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Patrick GOONAN

Sheila GORDON [Parents] was born 1908 in New Zealand. She died 2002. Sheila married Patrick GOONAN.

They had the following children:

  M i
Terry GOONAN was born 1950 in New Zealand. He died 1974.
  M ii Tony GOONAN

Donald (Don) GORDON [Parents]

Audrey FELTS

Other marriages:
'UNKNOWN',

They had the following children:

  M i Peter GORDON
  F ii Kathleen GORDON
  F iii Nancy GORDON
  F iv Helen GORDON

John Desmond Joseph GORDON [Parents]

Patricia Helen DONOVAN

They had the following children:

  F i Deborah Mary Anne GORDON
  M ii Gerard GORDON
  M iii Timothy (Tim) GORDON
  F iv Bridget GORDON
  M v David GORDON
  F vi Megan GORDON
  F vii Cushla GORDON

Peter GORDON [Parents] was born 30 Apr 1932 in New Zealand. He died 14 Aug 1993. Peter married Maureen FLETCHER in New Zealand.

Maureen FLETCHER

They had the following children:

  F i Susan (Sue) GORDON
  M ii Michael GORDON
  M iii Simon GORDON
  F iv Maria GORDON
  F v Lisa GORDON

Sid TONKS was born 10 Jul 1911. He died date unknown. Sid married Patsy GORDON.

Sid was a well-known racing commentator in Auckland.

Patsy GORDON [Parents] was born 13 Dec 1923 in New Zealand. She died 2007. Patsy married Sid TONKS.

They had the following children:

  M i David TONKS
  M ii Brian TONKS
  M iii Paul TONKS
  M iv Kevin TONKS

William CLARKE was born about 1851 in Co. Roscommon. He died 28 Jul 1928 in probably Dublin and was buried in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin. William married Catherine (Kathleen) J. GORDON on 22 Aug 1883 in Fairymount Church.

William was a farmer, a miller and a justice of the peace. He and Kathleen lived in Castlemore House in Castlemore, near Ballagherreen, Co. Roscommon for a number of years before moving sometime after 1910 to Dublin where they lived at 6 Elgin Road in Ballsbridge.

According to the 1911 census, William and Kathleen had been married for 27 years and had nine children born alive, eight of whom were alive at the time of the census (Gordon having died in 1897).

Catherine (Kathleen) J. GORDON [Parents] was born 15 Apr 1858 in Kilgarriff, Fairymount, Co. Roscommon and was christened 18 Apr 1858 in Loughglynn, Co. Roscommon. She died 26 Feb 1927 in Dublin and was buried in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin. Catherine married William CLARKE on 22 Aug 1883 in Fairymount Church.

They had the following children:

  M i
Thomas Gordon (Gordon) CLARKE was born 2 Jun 1884 in Castlemore, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon and was christened 28 Dec 1884 in Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon. He died 1897 in Co. Sligo.

Gordon died in a drowning accident while at school (boarding school?) in Co. Sligo.
  M ii John Joseph CLARKE was born 31 Jul 1885 and died 1975.
  M iii Herbert Eustace (Bertie) CLARKE was born 24 Apr 1887 and died 28 Jun 1945.
  F iv
Anne Clare CLARKE was born about 9 Dec 1888 in Castlemore, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon and was christened 9 Dec 1888 in Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon. She died possibly 1926.

It's known that Anne died as a young woman. A death record has been located on the FamilySearch website for an Annie Clare Clarke who died aged 35 in 1926 in the Castlereagh registration district of Co. Roscommon, which may relate to our Anne above.
  F v Gertrude (Gertie) CLARKE was born 16 Nov 1890 and died 1960.
  F vi
Mary (May) Christina CLARKE was born 17 Apr 1892 in Castlemore, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon and was christened 7 May 1892 in Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon. She died 1981 in Brighton, England.

May was a doctor and lived in England. She never married.
  F vii
Kathleen CLARKE was born 23 Jun 1895 in Castlemore, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon. She died 1987 in England.

Kathleen was a nurse. She lived in the south of England.
  F viii Margaret Mary (Rita) CLARKE was born 13 Jun 1897 and died 1972.
  F ix
Edith (Edie, Nuala) CLARKE was born 14 Jan 1899 in Castlemore, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon and was christened 20 Jan 1899 in Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon. She died possibly 1989 in Hampshire, England.

Edie was also called Nuala, and in fact insisted on being called Nuala in her latter years. She lived in England and never married.

Maurice RODGERS [Parents] was born 25 Jul 1926 in Queensland. He died 11 Nov 1990 in Sydney. Maurice married Mary O'SULLIVAN on 6 Sep 1952 in Queensland.

Maurice was a dentist in Sydney. He and Mary and their family lived in the suburb of Wahroonga.

Mary O'SULLIVAN [Parents] was born 21 Aug 1925 in Queensland. She died 18 May 1999 in Sydney. Mary married Maurice RODGERS on 6 Sep 1952 in Queensland.

Mary was an only child.

They had the following children:

  M i James Francis RODGERS
  M ii Gerard John RODGERS
  M iii Patrick Joseph RODGERS
  F iv Mary-Jane Elizabeth RODGERS

Wilfred (Wilf) West RODGERS was born 1893. He died 1968. Wilfred married Martha Josephine CUSACK on 1919.

Martha Josephine CUSACK was born 1893 in Australia. She died 1959. Martha married Wilfred (Wilf) West RODGERS on 1919.

It's thought Martha's family came from Co. Clare.

They had the following children:

  F i Margaret RODGERS
  M ii Maurice RODGERS was born 25 Jul 1926 and died 11 Nov 1990.

Eugene O'SULLIVAN [Parents] was born 1 Apr 1893 in Glynn, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork and was christened 3 Apr 1893 in Analeentha Church, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork. He died 31 Dec 1988 in Wahroonga, NSW. Eugene married Jane MCCLELLAND on 1925 in Queensland.

According to Eugene's birth certificate, a Bridget Connell was present at his birth. The certificate also tells us Eugene was born on 6 April 1893, but according to his family he was born on 1 April 1893, which ties in with baptismal information from the Mallow Heritage Centre which tells us he was christened on 3 April. Baptismal certificates were normally more reliable than birth certificates in those days as baptisms were registered on the day whereas births were often registered weeks after the event when exact birth dates were often remembered inaccurately. Sponsors at Eugene's baptism were John Doody and Ellen Cashman. The given name on Eugene's baptismal certificate is "Owen" ("Owen" is an equivalent of "Eugene"). In the 1901 census, Eugene is listed as "Ewen".

In 1914, at the age of 20, Eugene emigrated to Australia, never to return to Ireland. On the voyage (which cost him £12) he chose to work on board, unlike many of the other men, and was consequently quite fit when the ship docked in Melbourne. As a result he was quickly offered a job as a farm labourer. I'm unsure as to the location of the farm, but Eugene certainly spent most, if not all, of his initial years in Australia labouring on sugar cane farms in Queenland, eventually buying a small sugar cane farm of his own. He was later able to purchase a larger one in Innisfail (near Cairns) in Queensland.

After many years in Innisfail Eugene moved to the Sydney area where he and his wife, Jane, lived in the suburb of Wahroonga with their daughter, Mary, and her family.

Jane MCCLELLAND was born 5 Oct 1902 in Belfast. She died 22 Sep 1994 in Sydney. Jane married Eugene O'SULLIVAN on 1925 in Queensland.

They had the following children:

  F i Mary O'SULLIVAN was born 21 Aug 1925 and died 18 May 1999.

Stephen COURT [Parents]

Carmen 'UNKNOWN'

They had the following children:

  M i Ben COURT
  F ii Gemma COURT
  M iii 'unknown' COURT (male)
  M iv 'unknown' COURT (male)
  M v 'unknown' COURT (male)

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