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William DUNSHEA (1860 - 1938)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
William Lawrence DUNSHEA (1887 - 1970)
Ernest Charles DUNSHEA (1889 - 1959)
William DUNSHEA (1860 - 1938)

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Elizabeth Eliza SOUTH (1861 - 1940)
John Charles DUNSHEA











Elizabeth Jane HERRICK











William DUNSHEA

William DUNSHEA
William DUNSHEA William DUNSHEA
Pic P1. Life in New South Wales in the mid-1800s

William DUNSHEA was living in New South Wales, in 1860 when it transformed into a booming British settlement.

Pic 1. Life in New South Wales in the mid-1800s

William DUNSHEA was living in New South Wales, in 1860 when it transformed into a booming British settlement.

b. 1860 at Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
m. 1885 Elizabeth Eliza SOUTH (1861 - 1940) at Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
d. 01 Apr 1938 at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia aged 78
Near Relatives of William DUNSHEA (1860 - 1938)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law James SOUTH abt 1836 Gloucestershire, England 06 Aug 1914 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 78
Mother in Law Amelia MASON abt 1823 Worcestershire, England 29 Jul 1898 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 75

Father John Charles DUNSHEA
Mother Elizabeth Jane HERRICK

Self William DUNSHEA 1860 Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia 01 Apr 1938 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 78

Wife Elizabeth Eliza SOUTH abt 1861 Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia 20 Jun 1940 Canberra, ACT, Australia 79

Son William Lawrence DUNSHEA 1887 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 15 Jun 1970 Canberra, ACT, Australia 83
Son Ernest Charles DUNSHEA 1889 28 Mar 1959 Tuross Head, New South Wales, Australia 70

Daughter in Law Mary Susan MEREDITH 1884 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 03 Dec 1977 Canberra, ACT, Australia 93
Daughter in Law Christina MCINTOSH 22 Apr 1954 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Granddaughter Eileen Barbara DUNSHEA 1918
Granddaughter Truda Joan DUNSHEA 1920
Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased

Sister in Law Ellen SOUTH 1859 Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law Fanny SOUTH 1863 Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
Events in William DUNSHEA (1860 - 1938)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1860 William DUNSHEA was born Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia 6
1885 25 Married Elizabeth Eliza SOUTH (aged 24) Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia 4276/1885 6
1887 27 Birth of son William Lawrence DUNSHEA Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 5658/1860 as John W Dunshane 6
1889 29 Birth of son Ernest Charles DUNSHEA
01 Apr 1938 78 William DUNSHEA died Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia Note 1 6
Burial Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Note 1: Died in Canberra and buried in Queanbeyan Death Registered in NSW Queanbayan V1838141 103/1838
Personal Notes:
WILLIAM was born Majors Creek / Braidwood NSW 1860 / 5658 --- Parents John Charles Dunshea and Elizabeth Jane Herrick --- Married Eliza South --- Children William Lawrence and Ernest Charles --- died 1 April 1938 Canberra ACT buried 2 April Queanbeyan NSW. Birth apparently indexed as John William DUNSHANE but for the remainder of his 78 years he was WILLIAM
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 86 (Death)
- Reference = 86 (Marriage)
- Reference = 86 (Birth)
- Reference = 86 (Name, Notes)

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