Mary McEncroe

F, #6495, b. circa 1844, d. 3 October 1894
FatherPeter McEncroe
MotherMary McCabe b. 1825, d. 26 Mar 1892
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited13 Sep 2022
Birth*circa 1844 Castlerahan, Cavan, Ireland1 
Married Name13 August 1861 O'Hehir2 
Marriage*13 August 1861 Yass District, NSW, Australia;Groom=Valentine O'Hehir2 
Death of Mother26 March 1892 Burrowa River, NSW, Australia;
Name: Mary McEncroe
Date of Death: 26 Mar 1892
Place: Burrowa River, District of Burrowa
Occupation:
Sex: Female
Age: 68
Conjugal Status:
Place of Birth: County Meath Ireland
Time in Aust Colonies: 40 years NSW

Father: Stephen McCabe
Occupation: Farmer
Mother: Margaret Riley

Place of Marriage: Ireland
Age at Marriage: 20
Name of Spouse: Peter McEncroe
Children of Marriage: Mary 48
Informant: Mary O'Hehir, daughter, Burrowa

Cause of Death: Cancer on the liver
Length of Illness: 10 days
Medical Attendant: Dr Eagar
Date Last Seen: 26 Mar 1892

Date of Burial: 28 Mar 1892
Place of Burial: Burrowa
Minister & Religion: M Bermingham, Roman Catholic
Undertaker: George Patterson
Witnesses: M Patterson, Thomas Hayes;Principal=Mary McCabe3 
Death*3 October 1894 Boorowa, NSW, Australia4 
News-Arct*5 October 1894 "The Burrowa News", Boorowa, NSW, Australia;
DEATH OF MRS. O'HEHIR. — Mrs. O'Hehir, wife of Mr. V. O'Hehir, died on Wednesday afternoon, after a painful illness of some weeks.5 
Probate*17 December 1896 NSW;
12522. O'Hehir Mary late of Burrowa Widow
This is the last Will and Testament of me Mary O'Hehir wife of Valentine O'Hehir of Burrowa in the Colony of New South Wales. After the payment of all my just debts funeral and testamentary Expenses I give devise and bequeath to my son Michael O'Hehir of Burrowa in the Colony aforesaid all lands moneys chattels or effects whatsoever to which I am or may be entitled at the time of my decease for his own sole absolute use I hereby appoint my said son Michael O'Hehir of Burrowa Executor of this my Will hereby revoking all former Wills or testamentary dispositions heretofore made by me In witness whereof I have to this my Will set my hand this fourth day of September one thousand eight hundred eight hundred and ninety four
Mary her X mark O'Hehir
Signed by the said Mary O'Hehir (by affixing her mrk hereto) as and for her last Will and Testament in the presence at the same time who at her request in her sight and presence and in the presence of Each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses and we certify that prior to such signing by her the same was read over and Explained to her in our presence and she appeared to us to thoroughly understand the same.
Robert Telford
Thomas Leslie
17th December 1896. By Act of Cort. Probate of the last Will and Testament of the abovenamed deceased granted to Michael O'Hehir of Burrowa Farmer the sole Executor in the said Will named
A. S. Boulton Proctor
Testatrix died at Burrowa on the 3rd October 1894
Estate sworn under £1644 

Family

Valentine O'Hehir d. 31 Jul 1919
Children

Citations

  1. [S1768] Ancestry Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, online https://ancestry.com, Peter McEncroe family 1849.
  2. [S1481] NSW Marriage Indexes, Valentine Hehir & Mary McEncroe 1861.
  3. [S1294] NSW Death Registration Transcription.
  4. [S1635] Findmypast NSW Will Books 1800-1952, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Mary O'Hehir 1894.
  5. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Burrowa News, Friday, October 5, 1894.
  6. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 5478/1862 Catherine OHare.
  7. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 6004/1864 Mary Hehir.
  8. [S1473] NSW Death Indexes, 24756/1964 Bridget Haydon.
  9. [S1473] NSW Death Indexes, 5153/1949 Michael O'Hehir.
  10. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 7042/1870 Ann OHehir.
  11. [S1473] NSW Death Indexes, 14776/1934 Valentine O'Hehir.
  12. [S1481] NSW Marriage Indexes, 6722/1905 Leslie J Bennett & Margaret O'Hehir.
  13. [S1599] The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, July 11, 1960.