Person Page 6,667
Edmund ("Edward") Farrell
b. 1828, d. 9 June 1863
Birth
Edmund ("Edward") Farrell was born in 1828 in Tipperary.1
Family life
Children with Eleanor Ryan (b. circa 1830)
| Son | Timothy Farrell+ (b. 10 May 1853, d. 7 January 1926) |
| Son | Edmund Farrell (b. 11 October 1855, d. 16 March 1869) |
| Son | Thomas Farrell (b. 1856) |
| Daughter | Mary Ann Farrell (b. circa 1858) |
| Son | Patrick Farrell (b. 17 March 1863, d. circa 1863) |
Death
Edmund ("Edward") Farrell died from drowned on 9 June 1863 at age ~35 at Cockerline Station in Culgoa River. "Information was sent to the police magistrate this week of the death of a man named Edward Farrell, by drowning, in Culgoa, on the 8th instant. The information is very scant as to particulars ; but, as far as I can learn, Mr. Cruikshank and three of his men were in aboat on the Culgoa on the day named. From some cause or other the boat was upset. There was but one of the number that could swim, but three managed to get ashore. The current was very strong, and Farrell's body was not found till four days after. He leaves a wife and five children on the station, Cockerline."
Another report is that he was attempting to pull a dray over the river (HOB vol 11, page 107).3,4
Another report is that he was attempting to pull a dray over the river (HOB vol 11, page 107).3,4
Citations
- [S1665] JM Fleming, Family Reed 1852 Mary Ann Gibb Farrell, History of Bourke Journal, volume 12, page 69
- [S679] untitled, Bourke and District Historical Society, History of Bourke Journal, First Births at Bourke volume (Bourke NSW: Bourke and District Historical Society, 1966-1992), First Births at Bourke volume.
- [S1632] "," Maitland Mercury, Maitland, ; online image, Trove (https://trove.nla.gov.au/ : accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Bourke; news article; 11 June 1863; page 3; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page138661; 5 February 2022
- [S1634] "," The Western Herald, Bourke, ; online image, Trove (: accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Death of an Old Resident; obituary; 13 January 1926; page 2; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article141989429; 2 February 2022
| Last Edited | 6 April 2023 |