[Index]
Harriett J WALSH (1857 - 1942)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
James Charles QUIRK (1878 - 1958)
Ellen Cecilia QUIRK (1880 - 1964)
Cyrus Edward QUIRK (1882 - 1963)
Harriet QUIRK (1885 - 1972)
Mary Evelyn Ellen QUIRK (1888 - 1945)
Michael Thomas QUIRK (1892 - 1976)
Lillian Maud May QUIRK (1898 - 1982)
Harriett J WALSH (1857 - 1942)

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Michael QUIRK (1845 - 1933)
Christopher WALSH (1826 - 1867)











Catherien HARTIGAN (1831 - 1867)











Michael QUIRK

Michael QUIRK
b. 1857 at Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
m. 1877 Michael QUIRK (1845 - 1933) at Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
d. 10 Aug 1942 at Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia aged 85
Parents:
Christopher WALSH (1826 - 1867)
Catherien HARTIGAN (1831 - 1867)
Children (7):
James Charles QUIRK (1878 - 1958)
Ellen Cecilia QUIRK (1880 - 1964)
Cyrus Edward QUIRK (1882 - 1963)
Harriet QUIRK (1885 - 1972)
Mary Evelyn Ellen QUIRK (1888 - 1945)
Michael Thomas QUIRK (1892 - 1976)
Lillian Maud May QUIRK (1898 - 1982)
Grandchildren (1):
Veronica Evelyn ARENTZ (1908 - 1971)
Events in Harriett J WALSH (1857 - 1942)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1857 Harriett J WALSH was born Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 63
1867 10 Death of father Christopher WALSH (aged 41)
1867 10 Death of mother Catherien HARTIGAN (aged 36)
1877 20 Married Michael QUIRK (aged 32) Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 63
1878 21 Birth of son James Charles QUIRK Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
1880 23 Birth of daughter Ellen Cecilia QUIRK Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
1882 25 Birth of son Cyrus Edward QUIRK Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
1885 28 Birth of daughter Harriet QUIRK Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
1888 31 Birth of daughter Mary Evelyn Ellen QUIRK Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
1892 35 Birth of son Michael Thomas QUIRK Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
1898 41 Birth of daughter Lillian Maud May QUIRK Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
14 Sep 1933 76 Death of husband Michael QUIRK (aged 88) Wagragobilly, New South Wales, Australia 63
10 Aug 1942 85 Harriett J WALSH died Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 63
Personal Notes:
The Tumut and Adelong Times 18 Aug 1942
OBITUARY MRS. HARRIET QUIRK The death of Mrs. Harriet Quirk, of Wagragobilly, which occurred on Monday afternoon of last week, breaks a link with the early days of the Gundagai district. Widow of the late Michael Quirk, the deceased was 84 years of age at the time of her death. For some considerable time deceased had been in ill-health, and was a patient in the Gundagai Hospital on several occasions. The end came peacefully at her old home, now the residence of her son, James. During the last few weeks deceased was nursed by her daughters and grandchild, (Miss Theresa Holt). The late Mrs. Quirk was revered by all who knew her. A lover of home life and a deeply religious woman, her friends were legion. Born at Gundagai, deceased spent her entire lifetime in this district. She was a daughter of Gundagai's first gaolkeeper (Mr. Walsh). She was one of a family of seven children, but only one brother survives. Wagragobilly's grand old lady reared a family of seven children, who are left to mourn the loss of a devoted mother. The surviving children are James, Cyrus, Michael (sons), Mrs. A. Holt (Wagragobilly); Mrs. Reuben Arentz and Mrs. W. Arentz (Tumut) and Mrs. Don McInerney (Gundagai). The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon, when many people attended to pay their last tributes to one who had always been held in the highest esteem. Deceased's mortal remains were laid to rest in the Catholic portion of the village cemetery, Rev. Father McPhillips reading the last-prayers at the graveside.

The Tumut and Adelong Times 20 Sep 1927
GOLDEN WEDDING Last Saturday night week Mr. and Mrs. M. Quirk, of Wagra, celebrated their golden wedding, being fifty years married. There was a happy gathering of about fifty friends and relatives, who bestowed congratulations; on the much-respected couple. Dancing and singing was indulged in and the cup of merriment was full to overflowing. At 12 o'clock the guests sat down to a sumptuous breakfast. The choicest of everything was there, including a very pretty wedding cake. And much credit is due to Mrs. W. Arentz for the way she carried out her part in connection with the breakfast. She was assisted by her other sisters. Mr. E. Hargreaves filled the chair and proposed the toast of the bride and bridegroom of 50 years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Quirk, everyone singing "They are Jolly Good Fellows." Many other speakers spoke to the toast, and a jolly time was spent, Mr. and Mrs. Quirk received many very nice and valuable presents. Dancing was afterwards resumed until about 3 a.m., when the happy gathering broke up by singing "Auld Lang Syne," encircling Mr. and Mrs. Quirk, who were seated on two easy chairs in the centre of the floor. This concluded one of the happiest gatherings one could really wish to attend.
Source References:
63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/
- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 18 Aug 1942 (Birth)
- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 18 Aug 1942 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 18 Aug 1942 (Death)
- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 18 Aug 1942 (Marriage)

This public tree has about 60,100 people. Every person in the tree is related by birth or marriage to at least one other person in the tree - no strays. The people in the tree come mainly from four projects.
  1. My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
  2. Canberra and Queanbeyan Pioneers. The next 30,000 begun about 2004. Sourced almost entirely from HAGSOC's excellent 'Biographical Register of Canberra and Queanbeyan'. The project began when I decided to add siblings, spouses and parents for a relation with an entry in the Register. 12 years work.
  3. Wagga Pioneers. I moved to Wagga and thought I would extend the Queanbeyan project by adding people from Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society's 'Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District'. About 10,300 people added over about a year.
  4. Tumut Valley Pioneers. During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, I decided to extend the above projects by adding pioneers of the Tumut Valley. Initial sources were Snowden's 'Pioneers of the Tumut Valley' and 'Relict of ... Lives of Pioneering Women of Tumut and District'. Excellent references published by Tumut Family History Group. I've also added material from newspapers of the time - especially, death records, obituaries and weddings from 'Tumut and Adelong Times'. This project is in its early stage and might take a few years. I plan to extend to the upper Monaro (Adaminaby, Kiandra, Cooma, Jindabyne).
I upload new information to this website about every 3 months. My motivation for these projects is to provide public information for people seeking to trace ancestors and what became of them. Much of the information I provide can be difficult to find.
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