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Thomas Francis SHANNON (1893 - 1951)
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Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Dulcie SHANNON (1931 - 2010)
 Thomas Francis SHANNON (1893 - 1951)

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Helen Nell May MADDEN (1904 - 1974)
 male UNKNOWN











Madeline Mary Jane SHANNON (1875 - 1952) Joseph SHANNON (1845 - 1898)



Isabella PETERS (1848 - 1915) Thomas PETERS (1828 - )
Mary LEE
Thomas Francis SHANNON Helen Nell May MADDEN
Thomas Francis SHANNON Thomas Francis SHANNON
Thomas Francis SHANNON Helen Nell May MADDEN Thomas Francis SHANNON Thomas Francis SHANNON
b. 15 Aug 1893 at Townsville, Queensland, Australia
m. 20 Apr 1925 Helen Nell May MADDEN (1904 - 1974) at Ayr, Queensland, Australia
d. 21 Feb 1951 at Ayr, Queensland, Australia aged 57
Parents:
male UNKNOWN
Madeline Mary Jane SHANNON (1875 - 1952)
Children (1):
Dulcie SHANNON (1931 - 2010)
Grandchildren (3):
Events in Thomas Francis SHANNON (1893 - 1951)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
15 Aug 1893 Thomas Francis SHANNON was born Townsville, Queensland, Australia 1893/C011456
20 Apr 1925 31 Married Helen Nell May MADDEN (aged 20) Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1925/001923
25 Aug 1931 38 Birth of daughter Dulcie SHANNON Ayr, Queensland, Australia
1949 56 Residence Ayr, Queensland, Australia Graham St
21 Feb 1951 57 Thomas Francis SHANNON died Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1951/C1207
Personal Notes:
Thomas Francis Shannon who died on 21-2-1951 had mother Mary Jane SHANNON & no father listed.
This leads back to the birth of Thomas Francis Shannon on 15-8-1893 to that same mother - Mary Jane SHANNON.

Madeline Mary Jane Pilcher (nee Shannon) who died on 7-2-1952 had parents Joseph Shannon and Isabella Peters.

We think this is the same Mary Shannon who came to Oz in 1883 aged 7. She gave birth to Thomas when she was 17 and unmarried. About eight years after Thomas' birth she married Lewis John Pilcher. Thomas would probably have been raised by Joseph & Isabella and later by Lewis & Madeline (Mary Jane).Thomas would probably have been raised by Joseph & Isabella and later by Lewis & Madeline (Mary Jane). He was almost exactly the same age as his uncle Joseph Alfred Shannon and may have thought of him as his brother.

Obit Feb 1951 (continues Florence Madden's obit]
"The same day the shadow of death fell on the bereved family, when Mr. T Shannon brother-in-law of the late Mrs Ferguson, passed away. [husband of Nell Shannon nee Madden] Mr. Shannon was widely known in Ayr having lived in the district for 36 years. Tom, well liked and respected by all who knew him, had worked with the Shire Council for 20 years and retired several months ago owing to ill-health. A large number of the Council staff and many friends paid their last tribute at the funeral which left the Church of England at 4 p.m. on Wednesday."
Source References:
2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Downunder, Title: Devon to Downunder, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997
- Reference = 156 (Name, Notes)
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  1. My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
  2. Canberra and Queanbeyan Pioneers. The next 30,000 begun about 2004. Sourced almost entirely from HAGSOC's excellent 'Biographical Register of Canberra and Queanbeyan'. The project began when I decided to add siblings, spouses and parents for a relation with an entry in the Register. 12 years work.
  3. Wagga Pioneers. I moved to Wagga and thought I would extend the Queanbeyan project by adding people from Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society's 'Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District'. About 10,300 people added over about a year.
  4. Tumut Valley Pioneers. During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, I decided to extend the above projects by adding pioneers of the Tumut Valley. Initial sources were Snowden's 'Pioneers of the Tumut Valley' and 'Relict of ... Lives of Pioneering Women of Tumut and District'. Excellent references published by Tumut Family History Group. I've also added material from newspapers of the time - especially, death records, obituaries and weddings from 'Tumut and Adelong Times'. This project is in its early stage and might take a few years. I plan to extend to the upper Monaro (Adaminaby, Kiandra, Cooma, Jindabyne).
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