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William James Byrnes
1884-1964 Father Peter Christoper Byrnes Mother Jane Maria Sherry Siblings Jane Elizabeth, James P, Timothy William, Alice Teresa, Daniel Peter, Peter Christopher, Daniel Terrence, James Edward, Margaret Marcella, Veronica Irene, Genevieve May Married Anne Jane (Annie) Irvine Children Doris Irene Jane, Hilton Daniel, Phyllis Mary Married Isabel Aitken Scott Hosie Children Barry James, Janette Ann
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Catherine (Katy) Carney
1860-1942 Father Unknown Mother Catherine Carney Siblings Three step-siblings, all died in infancy Married William Waterford II Children William Ernest, Hugh Arthur, Mary (Wilson), Leo Cecil, Zita Kathleen, Eileen Agnes (Macpherson), Roy Laurence, Rupert Joseph Katy’s Life Katy was born Catherine Carney in 1860 without a listed father. It was never a secret that she
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Catherine Carney/Malone
1836 – 1907 Father Hugh Carney Mother Mary Ann Regan Siblings Martin, John, Hugh, James, Daniel, Patrick, Mary Married Stephen Malone Children Catherine (Katy) Mary Carney – unknown father. Malones – Bartle, Un-named male, Ann, Emily, Maud, Margaret K McCarney (all children died in infancy). Catherine’s Life Catherine was the first daughter of Hugh Carney
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Hugh Carney
1792 – 1844 Father James Carney Mother Elizabeth Carty Siblings No Known Married Mary Ann Regan Children Martin, John, Hugh, Catherine, James, Daniel, Patrick, Mary Hugh’s Life Hugh was born in Roscommon, Leitrim, Ireland in 1792 to James Carney and Elizabeth Carty. Little is known about his parents other than the fact that James died
Eliza Doherty
1831-1960 Father Phillip J Doherty Mother Elizabeth Siblings Hugh Married William Waterford I Children William, Hugh James, Ellen Belle Eliza’s Life Eliza Doherty was born in Rathcormack, Ireland in 1831. Little is known about her childhood or her family. Eliza embarked on a journey to America sometime in the 1850’s, there is ship’s manifest that
Charles Oliver Doust – ‘Charlie’
1907-1977 Father George Doust Mother Martha Anna Loomes Siblings David Anthony, Norman Arnold, Florence Edith, Harriet Irene, Rebecca Ella, Thelma Elsie , Benjamin Albert, Joseph Orlando, Lillian Ann, Miller Adele, Grace Iris Married Gwenneth Rita Strudwick Children Joyce Gwenneth, Margaret Lorna, Beverley Merle, John Charles Charlie’s Life Charlie was a character of enormous proportions, he
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David Doust
1853-1926 Father Joseph Doust Mother Louisa Nash Siblings Joseph, Stephen, Sabina, Ellen, Miriam, William, Frank, Caleb Joseph, Elizabeth, Frederick John, Herbert, Edwin Married Harriet Blundell Children George, William Thomas, Arthur John, Charles Ernest, Frank Percival David’s Life David was the third son of Joseph Doust and Louisa Nash. Joseph arrived in Australia on the Berkshire
Frank Percival Doust
1888-1918 Father David Doust Mother Harriet Blundell Siblings George Doust, William Thomas, Arthur John, Charles Ernest Percy’s Life Percy was born in Cawdor on 24 September 1888. His family moved to the Molong District in the late 1800’s where he worked the land with his father and brothers and built the prosperity of the family.
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George Doust
1875-1920 Father David Doust Mother Harriet Blundell Siblings William Thomas, Arthur John, Charles Ernest, Frank Percival Married Martha Anna Loomes Children David Anthony, Norman Arnold, Florence Edith, Charles Oliver, Thelma Elsie, Harriet Irene, Rebecca Ella, Benjamin Albert, Joseph Orlando, Lillian Ann, Miller Adele, Grace Iris George’s Life George was born in Cawdor on 11 November