Person Page 4,012
Philip Joseph Kessey
b. 1 October 1860, d. 17 November 1934
Family surname
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Birth
Parents
| Father | John Kessey (b. 1836, d. 18 March 1902) |
| Mother | Mary Ann Hanrahan (b. August 1828, d. 16 August 1907) |
Family life
Philip Joseph Kessey and Elizabeth O'Neill were married in 1888 in Bathurst.5 He and Rose Williams were married in 1908 in Oberon.5
Children with Elizabeth O'Neill (b. circa 1865, d. 2 April 1907)
| Son | James Daniel Bede Kessey+ (b. 1889, d. 1954) |
| Daughter | Teresa R Kessey (b. 1892) |
| Son | Philip Earl Kessey+ (b. 1894, d. 1955) |
| Daughter | Sybil Kessey (b. 1895) |
| Daughter | Ena Maria Kessey+ (b. 1896) |
| Son | John Searl Kessey (b. 1898, d. 1961) |
| Son | Gordon Joseph Kessey+ (b. 1901, d. 1973) |
Children with Rose Williams (b. 1865, d. 1955)
| Daughter | Mary D I Kessey (b. 1909) |
| Son | Keith Joseph Kessey (b. 1910, d. 13 March 1940) |
| Son | Edward T Kessey (b. 1912, d. 1912) |
| Daughter | Mona F Kessey (b. 1917) |
Residence information
Philip Joseph Kessey lived at Black Springs (new) cemetery in Black Springs, NSW, in 1881.6 He lived at Wattle Park in Black Springs, NSW, on 31 March 1901, census night. The household comprised 4 males and 3 females.7 He and Rose Williams lived at Hillsbury in Lyndhurst, NSW, in 1913.8 He gave a mortgage over Lots 36-7 Sec 1 DP 3552 to James Kessey's creditors on 7 October 1914 in Mount David.9 He re-mortgaged to a new mortgagee Lots 36-7 Sec 1 DP 3552 on 1 October 1915 in Mount David.9 He secured the discharge of the original mortgage over Lots 36-7 Sec 1 DP 3552 on 14 October 1915 in Mount David.9 He officially leased Lots 36-7 Sec 1 DP 3552 to Robert O'Rourke (with the approval of the mortgagee) on 20 August 1916 in Mount David.9 He secured the discharge of the mortgage over Lots 36-7 Sec 1 DP 3552 on 14 September 1917 in Mount David.9 He transferred the title for Lots 36-7 Sec 1 DP 3552 back to his brother James Kessey on 15 July 1922 in Mount David.9 He and Rose Williams lived according to the Electoral Roll at Hillsborough in Black Springs, NSW, in 1934.10
Death
Philip Joseph Kessey died on 17 November 1934 at age 74 in Oberon. He had been at his son's home for the evening meal. He collapsed while he was sitting near the table and talking to the children. Dr Perkins decided that he had died from natural causes.11,12 He was buried on 17 November 1934 at Black Springs (new) cemetery in Black Springs. Row RC, Plot L1.13
Citations
- [S453] Death Certificate, John Kessey, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW, Vol 1902 No 2534.
- [S463] Death Certificate, Mary Ann Kessey, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW, Vol 1907 No 10401.
- [S781] Birth Certificate Vol 1860 No 5016, Philip Kessey, (30 June 1858), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.
- [S804] Ancestry.com, Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
- [S611] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Marriages, (Registry of BDM.)
- [S884] Various, Sands' Country Directory
- [S800] John Kessey, 31 Mar 1901 Census NSW, NSW, Swallow's Nest, Archives Office.
- [S841] All, 1913 Electoral Roll, Kingswood, Hillsbury, Archives Office of NSW.
- [S750] Deed: Kessey-Press, Land Titles Office of NSW, Book 1605 No 204.
- [S842] Kessey, 1934 Electoral Roll, Kingswood, Oberon, Archives Office of NSW.
- [S612] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Deaths, (Registry of BDM.)
- [S883] Aged Man's Death, Bathurst Times, part of the "Oberon" column, 20 Nov 1934.
- [S890] Various, Australian Cemeteries Index, (Reg & Jean McDonnell.)
| Context | Grady clan Hanrahan clan Kessey clan |
| Last Edited | 21 October 2018 |