O'BRIEN family Moggill Pioneers

[MoonShine09]

From the research in above links, and through talking to my aunty:

Charles O'Brien married Catherine News- they were the ones who came over on one of the ships.
One of their daughters was Lucy O'Brien, who married Timothy O'Driscoll
They then had Julia O'Driscoll and a few others
Julia then had Mary (my grandmother), however Mary I believe was brought up by Lucy and Tim.
Mary married my grandad and became a Moran
They then had 6 kids, one of which is my mother.

I think that's how I fit into the equation

[GMylett]

Hi again Moonshine,

Still can't find a birth for Lucy ... have found other children of Charles O'BRIEN and Catherine NEWS ... the first five were born in Lurgan, Co Armagh. Catherine was b. on "Queen of the Colonies" 1863 and the others were b. in Qld.

Did find the marriage of Lucy O'Brien to Timothy O'DRISCOLL 1892 Qld.

I wonder where and what year Lucy was born?

Would you like the information I have on the family?  I will send my email address through a personal messsage so just let me know.

Really pleased to have found another descendant

Gail

[MoonShine09]

Hi Gail, I'm Kristie

From the very first post in this forum by Maxine:

"Looking for any rootschatters that have these families.
James Culhane b. 1818 Ireland m. Catherine Murphy.
Son  - John Joseph Robert b. 1845 Ardlaghan County Limerick. m. Mary Margaret Smith.
Daughter - Annie Mary Culhane b. 1878 Aust. m. William O'Brien b. 1873 Aust.
I have information on O'Brien's but have just started to discover my Culhane(Cullen) links.
William O'Brien son of Charles O'Brien b. 1809 Ireland Armagh
died 1905 moggill married Catherine News 1829-1902
Charles O'Brien emigrated to QLD with 2 brother William and James aboard the "Queen of the colonies" 1863.
They all settled in the area of Moggill QLD.
Charles the Elder had 11 children with Catherine
Charles 1854 mar. Annie Garrigan
John 1856 mar minnie Coffey
Edward 1858 mar. ? then Lizzie McKay(Marsh)
Mary 186? mar. james Wishart
Catherine 1863 mar. Daniel Howard
Patrick 1864 mar. Annie Quigley
Felix 1866 mar. Mary Marsh
Lucy 1868 mar. Timothy O'Driscoll
James 1870 mar. Hannah Mary Hall
William 1872 mar. Annie Culhane (as above)
Frances(frank) 1874 mar Bridget culhane
Have searched old links and posts no much there, so have put the main descendent's on here for all to view.
Hope there is is someone here you know about"

I found a list of people on the Queen of the Colonies- http://www.merriottfamiliesgenealogy.net/queen_of_the_colonies.htm

Lucy O'Brien married Timothy O'Driscoll, and then they had Julie (my great grandmother), and Julie had Mary out of wedlock, and Julie married I think a Jimmy Maddern, and they had a few Maddern's.

I'll PM you  

[maxine57]

Hi to all
I am away until mid November, unable to send any information until I get home.This is just to let you know I am still around and would still  love to help
My hubby's grandfather John Joseph OReilly who married Annie Agnus O'Brien donated the ground on which St. Catherine's church was placed.Yes she did perish in a fire,her cloths caught fire and they couldn't save her.Has any one confirmed that the church went to Toowoomba? would love to know.
Happy hunting
Maxine5757

[MoonShine09]

Yeah I've heard that the church is now in Toowoomba.

[bikermickau]

Still appears to be at Moggill

St Catherine's - 3356 Moggill Road, Moggill

http://bne.catholic.net.au/asp/index.asp?pgid=11566

ADDED

Accordinging to this link there was a previous St Catherine

http://www.rc.net/brisbane/ourladyrosary/

The Jesuits arrived in Toowong in 1916 and for almost ten years ministered in an area covered by the present parishes of Toowong, Kenmore, Indooroopilly and St Lucia. The last three of these became a separate parish in 1924, and the first Catholic chuch in the Kenmore area was the original St Catherine’s on the corner of Grandview and Moggill roads.

Mick

[Timna]

Hi, just wanted to say a big thankyou to Gail for the information she sent regarding the O'Brien family connections.

Jenn, thankyou for your lovely welcome message - I can provide the following:

Charles O'Brien and Catherine News' son James O'Brien married Hannah Mary Hall in abt 1896. Their daughter, Edna Averil Vivian O'Brien was born abt 1902. Edna is who I am particularly interested in. She is a bit of a mystery lady.

According to the Historical records on the Dept Justice website, Edna married a William George Higgins in 1924 but by 1936 she was on the Electoral Roll as "married" to Leonard Corlett PYE. She went on to have a number of children to Leonard. Leonard himself had a first marriage, and it appears his first wife left him with their eldest son, taking the daughter with her and moving in with another man. He was apparently bitter about this to his dying day. I am unsure when and where Edna passed away - not sure whether this is because I am not looking in the right places or whether she went under a different name.

I am after any further information on Edna Averil Vivian O'Brien (Higgins, Pye)....

Thankyou
Kind regards
Timna

[RayL]

Hi
My name is ray lock and my gran was a culhane from Pine Mt Ipswich and also some info My side of the family is from John culhanes 2nd marage he is uried with his 1st wife margret smith and one of there girls died aged 4yrs
If U would like more info please contact me I would be more than happy to pass on as much info as possable
happy new yr
Regards
Ray L

[maxine57]

Hi Ray
Happy New Year to you
Would love to exchange any information I have also.
This is my hubby's family but I am the researcher.
I have found many families he is connected to at Pine Mt,recently found Sherlock's.
Will check our tree ASAP
Regards Maxine