Orphan Number: | 2076 |
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Orphan: | Catherine GLEESON |
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Mother: | MOLOUGHNEY, Winifred |
Father: | WHELAN, William |
Mother's ship: | Catherine to Adelaide |
Father's ship: | |
Age when admitted: | 9yrs |
Date admitted: | 15 Oct 1862 |
Date discharged: | |
Institution(s): | Queens Orphan School |
Discharged to: | |
Remarks: | won good conduct prize Jan 1864 - stepfather Thomas Gleeson per Kinnear |
References: | SWD26/5, 27, 28 |
Catherine Whelan was born in South Australia to William Whelan and Winifred Moloughney. Her step-father, whose name she later adopted was Thomas Gleeson.
Catherine, aged 19, married William Briers, aged 21, a carpenter on 10 May 1872 at St Peters Roman Catholic Church, New Norfolk. William was the son of Robert Briers and Lydia Jelley. Witnesses at the marriage were her half-brother Thomas Gleeson and half-sister Winifred Gleeson.
Children of the marriage:
(1) Winifred Louisa Briers born 1/1/1873 married Joseph Heri Marsh.
(2) William Edwin Briers born 18/1/1875 New Norfolk. Died 1878
(3) Susan Elizabeth Briers born 15/11/1876 New Norfolk. Died 1890 New Norfolk.
(4) Lydia Mary Briers born 16/6/1879 New Norfolk married James Thomas Miller, New Norfolk.
(5) Edward John Briers born 6/10/1881 New Norfolk married Victoria Hannah Louisa Kingshott 1910 Hobart.
(6) Catherine Elizabeth Matilda Briers born 16/1/1884 New Norfolk married Samuel Arthur Wilton 1900 Lachlan.
(7) William Bernard Briers born 15/12/1886 New Norfolk married Beatrice Mary Aiken 1913 Hobart.
(8) Patrick Norman Briers born 25/3/1889 New Norfolk.
(9) Joseph (Vincent) Briers born 19/3/1891 New Norfolk. Died 16/1/1900 Lachlan.
Catherine’s second marriage was to James Alfred Wakefield on 6 Sep 1893 New Norfolk (son of James Wakefield and Catherine Conradina Conrad).