Michael James CONNOR

Michael James CONNOR

Male 1863 - 1919  (56 years)

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  • Name Michael James CONNOR 
    Birth 1863  Goulburn, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    CAUS Sarcoma Of Tongue - 12 Years, Exhaustion  [1
    EYES Grey 
    HAIR Brown 
    HEIG 5'9" 
    Occupation Shoemaker 1882, Bootmaker 1884, 1892, 1901, 1904, Musician 1916, Bootmaker 1919,  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Residence 29 Nov 1882  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • at time of marriage to kate O'Brien
    Residence 17 Dec 1884  326 Brougham Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • at time birth of daughter Margaret
    Residence 27 Mar 1892  Lawson Street, Waverley, Sydney, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • at time of birth of daughter Annie
    Residence 22 Feb 1901  61 Hugo Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • at time of death of daughter Lily May
    Residence 9 Mar 1916  18 Esther Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • at time of son Maurice's Enlistment
    Residence 19 Feb 1918  51 Sophia Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Communication with Army Re Maurice
    _UID BC73D2477E854F5EAD8EE9AE8AB6B69B5B0E 
    Death 15 Jun 1919  557 Bourke Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 17 Jun 1919  Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Australia Birth Index 1788-1922
      Name - Michael J Connor
      Birth Date - 1863
      Father's Name - Michael Connor
      Mother's Name - Bridget
      Birth Place - New South Wales.
      Registration Year - 1863.
      Registration Place - Goulburn, New South Wales.
      Registration Number - 7696.

      Michael James Connor in the Victoria, Australia, Police Gazettes, 1855, 1864-1924

      Name: Michael James Connor
      Age: 18
      Birth Date: abt 1863
      Year: 1881
      Place: Victoria, Australia
      Reference Description: AU7103-1881 Victoria Police Gazette 1881

      Victoria, Australia, Police Gazette May 18, 1881

      MISSING FRIENDS

      INFORMATION is required of the present whereabouts of Michael
      James Connor, who left Sydney last August for Temora diggings.
      Was last heard of in November last from Violet Town. He came
      from Sydney with a man named Cooney, who has since returned.
      He states he parted company with Connor at Wagga Wagga in
      December last. Inquiries have been made by the police at the
      places mentioned without success. It is supposed he came to
      Melbourne. Description - 18 years of age, 5 felt 9 inches high,
      fair complexion. grey eyes, brown hair, smart appearance, rather
      good looking, slight build; plays the Irish pipes, flute, and fiddle;
      a bookmaker by trade. - O2844. 16th May 1881

      Image CourtsLegal>OConnor dowloaded but not assigned a
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      Michael James Connor in the Tasmania, Reports of Crime, 1861-1883

      Name: Michael James Connor
      Birth Year: abt 1863
      Age: 18
      Year: 1881
      Place: Tasmania, Australia
      Description: AU6103-1881 Tasmania Reports of Crime 1881

      REPORTS OF CRIME

      EXTRACTS from Victoria Police Gazette of the
      18th May 1881.

      MISSING FRIENDS

      INFORMATION is required of the present whereabouts of
      Michael James Connor, who left Sydney last August for
      Temora diggings. Was last heard of in November last from
      Violet Town. He came from Sydney with a man named
      Cooney, who has since returned. He states he parted com-
      pany with Connor at Wagga Wagga in December last. In-
      quiries have been made by the police at the places mentioned
      without success. It is supposed he came to Melbourne.
      Description - 18 years of age, 5 felt 9 inches high, fair com-
      plexion. grey eyes, brown hair, smart appearance, rather good
      looking, slight build; plays the Irish pipes, flute, and fiddle;
      a bookmaker by trade.

      Image CourtsLegal>OConnor dowloaded but not assigned a
      Source No. (ConnorMichael_TasmaniaReportsofCrime1881SCFull.jpg)

      NEW SOUTH WALES

      BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1995

      1919 DEATH CERTIFICATE REGISTRATION NUMBER 5060/1919

      No - 948

      Date and place of death - 1919, 15th June 557 Bourke Street

      Name and occupation - Michael James Connor, known as O'Connor - Bootmaker

      Sex and age - Male 56 years,

      Cause of death - Sarcoma of Tongue, Exhaustion
      Duration of illness - 12 years
      Medical Attendant - A Regined W Lord
      When he last saw deceased - Registered 12 June 1919

      Name and occupation of father - Michael O'Connor - Gaol Warden

      Name and maiden surname of mother - Bridget Ryan

      Informant - Thos. Connor, Brother, The Parade, Dulwich Hill

      Particulars of Registration - M A xxxxx 16 June 1919, Sydney

      When and where buried - 17th June 1919, Roman Catholic Cemetery, Rookwood
      Name of undertaker - P Kirby & Son Ltd

      Name and religion of Minister - E J McNamara - Roman Catholic
      and name of witnesses of burial - Joseph Barer, Thos. Caples

      Where born and how long in the Austrian Colonies or States - Sydney N.S. Wales

      Place of marriage - Sydney N.S. Wales
      Age at marriage - 19
      and to whom - Kathleen O'Brien
      Children of marriage -
      Michael 36,
      Margaret (Parfitt) 32
      Thomas 30,
      John 29,
      Annie ,
      Living

      2 males
      1 female
      dead

      The Catholic Press - Sydney - Thursday 3 July 1919

      Mr. Michael James O'Connor the Irish
      piper, who was well known, through the
      country districts of New South Wales, died
      at his late residence, 557 Bourke street
      Sydney, recently. He was a native of
      Gouldburn and was 56 years of age at the
      time of his death. The remains were in-
      terred in the Rookwood Cemetery. - R.I.P. [1, 8]
    Person ID I6727  falvey08
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2020 

    Father Michael CONNOR,   b. 1828, Co Kerry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1888, Harden, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Bridget RYAN,   b. Abt 1834, Trim, Co Meath, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 1892, Harden, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Marriage 24 Sep 1855  St James Church, Sydney, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5054  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine (Kate) O'BRIEN,   b. Abt 1861, Co Clare, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1942, Newington State Hospital, Newington, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Marriage 29 Nov 1882  Sacred Heart Church, 180 Darlinghurst Rd, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5
    • Margaret's birth cert had Marriage date 27 Dec 1882
    _UID 87E7C34FA5DF4BE4BF8974E050DA1658670A 
    Children 
     1. Michael James O'CONNOR,   b. 27 Aug 1883, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1939, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     2. Margaret O'CONNOR,   b. 17 Dec 1884, 326 Brougham Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1941, Newington State Hospital, Newington, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
     3. Mary E CONNOR,   b. 1886, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Thomas CONNOR,   b. 1887, Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. John CONNOR,   b. 1889, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1941, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     6. Annie Nancy CONNOR,   b. 27 Mar 1892, Lawson Street, Waverley, Sydney, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1966, 21 Phillips Street, Alexandria, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     7. Joseph CONNOR,   b. 1894, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1895, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     8. Maurice CONNOR,   b. 1896, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1917, France Or Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)
     9. Lilly May CONNOR,   b. Abt Jun 1900, Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1901, Children's Hospital, Cnr Wigram And Glebe Roads, Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 0 years)
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    Family ID F5076  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Oct 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1863 - Goulburn, NSW, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 29 Nov 1882 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Nov 1882 - Sacred Heart Church, 180 Darlinghurst Rd, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 17 Dec 1884 - 326 Brougham Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 27 Mar 1892 - Lawson Street, Waverley, Sydney, NSW, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 22 Feb 1901 - 61 Hugo Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 9 Mar 1916 - 18 Esther Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 19 Feb 1918 - 51 Sophia Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Jun 1919 - 557 Bourke Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 17 Jun 1919 - Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood, NSW, Australia Link to Google Earth
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    Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S3295] D1919OConnorMichaelJamesSC3295.jpg.

    2. [S3282] B1884ConnorMargaretSC3282.jpg.

    3. [S3283] B1892OConnorAnnieSC3283.jpg.

    4. [S3288] M1904ParfittWilliamSC3288.jpg.

    5. [S3290] M1882ConnorMichaelJamesSC3290.jpg.

    6. [S3291] M1916HingYumSC3291.jpg.

    7. [S3292] D1901OConnorLilyMaySC3292.jpg.

    8. [S3300] OConnorMichaelJames_TheCatholicPress_Sydney3Jul1919_SC3300.jpg.