1894 Sydney, NSW, Australia 68

Spouse/Partner Sarah CROOK 1902 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Daughter Mary Francis Louise PLUNKETT 1858 Darling Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1927 Chatham, Kent, England 69

Son in Law Robert Hugh Brabazon ACHESON 1857 Waterford, Ireland 1889 Woollahara, Sydney, NSW, Australia 32

Granddaughter Grace (Amy Le Poer Trench) Plunkett ACHESON 1887 Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia 1932 Medway, Kent, England 45

Events in William Edmund PLUNKETT (1826 - 1894)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1826 William Edmund PLUNKETT was born Garry Castle, Co. Westmeath, Ireland Note 1
1858 32 Birth of daughter Mary Francis Louise PLUNKETT Darling Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 2 52
1865 39 Death of father Patrick PLUNKETT (aged 72) Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 3 60
1894 68 William Edmund PLUNKETT died Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 4 60
Note 1: Headstone inscription - also obit
Note 2: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name
Mary F L Plunkett
Birth Date
1858
Birth Place
New South Wales
Registration Year
1858
Registration Place
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Father
William E Plunkett
Mother
Sarah M
Registration Number
1073
Household Members

NameAge
NameMary F L Plunkett
NameSarah M
NameWilliam E Plunkett
Note 3: Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions, 1867-2002
Name
Patrick Plunkett
Age
72
Birth Date
abt 1793
Death Date
21 Jan 1865
Burial Place
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cemetery
Waverley
Section
14 Vaults
Row
2
Inscription
late Capt. of the 80th Regiment of Foot. b. Elphin, Co of Roscommon, Ireland. Died Sydney
Denomination
Anglican

Empire (Sydney) 23 Jan 1865
DEATHS.
PLUNKETT—On the 21st January, at Ryde, Patrick Plun-
kett, Esq., late captain 80th regiment of foot, and for
many years police magistrate, Goulburn, aged 72 years.
Note 4: Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions, 1867-2002
Name
William Edmond Plunkett
Age
68
Birth Date
abt 1826
Death Date
14 May 1894
Burial Place
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cemetery
Waverley
Section
14 Vaults
Row
2
Inscription
only surviving son of late Capt. Plunkett. b. Garry Castle, Co Westmeath, Ireland. Died Sydney
Denomination
Anglican

Freeman’s Journal (Sydney) 19 May 1894
DEATH OF MR. W. E. PLUNKETT.
William Edmond Plunkett passed away at his
residence, ' Wollerang,' Darling Point, on Tues-
day last. The deceased had reached the age of
66. He was the son of the late Captain
Plunkett of the 80th Regiment. Mr. Plunkett,
who was born at Garry Castle, County West-
meath, in the year 1826, belonged to a
family proud of their descent from the noble
houses of Fingal, Louth, and Dunsany. He was
quite a boy when he came to Australia with his
father in 1837. The 80th Regiment was stationed
at Sydney, and afterwards at Wollongong. Cap-
tain Plunkett sold out his commission when the
regiment proceeded to India, at the same time
accepting the appointment as Police Magistrate
at Goulburn. Meanwhile young Plunkett had
entered the Government service as a clerk ia the
Sheriff's Department. Promoted to the position of
secretary to the then Attorney-General, the late
Hon. John Hubert Plnnkett (a relative), Mr. Plun-
kett afterwards obtained the appointment of
Under-Secretary for Justice and Public Instruction.
When the departments were divided he was made
Under-Secretary for Justice, which position he
held till the year 1887, when, owing to ill-health,
he retired from the Public Service on his pension
after 40 years service. Mr. Plunkett was for
20 years an attendant at the Woollahra Catholic
Church, and in his last illness the rites of the
Church were administered by the Very Rev. P.
Slattery, O.S.F. The deceased has left a widow
and five children. One of the sons, Mr. William
Patrick Plunkett, is a member of the firm of Ellis,
Makinson, and Plunkett. Mr. Arthur Plunkett
is Clerk of Petty Sessions at Bulli ; and the third
son, Mr. John Plunkett, is in the office of Ellis,
Makinson, and Plunkett. One of the daughters
of the deceased was married to the late Mr.
Atcheson, C.P.S., Mudgee. In connection with
the Plunkett family, it is worth noting that the
Honourable and Very Rev. Fr. Plunkett, of the
Redemptorists (Victoria), is uncle to the present
Eight Hon. tbe Earl of FingaL, who is just now
touring the colonies.
The funeral on Wednesday afternoon was very
largely attended. The chief mourners were Mr.
W. P. Plunkett, Mr. A. Plunkett, and Mr. John
Plunkett (sons of the deceased), Mr. Fred. Crook,
District Court (nephew) ; Mr. J. P. Keon, Police
Magistrate, Eden ; the Hon. T. M. Slattery,
Minister for Mines and Justice ; Mr. H. L. Rich,
Mr. Harold Rich, Mr. Hubert Rich, Mr. P. O'Sul-
livan, Mr. E. O'Sullivan, Mr. H. M. Makinson,
Mr. Archibald Fraser (Under-Secretary for Jus-
tice), Mr. MNevin (Chief Clerk Justice Depart-
ment), Mr. M'Farlane (Justice Department), Mr.
Harrie Wood (Under-Secretary Mines Department),
Mr. Charles Cowper (Sheriff), Mr. Charles Walsh
(Chief Clerk, Supreme Court), Sir John Read,
Mr. C. Pinhey (Registrar-General), Judge Wil-
kinson, Mr. C. Rogers, Q.C., Mr. P. J. Healy
(barrister). Acting- Judge Merewether, Mr. Frank
Smythe (barrister), Mr. Garliner (barrister),
Mr. W. Stephen (secretary to the Attorney-
General). Mr. R. P. Abbott (solicitor), the Rev.
Canon Kemmis (St. Mark's Anglican Church,
Darling Point), Mr. T. E. Ellis, Mr. R. F. Picker-
ing, Mr. Thomas Butler, Mr. W. M. Butler, Dr.
M'Kay (junr.), Mr. Rainsford (Crown Law Office),
Mr. Sampson (District Court), Mr. John Lee
(Crown Law Office), Mr. D. M'Grath, Mr. Thos.
Lewis, Mr. Pigott, Mr. F. M. Naughton, Mr.
Jamps Harcus. The last prayers in the Waverley
Cemetery were read by the Very Rov. P. Slat-
tery, O.S.F., assisted by the Rev. Father Mul-
lan, O.S.F.
Source References:
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Freeman’s Journal (Sydney) 19 May 1984
DEATH OF MR. W. E. PLUNKETT.
William Edmond Plunkett passed away at his
residence, ' Wollerang,' Darling Point, on Tues-
day last. The deceased had reached the age of
66. He was the son of the late Captain
Plunkett of the 80th Regiment. Mr. Plunkett,
who was born at Garry Castle, County West-
meath, in the year 1826, belonged to a
family proud of their descent from the noble
houses of Fingal, Louth, and Dunsany. He was
quite a boy when he came to Australia with his
father in 1837. The 80th Regiment was stationed
at Sydney, and afterwards at Wollongong. Cap-
tain Plunkett sold out his commission when the
regiment proceeded to India, at the same time
accepting the appointment as Police Magistrate
at Goulburn. Meanwhile young Plunkett had
entered the Government service as a clerk ia the
Sheriff's Department. Promoted to the position of
secretary to the then Attorney-General, the late
Hon. John Hubert Plnnkett (a relative), Mr. Plun-
kett afterwards obtained the appointment of
Under-Secretary for Justice and Public Instruction.
When the departments were divided he was made
Under-Secretary for Justice, which position he
held till the year 1887, when, owing to ill-health,
he retired from the Public Service on his pension
after 40 years service. Mr. Plunkett was for
20 years an attendant at the Woollahra Catholic
Church, and in his last illness the rites of the
Church were administered by the Very Rev. P.
Slattery, O.S.F. The deceased has left a widow
and five children. One of the sons, Mr. William
Patrick Plunkett, is a member of the firm of Ellis,
Makinson, and Plunkett. Mr. Arthur Plunkett
is Clerk of Petty Sessions at Bulli ; and the third
son, Mr. John Plunkett, is in the office of Ellis,
Makinson, and Plunkett. One of the daughters
of the deceased was married to the late Mr.
Atcheson, C.P.S., Mudgee. In connection with
the Plunkett family, it is worth noting that the
Honourable and Very Rev. Fr. Plunkett, of the
Redemptorists (Victoria), is uncle to the present
Eight Hon. tbe Earl of FingaL, who is just now
touring the colonies.
The funeral on Wednesday afternoon was very
largely attended. The chief mourners were Mr.
W. P. Plunkett, Mr. A. Plunkett, and Mr. John
Plunkett (sons of the deceased), Mr. Fred. Crook,
District Court (nephew) ; Mr. J. P. Keon, Police
Magistrate, Eden ; the Hon. T. M. Slattery,
Minister for Mines and Justice ; Mr. H. L. Rich,
Mr. Harold Rich, Mr. Hubert Rich, Mr. P. O'Sul-
livan, Mr. E. O'Sullivan, Mr. H. M. Makinson,
Mr. Archibald Fraser (Under-Secretary for Jus-
tice), Mr. MNevin (Chief Clerk Justice Depart-
ment), Mr. M'Farlane (Justice Department), Mr.
Harrie Wood (Under-Secretary Mines Department),
Mr. Charles Cowper (Sheriff), Mr. Charles Walsh
(Chief Clerk, Supreme Court), Sir John Read,
Mr. C. Pinhey (Registrar-General), Judge Wil-
kinson, Mr. C. Rogers, Q.C., Mr. P. J. Healy
(barrister). Acting- Judge Merewether, Mr. Frank
Smythe (barrister), Mr. Garliner (barrister),
Mr. W. Stephen (secretary to the Attorney-
General). Mr. R. P. Abbott (solicitor), the Rev.
Canon Kemmis (St. Mark's Anglican Church,
Darling Point), Mr. T. E. Ellis, Mr. R. F. Picker-
ing, Mr. Thomas Butler, Mr. W. M. Butler, Dr.
M'Kay (junr.), Mr. Rainsford (Crown Law Office),
Mr. Sampson (District Court), Mr. John Lee
(Crown Law Office), Mr. D. M'Grath, Mr. Thos.
Lewis, Mr. Pigott, Mr. F. M. Naughton, Mr.
Jamps Harcus. The last prayers in the Waverley
Cemetery were read by the Very Rov. P. Slat-
tery, O.S.F., assisted by the Rev. Father Mul-
lan, O.S.F.