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Margaret Philomena POWELL (1920 - 1991)
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Margaret Philomena POWELL (1920 - 1991)

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Michael Daniel O'Callaghan
 Joseph Henry POWELL (1859 - 1944) Thomas POWELL (1813 - 1893) Giles POWELL


Anna (Hannah) BURGESS (1826 - 1907)



Bridget Theresa MCMAHON (1876 - 1945)











b. 1920 at Murrumburrah, NSW, Australia
m. 1948 Michael Daniel O'Callaghan
d. 1991 at Albury, NSW, Australia aged 71
Near Relatives of Margaret Philomena POWELL (1920 - 1991)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Thomas POWELL abt 1813 1893 Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland 80
Grandmother Anna (Hannah) BURGESS abt 1826 Co Tipperary, Ireland 1907 Carney Commons, Tipperary, Ireland 81

Father Joseph Henry POWELL 1859 Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland 1944 Wyalong West, NSW, Australia 85
Mother Bridget Theresa MCMAHON 1876 Crookwell, New South Wales, Australia 1945 West Wyalong, NSW, Australia 69
Step Mother Bridget HICKEY 1907 Boorowa, NSW, Australia

Self Margaret Philomena POWELL 1920 Murrumburrah, NSW, Australia 1991 Albury, NSW, Australia 71

Husband Michael Daniel O'Callaghan

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

Uncle Giles POWELL 1849 Co Tipperary, Ireland 1901 Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland 52
Aunt Susan PALMER 1832 Shragh, Finnoe,Tipperary, Ireland 1924 Finnoe, Borrisokane, Ireland 92
Uncle John POWELL abt 1853 1934 Co Tipperary, Ireland 81
Uncle George POWELL 1854 Co Tipperary, Ireland 1940 Taupiri, Waikato, New Zealand 86
Aunt Eliza Jane Bragg CARTER 1863 1950 Taupiri, Waikato, New Zealand 87
Uncle Thomas POWELL 1864 Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland 1910 Claudelands,, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand 46
Aunt Louisa Ann WARR 1866 Auckland, New Zealand 1956 Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand 90
Uncle William POWELL 1866 Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
Uncle Abraham POWELL 1867 Co Tipperary, Ireland 1934 Finnoe, Co. Tipperary, Ireland 67
Aunt Helena Frances FLYNN abt 1871 Co Tipperary, Ireland 1943 Finnoe, Co. Tipperary, Ireland 72
Aunt Anne POWELL 1869 Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland 1951 Finnoe, Co. Tipperary, Ireland 82
Uncle John PALMER 1870 Co Tipperary, Ireland 1942 Finnoe, Co. Tipperary, Ireland 72
Uncle Frank POWELL 1871 Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
Aunt Mary Ellen POWELL 1875 Co Tipperary, Ireland 1964 Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales 89
Uncle Frederick PRICE 1872 Dublin, Ireland

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

Sister in Law Myril Gwendoline OSBORNE 1910 1940 Wyalong West, NSW, Australia 30
Sister in Law Josephine HERBERT 1993 Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia
Brother in Law Thomas Gerard GLASGOW 1912 2005 Tullibigeal, Lacklan Shire, New South Wales, Australia 93
Events in Margaret Philomena POWELL (1920 - 1991)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1907 Death of step mother Bridget HICKEY Boorowa, NSW, Australia Ancestry tree
1920 Margaret Philomena POWELL was born Murrumburrah, NSW, Australia Note 1 17
1944 24 Death of father Joseph Henry POWELL (aged 85) Wyalong West, NSW, Australia Note 2 52, 60
1945 25 Death of mother Bridget Theresa MCMAHON (aged 69) West Wyalong, NSW, Australia Note 3
1948 28 Married Michael Daniel O'Callaghan
1991 71 Margaret Philomena POWELL died Albury, NSW, Australia Ancestry tree
Note 1: Ancestry tree

POWELL MARGARET P 26894/1920 JOSEPH & BRIDGET T MURRUMBURRAH
Note 2: 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 3: Burial info

West Wyalong Advocate 8 Oct 1945
OBITUARY
MRS. BRIDGET POWELL
Mrs. Bridget Theresa Powell, who
died in the Wyalong and District Hos
pital on Monday morning, has been a
resident of Golden Street, West Wya
long, for the past three years.
For about 18 years the Powell
family were well known in Ungarie
district, where they had a farming
property until they came to West
Wyalong to live. Her husband, the
late Mr. Joseph Powell, died in West
Wyalong 11 months ago.
Deceased was Miss Bridget Mc
Mahon of Crookwell, where she liv
ed until the death of her parents,
after which she went to Sydney.
Later her marriage took place, and
Mr. and Mrs. Powell and family were
on the land at Galong for about 20
years until they moved to the Un
garie district.
The late Mrs. Powell held the af
fectionate regard of all with whom
she came in contact, and her com
paratively sudden passing is keenly
regretted by her friends in West
Wyalong and Ungarie.
Three sons and five daughters sur
vive. They are John (Tom), who is
in the RAAF, and who is on his way
home from New Guinea, William, of
Ungarie, and Joseph of West Wya
long. The daughters are Mrs. T.
Glasgow, of Tullibigeal and Miss Mar
garet Powell, of West Wyalong.
Mr. Jack McMahon, of Binda, near
Crookwell, and Mr. Michael McMa
hon, of Laggan, Crookwell, are bro
thers, and Mrs. Cahill, of Ashfield, is
a sister of the late Mrs. Powell. Three
sisters predeceased her.
The funeral took place at West
Wyalong on Tuesday, the interment
being made in the Roman Catholic
portion of the Wyalong cemetery.
Messrs R. and G. Stephenson were
in charge of the mortuary arrange
ments.
Personal Notes:
Obit of father
Source References:
17. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: NSW bdm register, Title: NSW bdm register
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: POWELL MARGARET P 26894/1920 JOSEPH & BRIDGET T MURRUMBURRAH
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