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John S ("Jack") McCready

b. circa 1875, d. 14 July 1932

Birth

John S ("Jack") McCready was born circa 1875 in Wollongong.

Parents

FatherJohn McCready (b. circa 1850)
MotherSarah (b. circa 1850)

Family life

John S ("Jack") McCready and Eliza Emily Tobin ("Lila") Maxwell were married on 12 June 1899 at Presbyterian Church Bourke in Bourke. The church ceremony took place at 6am! There were about 50 people present. The rception was held at the Union Hotel Hall, owned by her aunt Frances Tobin nee Reed.1,2,3

Children with Eliza Emily Tobin ("Lila") Maxwell (b. 11 December 1878, d. December 1973)

SonJohn F J McCready (b. 1900)
DaughterDorothy F McCready (b. 1903, d. 30 November 1923)
DaughterElsie J McCready (b. 1905)
SonHenry J McCready (b. 1908)
DaughterLila A McCready (b. 1911)

Working life

  • Was employed by as in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia, in February 1914.4

Death

John S ("Jack") McCready died on 14 July 1932 at age ~57 at Lidcombe Hospital in Lidcombe.5,6

Citations

  1. [S1661] "," Illawarra Mercury, Wollongong, ; online image, Trove (https://trove.nla.gov.au/ : accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Marriage; public notice; 17 June 1899; page 2; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article132326546; 2 February 2022
  2. [S611] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Marriages, (Registry of BDM), 2981/1899 Bourke.
  3. [S1634] "," The Western Herald, Bourke, ; online image, Trove (: accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Wedding Bells; news article; 14 June 1899; page 2; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104092808; 8 February 2022
  4. [S1659] JM Fleming, Family Reed 1856 Jane Maxwell, History of Bourke Journal, volume 9 biographies, page 101
  5. [S843] Joyce Ryerson et al, Ryerson Death Index, (Ryerson Index), Ryerson death notice index, John Samuel McReady, 14 Jul 1932, Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. [S612] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Deaths, (Registry of BDM), 10883/1932 Granville.
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Last Edited24 March 2022