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Annie Mary FITZGERALD (1852 - 1949)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Mary Florence MASTERS (1875 - 1958) Margaret MASTERS (1877 - 1971) William John MASTERS (1879 - 1948) Amelia Ann MASTERS (1881 - 1964) George James MASTERS (1883 - 1956) Herbert MASTERS (1885 - 1887) Rupert Clarence MASTERS (1887 - 1967) Ethel Catherine MASTERS (1889 - 1981) Edith Hannah MASTERS (1892 - 1964) Ellen Nellie MASTERS (1894 - 1984)	Annie Mary FITZGERALD (1852 - 1949) + William MASTERS (1838 - 1913)	John FITZGERALD (1810 - 1891)
		Ann BARRY (1815 - 1901)

b. 04 Jan 1852 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia

m. 30 Oct 1873 William MASTERS (1838 - 1913) at Yass, New South Wales, Australia

d. 11 Aug 1949 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia aged 97

Near Relatives of Annie Mary FITZGERALD (1852 - 1949)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father	John FITZGERALD	1810	Co Clare, Ireland	29 Sep 1891	Lacmalac, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	81
Mother	Ann BARRY	1815	Co Limerick, Ireland	12 Feb 1901	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	86
Self	Annie Mary FITZGERALD	04 Jan 1852	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	11 Aug 1949	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	97
Husband	William MASTERS	1838	Cowes, Isle of Wight, England	25 Oct 1913	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	75
Daughter	Mary Florence MASTERS	1875	Lacmalac, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1958	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	83
Daughter	Margaret MASTERS	1877	Lacmalac, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1971	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	94
Son	William John MASTERS	1879	Lacmalac, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	20 Jan 1948	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	69
Daughter	Amelia Ann MASTERS	1881	Lacmalac, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1964	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	83
Son	George James MASTERS	1883	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1956	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	73
Son	Herbert MASTERS	23 May 1885	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	05 Mar 1887	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1
Son	Rupert Clarence MASTERS	1887	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1967	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	80
Daughter	Ethel Catherine MASTERS	1889	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1981	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	92
Daughter	Edith Hannah MASTERS	1892	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1964	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	72
Daughter	Ellen Nellie MASTERS	1894	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	29 Sep 1984	Batlow, New South Wales, Australia	90
Brother	Edward Augustine FITZGERALD	29 Nov 1840	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	01 Jun 1916	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	75
Brother	Patrick Barry FITZGERALD	09 Mar 1842	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Sister	Catherine Ann FITZGERALD	11 Aug 1844	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1916		72
Brother	John FITZGERALD	abt 1847		1896	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	49
Sister	Margaret FITZGERALD	1854		10 Oct 1885	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	31
Son in Law	Martin Matthias CRUISE	1884		1974		90
Daughter in Law	Emma May DODD	1891	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1946	Lismore, New South Wales, Australia	55
Daughter in Law	Mary Ruby COCHRAN	1895		1953		58
Son in Law	William JACKAMAN	1879		1958	Penrith, New South Wales, Australia	79
Son in Law	Eric HERRING
Son in Law	Mervyn Alfred Charles BRADFORD	1892	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1974	Narraweena, New South Wales, Australia	82
Niece	Lucy Agnes FITZGERALD			1965	Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Edward A FITZGERALD	1878	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	John Joseph FITZGERALD	1879	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1951	Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia	72
Nephew	Walter Augustine FITZGERALD	1881	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Edward Ashley FITZGERALD	1884	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Edward GERALD (Ned) FITZGERALD	1885	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Mary A FITZGERALD	abt 1892	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Edmund Luke FITZGERALD	1894	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Winifred R G FITZGERALD	1897	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law	Bridget Mary COX	01 Jun 1851	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	10 Oct 1928	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	77
Sister in Law	Johanna M CURRAN	1852	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1895	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	43
Brother in Law	Robert HAYDEN	02 Mar 1845	Mundarlo, New South Wales, Australia	24 Jun 1923	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	78

Events in Annie Mary FITZGERALD (1852 - 1949)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
04 Jan 1852		Annie Mary FITZGERALD was born	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
30 Oct 1873	21	Married William MASTERS (aged 35)	Yass, New South Wales, Australia
1875	23	Birth of daughter Mary Florence MASTERS	Lacmalac, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1877	25	Birth of daughter Margaret MASTERS	Lacmalac, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1879	27	Birth of son William John MASTERS	Lacmalac, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1881	29	Birth of daughter Amelia Ann MASTERS	Lacmalac, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1883	31	Birth of son George James MASTERS	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
23 May 1885	33	Birth of son Herbert MASTERS	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		69
1887	35	Birth of son Rupert Clarence MASTERS	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
05 Mar 1887	35	Death of son Herbert MASTERS (aged 1)	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		69
1889	37	Birth of daughter Ethel Catherine MASTERS	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
29 Sep 1891	39	Death of father John FITZGERALD (aged 81)	Lacmalac, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1892	40	Birth of daughter Edith Hannah MASTERS	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1894	42	Birth of daughter Ellen Nellie MASTERS	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		76
12 Feb 1901	49	Death of mother Ann BARRY (aged 86)	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
25 Oct 1913	61	Death of husband William MASTERS (aged 75)	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
20 Jan 1948	96	Death of son William John MASTERS (aged 69)	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
11 Aug 1949	97	Annie Mary FITZGERALD died	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia

Personal Notes:

OBITUARY MRS. ANNIE MARY MASTERS Another grand old identity of the Tumut district in the person of Mrs. Annie Mary Masters passed to the Great Beyond at her home in Capper-Street, Tumut, on Thursday last at 7.45 o'clock. She was 97 years of age. Except for failing sight and hearing, deceased had been her usual self until a week prior to her demise, when she suffered a stroke as she sat in front of the fire after tea, suddenly lapsing into unconsciousness. During the following week she had lucid moments when she could speak to members of her family, all of whom were with her and nursed her until the last. She lapsed into unconsciousness at 6 a.m. on Thursday and passed quietly away a little over an hour and a half later. The late Mrs. Masters was a wonderful old lady, possessing an authority on the very early days of Tumut. Many are the tales she enjoyed relating, time and again, of the blacks, the change in the site of the business section of the town over the years, the alteration in the course of the Tumut River and the long treks from Sydney by the bullock teams bringing provisions to the settlers, and amusing incidents of those far-off days. She could recall Tumut's first cemetery, which was situated on the river flats behind the present racecourse. She knew all the early pioneering families of these parts and possessed a fund of knowledge on the history and fortunes of the forebears of many of Tumut's present generation. The subject of this obituary was born at Wyangle in 1852, the year of the disastrous flood at Gundagai which destroyed the town and in which many lives were lost. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Fitzgerald, who had a property at Wyangle. Later they moved to another property at Gocup and then to 'The Springs' beyond Lacmalac. In her youth she spent a deal of her time at the Horse and Jockey Inn, which was owned by her father and was situated on the corner of Fitzroy and Beale Streets. She attended one of the first schools to be established in Tumut, the school building being situated in the area subsequently known as 'Comely Bank' and more lately as 'Clunie Avenue'. In the year 1873 the then Miss Annie Fitzgerald married Mr. William Masters, a native of Cowes, Isle of Wight, and a builder by trade. The ceremony was performed at Yass as there was no minister of religion in Tumut in those days. The young couple first settled at Micalong, Mr. Masters and the Fitzgerald family having an interest in the Lacmalac Gold Mine, which was very rich at the time. Mr. Masters subsequently disposed of his interest and moved in to Tumut, where he followed the building trade. They finally took up residence in the old home in Capper-St., where the majority of their family were born and where Mrs. Masters lived for the lengthy period of 67 years (which must be a unique record) right up until her death. In her younger days the late Mrs. Masters took an active part in the social life of the community, lending her efforts to every function for any charitable cause. For many years she was a keen exhibitor at the annual A. & P. Show, and there was never a show went by that she did not have an exhibit. She was also a keen gardener and poultry fancier. She would be up at daybreak every day. She was a kind and considerate neighbor all her life, and was a friend to everyone as well as a loving wife and mother. She possessed a witty and bright disposition and was quick at repartee. She delighted in watching the game of football and never missed a Maher Cup match, attending the games despite her great age. She was always confident that the Tumut team would win. Mr. Masters predeceased her in 1913. The surviving members of the family are Misses Florence, Margaret and Edith Masters (Tumut), Sis. (Mrs. M. Cruise, Tumut), Ethel (Mrs. E. Herring, Randwick), Nellie (Mrs. W. Bradford, Batlow) and George and Rupert Masters (Tumut). Two sons, William and Herbert (died in infancy) predeceased her. There are also eighteen grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren surviving. The late Mrs. Masters was the last of the original Fitzgerald family, three sisters and seven brothers predeceasing her. The funeral took place on Friday afternoon, leaving from the Catholic Church for the Tumut New Cemetery at 3 o'clock after a service conducted by Rev. Fr. O'Brien. The latter also carried out the last sad rites at the graveside, whilst the mortuary arrangements were in the hands of Messrs. W. Beavan & Son. The pall-bearers were six grandsons, viz,: Messrs. Jack and Pat. Cruise, Jack and Ted Masters, Neil Masters and Bill Bradford.

Source References:

69. Type: Book, Abbr: Relict of, Title: Relict of … Lives of Pioneering Women of Tumut and District, Auth: Tumut Family History Group, Publ: Tumut Family History Group, Date: 2001

- Reference = pages 65-66 (Name, Notes)

- Notes: ANNIE MASTERS nee Fitzgerald by Helen Hibbens Annie Masters was the second daughter and seventh child of the eleven children of Ann and John Fitzgerald. Her mother and father were married in Bruff, Co Limerick, Ireland in 1838 and sailed from Limerick on the Charles Kerr the same year. They arrived in Sydney in 1839 and went to Darbalara where John was employed as a stockman. The family then had a property at Wyangle, or Fitz's Creek as it was then known. It was here Annie was born on 4 January, 1852. This was also the year of the disastrous flood at Gundagai which destroyed the town and caused the loss of many lives. The family later moved to another property at Gocup and then to the 'Springs' or Spring Valley, situated beyond Lacmalac, with John entering into a grazing partnership with William Kiley. After a few years Kiley bought out Fitzgerald's interest in the property and John purchased the Horse and Jockey Inn at the corner of Beale and Fitzroy Streets. ln her youth Annie spent a great deal of time at the inn. She attended one of the first schools to be established in Tumut, the school building being located in the area known as Comely Bank and more recently as Clunie Avenue. On 30 October 1873 Annie married William Masters at St Clement's Church of England, Yass. lt is not known why they were married in the Anglican Church as Annie remained a staunch Catholic all her life and their ten children were all baptised in the Roman Catholic Church. William was a native of Cowes, lsle of Wight and a builder by trade. Annie and William first settled at Micalong, where William, his brother James and the Fitzgerald family had an interest in the Lacmalac Gold Mine, which was very rich at the time. William subsequently disposed of his interest and moved into Tumut, where he followed his former occupation as a builder. Prior to Annie and William taking up residence in Capper Street, Tumut in 1882, three daughters and a son were born to them - Mary Florence in 1875, Margaret in 1877, William John in 1879 and Amelia in 1881 . After they took up residence at the home in Capper Street, which was to remain Annie's home until her death 67 years later, six more children were born. These were George 1883, Herbert 1885, Rupert 1887, Ethel 1889, Edith 1892 and Nellie 1894. Annie's father, John Fitzgerald, died in 1901 aged 85 years. Annie and William lived with their large family in their home until William's death in 1913. Shortly after this George married and built his own home, also in Capper Street. Rupert married and built a home adjacent to Annie's. Amelia married Martin Cruise, Nellie married Mervyn Bradford and Ethel married Bill Jackman and then later Eric Herring. Mary Florence (Flo) became a teacher and was headmistress of Manly Girls School for some years, she never married. Maggie and Edie also remained single, Edie being a very talented dressmaker. Annie was fortunate in having only two children predecease her, despite living to be 97 years old. These were Herbert (23 May, 1885 to 5 March, 1887) and William who died on 20 January, 1942 following heart problems. According to the story handed down in the family about Herbert's death, he was suffering from a bad rash and a doctor was called who gave Annie an ointment to rub on the rash. However, Herbert became very ill and died as a result of the treatment. ln her younger days Annie took an active part in the social life of the community, lending her efforts to every charitable cause. She was also a keen gardener and poultry fancier and regularly exhibited at the annual show. She was a kind and considerate neighbour all her life and was a friend to everyone as well as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Annie possessed a bright and witty disposition and a quick repartee. She was an authority on the very early days of Tumut and enjoyed relating tales of the change in the sites of the business section of town, the alteration in the course of the Tumut River, the long treks from Sydney by bullock teams bringing provisions to the settlers and amusing incidents of those far off days. She could recall Tumut's first cemetery on the river flats behind the Tumut Racecourse. She knew all the early pioneering families of this district and possessed a fund of knowledge on the history and fortunes of the forebears of many of Tumut's present generation. Annie was extremely lucky as she was 97 years of age when she died and apart from failing sight and hearing was in good health until a week prior to her death. She was nursed by her family with her daughters Flo, Maggie and Edie still residing in the family home at that time. She passed away on 11 August 1949 at the home she had lived in for 67 years. Annie was survived by her sons George and Rupert (Rupe), her daughters Flo, Maggie, Edie, Amelia (Mrs Cruise), Ethel (Mrs Herring) and Nellie (Mrs Bradford), also 18 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. Flo, Maggie and Edie continued to live in the old home until their deaths and Ethel lived there for a few years after the death of her husband. In 1975 the old home was demolished and Pat and Edna Cruise built a home on the site. As a result the land still remains in Annie's family, Pat being one of her grandsons. Annie is buried in the Catholic portion of the new Tumut Cemetery with her son, William. Her daughters Flo, Maggie, Edie and Ethel are buried close by. William, her husband, and his brother James are buried in the Church Of England portion of the old Tumut Cemetery.

73. Type: Book, Abbr: Pioneers of Tumut Valley, Title: Pioneers of the Tumult Valley , The History of Early Settlement, Auth: H.E. Snowden, Publ: Tumut & District Historical Society Incorporated, Date: 2004

- Reference = 43 (Name, Notes)

76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/

- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214091522/anne-mary-masters (Name, Notes)

- Notes: OBITUARY MRS. ANNIE MARY MASTERS Another grand old identity of the Tumut district in the person of Mrs. Annie Mary Masters passed to the Great Beyond at her home in Capper-Street, Tumut, on Thursday last at 7.45 o'clock. She was 97 years of age. Except for failing sight and hearing, deceased had been her usual self until a week prior to her demise, when she suffered a stroke as she sat in front of the fire after tea, suddenly lapsing into unconsciousness. During the following week she had lucid moments when she could speak to members of her family, all of whom were with her and nursed her until the last. She lapsed into unconsciousness at 6 a.m. on Thursday and passed quietly away a little over an hour and a half later. The late Mrs. Masters was a wonderful old lady, possessing an authority on the very early days of Tumut. Many are the tales she enjoyed relating, time and again, of the blacks, the change in the site of the business section of the town over the years, the alteration in the course of the Tumut River and the long treks from Sydney by the bullock teams bringing provisions to the settlers, and amusing incidents of those far-off days. She could recall Tumut's first cemetery, which was situated on the river flats behind the present racecourse. She knew all the early pioneering families of these parts and possessed a fund of knowledge on the history and fortunes of the forebears of many of Tumut's present generation. The subject of this obituary was born at Wyangle in 1852, the year of the disastrous flood at Gundagai which destroyed the town and in which many lives were lost. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Fitzgerald, who had a property at Wyangle. Later they moved to another property at Gocup and then to 'The Springs' beyond Lacmalac. In her youth she spent a deal of her time at the Horse and Jockey Inn, which was owned by her father and was situated on the corner of Fitzroy and Beale Streets. She attended one of the first schools to be established in Tumut, the school building being situated in the area subsequently known as 'Comely Bank' and more lately as 'Clunie Avenue'. In the year 1873 the then Miss Annie Fitzgerald married Mr. William Masters, a native of Cowes, Isle of Wight, and a builder by trade. The ceremony was performed at Yass as there was no minister of religion in Tumut in those days. The young couple first settled at Micalong, Mr. Masters and the Fitzgerald family having an interest in the Lacmalac Gold Mine, which was very rich at the time. Mr. Masters subsequently disposed of his interest and moved in to Tumut, where he followed the building trade. They finally took up residence in the old home in Capper-St., where the majority of their family were born and where Mrs. Masters lived for the lengthy period of 67 years (which must be a unique record) right up until her death. In her younger days the late Mrs. Masters took an active part in the social life of the community, lending her efforts to every function for any charitable cause. For many years she was a keen exhibitor at the annual A. & P. Show, and there was never a show went by that she did not have an exhibit. She was also a keen gardener and poultry fancier. She would be up at daybreak every day. She was a kind and considerate neighbor all her life, and was a friend to everyone as well as a loving wife and mother. She possessed a witty and bright disposition and was quick at repartee. She delighted in watching the game of football and never missed a Maher Cup match, attending the games despite her great age. She was always confident that the Tumut team would win. Mr. Masters predeceased her in 1913. The surviving members of the family are Misses Florence, Margaret and Edith Masters (Tumut), Sis. (Mrs. M. Cruise, Tumut), Ethel (Mrs. E. Herring, Randwick), Nellie (Mrs. W. Bradford, Batlow) and George and Rupert Masters (Tumut). Two sons, William and Herbert (died in infancy) predeceased her. There are also eighteen grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren surviving. The late Mrs. Masters was the last of the original Fitzgerald family, three sisters and seven brothers predeceasing her. The funeral took place on Friday afternoon, leaving from the Catholic Church for the Tumut New Cemetery at 3 o'clock after a service conducted by Rev. Fr. O'Brien. The latter also carried out the last sad rites at the graveside, whilst the mortuary arrangements were in the hands of Messrs. W. Beavan & Son. The pall-bearers were six grandsons, viz,: Messrs. Jack and Pat. Cruise, Jack and Ted Masters, Neil Masters and Bill Bradford.

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