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Michael QUIRK (1845 - 1933)
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)
Michael QUIRK (1845 - 1933)

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Harriett J WALSH (1857 - 1942)
Michael QUIRK (1806 - 1886)











Honora COSTELLO (1810 - 1897)











Michael QUIRK

Michael QUIRK
Michael QUIRK Michael QUIRK
b. 1845 at Wagragobilly, New South Wales, Australia
m. 1877 Harriett J WALSH (1857 - 1942) at Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
d. 14 Sep 1933 at Wagragobilly, New South Wales, Australia aged 88
Parents:
Michael QUIRK (1806 - 1886)
Honora COSTELLO (1810 - 1897)
Siblings (5):
Mary A QUIRK (1839 - 1924)
James Joseph QUIRK (1842 - 1928)
Anne Maria QUIRK (1846 - 1909)
Bridget Mary QUIRK (1852 - 1935)
Ellen Mary QUIRK (1854 - 1896)
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 Michael QUIRK (1845 - 1933)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1845 Michael QUIRK was born Wagragobilly, New South Wales, Australia
1877 32 Married Harriett J WALSH (aged 20) Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 63
1878 33 Birth of son James Charles QUIRK Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
1880 35 Birth of daughter Ellen Cecilia QUIRK Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
1882 37 Birth of son Cyrus Edward QUIRK Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
1885 40 Birth of daughter Harriet QUIRK Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
27 Oct 1886 41 Death of father Michael QUIRK (aged 80) Wagragobilly, New South Wales, Australia
1888 43 Birth of daughter Mary Evelyn Ellen QUIRK Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
1892 47 Birth of son Michael Thomas QUIRK Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
17 Jan 1897 52 Death of mother Honora COSTELLO (aged 87) Darbalara, New South Wales, Australia
1898 53 Birth of daughter Lillian Maud May QUIRK Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
14 Sep 1933 88 Michael QUIRK died Wagragobilly, New South Wales, Australia 63
Personal Notes:
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.

OBITUARY
MR. MICHAEL QUIRK
As briefly announced in our last issue, one of the members of an old pioneering family passed away suddenly at his home on Thursday morning, in the person of Mr. Michael Quirk, of Wagragobilly.

The deceased complained about pain early in the morning, but was not regarded as anything serious, but about 10.45 death came in all its suddenness, and with harly any warning at all.

At Adjungbilly, 82 years ago, Mr, Quirk first saw the light of day, and for that span of years he has resided in and around Wagragobilly. Mr. Quirk took as his life partner, Miss Walsh, who survives him, also four daughters, Mrs. Ab. Holt, Mrs. Claude Veneables (Wagragobilly ) Mrs. Bill Arantz, and Mrs. R. Arantz (Tumut), and three sons, Mick, Cyrus and Jim, all of Wagragobilly.

The funeral took place last Friday afternoon, when the mortal remains were interred in the Catholic cemetery at Wagragobilly, Rev. Fr. Tracey reciting the last prayers.

The Gundagai Independent (NSW : 1928 - 1939) Monday 18 September 1933 p 2 Article
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 (Marriage)
- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 18 Aug 1942 (Death)
- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 18 Aug 1942 (Name, Notes)

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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