James Conroy1
M, #7514, d. 15 May 1920
| Last Edited | 10 Mar 2019 |
| Marriage* | 9 August 1879 | Yass, NSW, Australia;Bride=Catherine O'Hehir1 |
| Death* | 15 May 1920 | Campbell Street, Boorowa, NSW, Australia; Name: James Conroy Date of Death: 15th May 1920 Place of Death: Campbell Street, Boorowa Occupation: Labourer Sex: Male Age: 69 Conjugal Status: Place of Birth: Boorowa N.S.W. Time in Aust Colonies: Father: Maurice Conroy Occupation: Mother: Maria O'Hehir Place of Marriage: Boorowa N.S.W. Age at Marriage: 26 Name of Spouse: Catherine O'Hehir Children of Marriage: Mary 38, Michael 36, James 33, Margaret 26 living; 5 males deceased Informant: James Conroy, son, Cowra Road, Boorowa Cause of Death: Broncho Pneumonia Length of Illness: 5 days Medical Attendant: J. S. Le Fevre Date Last Seen: Date of Burial: 16th May 1920 Place of Burial: Roman Catholic Cemetery Boorowa Minister & Religion: Undertaker: Witnesses:2 |
| News-Arct* | 21 May 1920 | "The Burrowa News", Boorowa, NSW, Australia; A DOUBLE BEREAVEMENT MESSRS. JAMES AND MICHAEL CONROY. It is certainly unusual sight for Burrowa people to witness a funeral procession in their town preceded by two hearses, but such was the sight that met their gaze on Sunday last; and it is not often recorded for two brothers to die in the same house within a few hours of each other. This sorrowful incident happened on Saturday evening and early on Sunday morning last, when Mr. James Conroy and his brother Michael, expired at the first mentioned deceased's residence, within a few hours of each other. It was James Conroy who died at his residence in Campbell Street on Saturday evening about 5 p.m. His demise was not altogether unexpected, as he had been in a delicate state of health for many years, and had also reached the age of 70. His brother, Mr Michael Conroy, with brotherly affection, had visited his brother's residence during the closing hours of his life, and had remained for the night, retiring about midnight and complaining of not feeling too well. In the morning when his brother went to awaken him, he found that Michael during his sleep had joined his brother James with the silent majority. It was a great shock to the relatives to find that the Grim Reeper had paid a second visitation to their house. Mr. Michael Conroy succumbed to heart failure, and it is only about 6 months since a third brother, Valentine succumbed to a somewhat similar complaint. The funeral of both deceased brothers took place on Sunday last, and considering the shortness of notice of their death, there was a very large attendance at the graveside. The Rev. Fr. Lanzon conducted the burial service in the Catholic cemetry and the funeral arrangements were carried out by Mr. J. S. Cummins and Mr. O. J. Stuart. The late Mr James Conroy, was the oldest member of the Conroy family of Burrowa, and many years ago carried on farming pursuits in the district. He afterwards came to town to live and carried out the occupation of general laborer for many years. He was a very respectable and unassuming man, sober and industrious, and like many former settlers had met with reverses which he was unable to overcome. He leaves a widow and grown up family. The sons are Messrs. James and Michael, and the daughters Mrs. Walter Martin and Mrs. B.Tindall. Mrs. G. Haines, of Sydney, is a sister and two brothers Messrs. Patrick and John, also survive him. Mrs. J. Maloney is a step-sister and Mr. T. O'Hehir a step-brother. The late Mr. Michael Conroy, was 67 years of age, and there was no man better known in the district. Mick was a connecting link with the early sporting days of Burrowa, when on the cricket field he was looked upon as a formidabie opponent. Also on the turf, when Burrowa offered bigger prizes than they do to-day, the deceased owned an occasional speedy "neddy," and had several wins to his credit. Mick was a keen student of politics, and was one of the most consistent advocates of labor in Burrowa. He had been an ardent supporter of the Labor movement from the early days when Toomey made many unsuccessful attempts to win the Burrowa seat to labor. It was Mick who was mainly responsible for Niel Neilsen's victory when the first labor representative was returned for this eIectorate. He drove Neilsen throughout the electorate and made an appeal to the labboring man and the struggling selector, on behalf of the labor cause, with the result that Neilsen won with a narrow majority. Labor has never since looked back. For his assistance Neilsen presented Mick with a valuable gold watch, which he treasured, but there was no more disappointed man than Mick when Neilsen resigned from the Government. He refused to meet Neilsen when he came to Burrowa to reply to a statement made by the present Minister for Health. The deceased could engage in a political argument without resorting to abuse, and many of our residents who took a lively interest in politics will miss Mick's familiar face from our town. The deceased was kind and good natured, straightforward and honest, and many genuine regrets were expressed when the news of his demise became known. To the members of the Conroy family we offer our sincerest sympathy in their extremely sad bereavement.3 |
Family | Catherine O'Hehir b. 1862, d. 15 Mar 1930 | |
Citations
- [S1481] NSW Marriage Indexes, 5290/1879 James Conroy & Catherine OHehir.
- [S1596] NSW Death Certificate.
- [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Burrowa News, Friday, May 21, 1920.