| [Index] |
| William COSTELLO (1797 - 1908) |
| Convict |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Alice COSTELLO (1858 - 1933) |
William COSTELLO (1797 - 1908) + Martha WHITTAKER (1841 - 1918) |
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| b. 1797 at Co Galway, Ireland |
| m. 11 May 1857 Martha WHITTAKER (1841 - 1918) at Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 06 May 1908 at Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia aged 111 |
| Near Relatives of William COSTELLO (1797 - 1908) | ||||||
| Relationship | Person | Born | Birth Place | Died | Death Place | Age |
| Self | William COSTELLO | 1797 | Co Galway, Ireland | 06 May 1908 | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | 111 |
| Wife | Martha WHITTAKER | 10 Apr 1841 | New South Wales, Australia | 20 Jun 1918 | Currawang, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 77 |
| Daughter | Alice COSTELLO | 1858 | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | 06 Dec 1933 | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | 75 |
| Son in Law | John Joseph RUDD | abt 1849 | 09 Jul 1924 | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | 75 | |
| Granddaughter | Catherine RUDD | 1875 | Currawong, New South Wales, Australia | 05 May 1954 | Auburn, New South Wales, Australia | 79 |
| Granddaughter | Mary Ann RUDD | 1877 | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | 31 Dec 1920 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | 43 |
| Granddaughter | Elizabeth Eliza RUDD | 1879 | Currawang, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 10 Dec 1941 | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | 62 |
| Grandson | John James RUDD | 1881 | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | 1881 | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | 0 |
| Granddaughter | Bridget Josephine RUDD | 1882 | Currawang, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 31 Oct 1950 | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | 68 |
| Granddaughter | Margaret RUDD | 1884 | Currawang, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 28 Feb 1940 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 56 |
| Grandson | Albert Patrick RUDD | 1887 | Currawang, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 19 Mar 1939 | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | 52 |
| Granddaughter | Ada Florence RUDD | 1889 | Currawang, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 1927 | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | 38 |
| Granddaughter | Jessie Elizabeth RUDD | 1891 | Currawang, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 19 Aug 1955 | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | 64 |
| Grandson | Frederick Thomas RUDD | 1893 | Currawang, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Grandson | Charles Francis RUDD | 1895 | Currawang, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Granddaughter | Clara Agnes RUDD | 1898 | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | 13 Aug 1973 | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | 75 |
| Granddaughter | Alice Constance E RUDD | 1902 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | 1903 | Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia | 1 |
| Events in William COSTELLO (1797 - 1908)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 1797 | William COSTELLO was born | Co Galway, Ireland | |||
| 02 Jan 1835 | 38 | Immigration | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | per "Henry Porcher" | |
| 11 May 1857 | 60 | Married Martha WHITTAKER (aged 16) | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1858 | 61 | Birth of daughter Alice COSTELLO | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | 76 | |
| 06 May 1908 | 111 | William COSTELLO died | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Personal Notes: |
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post (NSW : 1881 - 1940) Sat 9 May 1908 Page 4
DEATH OF A REPUTED CENTENARIAN AT CURRAWANG Mr William Costello, a very old resident of the district, died on Thursday at 7 p.m. at his residence at Currawang. Deceased, it is stated by one of his grandsons, was 111 years of ago, and was 18 years old at the time of the battle of Waterloo. Inquiry at the registry shows that there is some doubt on the point of age. The deceased in an application gave the date of his birth in Galway, Ireland, variously at 1807 and 1836. It would appear, however, that deceased made a mistake in using the figures 1836 as facts in the family records bear out the assertion that his age was 111. He had been in New South Wales 73 years, so that the 1836 possibly referred to the date of his arrival in the State. He was, according to the official figures, married at the age of 51, and the eldest son is, according to the same records, 58 years of ago. Deceased was in the early days a shepherd at Breadalbane and the Snowy Mountains. For the last three weeks he had been confined to his bed, but up to within half-an-hour of death retained consciousness. His last words were to his wife, bidding her good-bye. No doctor attended deceased, but the coroner dispensed with an inquest, recording the death as due to senile decay. Deceased leaves a widow, two sons, and six daughters, a large number of grand-children and at least 30 great-grandchildren. Deceased enjoyed good health up to his last illness. Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931) Wed 13 May 1908 Page 4 THE CURRAWANG CENTENARIAN A BUSHRANGING REMINISCENCE HOAXING THE POLICE. GOULBURN, Wednesday.— The late William Costello, who died at his residence, Currawang, on Thursday last at the reputed age of 111, and whose photo, was printed in Monday's "Evening News," seems to have led an uneventable life since his arrival in New South Wales 73 years ago. He was a shepherd for many years, and led a wandering life through the mountains in various parts of the State, Breadalbane and the Snowy Mountains being the chief scenes of his labor in the early days. He afterwards secured a small farm called Terraway, at Spring Valley, and about 24 years ago removed to Currawang, where he lived to the time of his death. He was a man of great stamina, and fought with death to the last, only taking to his bed for the last three weeks, and up to within half an hour of death retained consciousness. His last words were to his wife, bidding her good bye. No doctor attended him, but the Coroner dispensed with an inquest, recording the cause of death as senile decay. Only about three months ago Costello danced a jig at the residence of Mr. C. Cooper, at Lake Bathurst, to show his agility. He was in the employ of Mr. John Chisolm about 51 years ago, and was likewise employed by Mr. Graham, of Lake George, many years ago, and seemed to be quite an old man at that time. The old man used to relate with gusto a trick he played on the police in connection with the Ben Hall gang of bushrangers. It appears the gang were frequently round about Costello's locality. The police, in hot pursuit, tried to obtain information from Costello, who promised to lay them on the track. In the meantime he obtained a dead horse, and placed it under a tree with a figure stuffed with straw to represent a man. The police arrived after dark, and Costello told them that one of the bushrangers was out in the paddock with a horse. The police thereupon crawled to the place indicated, and fired several shots at the dummy before discovering their mistake. The funeral took place, on Sunday at the Spring Valley Roman Catholic Cemetery. There was a large number of relatives and friends present. Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1932) Thursday 21 May 1908 MR. WILLIAM COSTELLO, CURRAWANG. Mr. William Costello, a resident of the Currawang district for over 50 years, died on Thursday, 7th inst., it being said at the age of 111 years. The deceased fixed his age by the battle of Waterloo, as he said he was eighteen years of age when that event took place. Mr. Costello was born in County Galway, Ireland, and came to New South Wales seventy-three years ago. He was a shepherd for many years. He then secured a small farm called Terraway, at Spring Valley, and about twenty-four years ago removed to Currawang, where he lived up to the time of his death. He was married in Goulburn when well advanced in years, and his widow is still living. He had ten children, eight of whom are living. The youngest is twenty years of age and the eldest fifty-eight. The funeral took place on Saturday, 8th inst., and was largely attended. The remains were interred in the Catholic portion of the Spring Valley cemetery. |
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