{"id":1797,"date":"2011-04-14T21:05:20","date_gmt":"2011-04-14T11:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fanningfamilyhistory.com\/?p=1797"},"modified":"2023-05-21T05:51:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T05:51:20","slug":"mackey-family-victoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fanningfamilyhistory.com\/index.php\/2011\/04\/14\/mackey-family-victoria\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mackey Family from Limerick to Victoria Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Map of Irish Counties<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thomas Mackey, was from Co Limerick, Ireland. He was baptised on April 24, 1853 in Kilduff in the Parish of Pallasgrean & Templebredon in Co Limerick. His godparents were Patrick Mackey and Mary Treacy.\u00a0\u00a0His mother was Bridget Treacy and his father Thomas Mackey, a farmer.His grandparents were Patrick Mackey and Catherine Dwyer.<\/p>\n

In Griffiths Valuation in the townland of Kilduff (1.5 kms from Pallasgrean) published in Nov 1850 there is a Thomas Mackey a farmer and also a John Mackey.<\/p>\n

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Griffiths Valuation for Kilduff Townland Co Limerick c 1850<\/p>\n

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Mackey Family Griffiths Valuation Showing Kilduff Townland Co Limerick c1850<\/p>\n

I have started looking for connections between the various Mackey families in the areas surrounding Kilduff. Trying to find my 4x great grandparents, the parents of Patrick Mackey who married Catherine Dwyer.<\/p>\n

Mackey – 1853. Co. Limerick. Griffith’s Valuation extracts\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

John, Kilballyowen, Knockainy
\nPatrick, Loughgur (Village of Loughgur), Knockainy
\nJohn, Kilballyowen, Knockainy
\nPatrick, Loughgur (Village of Loughgur), Knockainy
\nJohn, Kilballyowen, Knockainy
\nTimothy, Castlefarm, Hospital
\nTimothy, Castlefarm, Hospital
\nPatrick, Loughgur (Village of Loughgur), Knockainy
\nJames, Ballinacurra Hore’s St Lc, Limerick St. Michaels
\nMichael, Gooig, Stradbally
\nPatrick, Gooig, Stradbally
\nTimothy, Cloon and Commons, Stradbally
\nAnthony, Lacka, Castleconnell Vill, Stradbally
\nAnthony, Lacka, Stradbally
\nAnth, Lacka, Castleconnell Vill Stradbally
\nAnthony, Gooig, Stradbally
\nTimothy, Castlefarm, Hospital
\nWilliam, Corelish West, Grean
\nPatrick, Dromkeen South, Dromkeen
\nJames, Carnane, Fedamore
\nJames, Carnane, Fedamore
\nPatrick, Ballybeg, Dromkeen
\nPatrick, Dromkeen South, Dromkeen
\nPatrick, Dromkeen South, Dromkeen
\nPatrick, Ballybeg, Dromkeen
\nJames, Carnane, Fedamore
\nJohn, Kilduff, Grean
\nWilliam, Corelish West, Grean
\nJohn, Kilduff, Grean
\nThomas, Kilduff, Grean
\nThomas, Kilduff, Grean
\nJohn, Kilduff, Grean
\nThomas, Kilduff, Grean
\nWilliam, Corelish West, Grean
\nPatrick, Ballybeg, Dromkeen<\/p>\n

In the 1901 Census for Kiduff Co Limerick Patrick Mackey and his family are listed. He was born about 1851 and is most likely an older brother of\u00a0Thomas.<\/p>\n

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1901 Census for Kilduff Co Limerick Mackey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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1911 Census Kilduff Co Limerick Mackey Family<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thomas Mackey came out to Victoria about 1880 and was a draper.\u00a0One of his descendants told me he was a floor walker in a major department store in\u00a0Melbourne\u00a0at some time in his working life.<\/p>\n

In 1882 his address was Bourke St\u00a0Melbourne\u00a0and he was a draper.\u00a0From\u00a01903-1924 he lived in McPherson St Essendon.<\/p>\n

Three of Thomas’s brothers and one sister and an uncle all came out to Australia, although not at the same time. There may also have been cousins as well who made the journey from Ireland.<\/p>\n

His sister Catherine, born in 1835, and who married William Real in Co Limerick, came out in 1857. She died in 1900 in Northcote, Victoria.<\/p>\n

Daniel Mackey who was born in 1842, died in Bendigo, at age 30, after being out here for only three years. He is buried in Sandhurst Cemetery, Bendigo, Victoria. There was a Daniel Mackey with a William and Nicholas Mackey (possibly cousins) who came out on the “Ocean Empress” in 1862. Catherine and Daniel Mackey are listed as being born in Pallasgrean Co Limerick. Edmond Mackey born 1856, also emigrated to Victoria. There he married Julia Ann Briscoe and they had a family of eight children. He died in Fitzroy in 1906.<\/p>\n

Thomas Mackey aged 29, married\u00a0Bridget\u00a0Christina Burns, aged 23, on May 1, 1882 at St Mary’s Church, Echuca, Victoria. Bridget Christina Burns was born in Sunbury, Victoria in 1859. Her parents were Bryan\u00a0Burns and Mary Canavan, both from Co Galway Ireland.<\/p>\n

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Below is their wedding record and a wedding notice from The Argus.\u00a0Bridget’s\u00a0father’s name is given as Berned Burns:<\/p>\n

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Wedding of Thomas Mackey and Bridget Burns The Argus 1882<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bridget Burns & Thomas Mackey 1882 Marriage Certificate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thomas and\u00a0Bridget\u00a0had nine children: Thomas\u00a0Bernard\u00a01883-1957, who married Anastasia Hearn; Eileen Alana 1884-1929 married, Joseph Glass and lived at Yackandandah; Victor Francis 1886-1944, married Adelaide Mathews; Mary Margaret 1888-1981, married Archibald Breen, Ida Theresa 1890-1974, married Francis Collins Fanning; Edmond John 1893-1951, married Ethel Belden; Christopher Patrick 1894-1958, married Barbara\u00a0Pleasant\u00a0Lohman; Alfred William 1896-1963,\u00a0married\u00a0Alice May Shanks; Doris Catherine 1899-1954, married Francis Cyril Antonie.<\/p>\n

\"Mary<\/a>
Mary Mackey and Archie Breen Wedding notice Albury Banner and Wodonga Express 1923<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ida<\/a>
Young Ida Mackey on the left with friend Ag Iverson date unknown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ida<\/a>
The Mackey daughters at Ida Mackey’s wedding Sept 15, 1915 Doris, Ida & Mary Mackey L-R<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Eileen<\/a>
Eileen Mackey, daughter of Thomas and Bridget Mackey, in her nurse’s uniform date unknown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Eileen<\/a>
Eileen Sis Mackey and Joe Glass Wedding 20 Nov 1919<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bridget<\/a>
Bridget Mackey nee Burns, Ida Fanning nee Mackey & Eileen Mackey, Bridget’s granddaughter 29 May 1843<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ida<\/a>
Ida Fanning nee Mackey and her sister Mary Breen nee Mackey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ida<\/a>
Ida Fanning and her sister Doris Antonie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Alfred<\/a>
Alfred Mackey on the left, son of Thomas and Bridget Mackey nee Burns 1909 Victoria Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thomas Mackey died on the first of June, 1926, aged 73, from bronchitis and cardiac failure. He is buried in the Fawkner Cemetery\u00a0Melbourne\u00a0Victoria Australia.<\/p>\n

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Grave of Thomas Mackey 1853-1926 & Bridget Mackey nee Burns 1859-1944 Fawkner Cemetery Melbourne Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The following detailed genealogy report from Family Tree Maker traces the descendants of Thomas Mackey of Pallasgreen Co Limerick Ireland born about 1808 and Bridget Treacy his wife to present day Mackey family in Victoria Australia:<\/p>\n

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Mackey Descendants from Thomas Mackey Pallasgrean Co Limerick Ireland 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thomas Mackey was born in Co Limerick Ireland in 1853. He emigrated to Victoria Australia as did other members of his family. He married Bridget Burns in Echuca Victoria and they had nine children He worked as a draper and died in 1926. He is buried in Fawkner Cemetery Melbourne Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[150,187,233,455],"class_list":["post-1797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mackey","tag-burns-family-history","tag-co-limerick","tag-descendants-report","tag-mackey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fanningfamilyhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fanningfamilyhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fanningfamilyhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fanningfamilyhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fanningfamilyhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fanningfamilyhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1797\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fanningfamilyhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fanningfamilyhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fanningfamilyhistory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}