Robert Connors1
M, #81, b. 5 July 1875, d. 25 November 1931
Father | John Connor2 b. 25 May 1835, d. 7 Jul 1901 |
Mother | Catherine Corban2 b. 18 Nov 1849, d. 5 Oct 1926 |
Relationship | Great-grandfather 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* | 5 July 1875 | Scone, NSW; Name: Robert Connors Sex of Child: Male Date of Birth: 5 Jul 1875 Place: Scone NSW Father: John Connors Occupation: Railway Porter Birthplace: Ireland Age: 39 Date of Marriage: 1873 Place of Marriage: Murrurundi Mother: Catherine Corban Birthplace: Scone Age: 25 Previous Issue: 1 boy living Informant: John Connors, father, Scone Present at Birth: Mrs Sutton Registered: 5 Aug 1875 - Scone2 |
Death of Father | 7 July 1901 | Robert Street, Morpeth, NSW; Name: John O'Connor Date of Death: 7 Jul 1901 Place: Robert Street Morpeth NSW Occupation: Railway Guard Sex: Male Age: 65 Conjugal Status: Place of Birth: Sligo Ireland Time in Aust Colonies: 37 years in NSW Father: John Dominic O'Connor Occupation: Unknown Mother: Ann (surname not stated) Place of Marriage: Haydonton NSW Age at Marriage: 37 Name of Spouse: Catherine Corban Children of Marriage: John 27, Robert 26, Catherine 18, Francis S 16, Agnes 15, James 12, living; 1 males, 2 females dead Informant: C O'Connor, wife, Morpeth Cause of Death: Interstitial Nephritis Length of Illness: 1 1/2 years Medical Attendant: F A Bennett Date Last Seen: 6 Jul 1901 Date of Burial: 8 Jul 1901 Place of Burial: Roman Catholic Cemetery Morpeth Minister & Religion: P T Corcoran, Roman Catholic Undertaker: J G White Witnesses: William R Pickett, James McCarthy;Principal=John Connor3 |
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;Bride=Bridget Anne Shea4 |
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 |
Death of Daughter | 1919 | Penrith, NSW;Principal=Annie Connors14 |
Birth of Son | 23 September 1923 | Penrith, NSW;Principal=Vincent Joseph Connors13 |
Death of Mother | 5 October 1926 | Cathedral Street, West Maitland, NSW; Name: Catherine Connor Date of Death: 5 Oct 1926 Place: Cathedral Street West Maitland, Municipality of West Maitland NSW Occupation: Old age pensioner Sex: Female Age: 70 Conjugal Status: Place of Birth: Scone NSW Time in Aust Colonies: Father: Robert Corban Occupation: Bootmaker Mother: Mary O'Brien Place of Marriage: Scone NSW Age at Marriage: 17 Name of Spouse: John Connor Children of Marriage: John 53, Robert 51, Frank S 42, Agnes 40, living; 2 males, 3 females deceased Informant: F S Connor, son, 9 Nicholson Street West Maitland Cause of Death: Valvular disease of heart, senility and chronic nephritis Length of Illness: Medical Attendant: F P M Solling Date Last Seen: 30 Sep 1926 Date of Burial: 7 Oct 1926 Place of Burial: Roman Catholic Cemetery Morpeth Minister & Religion: James Gleeson, Roman Catholic Undertaker: Alex S Mehan Witnesses: V Jefferies, L I Lightfoot Registered: 6 Oct 1926 - West Maitland;Principal=Catherine Corban15 |
Residence* | 1930 | Woodriff Street, Penrith, NSW; Robert Connors, gatekeeper Bridget Ann Connors, home duties;Principal=Bridget Anne Connors16 |
Burial* | November 1931 | General Cemetery, Penrith, NSW; Name: Robert Connors Residence: Penrith Date of death: 25th November 1931 Cemtery: General Cemetery Age: 56 Remarks: Recieved Penance & Extreme Unction17 |
Death* | 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 Price18 |
Article* | 5 December 1931 | "The Nepean Times", Penrith, NSW; MR ROBERT CONNORS After a lengthy illness, Mr Robert Connors, of Woodriff Street, Penrith, died in the Nepean District Hospital on Wednesday of last week, at the age of 56 years. He was admitted to the Hospital only two days previously. Deceased, who was the son of the late Mr and Mrs J. Connors, was a native of Scone, and joined the Railway service at the age of 10 years. He occupied various positions in the service, but was a guard for the major portion, retiring in April last owing to ill health. He had been a resident of Penrith for 16 years. The late Mr Connors is survived by Mrs Connors (who was Miss B. A. Shea, daughter of the late Mr and Mrs M. Shea, of Murrumburrah) and three sons and four daughters, viz. Mrs G. Sheens (Penrith), Mrs W. Elkington (Penrith), Mrs W. Keech (Wingham), Mr Frank Connors (Penrith), and Robert, Leslie, Vincent, and Alice Connors (Penrith). Messrs Jack and Frank and Miss Agnes Connors (of West Maitland) are brothers and sister. There are eight grandchildren. The funeral took place on Friday morning last the interment being in the Roman Catholic portion of Penrith General Cemetery. Rev. Father Sobb conducted the service.19 |
Family | Bridget Anne Shea b. 19 Nov 1878, d. 11 Apr 1951 | |
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Citations
- [S13] NSW Birth Index, 32701/1905 Mary A Connors.
- [S110] NSW Birth Transcript (Marilyn Rowan), 19368/1875 Robert Connors.
- [S107] NSW Death Transcript (Marilyn Rowan), 10136/1901 John O'Connor.
- [S109] NSW Marriage Transcript (Marilyn Rowan), 9392/1905 Robert Connors & Bridget A 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.
- [S11] NSW Death Index, 2665/1919 Annie Connors.
- [S107] NSW Death Transcript (Marilyn Rowan), 21458/1926 Catherine Connor.
- [S182] Australian Electoral Rolls, http://www.ancestry.com.au/
- [S153] Microfilm Burial, St Nicholas of Myra Penrith, 1901-1931.
- [S107] NSW Death Transcript (Marilyn Rowan), 19203/1931 Robert Connors.
- [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Nepean Times, Saturday, December 5, 1931.
- [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.
- [S107] NSW Death Transcript (Marilyn Rowan), 15212/1951 Bridget Ann Connors.