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Michael James ("Mick") Brennan

b. 3 March 1843, d. 9 December 1908

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Birth

Michael James ("Mick") Brennan was born on 3 March 1843 at Prince's Street, The Rocks, in Sydney.1,2,3,4,5,6 He was baptized on 26 March 1843 at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies. Michael may have been named in honour of the man who baptised him, the Reverend Michael Brennan, who had been ordained in Dublin before arriving in Sydney in 1838. He later served the church in Goulburn (where he built the church), Sydney, Parramatta and Penrith before his death from a stroke in October 1864.3,6

Parents

FatherWilliam Brennan (b. 20 May 1810, d. 8 April 1872)
MotherEllen Whelan (b. circa 1813, d. 22 August 1888)

Family life

Michael James ("Mick") Brennan and Sarah Ann Reed were married on 6 January 1863 in Sydney.7,8,1,5

Children with Sarah Ann Reed (b. 21 March 1844, d. May 1932)

DaughterSarah E Brennan+ (b. 24 July 1864)
DaughterFrances Eliza Brennan+ (b. circa October 1865, d. 1885)
DaughterEmeline Brennan (b. July 1867)
DaughterIsabella Maude Mary ("Maude") Brennan+ (b. 15 March 1869)
DaughterVictoria Prudence Brennan (b. 7 September 1870)
SonWilliam J Brennan (b. August 1872, d. 14 August 1876)
DaughterMary Jane Heazle Brennan (b. 23 July 1874, d. 30 November 1944)
DaughterJosephine Whalan Brennan (b. 28 May 1877, d. 10 June 1956)
DaughterAnnie Brennan (b. 28 December 1878, d. 1879)
SonMichael James Brennan (b. 6 October 1881)
SonAlfred John Brennan+ (b. 28 February 1884, d. 10 May 1947)

Residence information

Michael James ("Mick") Brennan and Sarah Ann Reed lived at Darling Street in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia, in January 1878.9 He and Sarah Ann Reed lived at Oxley Street in Bourke, New South Wales, Australian Colonies, on 5 April 1891. The househild included 5 males and 5 females.10

Working life

  • In December 1864 Michael James ("Mick") Brennan was a back storeman for Joseph Becker's warehouse in Bourke.11
  • On 6 February 1871 Michael James ("Mick") Brennan was a painter at Darling Street in Bourke.12,13
  • In 1875 Michael James ("Mick") Brennan was a painter in Bourke.9
  • On 1 June 1875 Michael James ("Mick") Brennan was a painter in Bourke.14
  • In September 1877 Michael James ("Mick") Brennan was a painter in Bourke.15
  • Between 14 January 1879 and 8 February 1881 Michael James ("Mick") Brennan was a publican at Native Dog Hotel at Native Dog Springs in Bourke. This hotel was 44 miles north of Bourke on the Engonnia Road (HOB v4 p63). The hotel had been taken over by Arthur Desment by September 1881.9,16,17,18,19
  • On 29 March 1879 Michael James ("Mick") Brennan was a publican at Native Springs in Bourke.20
  • On 20 February 1882 Michael James ("Mick") Brennan was a labourer in Bourke.21
  • On 8 March 1885 Michael James ("Mick") Brennan was a painter and glazier in Bourke.22
  • Circa 1907 Michael James ("Mick") Brennan was a painter in Bourke.4,5

Property

Michael James ("Mick") Brennan bought 2 roods of land for 5 pounds and 10 shillings on 29 June 1868 at section 4 lot 5, West Bourke+, in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia. West Bourke is now known as North Bourke.9,23 He sold 2 roods of land to Joseph Lunn on 15 January 1874 at section 4 lot 5, West Bourke+, in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia.23 He recieved section 11 lot 4, Darling Street (the Family Hotel), in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia, from Private James Reed, 80th Regiment of Foot, on 13 August 1875.24 Michael James ("Mick") Brennan sold 2 roods of land to Edward Warmoll (licensed publican of Bourke) on 20 April 1880 at section 11 lot 4, Darling Street (the Family Hotel), in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia. Warmoll sold this land to James Murphy on 18 Aug 1882.25

Death

Michael James ("Mick") Brennan witnessed the death of Frances Eliza Reed on 8 July 1875 at Bourke Hotel in Darling Street in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia.26,27,28 He witnessed the funeral of Frances Heazle .29,30 He died on 9 December 1908 at age 65 in Sydney. The Wagga Worker wrote that "Mick was a genial man and highly respected".31,4,11,5 He was buried on 10 December 1908 at Rookwood Cemetery in Sydney.32

Citations

  1. [S679] , History of Bourke Journal, vol 9 (Bourke NSW: Bourke and District Historical Society, 1966-1992), page 40.
  2. [S1390] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Births and Baptisms, (Registry of BDM), Michael Brennan, 2837/1843, V18432837 133, parents William and Ellen, District VV = Roman Catholic Sydney.
  3. [S1766] Template Error
  4. [S1662] "," The Worker, Wagga, ; online image, Trove (https://trove.nla.gov.au/ : accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Bourke Branch; obituary; 16 December 1908; page 3; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article145753379; 6 February 2022
  5. [S1777] Template Error
  6. [S1390] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Births and Baptisms, (Registry of BDM), 2837/1843 V18432837 133, Catholic, parents William and Ellen.
  7. [S303] "Research Report: Reed family facts", 1986, Robert Luxford; Fleming Family History Archive, Sydney.
  8. [S611] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Marriages, (Registry of BDM), Michael Brennan and Sarah Ann Reed, 18/1863 at Sydney.
  9. [S679] , History of Bourke Journal, volume 9 (Bourke NSW: Bourke and District Historical Society, 1966-1992), page 57.
  10. [S1749] M Brennan household, Oxley Street, 5 Apr 1891 Census, NSW, Bourke, NSW Records Authority.
  11. [S1634] "," The Western Herald, Bourke, ; online image, Trove (: accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Death of a Pioneer; obituary of Sarah Ann Brennan; 20 May 1932; page 3; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142028034; 6 February 2022
  12. [S1721] JM Fleming, Reed family baptisms at St Stephen's Anglican church Bourke, SAG Reel 335, Victoria Prudence Brennan, parents Michael and Sarah Ann, painter, 6 Feb 1871, page 1
  13. [S1750] Various, Greville's PO Directory, Michael Brennan, painter, Darling Street Bourke
  14. [S1721] JM Fleming, Reed family baptisms at St Stephen's Anglican church Bourke, SAG Reel 335, Alexander James Boswell Gibb and Mary Jane Hazel Brennan, 1 Jun 1875, page 4
  15. [S1721] JM Fleming, Reed family baptisms at St Stephen's Anglican church Bourke, SAG Reel 335, Josephine Walan Brennan, Sep 1877, page 8
  16. [S679] , History of Bourke Journal, volume 4 (Bourke NSW: Bourke and District Historical Society, 1966-1992), page 63.
  17. [S1686] JM Fleming, Publicans' Licenses at Bourke, page 4053, New South Wales Government Gazette, 12 Sep 1879, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223436388
  18. [S1686] JM Fleming, Publicans' Licenses at Bourke, page 4829, New South Wales Government Gazette, 17 Sep 1880, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223777247
  19. [S1686] JM Fleming, Publicans' Licenses at Bourke, page 4697, New South Wales Government Gazette, 13 Sep 1881, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221619452
  20. [S1721] JM Fleming, Reed family baptisms at St Stephen's Anglican church Bourke, SAG Reel 335, Annie Brennan, 29 Mar 1879, page 10
  21. [S1721] JM Fleming, Reed family baptisms at St Stephen's Anglican church Bourke, SAG Reel 335, Michael James Brennan, 20 Feb 1882, page 14
  22. [S1721] JM Fleming, Reed family baptisms at St Stephen's Anglican church Bourke, SAG Reel 335, Mary Ann Maud Johnson, Frederick George Brennan and Alfred John Brennan, 8 Mar 1885, pages 19 and 20
  23. [S1684] JM Fleming, Family Reed land summary, section 4, lot 5, 2 roods, North Bourke, Vol 82 Fol 20
  24. [S1684] JM Fleming, Family Reed land summary, NSW land deed volume 38 folio 28
  25. [S1684] JM Fleming, Family Reed land summary, NSW land deed volume 260 folio 245
  26. [S1632] "," Maitland Mercury, Maitland, ; online image, Trove (https://trove.nla.gov.au/ : accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Bourke; News; 22 July 1875; page 3; online; 1 February 2022
  27. [S1653] "," Clarence & Richmond Examiner, Grafton, ; online image, Trove (https://trove.nla.gov.au/ : accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Reed; Death Notice; 8 August 1875; page 4; online; 1 February 2022
  28. [S612] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Deaths, (Registry of BDM), 5169/1875 Bourke.
  29. [S405] Death Certificate, Frances Reed, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW, Vol 1895 No 4274.
  30. [S1634] "," The Western Herald, Bourke, ; online image, Trove (: accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Local and General; obituary; 10 April 1895; 23 January 2022
  31. [S612] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Deaths, (Registry of BDM), 12370/1908 Sydney, aged 66, parents William and Ellen.
  32. [S1779] SAG Volunteers, Sydney Metropolitan Cemetery Records accessed through Ancestry on 19 May 2023 at - https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/273391:61153. Original record: Society of Australian Genealogists, Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions, 1837-2003, Catholic Mortuary 2 & 3, section Q, row 29, Michael Brennan, late of Bourke, died 9 Dec 1908, aged 65.
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