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Flourence Joseph MCAULIFFE (1841 - 1886)
blacksmith
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Ellen F D MCAULIFFE (1862 - )
Mary MCAULIFFE (1864 - )
Deborah MCAULIFFE (1866 - )
Margaret MCAULIFFE (1868 - )
Kate Agnes MCAULIFFE (1870 - )
Thomas John MCAULIFFE (1872 - )
Michael Jeremiah MCAULIFFE (1874 - 1928)
Sarah Jane MCAULIFFE (1877 - 1953)
Ada Josephine MCAULIFFE (1879 - 1973)
James P MCAULIFFE (1884 - )
William J MCAULIFFE (1886 - )
 Flourence Joseph MCAULIFFE (1841 - 1886)

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Mary Ann FLANAGAN (1843 - 1887)
 Thomas MCAULIFFE (1802 - 1878) Jeremiah MCAULIFFE



Ellen (MCAULIFFE)



Mary MCAULIFFE (1811 - 1898) Florence MCAULIFFE



Margaret (MCAULIFFE)



b. abt 1841 at Newmarket, Co Cork, Ireland
m. 1860 Mary Ann FLANAGAN (1843 - 1887) at Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
d. 24 Sep 1886 at Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia aged 45
Cause of Death:
Inflamation of the lungs
Near Relatives of Flourence Joseph MCAULIFFE (1841 - 1886)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Jeremiah MCAULIFFE
Grandmother Ellen (MCAULIFFE)
Grandfather Florence MCAULIFFE
Grandmother Margaret (MCAULIFFE)

Father in Law Michael FLANAGAN abt 1818 Killough, Co Down, Ireland
Mother in Law Mary BRENNAN abt 1820 Ireland

Father Thomas MCAULIFFE abt 1802 Clonfert, Co Cork, Ireland 27 Nov 1878 Jier, New South Wales, Australia 76
Mother Mary MCAULIFFE abt 1811 Freemount, Co Cork, Ireland 20 Aug 1898 Jier, New South Wales, Australia 87

Self Flourence Joseph MCAULIFFE abt 1841 Newmarket, Co Cork, Ireland 24 Sep 1886 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 45

Wife Mary Ann FLANAGAN abt 1843 Marulen, New South Wales, Australia 23 Jan 1887 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 44

Daughter Ellen F D MCAULIFFE 1862 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Mary MCAULIFFE 1864 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Deborah MCAULIFFE 1866 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Margaret MCAULIFFE 1868 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Kate Agnes MCAULIFFE 1870 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Son Thomas John MCAULIFFE 1872 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Son Michael Jeremiah MCAULIFFE 1874 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1928 Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia 54
Daughter Sarah Jane MCAULIFFE 1877 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1953 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 76
Daughter Ada Josephine MCAULIFFE 1879 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1973 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 94
Son James P MCAULIFFE 1884 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Son William J MCAULIFFE 1886 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia

Sister Ellen MCAULIFFE abt 1831 Newmarket, Co Cork, Ireland 07 Nov 1858 27
Sister Margaret MCAULIFFE abt 1834 Newmarket, Co Cork, Ireland 22 Oct 1918 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 84
Sister Deborah MCAULIFFE 1836 Newmarket, Co Cork, Ireland 02 Jul 1919 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 83
Sister Mary MCAULIFFE 1839 Newmarket, Co Cork, Ireland
Brother Jeremiah MCAULIFFE abt 1844 Newmarket, Co Cork, Ireland 31 Mar 1920 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 76
Brother Thomas MCAULIFFE 1847 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 12 Sep 1925 Jeir, New South Wales, Australia 78
Sister Bridget Mary MCAULIFFE 1849 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Sister Honorah MCAULIFFE 1853 Yass, New South Wales, Australia Oct 1944 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 91

Niece Mary SHEEHAN 1852 Molonglo, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Thomas SHEEHAN abt 1854 Molonglo, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Catherine (Kate) Mary SHEEHAN 1857 Molonglo, New South Wales, Australia 07 May 1940 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 83
Nephew John SHEEHAN 1858 Molonglo, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Maurice LEE 1852 New South Wales, Australia abt 1853 1
Niece Margaret LEE 1853 New South Wales, Australia 20 Nov 1935 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 82
Nephew John Maurice LEE 1856 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 03 Jul 1917 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 61
Niece Ellen Mary LEE 1858 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Catherine LEE abt 1860 1866 6
Niece Deborah Agnes LEE 1861 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Kate LEE abt 1867
Niece Mary MCAULIFFE 02 Mar 1873 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1951 78
Niece Honora Emily MCAULIFFE 1874 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1954 80
Niece Ada Ellen MCAULIFFE 1875 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1951 76
Niece Annie Elizabeth MCAULIFFE 06 Sep 1876 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 18 Jan 1912 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 35
Niece Florence Katherine MCAULIFFE 24 Dec 1876 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1970 94
Niece Deborah Margaret MCAULIFFE 1879 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1955 76
Nephew Thomas MCAULIFFE 1881 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1952 71
Niece Mabel MCAULIFFE 1885 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1970 85
Niece Veronica MCAULIFFE 1887 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1969 82
Nephew Francis Jeremiah MCAULIFFE 1890 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1947 57
Niece Kathleen Agnes MCAULIFFE 02 Sep 1894 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1980 86
Niece Mary C MCAULIFFE 1887 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew John MCAULIFFE 1889 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Zeta A MCAULIFFE 1903 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Edward Desmond MCAULIFFE 1906 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Mary SPARROW 1880 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Florence SPARROW 1881 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Ada SPARROW 1883 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Thomas Francis SPARROW 1885 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Deborah Elizabeth SPARROW 1887 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew John William SPARROW 1889 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Leo George SPARROW 1891 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Pauline Veronica SPARROW 1894 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 10 Sep 1943 Canberra, ACT, Australia 49
Nephew Patrick Joseph SHEEDY 1869 Yarralumla, ACT Australia 16 Jul 1958 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 89
Nephew William John SHEEDY 1870 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Helena Elizabeth SHEEDY 1873 Yarralumla, ACT Australia
Niece Annie Amelia SHEEDY 1875 Yarralumla, ACT Australia
Nephew Michael James SHEEDY 1876 Yarralumla, ACT Australia
Niece Mary Jane SHEEDY 1878 Yarralumla, ACT Australia
Nephew Martin Edward SHEEDY 1879 Yarralumla, ACT Australia
Nephew Francis Bernard SHEEDY 1881 Yarralumla, ACT Australia
Nephew Andrew Thomas SHEEDY 1884 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Nephew Henry Austin SHEEDY 1885 Murrumbidgee, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Flurrance Bertie SHEEDY 1887 Tidbinbilla, ACT, Australia 05 Jul 1941 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 54
Niece Julia Agnes SHEEDY 1889 Tidbinbilla, ACT, Australia

Sister in Law Margaret FLANAGAN 1840 Ireland
Sister in Law Bridget FLANAGAN 1846 Marulen, New South Wales, Australia 13 May 1921 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 75
Sister in Law Winifred FLANAGAN 1847 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law Thomas FLANAGAN 1849 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law Sarah FLANAGAN 1852 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law Michael FLANAGAN 1854 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law Eliza FLANAGAN 1856 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law Maurice SHEEHAN 1822 Co Cork, Ireland 05 Sep 1899 Hoskinstown, New South Wales, Australia 77
Brother in Law William LEE abt 1811 Co Limerick, Ireland 07 Feb 1867 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 56
Brother in Law Patrick Frederick LEAHY 1825 Ireland 29 Oct 1910 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 85
Sister in Law Johannah LEAHY 25 Jan 1849 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 27 Jan 1933 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 84
Sister in Law Eleanor O'SULLIVAN 03 Mar 1945 Jeir, New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law John SPARROW 1847 Michelago, New South Wales, Australia 09 Aug 1903 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 56
Events in Flourence Joseph MCAULIFFE (1841 - 1886)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1841 Flourence Joseph MCAULIFFE was born Newmarket, Co Cork, Ireland 6
09 Feb 1845 4 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia per 'Herald' 6
1860 19 Married Mary Ann FLANAGAN (aged 17) Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 1679/1860 6
1862 21 Birth of daughter Ellen F D MCAULIFFE Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 7570/1862 6
1864 23 Birth of daughter Mary MCAULIFFE Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 14015/1864 6
1866 25 Birth of daughter Deborah MCAULIFFE Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 14147/1866 6
1868 27 Birth of daughter Margaret MCAULIFFE Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 15621/1868 6
1870 29 Birth of daughter Kate Agnes MCAULIFFE Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 16185/1870 6
1872 31 Birth of son Thomas John MCAULIFFE Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 16681/1872 6
1874 33 Birth of son Michael Jeremiah MCAULIFFE Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 18207/1874 6
1877 36 Birth of daughter Sarah Jane MCAULIFFE Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 19570/1879 6
27 Nov 1878 37 Death of father Thomas MCAULIFFE (aged 76) Jier, New South Wales, Australia 10611/1878 6
1879 38 Birth of daughter Ada Josephine MCAULIFFE Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 12000/1879 6
1884 43 Birth of son James P MCAULIFFE Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 24896/1884 6
1886 45 Birth of son William J MCAULIFFE Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 6
24 Sep 1886 45 Flourence Joseph MCAULIFFE died Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 11405/1886 6
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 = 195 (Death)
- Reference = 195 (Marriage)
- Reference = 195 (Birth)
- Reference = 195 (Name, Notes)
80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/
- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/1965/flourence-mcauliffe.html (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Born: 1840; Died: 1886; Married: Mary Ann Flanagan

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Flourence was the fifth of six children who arrived in Australia in 1845 with their parents Thomas McAuliffe (Senior) and Mary McAuliffe. The family settled at Springfield, near what is now Murrumbateman. Flourence's younger brother Jeremiah McAuliffe later bought part of the adjoining 'Nanima' property, including its homestead. Jeremiah and his brother Thomas McAuliffe (Junior) were instrumental in establishing the new St Francis Xavier's church in Hall in 1911, replacing St Francis Church for which Flourence had donated the land.

Irish-born Flourence left Jeir in c. 1865 (aged twenty-five) to take over from James Hatch as blacksmith at the Ginninderra Blacksmiths Workshop.

In 1860 Flourence had married Mary Ann Flanagan, with whom he was to have eleven children. Mary suffered during her life from episodic mental illness, particularly in 1869, but Flourence stayed faithful to her and supported her recovery.

By 1870, the McAuliffes owned three small blocks contiguous with the blacksmith's shop In Ginninderra and supplemented their income with farming on the side.

Flourence McAuliffe was a popular man and invested heavily in a local community that, in turn, appreciated his efforts. Nevertheless, his term as the Ginninderra smith was dogged by bad luck. In 1867, fire destroyed his residence. It was only through the desperate efforts of the McAuliffes and his friend, Bobby Hamilton, that the smithy and his means of livelihood was saved. After the conflagration the small Ginninderra community came together to help the McAuliffes by donating goods and helping them rebuild. Flourence bounced back to the extent that he was able to donate land to the new school and, in a way, helped repay his debt to those who had stood by him in his time of need.

McAuliffe was no an ordinary smith. He made items of prize-winning quality such as the plough that won John Southwell a prize and much acclaim at the Queanbeyan Show. Shumack's Autobiography mentions that McAuliffe employed a very skilled off-sider, named John Wilson. This man dislocated both wrists in an accident soon after and never again worked as a smith, but he had shown Flourence some innovative methods from Glasgow.

McAuliffe was also a champion for the free selectors and was elected chair of a public meeting, which led to the formation of the Ginninderra Protection Union.

It is clear that Flourence McAuliffe was a man of great resilience, who stoically bore the loss of his home and all his possessions in 1867. Nevertheless his blacksmithing and farming interests were such that he could employ workers and even donate land to the new school. Despite his skill and his courage, McAuliffe ultimately failed in business. In 1877 he was declared bankrupt. His financial woes and the illness suffered by his wife may well explain the family's decision to leave Ginninderra and move to Cooma in 1877.

It adds to the tragedy of their lives to know that Flourence and Mary Ann died in Cooma within a two year period, she of typhoid fever on 23 Jan 1885 aged forty-four, and he on 24 September 1886 of 'inflammation of the lungs' aged forty-five. When Mary died, according to her death certificate there were eleven children ranging in age from twenty-two to only seven months. All were also listed on Flourence's death certificate the following year.

Obituary
Mr. Florence J. McAuliffe, blacksmith, died at his residence, at the back of the Royal Hotel, Cooma, at half-past 11 yesterday morning, after a short illness. He leaves a family of ten children totally unprovided for, and was but 45 years of age when he died. During his residence in Cooma, since about the year 1879, Mr. McAuliffe identified himself with the public movement of the day. For a term he was an alderman of Cooma Municipal Council, and he took much interest in the local Pastoral and Agricultural Association. In the affairs of the Roman Catholic Church, he took a very deep interest, and was Warden of St. Patrick's Guild. The funeral starts at 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon.
[The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser , Saturday 25 September 1886]

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References
Gillespie, L. L., Ginninderra: Forerunner to Canberra, Campbell, 1992*
Maher, B., Planting the Celtic Cross: Foundation of the Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn, Canberra, 1997
Mulholland, D., Far Away Days: A History of the Murrumbateman, Jeir and Nanima Districts, Murrumbateman, 1995
Shumack, S. An Autobiography, or, Tales and Legends of Canberra Pioneers (ed. J. E. and S. Shumack), Canberra, 1967
Various editions of the Queanbeyan Age
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