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1950 - James Calnin, Edward Barry, Gwen Calnin, Emelia Barry and Rita Calnin152 viewsAnnie (Babe) Carrucan, the youngest child of Patrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien, was born in 1874. At the age of 23, she married James Nicholas (Jim) Calnin and they had ten children.
James, their third child, married Marguerite Grace (Rita) Barry and they had two children, Ivan (1923-1952) and Gwen (1927).
This photo, taken around 1950, shows from left to right: James, Edward Barry, their daughter Gwen, Emelia Barry and Rita.
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1955 - Mary Carrucan with grandsons Michael Terry Tim Erickson at Eltham152 viewsThis photo shows Mary Carrucan (nee Sweeney), the wife of Mick Carrucan of Dalton St Eltham, with her 3 grandsons Mick (born 1946), Terry (born 1947) and Tim (born 1950) Erickson.
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1963 Norm Keele Molly Kelly Maureen Kelly Nell Keele152 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 with Norm and Kelly (nee arrucan) Keel on the occasion of her profession as a Brigidine nun in 1963.
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2009 - Bessie and Jim McMahon of Kinglake152 viewsJames Peter (Jim) McMAHON (1920-) married Elizabeth Mary (Bessie) EXTON (1925-) in 1946 and they live in Kinglake. In February 2009, huge bushfires swept through Victoria, destroying many towns including their own. Bessie and Jim were amongst the lucky ones whose properties were spared and they sheltered many of the locals in their house, thus saving many lives. They were featured in a couple of Melbourne Herald Sun articles in the subsequent period. This photo is taken from one of those articles.
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1950s - Margaret and Michael Carrucan152 viewsMichael Martin Carrucan (1866-1954), the fourth child of Peter and Hannah Carrucan, married Margaret Lynch at the St Thomas Aquinas Church in Clunes in 1891. After the marriage, the newlyweds came to Melbourne and settled in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne. There they bought an office/shop as well as a place to store goods and they started a fuel business which was to last over 60 years, until its eventual closure in 1958.
They had 6 children - Thomas Michael (1892), Francis William (1895), Monica (Mona) (1896), Leo (1901), Marguerite (Madge) (1903) and Kathleen (1906).
Michael died in 1954 and Margaret died in 1956 and was buried at Kew with her husband.
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1958 - Kew Wood Yard Invoice152 viewsMichael and Margaret Carrucan (Michael was the fourth child of Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods) settled in Kew and started a small business called 'M Carrucan Fuel & Produce Merchant'. This grew into a large enterprise supplying wood, coal, coke, sawn timber, chaff and grain, sand, gravel, etc. The business thrived in the expanding Melbourne of the early twentieth century and finally closed its doors in the late 1950's, a victim of the changing face of Melbourne's fuel economy. This invoice, from 1958, is from shortly before the business was closed.
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1900s One of the Sweeney daughters poses in front of the Culla Hill gate152 viewsA very interesting photo, showing the hand made front gate at the Culla Hill property
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1900 - John Sweeney and daughter Annie Cecile at Culla Hill152 viewsThis superb photo shows John Sweeney and his daughter Annie Cecile in a buggy outside the front gate of Culla Hill. Unfortunately the photo developer has put the words 'Bulla Hill' on the photo.
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1921 - Betty Carrucan and Nellie Sweeney - Eltham Elementary School Grades 1 & 2152 viewsThe Eltham Elementary School in Dalton Street (School Number 209) had been started in the 1850s and was just a stone's throw from the Carrucan farms and not too far from Culla Hill. All the Carrucan and Sweeney children attended and this photo of the 1921 Grade 1 and 2 class shows 39 children ranging in ages from about 6 to 10. Betty Carrucan is fourth from the left in the second row from the front. Her aunt Nellie Sweeney is the teacher on the right.
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1865 circa Sweeney heirloom emu egg - view 1152 viewsThis traditionally carved emu egg was passed onto Mary Carrucan (nee Sweeney) by her father John Sweeney. It was on display in this old pink vase in the dining room at the Dalton Street farm house for some 60 years. It is believed that the egg was given to John Sweeney in the 1850s by the local First Peoples. The vase itself was also a gift to John Sweeney and his wife Ellen Kenney.
This is 1 of 3 views of the emu egg, showing the full extent of the carving.
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2012-08 Tim Erickson in Fanore with Patsy and Anne Carrucan and Patsy's mother Nancy152 views
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152 viewsFrancis William Carrucan (1895-1967) and Thelma Stoney (1900-1988) were married at St Mary's Church, Glenferrie Rd, Glenferrie, on 30th April 1924. Frank was the grandson of Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods. These two photos show Frank and Thelma on their honeymoon at Lorne, Victoria, immediately after the wedding. Photos compliments of their grandson Kieran Magee.
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1830s Coastal Cutter - Peter Cuffley152 viewsUpon obtaining his Ticket of Leave in 1831, Thomas Sweeney set about becoming a coastal trader between Wollongong and Syddey. By 1833, he owned a half share in a small vessel called Sarah and was building a craft of some 40 tons. This old engraving, provided by Peter Cuffley, is typical of the sort of boat that Sweeney would have sailed.
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1947-07 Parish Map Dept of Lands and Survey152 viewsThis July 1947 Department of Lands and Survey map shows the original owners of the subdivisions blocks around the Culla Hill property. Thomas Sweeney's name is on 3 allotments - allotment 7 of 110 acres (the original land purchase), along with allotments 2 and 3 of section 6 (each of 158 acres).
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Unknown Carrucans151 viewsWe know it's a Carrucan photo but we don't know the names of the 3 ladies. Perhaps we never will.
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2010 NZ - coastline between the Kawhia and Aotea Harbours, Southwest of Auckland151 viewsThis picture was taken by Matthew Carrucan during his last Holiday in NZ. It shows the beautiful coastline between the Kawhia and Aotea Harbours, Southwest of Auckland. He comments 'There's a volcanic spring here. Dig a hole at low tide and you can enjoy a nice hot bath.'
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1880s - Depression Work in Research - the creation of the aquaduct151 viewsLocal farmers had to supplement incomes where possible, especially during the Great Depression of the late 1880's. At that time, able men travelled far and wide in an effort to bring in extra money. One of the Depression initiatives was the building of the aquaduct that carried water from the Maroondah reservoir though the Eltham and Research areas and ended at Reservoir.. This photo shows a gang of men, including my grandfather Michael Carrucan (so I was told by older family members) working at Research.
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1944 Eileen, Greg and Ivan Carrucan151 viewsThis photo, taken in 1944, shows siblings Eileen (b 1919 in Ballarat), Greg (b 1929 in Beechworth) and Ivan (b 1913 in Ballarat) Carrucan, 3 of the 7 children of John Francis (Jack) Carrucan and Margaret Ellen (Maggie) Carrucan (nee Doherty) of Cheswick. Eileen, Greg and Ivan are great grandchildren of Patrick Carrucan who migrated from Co. Clare to Eltham in the 1850s.
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1920s - Patrick and Eva Lane151 viewsPatrick and Eva Lane circa 1920s
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1915 circa - Culla Hill original hut - Ellen and Kathleen Sweeney and Michael Carrucan151 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.
Mick Carrucan (who married Mary Sweeney in 1910) is also in the picture.
This photo was no doubt taken by Joseph Rance Douie during a weekend visit to Eltham somewhere around the 1910 period or slightly later.
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1900 - Kevin Carrucan first Assumption boarder151 viewsKevin James O'Doherty Carrucan, the oldest of 5 children born to Patrick Joseph Carrucan and Agnes Mary Hardbottle, was born in Pyalong, Victoria, on the 6th March 1885.
He arrived at Assumption College, Kilmore, Victoria, on the 15th August 1900 as the first boarder to board at that famous college. He was brought to the school from Lancefield by Fr. Farrelly, the then Parish Priest of Kilmore and the founder of Assumption. There were no more than five boarders at this point with about 50 day students. Kevin was Dux of the School in 1900.
Whilst appointed to Traralgon Creek State School, he met his future wife Rubina Beaton who lived in nearby Koornalla. They married on 22nd June 1910 at Traralgon. Kevin and Rubina had four children Patricia, Donald, Enid and John. Kevin then went on to join the Commonwealth Public Service which was then developing in Melbourne because Canberra had not yet been founded. In the mid 1920's he went overseas to take up a position as the Secretary to the Australian Ambassador at Australia House in London. Rubina and the children lived in Brugge in Belgium whilst Kevin lived in London.
He returned to Australia in March 1931 and returned to work at Canberra in November 1931 but died soon after.
He was a grandson of Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods.
This photo appeared in a 1984 Assumption College Newsletter, obtained when our son was attending the same College and was given to us by Kath and Grahame Murphy.
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2005 - Monsignore Bernard O Regan Funeral Mass151 viewsBernard O'Regan, born 6th May 1926, joined the priesthood, rising to the ranks of Monsignor. He died on 20th September 2005. This is the front page from his funeral service, held at St John the Baptist church in Clifton Hill.
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1902 approx - John Francis (Frank) Sweeney151 viewsJohn Francis (Frank) Carrucan was the 9th of 10 children born to John Sweeney and Ellen Kenney. He was born at Eltham in 1882 and died in 1952 in Perth, West Australia.
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1900s - Margaret Katherine (Tissa) Ryan (1883-1960)151 viewsMargaret Katherine (Tissa) Ryan (1883-1960) was one of the children of John Francis Ryan (1855-1921) and Ellen Elizabeth (Ellie) Sweeney (1845-1932), one of the daughters of Thomas and Margaret Sweeney. She was born in Coromandel, New Zealand, and lived her life there.
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1980-01 Sweeneys Photos - Burston Collection151 viewsThis photo from the Burston Collection shows how idyllic 'Culla Hill' was in January, 1980. It is remarkable to think that this location is a mere 14 miles from the Melbourne GPO, yet there are no signs of urban development. Thankfully, 'Sweeneys Flats' are now preserved forever as riverside parkland.
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1930 circa at Culla Hill - Nellie Sweeney, Nellie Oliver, Nellie Murray and Nellie (Nana) Hooley nee Sweeney - Nana owned Culla Hill at this stage151 viewsA wonderful 1930 photo showing 4 Nellies on the front verandah of the Culla Hill homestead.
Ellen Mary (Nessie) Sweeney (1869-1955) - daughter of Patrick Carrucan and Mary Fitzsimons
Ellen (Nellie) Oliver nee Smith (1885-1956) - daughter of Jack Smith and Annie Sweeney
Ellen Mary (Nellie) Murray (1907-1938) - daughter of James Murray and Julia Brennan
Ellen Irene (Nelly) Hooley nee Sweeney (1874-1940) - daughter of John Sweeney and Ellen Kenney
A note on Ellen Mary (Nessie) Sweeney. She never married and worked at the Foy & Gibson factory in Collingwood. In later life, she lived with her niece Nelly Oliver so to save confusion people called her 'Nessie'.
I notice in lots of old references that people used both spellings, Nellie and Nelly. Patrick 1838-1919 calls his sister Ellen 'Ellie'. so that's another variation!
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1971 - Timothy and Brendan Carrucan at MOTAT150 viewsTimothy (1960) and Brendan (1963) Carrucan are children of Ted Carrucan and Ellie Beeson and great great grandchildren of Peter Carrucan. They are pictured here at The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) which is not far from Point Chevalier.
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1931 - Betty Carrucan - Rhodes Ideal Girl's Prize winner150 viewsThe winning of this medal demands not only scholastic attainment but also those other qualities that go towards making desirable citizens such as efficiency in sport, bearing and character. The announcement the that award had been won by Betty Carrucan was a popular one.
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1932 Beechworth Cricket Team Con Carrucan front left, his father Jack Carrucan far right150 viewsThis was a special occasion for Con Carrucan in 1932. He is front left while his father Jack Carrucan is far right. The family has a wooden stand with a used cricket ball with a silver shield engraved: 'Presented by Syd Sherrin Esq. to C. CARRUCAN, best player for Beechworh Association. Beechworth v C'wood, Easter 1932.'
Con (b 1915 in Ballarat) was one of 7 children of John Francis (Jack) and Margaret (Maggie) Carrucan of Cheswick and was a great grandson of Patrick Carrucan who migrated from Co. Clare.
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1946 - Monica Kathleen Carrucan-Edna Phyllis Simpson- Nola Phyllis Carrucan150 viewsMonica Kathleen Simpson(1918-1957) and Phyllis Nola Clarke (1928-2000) were two of the children of Myles Charles Carrucan (1897-1969) and Phyllis Alberta Kennedy (1899-1948). They were great grand children of Patrick Carrucan. They are shown here together with Edna Simpson (1942), Monica's oldest daughter.
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1950 - Frank Carrucan at home in Ballarat150 viewsFrank Carrucan, who lives in Ballarat, is the great great grandson of Patrick Carrucan who migrated from Co. Clare to Eltham in the 1850's. Frank is one of the children of Cornelius Patrick (Con) and Clare (nee McArdle) Carrucan and a grandson of Kack and Maggie (nee Doherty) Carrucan. He is one of the main cogs in the active family history group. Frank was born in 1948 and this photo shows him as a very young child, circa 1950.
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1960s - painting of Dalton St farm150 viewsPeter Cuffley explains the origin of this painting of the Dalton St farm in Eltham: My brother's great friend, Peter Hurry, who grew up in a mud brick house on a property down Sweeneys Lane, rang me the other day to arrange for me to send one of my books to his friend Hamish Knox, son of Alistair Knox. While visiting Hamish at Christmas Hills, Peter noticed a painting on the wall of a familiar place. Hamish said that his older sister Gabriella (Gabe) had painted it years ago, and that it was of Jack Carrucan's house in Dalton Street.
We suspect it dates from the 1960s.
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2010 - Fr Frank ORegan chalice150 viewsThis article was published in the July 2010 edition of the Diocese of Sale newspaper 'Catholic Life'. It was the Sale Diocese in eastern Victoria where Father Frank ministered for so many years, from 1949 to 1985. The chalice, donated by Frank's family, is still in use now and provides a fitting reminder to his years of service to the Catholic community of so many parishes in that region.
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1987 - Fr Peter Carrucan150 viewsThis small newspaper article, printed in the Sunday Observer on December 27 1987, discusses the forthcoming trip to the Holy Land by Father Peter Carrucan.
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2006 - Robert Carrucan NZ 70th birthday150 viewsThomas Michael Carrucan (1892-1951), who served valiantly in WWI, eventually migrated to New Zealand and subsequently married Agnes Beryl Connolly (1905-1986). They raised a family of 13 children, leading to a very strong New Zealand branch. Their seventh child Robert (b 1936) married Patricia Bracey-Finch and they had 5 children of their own - Bernadette (b 1959), Anthony (b 1961), Maryanne (b 1963), Robert (b 1967) and Claire (b 1969). This photo, taken in 2006, shows Robert on his 70th birthday with his extended family.
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2008 - Nick Dal Santo150 viewsNicholas Peter Dal Santo (born 1984) is a great great great grandchild of Patrick Carrucan and Mary O'Brien and is well known as one of the star players for the St. Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League.
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1865 approx - Sweeney/Carrucan heirlooms - carved emu egg and vase150 viewsThis traditionally carved emu egg was passed onto Mary Carrucan (nee Sweeney) by her father John Sweeney. It was on display in this old pink vase in the dining room at the Dalton Street farm house for some 60 years. It is believed that the egg was given to John Sweeney in the 1850s by the local First Peoples.
The family story was that the vase itself was a gift to John Sweeney and Ellen Kenney on the occasion of their wedding on 10 Nov 1868, but it looks to be from a later time, so that is probably apocryphal.
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2008-John-Martin-postcard150 views
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2016-04-06 Fanore Trip - family gathering 1150 viewsTaken in Fanore when Mary Conheady and Sr. Maureen Kelly were on a trip there in June 2016. From left to right around the table:
Linda and Kevin Speakman (USA), Mary Conheady (Australia), Nancy Carrucan, Anna Carrucan, Tony Toher, Sr. Maureen Kelly (Australia), Breada Carrucan and Noela Carrucan. Anna, Breada and Noela are all children of Nancy and all still live in and around the Fanore area.
Photo from Mary Conheady.
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1910 approx Dalton St Farm Michael O'Heare Michael Carrucan Mary Carrucan - reverse150 viewsThis shows the back of the old Dalton St farm circa 1910. On the left is Michael O'Heare, a well known local solicitor who was one of the groomsmen at Michael Carrucan's wedding (1910). Michael Carrucan is shown on the right and Michael Carrucan's mother Mary (nee O'Brien) who was born in 1838 in Ireland is in the middle. She would have been around 72 at this time. She eventually died in 1927 aged 89.
This photo was no doubt taken by Joseph Rance Douie, a friend of Michael O'Heare. Joseph says on the back of the photo 'It is many years since I took this photo ...'
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Shirley Blomfield nee Carrucan with her children David Blomfield and Rebecca Cook150 viewsShirley May Carrucan married Bruce Bromfield on 4 February 1967 in Hay, NSW. They have 2 children, Rebecca (1969) and David (1970). Shirley is the great grand daughter of Peter Carrucan and Hannah Woods. Hence Rebecca and David are great great grand children of Peter and Hannah.
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1900 - Wedding Certificate Edward Bourke Theresa Carrucan150 viewsThis marriage certificate documents the union of Edward Bourke and Theresa Margaret Carrucan (1871-1920)on 10th February 1900 at St John's Catholic Church in Heidelberg. Theresa was one of the children of Patrick Carrucan and his wife Mary O'Brien who came out from Ireland in the 1950s.
Certificate supplied by Beth Davis.
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1952-01 Culla Hill detached kitchen, Burston family collection150 viewsIn this photo, dated January 1952, you can see how a section of the back wall has collapsed and other parts have been given props. You can also see an opening to the cellar. I wonder how they accessed it. Perhaps there was a trap door in the floor. The building was soon to be demolished
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1831 Thomas Sweeny Ticket of Leave150 viewsAfter 8 years as an assigned convict in the colony of New South Wales, Thomas Sweeney's Ticket of Leave, dated the 29th of November 1831, allowed him to work for himself. There is a notation on his Ticket of Leave butt dated 21st of March, 1834 which reads: ‘The holder of this Ticket is permitted to voyage between Illawarra & Sydney for trading purposes.’ It is signed, Alexander McLeay, Colonial Secretary’s Office. The Ticket of Leave has a further notation in 1835: ‘Allowed by the Colonial Secretary’s letter No. 35/613 dated 9th November 1835, Trade between Manning River and Sydney but not allowed to cut cedar.’
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1840s Sweeney leasehold Boroondara150 viewsThis hand drawn map, based on a drawing from around 1845, shows the Boroondara allotments which were then up for sale and on which Thomas Sweeney was one of the squatters. The Sweeney hut was marked. The huts of David Balfour and John Walker were also recorded. The land sale notices stated that huts and bush fences were still there.
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1891 - Henry Mary and Charles Doube149 viewsBridget Mary (b approx 1850), the eldest daughter of Denis Carrucan and Mary Sexton, migrated to Adelaide in 1866. In 1878, she married a fellow Irish immigrant, John Doube and they had a family of 5 children
Henry John (b 1879)
Mary Anne (b 1881)
Charles (b 1883)
Joseph Ernest (b 1885)
Mary Gertrude (b 1888)
This photo shows Henry (Harry), Mary and Charles.
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1950s early - Mary and Jacko Carrucan149 views
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1905 approx - 4 generations of Carrucan women - Mary Carrucan (nee O'Brien), her daughter Bridget Lane, her daughter Bridget McMahon and her daughter Mary Chidlow149 viewsHistoric photo showing 4 generations of Carrucan women
1. Mary Carrucan (nee O'Brien), the wife of the original Patrick Carrucan 1838-1927
2. Her eldest daughter Bridget Lane (nee Carrucan) 1958-1949
3. Her fifth child Bridget (Dolly) McMahon (nee Lane) 1883-1968
4. Her eldest child Mary Honoria (Bonny) McMahon who eventually married Barry Chidlow.
This photo must date from around 1905. I don't have an actual birth date for Bonny. If this was known, it would tie the date down.
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