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William Edmund PLUNKETT (1826 - 1894)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Mary Francis Louise PLUNKETT (1858 - 1927)	William Edmund PLUNKETT (1826 - 1894) + Sarah CROOK ( - 1902)	Patrick PLUNKETT (1793 - 1865)

b. abt 1826 at Garry Castle, Co. Westmeath, Ireland

+. Sarah CROOK ( - 1902)

d. 1894 at Sydney, NSW, Australia aged 68

Near Relatives of William Edmund PLUNKETT (1826 - 1894)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father	Patrick PLUNKETT	abt 1793		1865	Sydney, NSW, Australia	72
Self	William Edmund PLUNKETT	abt 1826	Garry Castle, Co. Westmeath, Ireland	1894	Sydney, NSW, Australia	68
Spouse/Partner	Sarah CROOK			1902	Sydney, NSW, Australia
Daughter	Mary Francis Louise PLUNKETT	1858	Darling Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia	1927	Chatham, Kent, England	69
Son in Law	Robert Hugh Brabazon ACHESON	1857	Waterford, Ireland	1889	Woollahara, Sydney, NSW, Australia	32
Granddaughter	Grace (Amy Le Poer Trench) Plunkett ACHESON	1887	Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia	1932	Medway, Kent, England	45

Events in William Edmund PLUNKETT (1826 - 1894)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
abt 1826		William Edmund PLUNKETT was born	Garry Castle, Co. Westmeath, Ireland	Note 1
1858	32	Birth of daughter Mary Francis Louise PLUNKETT	Darling Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia	Note 2	52
1865	39	Death of father Patrick PLUNKETT (aged 72)	Sydney, NSW, Australia	Note 3	60
1894	68	William Edmund PLUNKETT died	Sydney, NSW, Australia	Note 4	60

Note 1: Headstone inscription - also obit

Note 2: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name Mary F L Plunkett Birth Date 1858 Birth Place New South Wales Registration Year 1858 Registration Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Father William E Plunkett Mother Sarah M Registration Number 1073 Household Members NameAge NameMary F L Plunkett NameSarah M NameWilliam E Plunkett

Note 3: Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions, 1867-2002 Name Patrick Plunkett Age 72 Birth Date abt 1793 Death Date 21 Jan 1865 Burial Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Cemetery Waverley Section 14 Vaults Row 2 Inscription late Capt. of the 80th Regiment of Foot. b. Elphin, Co of Roscommon, Ireland. Died Sydney Denomination Anglican Empire (Sydney) 23 Jan 1865 DEATHS. PLUNKETT—On the 21st January, at Ryde, Patrick Plun- kett, Esq., late captain 80th regiment of foot, and for many years police magistrate, Goulburn, aged 72 years.

Note 4: Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions, 1867-2002 Name William Edmond Plunkett Age 68 Birth Date abt 1826 Death Date 14 May 1894 Burial Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Cemetery Waverley Section 14 Vaults Row 2 Inscription only surviving son of late Capt. Plunkett. b. Garry Castle, Co Westmeath, Ireland. Died Sydney Denomination Anglican Freeman’s Journal (Sydney) 19 May 1894 DEATH OF MR. W. E. PLUNKETT. William Edmond Plunkett passed away at his residence, ' Wollerang,' Darling Point, on Tues- day last. The deceased had reached the age of 66. He was the son of the late Captain Plunkett of the 80th Regiment. Mr. Plunkett, who was born at Garry Castle, County West- meath, in the year 1826, belonged to a family proud of their descent from the noble houses of Fingal, Louth, and Dunsany. He was quite a boy when he came to Australia with his father in 1837. The 80th Regiment was stationed at Sydney, and afterwards at Wollongong. Cap- tain Plunkett sold out his commission when the regiment proceeded to India, at the same time accepting the appointment as Police Magistrate at Goulburn. Meanwhile young Plunkett had entered the Government service as a clerk ia the Sheriff's Department. Promoted to the position of secretary to the then Attorney-General, the late Hon. John Hubert Plnnkett (a relative), Mr. Plun- kett afterwards obtained the appointment of Under-Secretary for Justice and Public Instruction. When the departments were divided he was made Under-Secretary for Justice, which position he held till the year 1887, when, owing to ill-health, he retired from the Public Service on his pension after 40 years service. Mr. Plunkett was for 20 years an attendant at the Woollahra Catholic Church, and in his last illness the rites of the Church were administered by the Very Rev. P. Slattery, O.S.F. The deceased has left a widow and five children. One of the sons, Mr. William Patrick Plunkett, is a member of the firm of Ellis, Makinson, and Plunkett. Mr. Arthur Plunkett is Clerk of Petty Sessions at Bulli ; and the third son, Mr. John Plunkett, is in the office of Ellis, Makinson, and Plunkett. One of the daughters of the deceased was married to the late Mr. Atcheson, C.P.S., Mudgee. In connection with the Plunkett family, it is worth noting that the Honourable and Very Rev. Fr. Plunkett, of the Redemptorists (Victoria), is uncle to the present Eight Hon. tbe Earl of FingaL, who is just now touring the colonies. The funeral on Wednesday afternoon was very largely attended. The chief mourners were Mr. W. P. Plunkett, Mr. A. Plunkett, and Mr. John Plunkett (sons of the deceased), Mr. Fred. Crook, District Court (nephew) ; Mr. J. P. Keon, Police Magistrate, Eden ; the Hon. T. M. Slattery, Minister for Mines and Justice ; Mr. H. L. Rich, Mr. Harold Rich, Mr. Hubert Rich, Mr. P. O'Sul- livan, Mr. E. O'Sullivan, Mr. H. M. Makinson, Mr. Archibald Fraser (Under-Secretary for Jus- tice), Mr. MNevin (Chief Clerk Justice Depart- ment), Mr. M'Farlane (Justice Department), Mr. Harrie Wood (Under-Secretary Mines Department), Mr. Charles Cowper (Sheriff), Mr. Charles Walsh (Chief Clerk, Supreme Court), Sir John Read, Mr. C. Pinhey (Registrar-General), Judge Wil- kinson, Mr. C. Rogers, Q.C., Mr. P. J. Healy (barrister). Acting- Judge Merewether, Mr. Frank Smythe (barrister), Mr. Garliner (barrister), Mr. W. Stephen (secretary to the Attorney- General). Mr. R. P. Abbott (solicitor), the Rev. Canon Kemmis (St. Mark's Anglican Church, Darling Point), Mr. T. E. Ellis, Mr. R. F. Picker- ing, Mr. Thomas Butler, Mr. W. M. Butler, Dr. M'Kay (junr.), Mr. Rainsford (Crown Law Office), Mr. Sampson (District Court), Mr. John Lee (Crown Law Office), Mr. D. M'Grath, Mr. Thos. Lewis, Mr. Pigott, Mr. F. M. Naughton, Mr. Jamps Harcus. The last prayers in the Waverley Cemetery were read by the Very Rov. P. Slat- tery, O.S.F., assisted by the Rev. Father Mul- lan, O.S.F.

Source References:

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Freeman’s Journal (Sydney) 19 May 1984 DEATH OF MR. W. E. PLUNKETT. William Edmond Plunkett passed away at his residence, ' Wollerang,' Darling Point, on Tues- day last. The deceased had reached the age of 66. He was the son of the late Captain Plunkett of the 80th Regiment. Mr. Plunkett, who was born at Garry Castle, County West- meath, in the year 1826, belonged to a family proud of their descent from the noble houses of Fingal, Louth, and Dunsany. He was quite a boy when he came to Australia with his father in 1837. The 80th Regiment was stationed at Sydney, and afterwards at Wollongong. Cap- tain Plunkett sold out his commission when the regiment proceeded to India, at the same time accepting the appointment as Police Magistrate at Goulburn. Meanwhile young Plunkett had entered the Government service as a clerk ia the Sheriff's Department. Promoted to the position of secretary to the then Attorney-General, the late Hon. John Hubert Plnnkett (a relative), Mr. Plun- kett afterwards obtained the appointment of Under-Secretary for Justice and Public Instruction. When the departments were divided he was made Under-Secretary for Justice, which position he held till the year 1887, when, owing to ill-health, he retired from the Public Service on his pension after 40 years service. Mr. Plunkett was for 20 years an attendant at the Woollahra Catholic Church, and in his last illness the rites of the Church were administered by the Very Rev. P. Slattery, O.S.F. The deceased has left a widow and five children. One of the sons, Mr. William Patrick Plunkett, is a member of the firm of Ellis, Makinson, and Plunkett. Mr. Arthur Plunkett is Clerk of Petty Sessions at Bulli ; and the third son, Mr. John Plunkett, is in the office of Ellis, Makinson, and Plunkett. One of the daughters of the deceased was married to the late Mr. Atcheson, C.P.S., Mudgee. In connection with the Plunkett family, it is worth noting that the Honourable and Very Rev. Fr. Plunkett, of the Redemptorists (Victoria), is uncle to the present Eight Hon. tbe Earl of FingaL, who is just now touring the colonies. The funeral on Wednesday afternoon was very largely attended. The chief mourners were Mr. W. P. Plunkett, Mr. A. Plunkett, and Mr. John Plunkett (sons of the deceased), Mr. Fred. Crook, District Court (nephew) ; Mr. J. P. Keon, Police Magistrate, Eden ; the Hon. T. M. Slattery, Minister for Mines and Justice ; Mr. H. L. Rich, Mr. Harold Rich, Mr. Hubert Rich, Mr. P. O'Sul- livan, Mr. E. O'Sullivan, Mr. H. M. Makinson, Mr. Archibald Fraser (Under-Secretary for Jus- tice), Mr. MNevin (Chief Clerk Justice Depart- ment), Mr. M'Farlane (Justice Department), Mr. Harrie Wood (Under-Secretary Mines Department), Mr. Charles Cowper (Sheriff), Mr. Charles Walsh (Chief Clerk, Supreme Court), Sir John Read, Mr. C. Pinhey (Registrar-General), Judge Wil- kinson, Mr. C. Rogers, Q.C., Mr. P. J. Healy (barrister). Acting- Judge Merewether, Mr. Frank Smythe (barrister), Mr. Garliner (barrister), Mr. W. Stephen (secretary to the Attorney- General). Mr. R. P. Abbott (solicitor), the Rev. Canon Kemmis (St. Mark's Anglican Church, Darling Point), Mr. T. E. Ellis, Mr. R. F. Picker- ing, Mr. Thomas Butler, Mr. W. M. Butler, Dr. M'Kay (junr.), Mr. Rainsford (Crown Law Office), Mr. Sampson (District Court), Mr. John Lee (Crown Law Office), Mr. D. M'Grath, Mr. Thos. Lewis, Mr. Pigott, Mr. F. M. Naughton, Mr. Jamps Harcus. The last prayers in the Waverley Cemetery were read by the Very Rov. P. Slat- tery, O.S.F., assisted by the Rev. Father Mul- lan, O.S.F.

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