Most viewed - Carrucan and Sweeney Picture Galleries

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2012 Helen Martin and Mary Conheady158 views

2015 - Aileen James nee Carrucan and Shirley Blomfield nee Carrucan158 viewsAileen May James nee Carrucan (born 1928) and Shirley May Blomfield nee Carrucan (born 1929) are the two daughters of John Carrucan (1906-1978) and Rebecca Searle. They are great grand daughters of Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods. This photo was taken in 2015 in Perth, Western Australia.

2016 - Shirley Blomfield with her grandchildren158 viewsShirley May Blomfield nee Carrucan (born 1929) is one of the two daughters of John Carrucan (1906-1978) and Rebecca Searle. She is a great grand daughter of Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods. They have two children, Rebecca (born 1969) and David (born 1970). She is shown with her grandchildren Max and Lucy Cook (Rebecca's children) and Barry and Clare Blomfield (David's children).

1940-02 Culla Hill Home Beautiful - view from the paddock Home Beautiful158 viewsThe Home Beautiful magazine issue of 1st February 1940 contains a wonderful 6 page article on 'Sweeneys'. This is one of a number of historically significant photos from that article. Peter Cuffley has a copy of the original magazine issue.

1942 - marriage of Henry and Marie Doube157 viewsHenry Joseph (known as Harry), the second son Henry John (Harry) Doube (1879 - 1939) and Augusta Mary Ziesing (1882-1966), was born on 16th September 1913 in Adelaide. While serving in the RAAF during WWII, he met and subsequently married Marie Elizabeth Kelly, at St Savior's Catholic Church, Hindmarsh, on 6th April 1942 . They had a family of 4 boys - Michael, Anthony, Gregory and Paul.
Harry was a grandchild of Bridget Mary Carrucan and John Doube.
Back: Michael Kelly, Harry and Marie Doube, Mary Doube
Front: Mrs Kelly

Plot 364 - Jim and Mary Murray157 viewsJim and his wife Mary Murray are buried in this simple plot - Jim was the last of the relatives living in Eltham and died in 1993.

1960s early - Mary Carrucan, Jacko Carrucan with a neighbour157 views

1990 approx - Cahil, Jimmy, Mary, Jacko and Mick Carrucan157 views

1917 - wedding of Ann Marie Carrucan and Frederick George Latham157 viewsThis photos shows the 1917 wedding of wedding of Ann Marie Carrucan (1899-1999) and Frederick George Latham (1889-1961). Ann Marie was also affectionately known as Duck.
They had eight children: Ellen Mary (Molly), Peter Joseph, Frederick, Ann Marie (Nancy), Kevin Michael, James John, Lynette and Maureen.

1920 approx - John Thomas Flanagan157 viewsSusan Carrucan (1862 - 1943), the third eldest child of Patrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien, married Edward Shae (Ned) Kent (1858 - 1907) in 1881. Susan and Ned had no children of their own. Susan reared or adopted John Thomas Flanagan who was orphaned by the age of 8 years, in 1887. He grew up with Sue and became a solicitor, working in Middle Brighton. This photo of him is probably taken around 1920.

1926 approx - Bill Lodge Mary Bourke (Mrs Ewin) Kitty Bourke (Mrs Sawyer)157 viewsTaken around 1926, this photo shows
William Francis (Bill) Lodge (1897-1936)
Mary Bourke 1908 - ?
Kitty Bourke 1914-1995

1943 approx John (Jack) and Greg Carrucan157 viewsJack (b 1922) and Greg (b 1929) were 2 of the 7 children of John Francis (Jack) Carrucan and Margaret Ellen (Maggie) Doherty who lived at Cheswick in country Victoria. This photo, taken around 1943, shows Jack, then aged 21, in military garb. Greg, born 1929, would only have been around 14 at this time.
Jack and Greg are great grandsons of Patrick Carrucan who migrated from Co. Clare to Eltham

1960s - Maree Carrucan redhead157 viewsJoseph Thomas Carrucan (1903-1960), third youngest child of Patrick and Ellen Carrucan, was born in 1904. In 1929 he married Eileen Mary Farrelly the only girl in a family of seven boys and they lived in 60a Gold Street Collingwood. They had six children: Helen (1932), Ivan (1933), Patricia (1935), Kathleen (1937), Michael (1942) and Maree (1947).
This photo shows Maree who is a great grand child of Patrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien.

1966 - Jack Carrucan at Dalton St Eltham farmhouse157 viewsPatrick Carrucan's block was in Dalton Street in Eltham. This was not originally a Carrucan farm but was bought by the Carrucans in the 1850's from a farming family called Ball. The old homestead was on the corner of Bible and Dalton Streets and remained intact and occupied until Jack Carrucan died in 1976. The photo below shows Jack in front of the house. The photo shown was taken in 1966 and shows Jack at the front gate of the farmhouse, facing Bible St. All that remains now is the cyprus tree.

1914 - Patrick and Eva Lane, Bonnie McMahon Jack Woodward157 viewsThis photo shows the marriage of Patrick and Eva (nee Jones) Lane in 1914. The children accompanying them are Bonnie McMahon and Jack Woodward.

1938 approx - Hannah Sloan nee Carrucan birthday, with her brothers Michael, John and Frank157 viewsHannah Veronica Carrucan was the second child of Peter Carrucan (1837-1895) and Hannah Woods (-1920). She married William Joshua SLOANE of Warrandyte and they raised their own family in due course. She was one of 11 children

Patrick Joseph CARRUCAN (1860-1920)
Hannah Veronica CARRUCAN (1862-1939)
John CARRUCAN (1864-1943
Michael Martin CARRUCAN (1866-1954)
Peter William Paul CARRUCAN (1868-1907)
Francis CARRUCAN (1872-1953)
Denis Joseph CARRUCAN (1875-1913)
James CARRUCAN (1877-1877)
Margaret Mattie CARRUCAN (1879-1925)
Agnes Mary CARRUCAN (1881-1917)

This photo, probably taken on her birthday in 1938, shows her with her brothers Michael, John and Frank.

Mary Clements advises that she found it in her archives - it was posted to a Miss E. Feeley at Belgrave from A. M. JAMES, 7 Memorial Avenue, CARLISLE. WA 6101. A.M.James is Aileen Mary Carrucan, John Carrucan's daughter and one of Mary Clements' cousins.

1910 approx - Culla Hill original hut - Ellen (Nana) and Kathleen (Cassie) Sweeney with Michael Carrucan and Michael O'Heare157 viewsNana (Ellen Sweeney) and Cassie (Kathleen Sweeney) proudly pose in front of this humble structure, the first hut built by Thomas Sweeney, possibly as early as 1843. John Francis Sweeney was probably born therein.
The two other figures are Mick Carrucan (who married Mary Sweeney in 1910) and Michael O'Heare, a well known local solicitor who was one of the groomsmen at Michael Carrucan's wedding in 1910.

These two photographs of the hut at Culla Hill are also prefect illustrations of the Sweeney family’s use of bush timber. Not only is the hut made split palings, split shingles and hand whittled slabs, the picket fence in the background is again made of split hardwood. We must make the best of these photographs to show how hard-working pioneers like our ancestors could turn the timber on their land into materials for their needs rather than purchase the products of commercial mills. It was the kind of ‘make-do’ ingenuity which bespeaks their humble Irish origins.

Burren Coast Road157 views

2015-05 fanore - Ann Chmielewski nee Martin with Anne Carrucan157 viewsIn May 2015, Simon and Ann Chmielewski with daughter Claudia visited Fanore. Here is Ann with Anne Carrucan.

2009 - Dalton Street in Eltham now157 viewsThe Patrick Carrucan farm was on the corner of Bible and Dalton Sts. The Peter Carrucan farm was on the corner of Bible and Napoleon Sts. Nowadays, all we have is suburban blocks. This picture was extracted by Helen Collins from the Vicroads Land Channel website - http://www.land.vic.gov.au/.

1906 - John West and his sister Margaret156 viewsJohn (b 1880) and Margaret (b 1886) were two of the 13 children born to William George West (1856-1935) and Martha Coleman (1959-1924). They were grandchildren of Bridget Carrucan and John Coleman. This photo shows them around 1906.
This photo was passed onto us by John's granddaughter Cheryl Laumer nee West.

1910 - John Coleman's cottage in Eltham circa 1910156 viewsThis photo shows John Coleman's cottage which stood on the corner of Main St and Diamond Creek Road up towards Research. It is almost identical to Peter Carrucan's cottage which still stands at the corner of Bible St and Napoleon St in Eltham.
If we assume it is normally the eldest son who takes over the family farm, then it would have gone to John Patrick Coleman (born 1857). He and his wife Mary Agnes (nee McHugh) had 3 children - John Francis (born 1895), Agnes and Edward. Now there are 3 children in the photo and they are in the right chronological order. The size of the eldest boy might indicate an age of around 15 so that would put the photo at around 1910.
While this fits the context, it is very much speculation. If you have further information, please contact me...Tim

1971 Eileen and Jack Martin with grandchildren Catherine Anne Elizabeth and Richard Martin156 viewsThis photo shows John Herbert (Jack) Martin (1899-1977), the grandson of Bridget Coleman with his wife Eileen (nee Grant) and their four grand children Catherine, Anne, Elizabeth, and Richard Martin, the children of Jim Martin.

Long family Plot156 viewsThe Long family plot. Not sure if they are related or not but it"s a great headstone!

1996 Fanore - Panorama Picture 1156 viewsPart 1 of a panoramic shot of Fanore, taken by Jim and Helen Martin when they were visiting our Irish relatives in 1996.

1998 Carrucan Reunion156 views1998 Carrucan Reunion

1930s early - We originally thought this was a photo of travelling piper Johnny Doran with Jimmy Carrucan's father in law, Jack Clair, at St Bridget's Well, Liscannor. Further discussion indicates that it might in fact be a photo of piper Tim Wr156 views

1906 - Michael and Margaret Carrucan with children Thomas, Francis, Monica, Leo and Kathleen156 viewsMichael Martin CARRUCAN (1866-1954), the son of Peter Carrucan, married Margaret LYNCH (1868-) in 1891. This photo shows them with their children

Thomas Michael CARRUCAN (1892-1951) - right back
Francis William CARRUCAN (1895-1967) - left back
Monica CARRUCAN (1896-1976) - left front
Leo CARRUCAN (1901-1958) - middle front
Marguerite (Madge) CARRUCAN (1903 - 1969) - right front being nursed
Kathleen CARRUCAN (1906-1992) - front second from left

Thomas Michael eventually moved to New Zealand where a large Carrucan clan now exists.

1972 - Kevin and Brendan Carrucan156 viewsKevin Joseph (1965-) and Brendan Thomas (1963-) Carrucan in the back yard of 23 Terry Street (before the extension).
These are children of Ted Carrucan and Ellie Beeson. They are great great grandchildren of Peter Carrucan.

Green House in Point Chevalier156 viewsGreen House
Matthew Carrucan advises this is Nana's/Beryl's house in Point Chevalier.

1913 - Ivan Carrucan156 viewsJoseph Thomas Carrucan (1903-1960), third youngest child of Patrick and Ellen Carrucan, was born in 1904. In 1929 he married Eileen Mary Farrelly the only girl in a family of seven boys and they lived in 60a Gold Street Collingwood. They had six children: Helen (1932), Ivan (1933), Patricia (1935), Kathleen (1937), Michael (1942) and Maree (1947).
This photo shows Ivan as a baby. Ivan was the great grandson of Patrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien.

1950 - Jack James and Edward Calnin156 viewsJack (1906-1992), James (1901-1952) and Ned (1913-1962) were 3 of the 10 children born to James Calnin and Annie (Babe) Carrucan and were grand children of Patrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien.

1958 - Betty Carrucan and boys Queenstown156 viewsElizabeth Agatha (Betty) Erickson (nee Carrucan) with her 3 young sons Mick, Terry and Tim in Queenstown, Tasmania, in 1958. Betty was born in Eltham in 1915 to Mick and Mary Carrucan and was the granddaughter of Patrick Carrucan who migrated from Co. Clare.

1963 Maureen Kelly profession Bernie & Molly Kelly156 viewsMaureen Kelly is one of 7 children of Molly (1916-1992) and Bernie Kelly (1916-1980) and is a great great grand daughter of Patrick Carrucan. This photo shows Maureen with her mother and father on the occasion of her profession as a Brigidine nun in 1963.

1926 approx - Carrucan photo at Dalton St - Betty in front156 viewsOn the front porch at the Dalton St Eltham farmhouse circa 1926. Mary Carrucan (nee Sweeney) is second from left with her eyes partially closed andher daughter Betty is in the front middle. Ellen (Nana) Sweeney is on the left, then Mary, then Nellie Oliver, then an unidentified schoolgirl, then Nessie (Ellen) Sweeney. We cannot think who the lady in the cane chair might be. It seems possible she is one of the relations on the Carrucan side.

1950 - Francis Kenneth (Kenny) Carrucan with son Brian156 views1950 - Francis Kenneth (Kenny) Carrucan with son Brian. Brian now lives in Preston.

1969 - Kevin Clements at Faunarooska Castle156 viewsA number of Carrucan family members have visited Fanore over the years to reconnect with our Irish relatives. We think the first Australian family members to do so were Mary, Margaret and Kathleen Clements, grand daughters of Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods, in 1965. They were followed soon after by their brother Kevin in 1969.

1967 - Wedding of Shirley Carrucan and Bruce Blomfield156 views

2016 Jim McMahon of Kinglake156 viewsSadly, we lost our last third generation link to the early Carrucan settlers, when James Peter (Jim) McMahon of Kinglake died on 4th August 2017, aged 97. A grandson of original settlers Peter and Hannah Carrucan, Jim had lived all his life in Kinglake, north of Melbourne. His mother Margaret (Mattie) Carrucan was the youngest of 10 children born to Peter and Hannah. Jim and wife Bess were farmers. Jim is survived by Bess, along with their 6 children James, Noelene, Josephine, Anthony, Peter and Michael, along with 17 grand children and 8 great grand children.
This photo, taken in 2016, shows Jim on his farm at Kinglake (source http://benetasheroes.com.au/hero/jim-beth-mcmahon/).

1859-05-02 Peter Carrucan Hannah Woods Marriage Certificate156 viewsThe Wedding Certificate for Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods confirms that they were married on May 2nd 1859 (our Dirt Poor book incorrectly says 2nd February) at St Monica's Chapel in Heidelberg. This was a small weatherboard chapel that existed before the current bluestone church was built in the 1850's, as per the current parish website http://pol.org.au/heidelberg/History.aspx. Certificate compliments of Kieran Magee, who is a great great grandson of Peter and Hannah.

1942 - marriage of Brian and Kathleen Doube155 viewsBrian Ignatius, the youngest child of Henry John (Harry) Doube (1879 - 1939) and Augusta Mary Ziesing (1882-1966), was born on 28th September 1917 in Adelaide. While serving in the RAAF during WWII, he met Kathleen Margaret Browne and they were married in Our Lady of Doloures Catholic Church, Kingswood on 31st Dec 1942. This photo shows them on their marriage day.
They had three sons, Bernard, Andrew and Lawrence, all educated at St Ignatius College, Norwood.
Brian was a grandchild of Bridget Mary Carrucan and John Doube.

1905 approx - Carroll Family: Ellen Carroll married Patrick Carrucan155 viewsNot specifically a Carrucan photo but a connection via marriage. Ellen Mary Carroll (back left) married Patrick Carrucan (born 1864 Eltham) in 1885 at Hawthorn and produced a large family of 13 children. The photo shows the Carroll siblings - yes, families were generally large in those days!
Ellen Mary Carroll, Doll Hagen, Nan Carroll, Poll Shaw in back row.
Bob, Chris, Pat, Jim and Bill Carroll in front row.

1931 - Betty Carrucan in dray at Eltham Farm155 viewsElizabeth Agatha (Betty) Carrucan was born in Eltham in 1915 and was the granddaughter of Patrick Carrucan who migrated from Co. Clare to Eltham in the 1850's. Betty was born and grew up on the Dalton St farm of her parents Mick and Mary (nee Sweeney) Carrucan. This photo, taken in 1931, shows Betty on a dray at the farm.

1950 - Mick and Terry Erickson at the Eltham farmhouse at Dalton St155 viewsIn 1950 when Elizabeth Agatha (Betty) Erickson (nee Carrucan) was expecting her third baby (Timothy), she returned with her two older boys (Michael and Terence) from Captain's Flat to the relative safety of the Carrucan family farm in Eltham. The 3 boys were subsequently all brought up there on the Dalton St farm. This photo was taken outside the back door of the old farm house which I am sure is fondly remembered by many Carrucan relatives.

1970 - Dalton Street Farm155 viewsPatrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien settled on a farm in Eltham, with their farmhouse on the corner of Dalton and Bibles Street. The farm stayed in the family until their grandson John Francis (Jack) Carrucan died in 1976. At that stage what remained of the property was subdivided and sold.
This photo is taken from Mt Pleasant Rd, looks across the farm paddocks towards Dalton St and gives a side view of the old farm house.

1995 - Patricia OBrien Anne Wallace nee Ganly Peggy O'Brien nee Ganly155 viewsThis photo shows Patricia O'Brien, Anne Wallace nee Ganly and Peggy O'Brien nee Ganly
Maureen Kelly writes:
Peggy O'Brien nee Ganly is mum's sister. Patricia OBrien (now Price) is her daughter. Anne Wallace nee Ganly was Malachi's wife.

1990s - Anne Calnin's house in Ballarat155 views1990s - Anne Calnin's house in Ballarat

1911 - Wedding of Jack McMahon and Maggie Carrucan155 viewsWedding of Margaret (Maggie) CARRUCAN (1879-1925) and John Joseph McMAHON (1874-1961) at Eltham in 1911.

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