John (Jack) Francis Benedict O'REILLY (1881

John (Jack) Francis Benedict O'REILLY (1881 - 1940)

teacher, Electrical Engineer, Superintending Engineer of Post Office

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	John (Jack) Francis Benedict O'REILLY (1881 - 1940) + Catherine Maude WORMERSLEY (1886 - 1971)	John O'REILLY (1854 - 1907)	John O'REILLY

			Bridget COSTELLO

		Ellen O'SULLIVAN (1859 - 1933)

Pic P1. Presentation to Queen

Pic 1. Presentation to Queen

b. 1881 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

m. 26 May 1913 Catherine Maude WORMERSLEY (1886 - 1971) at Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia

d. 10 Sep 1940 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia aged 59

Near Relatives of John (Jack) Francis Benedict O'REILLY (1881 - 1940)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	John O'REILLY
Grandmother	Bridget COSTELLO

Father in Law	George Byfield Boyfield WORMERSLEY	1851	New South Wales, Australia	31 Aug 1887	Queensland, Australia	36
Mother in Law	Mary Elizabeth HARRISON			1897	Queensland, Australia

Father	John O'REILLY	abt 1854	Co Kerry, Ireland	13 Jan 1907	Petersham, New South Wales, Australia	53
Mother	Ellen O'SULLIVAN	abt 1859	Tralee, Co Kerry, Ireland	1933	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	74

Self	John (Jack) Francis Benedict O'REILLY	1881	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	10 Sep 1940	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	59

Wife	Catherine Maude WORMERSLEY	1886	Manilla, New South Wales, Australia	1971	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	85

Brother	Michael O'REILLY	1878	Ireland	1879	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1
Sister	Mary O'REILLY	1880		1880		0
Sister	Ellen Mary O'REILLY	1883	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1960	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia	77
Sister	Johanna O'REILLY	1885	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1904	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	19
Sister	Mary Ellen A (Molly) O'REILLY	17 Apr 1888	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	02 Dec 1969	Coogee, New South Wales, Australia	81
Brother	James Joseph O'REILLY	1890	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	15 Dec 1968	Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia	78
Brother	Joseph Bendict O'REILLY	1892	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1959	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia	67
Sister	Frances Helena O'REILLY	1895	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1975	New South Wales, Australia	80
Brother	Peter Dominic O'REILLY	1896	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	21 May 1971	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia	75
Brother	Stephen Patrick O'REILLY	02 Jan 1899	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1980	New South Wales, Australia	81
Sister	Agnes Mary O'REILLY	1901		1901	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	0
Sister	Lilian Bridget O'REILLY	1902	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1987		85

Nephew	Charles W MANSFIELD	1910	Petersham, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Ellen M MANSFIELD	1912	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Eileen Frances WALSHE	17 Jun 1912	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	04 Sep 1984	Amby, Queensland, Australia	72
Niece	Moira Berenice O'REILLY	abt 1930	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1990	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	60
Niece	Gladys Lillian Maud Joy HURLEY	22 Sep 1921	Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia	abt 2000	Queensland, Australia	79
Niece	Joan Florence HURLEY	11 Jan 1924	Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Loreto HURLEY
Nephew	Noel HURLEY
Nephew	Don Bernard HURLEY	abt 1931		29 Mar 1998		67

Brother in Law	Bernard Harrison WORMERSLEY	22 Mar 1885	Queensland, Australia	14 Dec 1885	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	0
Sister in Law	Mary Josephine HURLEY	10 Sep 1888	Queensland, Australia	1970	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	82
Brother in Law	Francis James HURLEY	1890	Queensland, Australia	1966	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	76
Brother in Law	Bernard Joseph HURLEY	1891	Queensland, Australia	1962	New South Wales, Australia	71
Sister in Law	Teresa Ellen HURLEY	21 Sep 1891	Queensland, Australia	1891	Queensland, Australia	0
Sister in Law	Annie Kathleen HURLEY	1894	Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law	Charles W W MANSFIELD
Brother in Law	Leo Patrick Francis WALSHE	05 Feb 1888	Dublin, Ireland	12 Mar 1955	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	67
Sister in Law	Laura Margaret SHANLEY			1972	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law	Irene Clare GALLAGHER	1900	New South Wales, Australia	1955	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia	55
Sister in Law	Margaret L DERRICK
Brother in Law	Patrick F KELLY

Events in John (Jack) Francis Benedict O'REILLY (1881 - 1940)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1881		John (Jack) Francis Benedict O'REILLY was born	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	2712/1881
13 Jan 1907	26	Death of father John O'REILLY (aged 53)	Petersham, New South Wales, Australia
26 May 1913	32	Married Catherine Maude WORMERSLEY (aged 27)	Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia	Note 1
1919	38	Electoral Roll	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Wickham Terrace
1925	44	Electoral Roll	Hendra, Queensland, Australia	Chermside St
1933	52	Death of mother Ellen O'SULLIVAN (aged 74)	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1936	55	Electoral Roll	Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia	48 Webster St
10 Sep 1940	59	John (Jack) Francis Benedict O'REILLY died	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1940/9223 Jno Fran Oreilly

Note 1: 5895/1913, Petersham - have certificate

Personal Notes:

Personal Notice The Argus 31 December 1938
"Mr. John F. O'Reilly has been provi- sionally appointed as superintending en- gineer of the Postmaster-General's De- partment In Melbourne. He has been In a similar position In Brisbane for two years, and before that time was in Perth. He succeeds Mr. S. W. Gleed, who left some time ago to become superintending engineer in Sydney."

Obit The Argus 11 Sep 1940
" MR. JOHN_F. O'REILLY

The death, occurred yesterday in the Mercy Hospital, East Melbourne, of Mr. John Francis O'Reilly, 59, superintend- ing engineer of the Postmaster-General's Department, Victoria. Beginning his career in the N.S.W. Education Department in 1898, Mr. O'Reilly transferred to the Post-office in 1900, and later had extensive experience In all States. From 1900 to 1918 he was attached to the postal engineering staff in N.S.W. In 1918 he transferred to South Australia, and in 1919 to Queensland, where he was divisional engineer of southern Queensland. In 1927 he was promoted to supervising engineer of lines, attached to central administration In Melbourne.

In 1935 Mr, O'Reilly was promoted to superintending engineer In Western Aus- tralia, and in 1936 he was given a similar position in Queensland. Later he came to Melbourne.

Mr. O'Reilly is survived by a widow, who is known throughout Australia for her work as a pottery maker."

Obit in Courier-Mail 11 Sept 1940
" Mr. J. F. O'Reilly Dies At 59

Mr. John Francis O'Reilly, 59, superintending engineer of the Postal Department, in Victoria, died in a private hospital in Melbourne yesterday. He had been in the service for 42 years. He was transferred from Sydney in 1919 to the engineering branch in Queensland, to take charge of the telegraph and telephone lines in the Southern division of the State. In 1927 he was promoted to be supervising engineer attached to the Chief Engineer's Staff, Melbourne. During his occupancy of this position he was one of the members of a special commission to investigate telegraph and telephone line construction throughout the Commonwealth. Later he went to Perth as superintending engineer of Western Australia, and returned to Queensland in a similar capacity in November, 1936. With Mrs. O'Reilly, he made a world tour in 1937, during Mr. O'Reilly's furlough, and was present at the Coronation festivities. Mr. O'Reilly was appointed early last year to the position of superintending engineer, Victoria. He leaves a widow."

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