MAKING THEIR MARK |
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Many of the McNamara family had
long lives, two of them lived to over one hundred years
of age while others survived well into their nineties.
William McNamara
outlived all his brothers and sisters dying two months
after his youngest brother Charlie on 11 April 1979
aged 101 years 3 weeks. His father James McNamara Senior
died in Dalby Hospital on 1 April 1942 aged 100 years
and 7 months. The family lost three children in their infancy. Francis John died of jaundice, Mondure (1872) age 4 years. Twin Mary Ann died in Gayndah (1883) seventeen days after her birth, another twin Sarah died of convulsions at Cadarga Station 1887 aged twenty-two months. |
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THE LOST SOULS |
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Francis John and Sarah were buried
on Mondure and Cadarga stations. The location of their
gravesites will never be found following the break up
of the old pastoral leases for closer settlement around
1890. Sarah is said to have been buried somewhere in
the scrub at Cadarga in a grave dug by her father and
brother James Joseph. There is no indication of any
religious ceremony conducted at the Chinchilla grave
site. The death of Francis John was marked in similar circumstances with a family friend, shepherd Henry Vogler reading "Service of the Church of Rome" at the graveside. The death of Mary Ann, one of the family's first set of twins also received no religious recognition. |
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A FINAL RESTING PLACE |
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This site contains all Death
Certificates for the family of
James McNamara and Mary Ann Fuller. While they are
not expected to lead to any significant breakthrough
for clues to the final resting place of John McNamara
and Mary Anne Barry, visitors may find the information
of some interest. The certificates may contain names
that other researchers can connect to a current
project. The Death Certificates of John McNamara and Mary Anne Barry could be anywhere. The search continues despite the fact that the names of their parents are unknown making any positive identification all but impossible. |
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