Catherine "Kate" LAWLESS (1847

Catherine "Kate" LAWLESS (1847 - 1899)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Patrick BUCKLEY (1866 - 1912) James BUCKLEY (1868 - 1941) John Patrick BUCKLEY (1871 - 1927) Cornelius Charles "Con" BUCKLEY (1872 - 1928) Stephen "Steve" BUCKLEY (1873 - 1944) Mary Ellen BUCKLEY (1875 - 1946) Charles BUCKLEY (1876 - 1952) Thomas BUCKLEY (1879 - 1895) Catherine BUCKLEY (1880 - 1954) Jeremiah BUCKLEY (1882 - 1915) Ellen Agnes BUCKLEY (1884 - 1960) Julia Eileen BUCKLEY (1885 - 1928) William Edward BUCKLEY (1889 - 1940)	Catherine "Kate" LAWLESS (1847 - 1899) + John Patrick BUCKLEY (1836 - 1913)

Pic 3. The Whole Family: Steve, Con, Jim, Paddy, Jack, Charles, Tom, Grandfather, Grandmother, Bill, Mary, Kate, Julia, Sam and Nell

b. 15 Dec 1847 at Ballyhale, Co Kilkenny, Ireland

m. 27 Mar 1864 John Patrick BUCKLEY (1836 - 1913) at Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia

d. 12 Jun 1899 at Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia aged 51

Near Relatives of Catherine "Kate" LAWLESS (1847 - 1899)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Self	Catherine "Kate" LAWLESS	15 Dec 1847	Ballyhale, Co Kilkenny, Ireland	12 Jun 1899	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	51

Husband	John Patrick BUCKLEY	31 Dec 1836	Millstreet, Co Cork, Ireland	15 Mar 1913	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	76

Son	Patrick BUCKLEY	03 Aug 1866	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	25 Oct 1912	Myalla, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	46
Son	James BUCKLEY	04 Oct 1868	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	12 May 1941	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	72
Son	John Patrick BUCKLEY	30 Mar 1871	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	06 Feb 1927	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	55
Son	Cornelius Charles "Con" BUCKLEY	09 Aug 1872	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	05 May 1928	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia	55
Son	Stephen "Steve" BUCKLEY	19 Nov 1873	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	08 Jul 1944	Bemboka, Bega, New South Wales, Australia	70
Daughter	Mary Ellen BUCKLEY	17 Aug 1875	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	12 Oct 1946	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	71
Son	Charles BUCKLEY	09 Jul 1876	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	07 Sep 1952	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	76
Son	Thomas BUCKLEY	25 Feb 1879	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	03 Jun 1895	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	16
Daughter	Catherine BUCKLEY	25 Dec 1880	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	19 Jul 1954	Canberra, ACT, Australia	73
Son	Jeremiah BUCKLEY	11 Nov 1882	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	31 Oct 1915	Gallipoli Peninsula	32
Daughter	Ellen Agnes BUCKLEY	20 Jan 1884	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	15 Apr 1960	Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia	76
Daughter	Julia Eileen BUCKLEY	05 Apr 1885	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	07 May 1928		43
Son	William Edward BUCKLEY	22 Oct 1889	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	07 Jan 1940	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	50

Daughter in Law	Judith Mary BOURKE	22 Jul 1875	Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	02 Sep 1953	Sudney,	78
Daughter in Law	Ellen Mary GLENNAN	26 Dec 1872	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	24 Dec 1948	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	75
Daughter in Law	Mary Eliza THORNTON	07 Sep 1879	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	01 May 1955	Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia	75
Daughter in Law	Emily Jane TAYLOR	11 Mar 1873	Holts Flat, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	27 Jun 1947	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	74
Daughter in Law	Annie LYNCH	13 Jun 1878	Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	21 Oct 1949	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	71
Son in Law	John James MANNING	07 Jun 1872	Minnesota, USA	23 Feb 1907	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	34
Son in Law	James Henry "Jim" THORNTON	1868	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	03 Sep 1949	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	81
Daughter in Law	Mary Sophie LEWIS	15 May 1884	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	26 Jul 1936	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	52
Son in Law	Patrick William BURKE	22 Apr 1878	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	20 Oct 1967	Canberra, ACT, Australia	89
Son in Law	John Thomas BURKE	15 Feb 1882	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	03 Oct 1970	Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia	88
Daughter in Law	Selina Elizabeth Ambrosina BLYTON	12 Mar 1890	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	11 Oct 1975	Young, New South Wales, Australia	85

Grandson	John Joseph BUCKLEY	17 May 1893	Myalla, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	03 Sep 1918	Peronne, France	25
Granddaughter	Eileen Mary BUCKLEY	13 Jun 1900	Myalla, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	24 Feb 1962	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	61
Grandson	Leo Francis BUCKLEY	29 Nov 1902	Myalla, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	12 Aug 1984	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	81
Grandson	Thomas Edward BUCKLEY	04 Apr 1904	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	17 May 1969	Canberra, ACT, Australia	65
Grandson	Raymond Michael BUCKLEY	05 Jul 1905	Myalla, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	15 Dec 1970	Bega, New South Wales, Australia	65
Grandson	Stephen Maurice BUCKLEY	04 May 1909	Myalla, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	08 Dec 1981	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	72
Grandson	Charles Finnian BUCKLEY	23 Oct 1910	Myalla, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	27 Mar 1982	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	71

Events in Catherine "Kate" LAWLESS (1847 - 1899)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
15 Dec 1847		Catherine "Kate" LAWLESS was born	Ballyhale, Co Kilkenny, Ireland		76
27 Mar 1864	16	Married John Patrick BUCKLEY (aged 27)	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia		76
03 Aug 1866	18	Birth of son Patrick BUCKLEY	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia		76
04 Oct 1868	20	Birth of son James BUCKLEY	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia		76
30 Mar 1871	23	Birth of son John Patrick BUCKLEY	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia		76
09 Aug 1872	24	Birth of son Cornelius Charles "Con" BUCKLEY	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia		76
19 Nov 1873	25	Birth of son Stephen "Steve" BUCKLEY	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia		76
17 Aug 1875	27	Birth of daughter Mary Ellen BUCKLEY	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia		76
09 Jul 1876	28	Birth of son Charles BUCKLEY	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia		76
25 Feb 1879	31	Birth of son Thomas BUCKLEY	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia		76
25 Dec 1880	33	Birth of daughter Catherine BUCKLEY	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia		76
11 Nov 1882	34	Birth of son Jeremiah BUCKLEY	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia		76
20 Jan 1884	36	Birth of daughter Ellen Agnes BUCKLEY	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia		76
05 Apr 1885	37	Birth of daughter Julia Eileen BUCKLEY	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia		76
22 Oct 1889	41	Birth of son William Edward BUCKLEY	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia		76
03 Jun 1895	47	Death of son Thomas BUCKLEY (aged 16)	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia		76
12 Jun 1899	51	Catherine "Kate" LAWLESS died	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia		76

Personal Notes:

Catherine came to Australia at the age of eleven with her parents Patrick & Ellen (nee Roach) from Kilkenny Ireland. They sailed aboard the ship " Nimroyd" and arrived in Port Jackson, Sydney on 7 Apr 1859 on the ship "Nimroud"
Manaro Mercury 16.6.1899.
Buckley Mrs. John, a native of Kilkenny, sister to Stephen and James Lawlis died at Myalla aged 51 years from the disease of the liver, leaving a husband, eight sons, and four daughters. She had been on the Monaro for 40 years, funeral Wednesday at Nimitybelle.

Catherine came to Australia at the age of eleven with her parents Patrick & Ellen (nee Roach) from Kilkenny Ireland. They sailed aboard the ship " Nimroyd" and arrived in Port Jackson, Sydney on 7 Apr 1859 on the ship "Nimroud"
Manaro Mercury 16.6.1899.
Buckley Mrs. John, a native of Kilkenny, sister to Stephen and James Lawlis died at Myalla aged 51 years from a disease of the liver, leaving a husband, eight sons, and four daughters. She had been on the Monaro for 40 years, funeral Wednesday at Nimitybelle.

Catherine was born in County Kilkenny in Ireland on December 15, 1847. The Mitchell Library records show that her family – Patrick (father) and Ellen (nee Roach, mother) both 35 years, with their 3 children – Catherine aged 11 years, Patrick aged 8, and Stephen aged 3 years – arrived in Sydney as assisted immigrants inwards to Sydney in the ship 'Nimrod' on April 7, 1859. The father was a labourer by calling and their native place and county were Ballyhaigh' County Kilkenny. Both Patrick and Ellen's parents were dead. They were all Catholics. Ellen Lawless had a brother, David Roach, in Cooma, and their state of bodily health. Strength and probable usefulness in the colony was good.

Catherine Lawlis and John Buckley married at St Patrick's Church Cooma on March 26, 1864. Shortly after their marriage, the couple settled at Myalla on a property called "Ti-tree" where John Buckley "put together a very comfortable property …. He was a very hard worker, and his success was the outcome of perseverance and thrift on the part of himself and his excellent wife. Like most Irishmen, he was most hospitable and big-hearted and highly respected all over Monaro"- as reported in his obituary in the Cooma Mercury (the former Cooma-Monaro Express on March 19, 1913.

John and Catherine had 14 children – 9 boys and 4 girls – Patrick, James, John, Cornelius, Stephen, Mary, Charles, Thomas, Catherine, Jeremiah, Ellen, Julia, Johanna, and William. All the children were educated at Myalla public school except Catherine who was educated in Cooma.

As a result of hard work and wise planning by both John and his wife, he was able to provide sufficient monies to each member of his family to buy land in the district of Nimmitabel, with Myalla perhaps a little further out. The families who had dairying properties had to send their cream by rail to the Argyle Factory at Goulburn. With growing families able to help with the farm work, most of the men took the opportunity to boost funds by taking jobs as labourers and shearers or carrying rocks, sleepers, and rails supplying their own horses and carts on the Nimmitabel – Bombala railway line in 1910-1911. The Freezing Works opened later and was supplied with local meat and also rabbits trapped locally – a good additional source of income.

All the families were respected citizens of the district. This is confirmed by press reports of farewells. Show time was big time in the area with all the families trying to outdo each other in the ring events and exhibits – represented in all sections.

All the children went to St Joseph's Convent school, Nimmitabel with some continuing further schooling in either Sydney or Goulburn. Many older ones gave a great deal of thanks to the Sisters of St Joseph by name for their untiring efforts, not only in teaching them, but also in advising them to do all they could to further their own education, if and whenever they had the opportunity Of course many had such opportunities when, with large families and no jobs locally, farms were sold and families moved to the city. Mass was said regularly at the Buckley Myalla home. The Priest has always had a welcome in a Buckley home.
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