Eileen O'CONNOR

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Eileen Annie O'CONNOR

15 JAN 1909 - 24 JUL 1972

• BIRTH: 15 JAN 1909, Colac, Victoria
• DEATH: 24 JUL 1972, Colac, Victoria
• EVENT: Birth Certificate: 2288
• EVENT: Death Certificate: 20178, at 62 years
• BURIAL: Colac, Victoria
• EVENT: Issue: No Children

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                          |                     
 _John James O'CONNOR ____|
| (1872 - 1951) m 1900    |
|                         |_____________________
|                                               
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|--Eileen Annie O'CONNOR 
|  (1909 - 1972)
|                          _James FARRELL ______
|                         | (1831 - 1915) m 1864
|_Mary Josephine FARRELL _|
  (1874 - 1956) m 1900    |
                          |_Catherine DELANEY __+
                            (1844 - 1925) m 1864

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[NI1220] Submitted by Mary Lineen Eily was born in 1909, and lived and helped at home until she married Al an Stepnell [beloved Steppy to us all]. They lived in "Warrion House", t he Stepnell family home and farm. They had no children, but always had "o pen house" for family, friends and neighbours. Eily helped with the milki ng and general farm chores. She liked horse riding in her younger days, a nd they both loved a day at the reces in latted years. She was an excelle nt cook, enjoyed reading and crossword puzzles. She was a great help to M ollie, after Mollie's illness, helping keep two homes going. They has a g reat friendship as sisters. She was a kind and generous lady, who quiet ly did special things for people. She died in 1972.

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Elizabeth O'CONNOR

14 JAN 1903 - 20 JUL 1983

• BIRTH: 14 JAN 1903, Garvoc, Victoria
• DEATH: 20 JUL 1983, Colac, Victoria
• EVENT: Birth Certificate: 3317
• EVENT: Death Certificate: 18250, at 80 years
• BURIAL: Heidelberg, Victoria

• MARRIAGE: 1929, Cororooke, Victoria

1.  Mary LINEEN
2.  Margaret Therese LINEEN
3. +Claire LINEEN
4. +Elizabeth Anne LINEEN
5. +Frances Judith LINEEN

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                          |                     
 _John James O'CONNOR ____|
| (1872 - 1951) m 1900    |
|                         |_____________________
|                                               
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|--Elizabeth O'CONNOR 
|  (1903 - 1983)
|                          _James FARRELL ______
|                         | (1831 - 1915) m 1864
|_Mary Josephine FARRELL _|
  (1874 - 1956) m 1900    |
                          |_Catherine DELANEY __+
                            (1844 - 1925) m 1864

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[NI1184] Submitted by Mary Lineen [submitted by Mary Lineen] Elizabeth was also known as Lizzie or Betty. She was born at Garvoc in 1903. Her older brother James died later that year. In 1904, the family moved to Alvie. She was educated firstly at Alvie, St. Brendan's in Coragulac, and at the Mercy Convent in Colac, where she was a boarder. She was a great story teller and also wrote poetry. As a young woman, she enjoyed organizing tennis parties at "Athlone", followed by sing-a-longs around the piano in the evenings. She also organized picnics by horse drawn vehicles, and groups attending district Balls. She helped in the house, and with milking etc., until the mid 1920's, when a career in nursing was taken up. As a good worker and popular nurse, she was chosen "Miss Charity Queen" in Warrnambool. Her sister Margaret and cousin Peg McGuire, were her attendants. Unfortunately, whilst horse riding, she was thrown off and fractured her skull, ending that career. In 1929, Elizabeth married Francis Lineen, and farmed at Cororooke for about 6 years, during the height of the Depression. Five children were born there: Mary, Margaret Therese, Claire, and twins Elizabeth Ann and Frances Judith. The twins were born after Francis entered the Austin Hospital, Heidleberg, suffering from tuberculosis. He died in December 1935. Betty spent the following year in hospital, with T.B. herself. Leo O'Connor, her brother, had come to live with her in Heidleberg after she sold the farm. Now her sister Katie came to look after the children, and when Katie married, her sister Margaret took over. An epidemic of poliomyelitis broke out, and the children were sent to the country to the grandparents at Alvie. Daylesford or Hepburn Springs was recommended as a good place to live for health reasons, so the Lineen family lived there from 1938-1952. Betty was on of the first women in the area to wear slacks, which she thought more practical for riding a bike about Daylesford. Having suffered a nervous breakdown, she decided to move back to Cororooke, and later to Colac, where she died in 1983. She was a very devoted Catholic, and her faith stood her in good stead though the years.

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Elizabeth Christine O'CONNOR

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Emily Patricia O'CONNOR

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Gavan O'CONNOR

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Hannah Eleanor O'CONNOR

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James Michael O'CONNOR

1901 - 1903

• BIRTH: 1901, Garvoc, Victoria
• DEATH: 1903, Garvoc, Victoria
• EVENT: Death Certificate: 9713, at 3 year
• EVENT: Birth Certificate: 27064

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                          |                     
 _John James O'CONNOR ____|
| (1872 - 1951) m 1900    |
|                         |_____________________
|                                               
|
|--James Michael O'CONNOR 
|  (1901 - 1903)
|                          _James FARRELL ______
|                         | (1831 - 1915) m 1864
|_Mary Josephine FARRELL _|
  (1874 - 1956) m 1900    |
                          |_Catherine DELANEY __+
                            (1844 - 1925) m 1864

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John O'CONNOR

16 SEP 1904 - 20 JUL 1969

• BIRTH: 16 SEP 1904, Cororooke, Victoria
• DEATH: 20 JUL 1969, Kew, Victoria
• EVENT: Birth Certificate: 25058
• BURIAL: Colac, Victoria
• EVENT: Unmarried: No Issue
• EVENT: Death Certificate: 7209, at 64 years

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                          |                     
 _John James O'CONNOR ____|
| (1872 - 1951) m 1900    |
|                         |_____________________
|                                               
|
|--John O'CONNOR 
|  (1904 - 1969)
|                          _James FARRELL ______
|                         | (1831 - 1915) m 1864
|_Mary Josephine FARRELL _|
  (1874 - 1956) m 1900    |
                          |_Catherine DELANEY __+
                            (1844 - 1925) m 1864

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[NI1216] Submitted by Mary Lineen John [Beau] was born in Colac in 1904, and went to school at Alvie, St Brendan's in Coragulac, and St. Patrick's College in Ballarat. He had to return to help on the farm, and there remained for the rest of his life, caring for the family. He never married. He was a great entertainer and comedian. He played the violin....in any position, on top of his head or behind his back, much to the wonderment of his nieces and nephews! As a young man he played football and tennis, as "Athlone" had a tennis court. He helped his sister Mary, put on concerts for the war effort and various charities, and with his talents, contributed to community life. He continued the farm business of dairying and onion growing, until his health failed after a stroke. He died in 1969.

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John James O'CONNOR

1872 - 1951

• BIRTH: 1872, Tower Hill, Victoria
• DEATH: 1951, Colac, Victoria
• EVENT: Birth Certificate: 12663, as Connor
• EVENT: Death Certificate: 23192, at 79 years

• MARRIAGE: FEB 1900, Catholic Church, Terang, Victoria
• EVENT: Marriage Registration: 728

1.  James Michael O'CONNOR
2. +Elizabeth O'CONNOR
3.  John O'CONNOR
4.  Catherine Agnes O'CONNOR
5.  Mary Teresa O'CONNOR
6.  Eileen Annie O'CONNOR
7. +Leo Patrick O'CONNOR
8.  Margaret O'CONNOR
9.  Patrick O'CONNOR
10. +Thomas O'CONNOR
11. +Michael Francis O'CONNOR

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[NI0344] Submitted by Mary Lineen John was 17 when his father died, and we believe he worked in a butcher's shop in Garvoc. He married Mary Josephine Farrell, in the Catholic Church in Terang, in Feburary 1900. Their first child, James was born at Garvoc. John and Mary purchased a farm at Alvie, in 1904. The farm was called "Athlone", was situated on the Dreeite Road, with land on either side on the road. They milked cows and grew onions and potatoes. Their neighbours and life long friends were Delahunty's, Ilett's and Mahood's. Our memories of grandfather are mainly of his later years. During his life we do know, that he suffered from T.B., and went to Deniliquin, NS W, to recuperate. He was musical and played the violin, and loved telling stories and dressing up for the grandchildren. Mary Josephine was greatly loved by her children, for her gentle motherly qualities. With her large family, her work was mainly in the home. There are many stories of her cdooking abilities, trying to keep ahead of the growing lad's appetities; hiding the cakes in the piano, but to no avail! She took an interest in crocheting and tatting, and we still have some loverly examples of her work. The family home "Athlone", was burnt down twice, and it must not have been easy for Grandma, with the loss of so much family memorbilia, etc. Her married sister, Annie Hogan lived nearby. Annie died in 1928. Kate, her unmarried sister, lived with them in her retiring years, until she went to St. John of God, Ballarat, where she died in 1952. There were many visits from the Terang relatives, the O'Connor's and the Farrell's and their children.

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