THomas Patrick HENNESSY and Margaret HENNESSY nee Renehan

[tropicalj]

Well now  I  am glad  I  made Dee giggle  never  thought about Coota  and  Hairs, as you  know Coota is short for Cootamundra

And Cassie  wonderfull to  hear  that  you  have rain after all your hard work over the last couple of weeks, a lot of Australian never appreciate or realize just  what goes on  out on  the farms and properties across rural Australia.

Thanks  Jude  I  do  have  the 1930/1936 rolls.


I  know his parents names were Denis and Jane  but cannot locate a matching death but  in saying  that I  know  that  there were incorrect names on Ellen Hairs death and I  got the names from  the marriage certificate of Ellen Hennessy and Michael Hennessy.


I  am working through  this and feel  I  have to buy  the marriage certificate of Thomas Hennessy and Margaret Renehan.  He and his brother Michael arrived first in 1880  and then the two sisters in 1883. 

I have a photo of my Nan and Auntie Maggie Hennessy that  my  only  living Aunt  knew lived at Coota same as her Nana and Dadda did.  I also  knew there was no sister Maggie, and Michael had married an Isabell Hess( which I  got  the certificate for)  So  using  that information  found  the marriage of Thomas and Margaret.  The fact  they called  their first son Denis sways me also as  that was  their fathers names.  Following so far 

So  the best thing is for me to get the marriage certificate and see if my gut feeling is right.  I  spoke  to My Aunt in Sydney a short time ago and  though she remembers Maggie Hennessy as my aunt was born in 1936 and  Maggie died by my reckoning with NSW BDMS in 1944 which she says was about when Aunt Maggie died  not long before wars end.

She was stern looking woman thats for sure.  Just for interest
Here is her picture taken with my Nana Bayley nee Hair

Thanks for taken at interest
kind thoughts to all

[judb]

Oh those wonderful old street photos - so good to see.

As always - happy to look up any newspaper if you can give me a date.

Pleased to hear you have rain Cando - we need more here.  So frustrating when our tv news comes from Sydney and they whinge about the rain!

Hope Dee has recovered   

Cheers, Judith

[cando]

How wonderful to have a photo   Just look at those hats   Jenn I don't suppose there is a date on the photo.

Jenn I notice on Dennis HENNESSY's WW1 service record that his father is named as Thomas Patrick HENNESSY.

Death
21355/1940     
HENNESSY Thomas Patrick    
78 years   Sydney
District   Sydney

Burial record
HENNESSY Thomas P   78 years    10 Dec 1940   Sec*M2*16**1172   
Burial   Rookwood.

There a burial record for another Thomas P HENNESSY at Rookwood in 1926 and both Thomas P's would have been b. c1862.  The death reg only lists him as Thomas - no 'P'.

6690/1926     
HENNESSY   Thomas    
Father Timothy   Mother Mary
District Granville

HENNESSY Thomas P  64 years     28 Dec 1926   Sec*M1*AA**1030   
Burial   Rookwood

Here's hoping that one of the above is your Thomas

Judith it is still showering albeit lightly.  We also need a lot more however the countryside is taking on a green hue

Cheers
Cando

[tropicalj]

Thanks Cando,  I  saw  the  1940 death  but  there is an electoral roll record for a Thomas Patrick Hennessy  in Sydney in 1930/1936  living at the same address as a Sarah Jane Hennessy.

Now  this seems to be  this couples marriage

838/1916  HENNESSY  THOMAS P  FRENCH  SARA J  SYDNEY

So  that  could  rule him out.

But if Jude gets a chance to check out the newspapers for his death or funeral  10 dec 1940  that  should help either way.

I cannot see a divorce record for  Thomas and Margaret on SRO.

Jenn

[cando]

Jenn do you know who Thomas Patrick and Margaret's son, also Thomas Patrick, married? Could it be him on the electoral roll.


Death
26458/1954     
HENNESSY  Thomas Patrick     
Father Thomas Patrick   Mother Margaret Anastasia
District Sydney

Cheers
Cando       

[tropicalj]

No unfortuantely  facts are light on  I am just working from  the NSW BDM site as well, so  that is a possibility.

Good thinking

JEnn

[cando]

Jen is there a date on the photo?

Death of wife of Thomas P.
33810/1962     
HENNESSY  Sara Jane
Father Henry Albert  Mother Margaret Jane
District Newcastle


Cheers
Cando

[tropicalj]

Oh sorry  Cando, no there  is no  date more's the pity.

Jenn

[tropicalj]

Ah  the old gut feeling

I  contacted the Catholic Church in Coota this morning and explained  what I  was after to a very nice lady.  I told her I had the year of  the marriage but not  the date  so  the dear trolled  through and found  the marriage

Thomas Hennessy parents Denis Hennesy and Jane Ryan married Margaret Renehan parents Michael Renehan and Bridget Maguire 21/6/1888 at Cootamundra by Father R Butler at St Columbus Church.

Now  that confirms  that is my "Thomas"but no closer to his death. 

I also rang  the Coota Council and  got Margaret Anastasia Hennessy  death date 5/3/1944.  But  the system is not set  to tell you  who else is buried  there  but  the nice lady at the Church   told me  from a  quick look at deaths  when she was looking for Margarert's death (which she didn't have that) Micheal Leonard Hennessy  death was  there and he appears to be buried  in  the same grave as his mum.(from  what  the council gave me)

The hunt continues for Thomas death  which could be between 1914/15 and the 1930 roll.  But  then he could have shot through too

Perhaps  I  should post a request to see if someone has information on  Cootamundra Monumental Inscriptions

kind thoughts Jenn