[Index]
Bridget Mary O'FARRELL (1833 - 1923)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Bridget HALLORAN (1857 - 1885)
Francis HALLORAN (1859 - 1930)
Thomas HALLORAN (1861 - 1936)
Margaret HALLORAN (1863 - 1946)
Patrick HALLORAN (1865 - 1949)
John Blakeney HALLORAN (1867 - )
Ellen HALLORAN (1869 - 1957)
Mary Anne HALLORAN (1871 - 1953)
Catherine Maria Marion HALLORAN (1873 - 1957)
Teresa HALLORAN (1876 - 1957)
Annie Elizabeth HALLORAN (1879 - 1970)
 Bridget Mary O'FARRELL (1833 - 1923)

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Patrick HALLORAN (1826 - 1900)



























Bridget Mary O Patrick HALLORAN
Bridget Mary O
Bridget Mary O Patrick HALLORAN Bridget Mary O
b. abt 1833 at Co Clare, Ireland
m. abt 1853 Patrick HALLORAN (1826 - 1900) at Co Clare, Ireland
d. 15 May 1923 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia aged 90
Near Relatives of Bridget Mary O'FARRELL (1833 - 1923)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Francis HALLORAN
Mother in Law Mary MCNAMARA

Self Bridget Mary O'FARRELL abt 1833 Co Clare, Ireland 15 May 1923 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 90

Husband Patrick HALLORAN abt 1826 Co Clare, Ireland 08 Nov 1900 Blowering, New South Wales, Australia 74

Daughter Bridget HALLORAN 04 May 1857 Western Australia, Australia 20 May 1885 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 28
Son Francis HALLORAN 05 May 1859 24 May 1930 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 71
Son Thomas HALLORAN 1861 26 Aug 1936 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 75
Daughter Margaret HALLORAN 1863 08 Jul 1946 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia 83
Son Patrick HALLORAN Oct 1865 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 04 Jul 1949 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 83
Son John Blakeney HALLORAN 1867 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Ellen HALLORAN 08 Aug 1869 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1957 88
Daughter Mary Anne HALLORAN 18 Sep 1871 02 Nov 1953 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 82
Daughter Catherine Maria Marion HALLORAN 15 Sep 1873 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia abt 15 Nov 1957 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 84
Daughter Teresa HALLORAN 1876 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1957 81
Daughter Annie Elizabeth HALLORAN 1879 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 21 Sep 1970 91

Son in Law Timothy QUILTY 08 Oct 1850 New South Wales, Australia 28 Apr 1926 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 75
Daughter in Law Emily Louise BOWDEN 1878 1958 80
Daughter in Law Helena Teresa MCGUIRE 1875 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 29 Apr 1925 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 50
Daughter in Law Lydia POLLARD
Son in Law Michael HAYES 1858 1920 62
Son in Law Robert HAYDEN 1877 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1960 83
Son in Law William KELL 09 Jul 1875 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1969 94
Son in Law Roland Lenford BLAKENEY 1878 05 Jul 1956 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 78

Grandson Thomas QUILTY 14 May 1885 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1962 77
Granddaughter Elsie May HALLORAN 1901 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1941 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 40
Granddaughter Doris Amy HALLORAN 1903 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1975 New South Wales, Australia 72
Grandson Thomas Francis HALLORAN 1905 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Vincent John HALLORAN 1906 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1972 66
Granddaughter Annie Francis Teresa HALLORAN 1908
Grandson Leopold (Pat) HALLORAN 1913 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson William J HALLORAN 1915 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Jean M HALLORAN 1918 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 2005 87
Granddaughter Teresa HALLORAN abt 1899 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1906 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 7
Grandson Alphonsis Patrick HALLORAN 1901 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1953 52
Grandson John Francis HALLORAN 1903 Blowering, New South Wales, Australia 1957 54
Granddaughter Mary Angela HALLORAN 24 May 1908 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 19 Aug 2009 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 101
Granddaughter Margaret HALLORAN 06 Oct 1910 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 2005 95
Granddaughter Bridget HALLORAN 25 Nov 1916 Blowering, New South Wales, Australia 2007 91
Grandson Bernard Joseph HALLORAN 14 Apr 1920 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1990 70
Granddaughter Kathleen KELL 1906
Grandson James BLAKENEY
Grandson John Gerard BLAKENEY 1910 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1979 69

Nephew Michael MALONE 1849 Co Clare, Ireland 1912 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 63
Niece Bridget MALONE 1851 Jugiong, New South Wales, Australia 28 Jul 1934 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 83
Nephew John MALONE 1852 Jugiong, New South Wales, Australia 1911 Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia 59
Nephew Francis Charles MALONE 1854 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 03 Apr 1928 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 74
Nephew Edward MALONE Oct 1855 Albury, New South Wales, Australia 20 Jun 1941 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 85
Niece Mary Ann MALONE 1858 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1858 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 0
Nephew Timothy MALONE 1859 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 13 Jul 1949 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 90
Nephew Patrick MALONE 1860 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1924 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 64
Nephew Hugh MCLEARY 1865
Nephew Francis Joseph HALLORAN 1857 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 15 Jun 1923 Lacmalac, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 66
Niece Annie Mary HALLORAN 1859 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 12 Sep 1932 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
Niece Mary Anne HALLORAN 1870 15 Apr 1927 Redfern, New South Wales, Australia 57
Nephew Michael Patrick HALLORAN 1871 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 15 Jun 1944 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
Niece Ellen Johanna "Nellie" HALLORAN 1872 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1953 Moruya, New South Wales, Australia 81
Nephew Thomas Francis HALLORAN 1874 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia Oct 1945 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 71
Niece Clara Frances HALLORAN 1876 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1954 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 78
Nephew John Joseph HALLORAN 1878 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 27 Jun 1953 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 75
Nephew Edward William HALLORAN 1880 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 21 Aug 1953 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
Nephew Jeremiah Henry Hubert HALLORAN 1882 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1883 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1
Niece Gertrude A HALLORAN 1890 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia

Sister in Law Mary HALLORAN abt 1822 Co Clare, Ireland 26 Aug 1883 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 61
Brother in Law Francis HALLORAN abt 1830 Bodyke, Co Clare, Ireland 07 Apr 1894 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 64
Brother in Law Thomas HALLORAN 1840 Co Clare, Ireland 24 Sep 1902 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 62
Events in Bridget Mary O'FARRELL (1833 - 1923)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1833 Bridget Mary O'FARRELL was born Co Clare, Ireland 73
abt 1853 20 Married Patrick HALLORAN (aged 27) Co Clare, Ireland 73
1854 21 Immigration Australia per 'Victory' 69
04 May 1857 24 Birth of daughter Bridget HALLORAN Western Australia, Australia 73
05 May 1859 26 Birth of son Francis HALLORAN
1861 28 Birth of son Thomas HALLORAN
1863 30 Birth of daughter Margaret HALLORAN
Oct 1865 32 Birth of son Patrick HALLORAN Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
1867 34 Birth of son John Blakeney HALLORAN Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
08 Aug 1869 36 Birth of daughter Ellen HALLORAN Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
18 Sep 1871 38 Birth of daughter Mary Anne HALLORAN
15 Sep 1873 40 Birth of daughter Catherine Maria Marion HALLORAN Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
1876 43 Birth of daughter Teresa HALLORAN Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
1879 46 Birth of daughter Annie Elizabeth HALLORAN Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
20 May 1885 52 Death of daughter Bridget HALLORAN (aged 28) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
08 Nov 1900 67 Death of husband Patrick HALLORAN (aged 74) Blowering, New South Wales, Australia 73
15 May 1923 90 Bridget Mary O'FARRELL died Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
Personal Notes:
BRIDGET HALLORAN nee O'Farrell
by Lyn Shiels

Bridget was born in 1833 in County Clare, lneland. She came to Australia in 1854 on the ship Victory with her husband Patrick. They landed in Western Australia believing that a day or two's ride would bring them to other parts of the colony. The revelation of how far away the rest of Australian settlement actually was must have been a shock. They remained in West Australia for three years and a child was born there.

ln March 1857 they set sail for the eastern states but the ship took much longer than expected to make the journey, food supplies ran very low and passengers and crew were starving. They were rescued by being able to swap wood for food with another ship. Bridget came ashore in Adelaide, supposedly to await the birth of another child and Patrick continued to Melbourne on the coastal ship Nonpareil.

The Nonpareil was wrecked on the Port Lonsdale Reef on the night of October 13. Most of ihe passengers and crew were rescued the next morning but through a misunderstanding Patrick's name was left off the list of survivors and for some time Bridget believed that he had died. Her distress in a strange town and country, pregnant and with a small child to care for can only be imagined. Later a letter came from Patrick asking her to join him. After this dramatic period six years were spent in Victoria and eveniually the family came to Tumut and settled at Tumut Plains and :hen Blowering. More children were born bringing the family to twelve children. Farming provid'ed the family with a good living and there was an extended family as two of Patrick's brothers and a sister also lived in the area.

Bridget's life was centred on her home, family and church. She was a skilled midwife and assisted at the birth of many Blowering children' Patrick died in 1900 and Bridget continued to live in the tamity home until her death in 1923 at the venerable age of 90 years. She is buried in the Tumut Pioneer Cemetery.

Adelong and Tumut Express 18 May 1923
Obituary MRS. P. HALLORAN Sr. Expressions of sincere regret were expressed throughout the district at the death of Mrs. P. Halloran sr. Mrs. Bridget Halloran has been associated with Blowering almost from the beginning. On her arrival in Australia, with her husband and family, there was little or nothing done, the place being a bush. The flats have since been turned into fields of agriculture. One of the finest mountain roads in the Commonwealth runs along with an endless stream of water in the Tumut River. The buggy and sulky have nearly passed away. Tumut has grown from a scattered village into a fine town during the period of the subject of this notice lifetime here. The port in Western Australia (Albany), where Mr. and Mrs. Halloran landed, had two hotels. It has now modern wharfs and palacial city edifices. From there to the goldfields of Victoria, and then to Tumut district, is a big step. From a scattered population to a young Commonwealth is a life's journey indeed. During that period Mrs. Halloran faced every difficulty with a cheerful heart and kindly disposition. Her chief delight was to be at home. With her death, another of the brave pioneers passes — one of the women who helped to lay the foundation-stones of Australia, deep and strong. To all members of her family, especially Miss Mary Halloran (who for the past five years has had to pay almost hourly attention to her mother), and Miss Maggie Halloran (who for the past six months has assisted) we offer our sincere sympathy. The members of he family living are Patrick, Thomas, John, Frank (three sons), Miss Mary, Mrs. Hayes (Sydney), Miss M. Halloran (Sydney), Mrs. W. Kell (Lacmalac), Mrs. R. L. Blakeney, Sister Jane Francis (Bridget), St. Joseph, Mount-St. N. Sydney.

The Tumut and Adelong Times 18 May 1923
Deaths The death occurred on Tuesday evening, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. R. L. Blakeney, of Mrs. Bridget Halloran, relict of the late P. Halloran, of Blowering, Tumut. Her age was 90 years. The aged lady had been declining for some time past, as the result of senile decay, no particular ailment being apparent. About a fortnight ago she was brought to Tumut, in order to be in loser touch with her medical and spiritual advisers. The latter gave her every attention, and she was regularly visited by Frs. Sharkey, Devine and Kinane, and the sisters of the Convent. She was a particularly devout churchwoman. The late Mrs. Halloran was a native of County Clare, Ireland, where she was married to her late husband, and they came to Australia some 70 years ago, settling in West Australia, South Australia, Victoria, and finally reached Tumut, N.S.W. The family is an old pioneering one as far as Tumut is concerned, and Mrs. Halloran has been residing at the homestead at Blowering for many years. She was the mother of a large family, namely :— Frank, Thomas, Patrick and John, and Miss Mary (Blowering), Mrs. Hayes and Miss M. Haloran (Sydney), Mrs. W. Kell (Lacmalac), Mrs. R. L. Blakeney (Tumut), and Sister Jane Frances (of the Sisteis of St. Joseph, Mount-st., North Sydney. The body was taken to the Church on Wednesday, the funeral leaving for the old cemetery at 3.30 p.m., the remains being interred alongside those of her late husband. Rev. Frs. Sharkey and Kinane officiated at the graveside, and Mr. H. W. Baker was the undertaker. On Wednesday night, at 11 p.m., there passed away another member of Tumut's oldest pioneering families, in the person of Mr. James McNamara, at the age of 78 years. For the past couple of years the old man had been going down hill, but until quite recently was able to get about fairly comfortably. The cause of death was heart failure. Deceased was born at Yass, and was the second eldest of a large family, the members of which were:— John, Thomas, James (the subject of this obituary), Michael, Hugh, George, and Miss Annie and Miss Mary. It is strange that John, the eldest, whose age is 81 years, is the only one still living, but he is also feeble in health. About 31 years ago the subject of this obituary married Miss Mary Downing, daughter of the late Mrs. Rebecca Downing, late of the Star Hotel, Tumut. The issue of the marriage was 9 children— seven of whom are living, viz., —James, John, Mary, Florence, Ethel Hugh, and Annie. On Sunday last the late Mr. McNamara took ill, and had been confined to his bed since then, with an attack similar to other previous ones. This time, however, the heart failed, the temperature having lowered to 30 degrees. Drs. Browne and Clouston had been attending him during the few days previous to his death. The funeral will take place this afternoon, for the R.C. portion of the new cemetery.
Source References:
63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/
- Reference = Adelong and Tumut Express 18 May 1923 (Name, Notes)
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 = 45 (Immigration)
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 = 70 (Marriage)
- Reference = 70 (Birth)
- Reference = 70 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 70 (Death)
76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/
- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209617551/bridget-m-halloran (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Aged 90 Years
Daughter of Thomas and Bridget

Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954) Tue 22 May 1923
BRIDGET HALLORAN.
The death occurred in Tumut on Tuesday evening last, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. R. J Blakeney, of Mrs Bridget Halloran, relict of the late P. Halloran, of Blowering, Tumut. Her age was 90 years. The aged lady had been declining for some time past, as the result of senile decay. About, a fortnight ago she was taken to, Tumut, in order to be in closer touch with her medical and spiritual advisers. The late Mrs. Halloran was a native of County Clare Ireland, where she was married and she and her husband came to Australia some 70 years. ago, settling in West Australia. South Australia, Victoria, and finally reached Tumut. The family is an old pioneering one as far as Tumut is concerned, and Mrs. Halloran has been residing at the home stead at Blowering for many years. She was a mother of a large familv,
namely: — Frank, Thomas, Patrick and John, Miss Mary (Blowering), Mrs.Hayes and Miss M Halloran (Sydney), Mrs. W. Kell (Lacmalac), Mrs. R. L Blakeney (Tumut), and. Sister Jane Frances (of the Sisters of St.Joseph, Mount Street, North Sydney).
77. Type: Book, Abbr: Tumut Pioneer Cemetery, Title: Tumut Pioneer Cemetery, Auth: Gay Stuckey and Pam Archer, Publ: Tumut Family History Group, Date: 1989
- Reference = page 24 # 92 (Name, Notes)
- Notes: HALLORAN Bridget, died 15 May 1923 aged 90 years.
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