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Edmund Farrell

b. 11 October 1855, d. 16 March 1869

Birth

Edmund Farrell was born on 11 October 1855.1

Parents

FatherEdmund ("Edward") Farrell (b. 1828, d. 9 June 1863)
MotherEleanor Ryan (b. circa 1830)

Death

Edmund Farrell died from being struck by lightning on 16 March 1869 at age 13. According to Harvey Barnett's memoirs, "three of the Farrell brothers [Timothy, Edmund and Tom - JMF] were riding together when they were overtaken by a thunderstorm and the one in the middle was struck dead while the others were untouched. In those days men's hats had a piece of steel wire round the edge of the rim and it was generallyt believed that this wire had become exposed and attracted the lightning."1,2

Citations

  1. [S1665] JM Fleming, Family Reed 1852 Mary Ann Gibb Farrell, History of Bourke Journal, volume 12, page 69
  2. [S1659] JM Fleming, Family Reed 1856 Jane Maxwell, Maxwell family memoirs by Harvey Barnett, History of Bourke Journal
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