Bridget Anne Shea1
F, #82, b. 19 November 1878, d. 11 April 1951
 Bridget Ann Connors nee Shea 1878-1951 |
| Father | Michael Shea1 b. 7 Jun 1842, d. 28 Jun 1926 |
| Mother | Mary Ann Clarke2 b. 15 May 1845, d. 3 Feb 1885 |
| Relationship | Great-grandmother of Timothy George Sheens |
| Charts | Ancestors of Timothy George Sheens (DNA trail) Ancestors of Timothy George Sheens (paper trail) |
| Last Edited | 11 Jan 2022 |
| Birth* | 19 November 1878 | Evergreen Forest, near Murrumburrah, NSW; Name: Bridget Ann Shea Sex of Child: Female Date of Birth: 19 Nov 1878 Place: Evergreen Forest, near Murrumburrah NSW Father: Michael Shea Occupation: Farmer Birthplace: Lake George Age: 36 Date of Marriage: 27 Jan 1878 Place of Marriage: Murrumburrah Mother: Mary Ann Clarke Birthplace: Liverpool NSW Age: 27 Previous Issue: Informant: Michea Shea (see not), father, Murrumburrah Present at Birth: Dr McDougall, Mrs Shea Notes: Informant is clearly recorded as "Michea Shea" in this register3 |
| Death of Mother | 3 February 1885 | Demondrill, NSW; Name: Mary Ann Shea Date of death: 3 Feb 1885 Place: Demondrill, District of Murrumburrah NSW Occupation: Housekeeper Sex: Female Age: 39 Place of Birth: Liverpool NSW Father: William Clark Occupation: Farmer Mother: Mary Jane Touch Place of Marriage: Murrumburrah Name of Spouse: Michael Shea Children of Marriage: 4 females all living, 1 male deceased Cause of Death: Childbirth Length of Illness: 5 days Medical Attendant: Dr Allen Date last seen: 1 Feb 1885 Date of Burial: 5 Feb 1885 Place of Burial: Murrumburrah Undertaker: John Stewart Witnesses: John Shea, Patrick Kennedy;Principal=Mary Ann Clarke4 |
| Marriage* | 10 October 1905 | St Columba's, Cootamundra, NSW; Groom: Robert Connors Status: Bachelor Place of Birth: Scone NSW Occupation: Railway Employee Age: 34 Usual Residence: Harden Father: John Connors (deceased) Occupation: Railway Employee Mother: Catherine Corben Bride: Bridget Anne Shea Status: Spinster Place of Birth: Demondrille NSW Occupation: Living with friends (altered from living with parents) Age: 26 Usual Residence: Demondrille Father: Michael Shea Occupation: Farmer Mother: Mary Anne Clark (deceased) Date of Marriage: 10 Oct 1905 Place of Marriage: St Columba's Church Cootamundra NSW Religion: Roman Catholic Witnesses: Jack Shea, Mary Jane Keogh Minister: Richard Butler;Groom=Robert Connors1 |
| Married Name | 10 October 1905 | Connors1 |
| Birth of Daughter | 23 August 1906 | Cootamundra, NSW; Name: Mary Agnes Shea, or Connors (illegitimate) Sex of Child: Female Date of Birth: 23 Aug 1905 Place of Birth: Cootamundra NSW Father: Robert Connors Occupation: Railway Employee Birthplace: Scone NSW Age: 34 Date of Marriage: 10 Oct 1905 Place of Marriage: Cootamundra NSW Mother: Bridget Ann Shea Birthplace: Demondrille NSW Age: 26 Previous Issue: Nil Informant: Bridget Anne Connors, mother, Triangle, Junee Present at Birth: Mrs James O’Brien Registered: 4 Dec 1905 – Cootamundra Notes: registered as the lawful issue of Robert Connors and Bridget Ann Shea at Dubbo on 30 Nov 1905 – Wm Ridley, Dep Reg Genl, Sydney, 12 Mar 1906;Principal=Mary Agnes Connors5 |
| Birth of Son | 1907 | Murrumburrah, NSW;Principal=Mervyn Francis Connors6 |
| Birth of Daughter | 23 November 1908 | Murrumburrah, NSW;Principal=Eva May Connors7 |
| Birth of Son | 1910 | Murrumburrah, NSW;Principal=Robert James Connors8 |
| Birth of Daughter | 23 November 1911 | Harden, NSW; Name: Catherine Anne Connors Sex of Child: Female Date of Birth: 23 Nov 1911 Place of Birth: Harden, municipality of Murrumburrah NSW Father: Robert Connors Occupation: Railway Guard Birthplace: Scone NSW Age: 36 Date of Marriage: 10 Oct 1905 Place of Marriage: Cootamundra NSW Mother: Bridget Anne Shea Birthplace: Demondrille NSW Age: 33 Previous Issue: Mary A 6, Mervyn F 4, Eva M 3, Robert J 1, living; none dead Informant: B A Connors, mother, Harden; Witness: R Connors Present at Birth: Dr Heggaton, Nurse Cooney Registered: 22 Jan 1912 – Murrumburrah;Principal=Catherine Anne Connors9 |
| Birth of Son | 1913 | Murrumburrah, NSW;Principal=John Connors10 |
| Birth of Son | 1915 | Murrumburrah, NSW;Principal=Leslie Michael Connors11 |
| Death of Son | 1916 | Penrith, NSW;Principal=John Connors12 |
| Birth of Daughter | 5 September 1916 | Penrith, NSW;Principal=Alice Marie Connors13 |
| Birth of Daughter | 5 September 1916 | Penrith, NSW;Principal=Annie Connors13 |
| Article | 20 January 1917 | "The Nepean Times", Penrith, NSW; MRS. CONNORS, of Lemongrove, Penrith, desires to return sincere thanks to Dr. Barrow for kind attention and skill to her four children whilst in Nepean Cottage Hospital, also Matron and Nurses; especially for satisfactory setting of my little girl's arm, which was badly broken and fractured in elbow; now she has full use of it, and it is us straight as the other arm.14 |
| Death of Daughter | 1919 | Penrith, NSW;Principal=Annie Connors15 |
| Article* | 26 July 1919 | "The Nepean Times", Penrith, NSW; A Lemongrove Row CHILDREN QUARREL, THEN MOTHERS. "A CLASH OF TONGUES." There has been trouble among neighbors at Lemongrove of late, if one may judge from a case which was decided at Penrith Police Court, by Mr. T. B. Clegg, P.M., on Monday, when Georgie Armistead proceeded against Mrs. Connors on a charge of using insulting words on July 16 last. Defendant pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr. D. McDonald. Plaintiff conducted her own case. Georgie Armistead deposed: I am a married woman, and live with my husband at Lemongrove. On the 16th I was in the house opposite. My little boy came in crying. Mrs. Connors put her head out of her window and said to me, "You dirty cow. Go home and comb your head." A lot of other insulting remarks were made— about "pay your debts" and that sort of thing — but the words mentioned are those of which I complain most. To Mr. McDonald: I was, taking my little boy home when this happened. My house is opposite to Mrs. Connors'. I have been living in my present house three months. I don't know how long Mrs. Connors has been living where she is. I don't know what caused her to make the remark. I have had to put up with this abuse for the last month, but this is the first time I have had a witness. It has all been due to quarrels among the children. It began a month ago with a small quarrel about a "Peace" bonfire. Mrs. Connors and I have never personally quarrelled. There has been no provocation of any sort for this language. Mr. and Mrs. Dukes and Mrs. Elkington were present. I have not got Mr. and Mrs. Dukes here as witnesses. Mrs. Connors and I were friends a little while ago. There has been some sickness in our street. I don't know that Mrs. Connors has been helping the sick. I have borrowed once or twice from her, and have returned the articles borrowed. I owe her something on a perambulator because she would not give me a receipt for what I had paid. I did not get sugar, kerosene and bread from her that I have not returned. I have only had one complaint to me about my children, and that was more than twelve months ago — before I knew Mrs. Connors. On that occasion I corrected my children. On this occasion my little boy was crying. He had been whipped. He is five years old, and the girl who whipped him is 14. That was not the first occasion on which my children have been whipped by Mrs. Connors' children. It is not a fact that my little girl of 13 encourages the other children to tantalise Mrs. Connors' children. Nobody else complains about mine. Emma May Elkington deposed: I am a married woman and reside at Lemon grove. I know plaintiff and defendant. On the date in question Mrs. Armistead was in my kitchen, and her child was brought in crying. I think he was more frightened than hurt. I heard Mrs. Connors calling across the yard, but did not hear what she said. My boy came in immediately afterwards, and I said to him, "What is the matter?" He told me something. I didn't hear the words in the information used on this occasion. I heard defendant on another occasion say to plaintiff, "Go inside and clean your head, you lousy cow." It may have been a few days previous that I heard those words. To Mr. McDonald: I have put up with scandalous lies from Mrs. Connors. She and I have been living close to each other for about two years. I don't know that Mrs. Connors has said these things about me, but I have been told by other people that she has said them. Defendant, Bridget Ann Connors deposed: I am the wife of Robert Connors and live at Lemongrove. I have been living in my present house two years. Mrs. Armistead has seven or eight children, and I have seven. Mrs. Elkington lives close to my place. On this day I was down the street, and when I came home my little girl came to me. I heard plaintiff calling out to my boy, "You have gone a bit too far. I have a witness. You will pay for it, or your mother will." My girl came in and said, "They have been tantalising me." I saw Mrs. Armistead going in by her gate. I heard Mrs. Dukes call out from her window, "Go on you have plenty of witnesses." I never used the words complained of. Mrs. Elkington and I are on bad terms through Mrs. Armistead saying things. I called out to the children. I didn't see Mrs. Armistead when she was standing in front of Mrs. Elkington's place. I didn't see her until she was going into her own house. I didn't speak to her at all. Her children have annoyed mine. The trouble is due to the children, as far as I know. I have been on good terms with Mrs. Armistead, and have lent and given her things. I helped Mrs. Armistead and Mrs. Elkington when sick. To plaintiff: Mr. Paul did not order me out of his house the other day. The Mayor (Ald. T. Jones) gave evidence in support of defendant's character. He had known Mrs. Connors about five years. She had always been good to her children. In the last few years she had lost children. So far as the children of these parties were concerned he thought that they were all alike. Defendant had been helping people in trouble. Mr. McDonald put in a testimonial in support of defendant's character. Mrs. Nelan deposed: I have known defendant for four years. I have never known her to have a quarrel with anyone. She is not of a quarrelsome disposition. In reply to the P.M. plaintiff stated, that Mrs. Dukes was too ill to attend as a witness. The P.M.: It is a question of Mrs. Armistead's word against Mrs. Connors. Mrs. Armistead swears positively that Mrs. Connors used the words complained of and Mrs. Connors swears just as positively that she didn't. They are the only witnesses on that point. I think that the wisest thing I can do to save further discord among these neighbors who are living close together is to dismiss the case. I won't express an opinion as to who is telling lies. But it is only the word of one against another, and I don't want to intensify the ill-feeling amongst these neighbors. As for Mrs. Connors I can quite appreciate that she might be a kindly woman, but still her tongue may run away with her. There are scores and scores of women like that. And the same, perhaps, might be said of Mrs. Armistead. It seems to me that it is merely a clash of tongues between two women, and they come to this court and ask me to determine whose tongue is the worse. The case was dismissed without costs.14 |
| Birth of Son | 23 September 1923 | Penrith, NSW;Principal=Vincent Joseph Connors13 |
| Death of Father | 28 June 1926 | Rookwood State Hospital, Lidcombe, NSW; Name: Michael Shea Date of Death: 28 Jun 1926 Place: Rookwood State Hospital, Lidcombe Municipality NSW Ocupation: Labourer, Old age pensioner Sex: Male Age: 83 Conjugal Status: Place of Birth: Lake George NSW Time in Aust Colonies: Father: Thomas Shea Occupation: Farmer Mother: Bridget Costellow Place of Marriage: Murrumburrah NSW Age at Marriage: 39 Name of Spouse: Mary Ann Clarke Children of Marriage: Bridget, Mary J, Alice, Winifred, ages unknown, living; none deceased Informant: F D Carroll, Clerk, Rookwood Asylum Cause of Death: Senility, Chronic Cystitis Length of Illness: Medical Attendant: R W Thompson Date Last Seen: 27 Jun 1926 Date of Burial: 30 Jun 1926 Place of Burial: Roman Catholic Cemetery Rookwood Minister & Religion: Maurice Carmody, Roman Catholic Undertaker: Metcalfe and Morris (Amal) Ltd Witnesses: H Driver, W H Roberts Registered: 2 Jul 1926 - Granville;Principal=Michael Shea16 |
| (Godparent) Baptism | 6 November 1928 | St Nicholas of Myra, Penrith, NSW; Name: Terrence George Sheens Born: 26 October 1928 Parents: George Sheens & Mary Agnes Connors Place of residence: Penrith Baptised: 6 November 1928 Minister: Thomas Ryan, Roman Catholic Name of Godparent: Bridget Anne Connors Remarks: Confirmed at Penrith 18 October 1940, Godparent Catholic, married to Ellen Josephine Smith at St Marys Cathedral on 5 April 1950;Principal=Terrence George Sheens13 |
| Residence* | 1930 | Woodriff Street, Penrith, NSW; Robert Connors, gatekeeper Bridget Ann Connors, home duties;Principal=Robert Connors17 |
| Death of Spouse | 25 November 1931 | Nepean District Hospital, Penrith, NSW; Name: Robert Connors Date of Death: 25 Nov 1931 Place of Death: Nepean District Hospital, Penrith Municipality NSW Occupation: Retired railway Employee, Railway & Invalid pensioner Sex: Male Age: 56 Conjugal Status: Place of Birth: Scone NSW Time in Aust Colonies: Father: John Connors Occupation: Railway Guard Mother: Catherine Ann (surname not stated) Place of Marriage: Cootamundra NSW Age at Marriage: 29 Name of Spouse: Bridget Ann Shea Children of Marriage: Agnes 26, Frank 24, Robert 21, Katherine 20, Leslie 16, Alice 15, Vincent 8 living; 2 males, 1 female deceased Informant: G Sheens, son-in-law, Union Road Penrith Cause of Death: Cerebral Haemorrhage, Arterio Sclerosis Length of Illness: Medical Attendant: F C Higgins Date last seen: 25 Nov 1931 Date of Burial: 27 Nov 1931 Place of Burial: Roman Catholic Cemetery Kingswood Minister & Religion: A J Sobb, Roman Catholic Undertaker: Nelson Price, employed by J Price and Son Witnesses: J W Trask, R W Price;Principal=Robert Connors18 |
| Article* | 31 March 1934 | "The Nepean Times", Penrith, NSW; Police Court Prohibition Bridget Ann Connors, of Woodriff Street, Penrith, asked that a prohibition order against her son, Mervyn Connors, be issued. An order was made for twelve months.;Principal=Mervyn Francis Connors19 |
| Residence* | 1936 | Woodriff Street, Penrith, NSW; Bridget Ann Connors, home duties17 |
| Article | 27 May 1937 | "The Nepean Times", Penrith, NSW; Police Court A prohibition order for twelve months was issued against Mervyn Connors on the application of Bridget Ann Connors, his mother.;Principal=Mervyn Francis Connors20 |
| Article | 3 June 1937 | "The Nepean Times", Penrith, NSW; Mrs B. A. Connors, of Penrith, is at present spending a holiday at Wingham with her son-in-law and daughter (Mr and Mrs L. W. Keech).21 |
| Article | 21 May 1942 | "The Nepean Times", Penrith, NSW; Fell from Tram. Alighting from a tram in Railway Square, Sydney, on Sunday evening, Mrs B. A, Connors, of Penrith, fell heavily to the roadway when the tram suddenly commenced to move. Mrs Connors sustained fractured ribs and a badly bruised leg and head, and was conveyed to Sydney Hospital by Central District Ambulance, from which hospital she was later discharged and allowed to go home. Nepean Ambulance met Mrs Connors at Penrith Rail way Station and conveyed her to the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. Elkington, 22 Woodriff Street, Penrith, where she is confined to bed.22 |
| Article | 11 March 1948 | "The Nepean Times", Penrith, NSW; Personal MRS. B. A. CONNORS, who resides with her daughter, Mrs. W. P. Elkington, of Woodriff Street, Penrith, fell and fractured her wrist in the early hours of Saturday morning. Mrs. Connors received attention at Nepean District Hospital and is now progressing favourably.23 |
| Photo* | 24  Les Connors, Bridget Ann Connors & Vincent Connors | |
| Death* | 11 April 1951 | Nepean District Hospital, Penrith, NSW; Name: Bridget Ann Connors Date of Death: 11 Apr 1951 Place of Death: Nepean District Hospital, Penrith; usual residence Melrose House, High Street Penrith NSW Occupation: Sex: Female Age: 73 Conjugal Status: Widow Place of Birth: Demondrille NSW Time in Aust Colonies: Father: Michael Shea Occupation: Not known Mother: Not known Place of Marriage: Cootamundra NSW Age at Marriage: Not known Name of Spouse: Robert James Connors Children of Marriage: Mary A 45, Mervyn F 43, Eva M 42, Robert J 38, Catherine A 37, Leslie M 36, Vincent J 27 living; 1 male, 2 females deceased Informant: V J Connors, son, Melrose House, High Street Penrith Cause of Death: Cerebral Arterio Sclerosis, Arterio Sclerotic Length of Illness: Medical Attendant: I M Barrow Date last seen: Date of Burial: 13 Apr 1951 Place of Burial: General Cemetery Penrith Minister & Religion: John Fitzpatrick, Roman Catholic Undertaker: John Price and Son Witnesses: T J Parkes, H Boots25 |
| Obituary* | 19 April 1951 | "The Nepean Times", Penrith, NSW; DEATH OF MRS. B. A. CONNORS A very estimable lady, well known in the district, Mrs. Bridget Ann Connors, relict of the late Robert James Connors, died in Nepean District Hospital on Wednesday evening, April 11, at the age of 73 years. Although Mrs. Connors had been ailing for about three years, her death was rather unexpected, as only the night before she appeared to be in fairly good health. She was familiarly and affectionately known to numerous friends as "Gran." Mrs. Connors was the daughter of the late Mary and Michael Shea, and was born at Demondrille, N.S.W. She was married at Cootamundra to Robert James Connors, a railway man, and they lived in the Harden district for several years before coming to Penrith about 30 years ago, and here she resided for the rest of her years. Her husband died in 1931. Surviving daughters and sons are: Agnes (Mrs. G. Sheens, Penrith), Mervyn (Penrith), Eva (Mrs. W. Elkington, Penrith), Robert (Lidcombe), Leslie (Kiama), Catherine (Mrs. W. Keech, Penrith), Alice (Mrs. E. Downes, Auburn), and Vincent (Penrith). Three children predeceased her. The late Mrs. Connors also leaves brothers and sisters-Mr. Michael Shea (Murrumburrah), Mr. Jim Shea (Murrumburrah), Minnie (Mrs. E. O'Connor, Ashfleld), and Alice (Burwood). There are 22 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The funeral, which was well attended, took place on Friday, April 13, leaving St. Nicholas' Church, Penrith, for the Catholic portion of Penrith general cemetery, where the last rites were conducted by the Rev. Father Fitzpatrick, P.P. Many wreaths were forwarded, including tributes from firms and organisations with which members of the family are connected.26 |
Family | Robert Connors b. 5 Jul 1875, d. 25 Nov 1931 | |
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Citations
- [S109] NSW Marriage Transcript (Marilyn Rowan), 9392/1905 Robert Connors & Bridget A Shea.
- [S13] NSW Birth Index, 26803/1879 Bridget A Shea.
- [S110] NSW Birth Transcript (Marilyn Rowan), 26803/1879 Bridget A Shea.
- [S107] NSW Death Transcript (Marilyn Rowan), 15304/1885 Mary Ann Shea.
- [S110] NSW Birth Transcript (Marilyn Rowan), 32701/1905 Mary A Connors.
- [S13] NSW Birth Index, 37615/1907 Mervyn F Connors.
- [S13] NSW Birth Index, 5988/1909 Eva M Connors.
- [S13] NSW Birth Index, 29112/1910 Robert J Connors.
- [S110] NSW Birth Transcript (Marilyn Rowan), 6902/1912 Catherine A Connors.
- [S13] NSW Birth Index, 50981/1913 John Connors.
- [S13] NSW Birth Index, 5440/1915 Leslie M Connors.
- [S11] NSW Death Index, 18143/1916 John Connors.
- [S114] Microfilm Baptism, St Nicholas of Myra Penrith, 1839-1941.
- [S247] The Nepean Times.
- [S11] NSW Death Index, 2665/1919 Annie Connors.
- [S107] NSW Death Transcript (Marilyn Rowan), 12535/1926 Michael Shea.
- [S182] Australian Electoral Rolls, http://www.ancestry.com.au/
- [S107] NSW Death Transcript (Marilyn Rowan), 19203/1931 Robert Connors.
- [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Nepean Times, Saturday, March 31, 1934.
- [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Nepean Times, Thursday, May 27, 1937.
- [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Nepean Times, Thursday, June 3, 1937.
- [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Nepean Times, Thursday, May 21, 1942.
- [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Nepean Times, Thursday, March 11, 1948.
- [S184] Tim Sheens photographs.
- [S107] NSW Death Transcript (Marilyn Rowan), 15212/1951 Bridget Ann Connors.
- [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Nepean Times, Thursday, April 19, 1951.
- [S13] NSW Birth Index, 32701/1905 Mary A Connors.
- [S13] NSW Birth Index, 6902/1912 Catherine A Connors.
- [S13] NSW Birth Index, 33002/1916 Alice Connors.
- [S13] NSW Birth Index, 33003/1916 Annie Connors.