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Edmond O'Brien
Berridale c1850


The O'Brien daughters Bud, Violet and Nell O'Brien. Both these photos were taken around the turn of the nineteenth century.	The O'Brien family picnicking somewhere in the Berridale area, Mr E J O'Brien is seen standing and featuring a beard, his wife sitting next to him with other members of their family

This is the wedding of one of the three daughters of E.J .O'Brien and his wife Ellen taken in the grounds of their home (Ivy House) at Berridale in the late 1890s I'm sure many of the early pioneering families from the Monaro are featured in this photograph

My Great Grandfather Edmond O'Brien and his wife Ellen lived in the township of Berridale from the mid nineteen century they owned the Berridale Inn and a local House named 'Ivyvale' which is still standing in very poor condition in what is now O'Brien St, Berridale. One of their three daughters my grandmother was given the Berridale Inn on the occasion of her marriage to my grandfather a Mr Vincent Brogan from Michelago my mother was born in the Berridale Inn along with her four sisters and one brother, they left Berridale in 1925 and purchased the Lake Bathurst Hotel at Tarago. Edmond and Ellen stayed in Berridale until they passed away in the 1930s they are both buried in the Catholic section of the local Berridale cemetery. Edmond O'Brien was borne in Tipperary Ireland and his wife Ellen of pioneering Irish parents from Canberry (Canberra ) in the early nineteenth century. I'm surprised to note their is no reference or information about the O'Brien family as I know from stories told by my now deceased mother that they were very much apart of the local history , Mr O'Brien regularly travelled by horse to Sydney for business and I believe he purchased the first car in the township. I won't continue with these stories as this is basically a request to ask if you have any information that may be of interest to me . Thanking you for your time

1. Thomas O'Brien, son of Thomas O'Brien and Anne, was born in 1815 in Shronchill Sattco, County Tipperary, Ireland and died in 1884 in Cooma, NSW^¹ at age 69.

• He immigrated to Australia with family on the vessel "Patrician" arriving November 3, 1854.

Thomas married Johanna, daughter of John and Mary. Johanna was born in 1815 in Shronchill Sattco, County Tipperary, Ireland and died in 1884 in Cooma, NSW^² at age 69.

• She immigrated to Australia with family on the vessel "Patrician" arriving November 3, 1854.

F i. Ann O'Brien was born in 1840 in Shronchill Sattco, County Tipperary, Ireland.

• She immigrated to Australia with family on the vessel "Patrician" arriving November 3, 1854.

2 M ii. John Ignatius O'Brien was born in 1842 in Shronchill Sattco, County Tipperary, Ireland, died on December 12, 1923 in Cooma, NSW^³ at age 81, and was buried in Mittagang Cemetery, Cooma, NSW Catholic Section.

F iii. Mary O'Brien was born in 1844 in Shronchill Sattco, County Tipperary, Ireland.

• She immigrated to Australia with family on the vessel "Patrician" arriving November 3, 1854.

3 M iv. Edmond Joseph O'Brien was born in 1846 in Shronchill Sattco, County Tipperary, Ireland, died on December 15, 1931 in Cooma, NSW^⁴ at age 85, and was buried in Gegedzerick Cemetery, Berridale, NSW Catholic section.

F v. Johanna O'Brien was born in 1848 in Shronchill Sattco, County Tipperary, Ireland.

• She immigrated to Australia with family on the vessel "Patrician" arriving November 3, 1854.

2. John Ignatius O'Brien (Thomas¹) was born in 1842 in Shronchill Sattco, County Tipperary, Ireland, died on December 12, 1923 in Cooma, NSW^³ at age 81, and was buried in Mittagang Cemetery, Cooma, NSW Catholic Section.

• He immigrated to Australia with family on the vessel "Patrician" arriving November 3, 1854.

John married Honorah A O'Rourke, daughter of Christopher O'Rourke, in 1867 in Cooma, NSW.⁵ Honorah was born in 1848 and died in 1935 in Bexley, NSW^⁶ at age 87.

4 M i. Christopher O'Rourke O'Brien was born in 1873 in Cooma, NSW,^⁷ died on July 25, 1948 in Balmain, NSW^⁸ at age 75, and was buried in Mittagang Cemetery, Cooma, NSW Catholic Section.

M ii. Thomas Christopher O'Brien was born on August 13, 1868 in Cooma, NSW,^⁹ died on October 27, 1918 in Queanbeyan, NSW^¹⁰ at age 50, and was buried in Queanbeyan Riverside Cemetery, NSW Catholic section.

5 F iii. Angela Honoria O'Brien was born in 1870 in Cooma, NSW^¹¹ and died in 1925 in Petersham, NSW^¹² at age 55.

F iv. Johannah Mary O'Brien was born in 1879 in Cooma, NSW^¹³ and died in 1946 in Kogarah, NSW^¹⁴ at age 67.

Johannah married Owen J M Nicholls, son of Thomas Nicholls and Caroline Elizabeth Reid, in 1915 in Chatswood, NSW.¹⁵ Owen was born in 1878 in Molong, NSW^¹⁶ and died in 1963 in Windsor, NSW^¹⁷ at age 85.

3. Edmond Joseph O'Brien (Thomas¹) was born in 1846 in Shronchill Sattco, County Tipperary, Ireland, died on December 15, 1931 in Cooma, NSW^⁴ at age 85, and was buried in Gegedzerick Cemetery, Berridale, NSW Catholic section.

• He immigrated to Australia with family on the vessel "Patrician" arriving November 3, 1854.

Edmond married Ellen Mary Flint, daughter of Thomas Flint and Mary Doherty, in 1873 in Cooma, NSW.¹⁸ Ellen was born in 1854 in Canbury, NSW,^¹⁹ died on November 4, 1937 at age 83, and was buried in Gegedzerick Cemetery, Berridale, NSW Catholic section.

M i. Thomas Joseph O'Brien was born in 1874 in Cooma, NSW^²⁰ and died in 1947 in Manly, NSW^²¹ at age 73.

F ii. Johanna M. O'Brien was born in 1876 in Cooma, NSW^²² and died in 1884 in Cooma, NSW^²³ at age 8.

M iii. Edmund John B. O'Brien was born in 1878 in Cooma, NSW^²⁴ and died in 1929 in Gulgong, NSW^²⁵ at age 51.

F iv. Ellen Mary A. O'Brien was born in 1881 in Cooma, NSW^²⁶ and died in 1953 in Bondi, NSW^²⁷ at age 72.

F v. Elizabeth Violet May O'Brien was born in 1883 in Cooma, NSW^²⁸ and died in 1952 in Bankstown, NSW^²⁹ at age 69.

Elizabeth married Vincent Brogan, son of James Brogan and Ellen Murphy, in 1912 in Sydney, NSW.³⁰ Vincent was born on October 24, 1882 in Numeralla, NSW^³¹ and died in 1925 in Goulburn, NSW^³² at age 43.

M vii. William Austin O'Brien was born in 1888 in Cooma, NSW^³⁴ and died in 1960 in Cooma, NSW^³⁵ at age 72.

M viii. Cecil Rupert O'Brien was born in 1890 in Cooma, NSW^³⁶ and died in 1967 in Burwood, NSW^³⁷ at age 77.

Notes: Cecil and Mary O'Brien were the owners of the Berridale General Store and also managed the pub next door for a number of years.

Cecil married Mary Clare Manning, daughter of Edward Thomas Manning and Ellen Therese, in 1920 in Wellington, NSW.³⁸ Mary was born in 1898 in Wellington, NSW^³⁸ and died in 1977 in NSW^³⁹ at age 79. Another name for Mary was Mollie.

M ix. John Sylvester O'Brien was born in 1894 in Cooma, NSW^⁴⁰ and died in 1962 in Auburn, NSW^⁴¹ at age 68.

Aileen married John Clarence Ruhan, son of Joseph Ruhan and Annie Teresa Rogers, in 1918 in Cooma, NSW.⁴³ John was born in 1893 in Granville, NSW^⁴⁴ and died in 1953 in Petersham, NSW^⁴⁵ at age 60.

4. Christopher O'Rourke O'Brien (John Ignatius², Thomas¹) was born in 1873 in Cooma, NSW,^⁷ died on July 25, 1948 in Balmain, NSW^⁸ at age 75, and was buried in Mittagang Cemetery, Cooma, NSW Catholic Section.

Christopher married Sarah Jane Flanagan, daughter of Christopher Flanagan and Margaret Ryan, in 1900 in Cooma, NSW.⁴⁶ Sarah was born in 1876 in Cooma, NSW,^⁴⁷ died on July 21, 1938 in Cooma, NSW^⁴⁸ at age 62, and was buried in Mittagang Cemetery, Cooma, NSW Catholic Section.

F i. Ida Mary O'Brien was born in 1901 in Cooma, NSW,^⁴⁹ died on October 21, 1969 in Cooma, NSW^⁵⁰ at age 68, and was buried in Mittagang Cemetery, Cooma, NSW Catholic Section.

Ida married George William Healey, son of Jesse Healey and Betsy, in 1945 in Cooma, NSW.⁵¹ George was born in 1888, died on February 18, 1961 in Cooma, NSW^⁵² at age 73, and was buried in Mittagang Cemetery, Cooma, NSW Presbyterian section.

M ii. Christopher Mervyn O'Brien was born in 1902 in Cooma, NSW^⁴⁹ and died in 1951 in Petersham, NSW^⁵³ at age 49.

Christopher married Mary Elizabeth Peterson, daughter of Unknown and Margaret Peterson, in 1923 in Cooma, NSW.⁵⁴ Mary was born in 1901 in Bombala, NSW^⁵⁵ and died in 1956 in Bega, NSW^⁵⁶ at age 55.

F iii. Kathleen Ruby O'Brien was born in 1905 in Cooma, NSW,^⁵⁷ died on February 18, 1986 in Cooma, NSW at age 81, and was buried in Mittagang Cemetery, Cooma, NSW.

Kathleen married William James Hickey in 1946 in Cooma, NSW.⁵⁶ William was born in 1910, died on April 3, 1983 in Cooma, NSW at age 73, and was buried in Mittagang Cemetery, Cooma, NSW.

F iv. Elsie Monica O'Brien was born in 1906 in Cooma, NSW^⁵⁸ and died on November 28, 1977 in Grafton, NSW^⁵⁹ at age 71.

Elsie married Edward Darryl McGurgan, son of Edward E McGurgan and Ethel J Black, in 1929 in Cooma, NSW.⁶⁰ Edward was born in 1904 in Junee, NSW^⁶¹ and died on March 8, 1978 in Katherine, NT at age 74.

M v. John Earle O'Brien was born in 1907 in Cooma, NSW,^⁶² died on August 3, 1954 in Cooma, NSW^⁶³ at age 47, and was buried in Mittagang Cemetery, Cooma, NSW Catholic Section.

5. Angela Honoria O'Brien (John Ignatius², Thomas¹) was born in 1870 in Cooma, NSW^¹¹ and died in 1925 in Petersham, NSW^¹² at age 55.

M i. Geoffrey John Graham was born in 1902 in Woollahra, NSW^⁶⁵ and died in 1970 in Ryde, NSW^⁶⁶ at age 68.

Descendants of Thomas O'Brien
Compiled from the new Monaro Pioneers database: 27.08.08

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Descendants of Thomas O'Brien Compiled from the new Monaro Pioneers database: 27.08.08

First Generation

Second Generation

Third Generation

Sources

Descendants of Thomas O'Brien
Compiled from the new Monaro Pioneers database: 27.08.08