McGettigan

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NameMcGettiganDescriptionJohn McGettigan was born c.1815, Cash, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

In 1841, John and his wife Bridget (nee McQuade) arrived in Australia aboard ‘Margaret’, with their children –

Barney b.1837 (married Hannah Murphy)
Ellen age 2 b.1839 (married James McNabb, died 1900, Albion Park)

John’s shipping records state he was the son of widow, Ellen McGettigan. Bridget was the daughter of Frank McQuade.

John and Bridget had more children in Australia, first in the Hunter Valley, and then at Shellharbour -

Mary b.1844 Maitland (married Michael Kenny, died 1903, Toolijooa)
Sarah McGettigan b.1845 (married Irvine Morris Martin, died 1914, Dunmore)
Bridget b.1848 Shellharbour (married Jacob Rubenach, died 1909, Sydney)

John and Barney McGettigan, farmers, are listed as signatories on the petition to form the Municipality of Shellharbour in 1859.

Bernard McGettigan eventually settled at St Helena near Byron Bay. His mother, Ellen, died at Shellharbour in 1861 and was buried at the old sand cemetery at Shellharbour.

John and Bridget’s daughter Ellen married James McNabb of ‘Seaview’, Dunmore. The couple were tenants of George Laurence Fuller and lived on his Dunmore estate. They had ten children, all raised on the family farm.

Bridget b.1860, died 1940, Shellharbour)
George b.1861
John b.1863 (married Margaret McDonald, died 1930, Murwillumbah)
Thomas b.1864 (married Alice Favell, died 1936, Shellharbour)
Catherine b.1865 (died 1939, Shellharbour)
Phillip b.1867 (died 1916, QLD)
James b.1868 (died 1941, Shellharbour)
Lucy b.1870 (married John Rankin, died 1944, Ryde)
Margaret b.1872 (married John Gleeson, died 1955, Wollongong)
Sarah b.1831 (died 1951, Shellharbour)

James McNabb died in 1889 and Ellen McNabb in 1900. Both were buried at the Albion Park Catholic Cemetery.

After their parents’ deaths, James, Bridget, Catherine and Sarah remained on the family farm ‘Seaview’, for the next 37 years.

James and Ellen’s daughter, Sarah McGettigan, married Irvine Morris Martin and lived at ‘Resthaven’ farm, Dunmore, just down the road from ‘Seaview’. Sarah and Irvine had eight children –

James b.1868 (died 1933, Dunmore)
Michael b.1869 (married Bridget Connors, died 1944, Dorrigo)
John b.1870 (died 1947, Shellharbour)
Joseph b.1872 (died 1949, Shellharbour)
Mary Elizabeth b.1874 (married Patrick O’Dwyer, died 1958, Shellharbour)
Sarah Ellen b.1874 (married Thomas Francis O’Dwyer, died 1931, Dunmore)
Catherine Bridget b.1885 (married Leo Felix O’Dwyer, died 1962, Shellharbour)
Robert b.1890 (died 1935, Rozelle)

Sarah Martin died at Dunmore in 1914 was buried at Shellharbour Cemetery.

External LinkSt Francis Church, Wollongong 1857Notices of Motion Shellharbour Municipal Council 1860McGettigan's Paddock 1860Unclaimed Letters 1862Shellharbour Municipal Council Reports on Works 1867Shellharbour Municipal Council Reports 1867Kiama Police Court 1874Notice B.McGettingan 1877Choice Farm Broughton Creek 1879Horses for Hire 1881Death James McNabb 1889Mrs J McNabb 1900North Coast News 1912Death Sarah Martin 1914Obituary Mrs Bernard McGettigan 1916Mr James McGettigan 1935Death of Bangalow Pioneer 1945

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CollectionFamiliesFamilyMcNabbMartin (James and Catherine Branch)O'DwyerPlaceResthavenSeaview - Dunmore

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