I was very fortunate to be given a stack of family letters written from 1913 to 1919 from Australia to family in OH who were emigrants from County Clare Drumline area from 1850 to 1900.   The surnames of DALY, MURPHY, and PYNE are referenced.   DALY family were in Ennis Town, Mills St. area and Smithstown Barony of Lower Bunratty.   MURPHY is linked to a daughter of Thomas and Margaret nee FITZPATRICK DALY but have no given name.  Her son Michael born circa 1870 was in Sydney in 1914.  His last letter to his cousin in Cleveland, OH was 1916 shortly before her death.  He talks of WW I and being unable to leave OZ to come to USA or return to Ireland D/T shipping/travel restrictions to leave.   PYNE is linked to MURPHY & DALY because of an inheritance of a man with surname PYNE in Clare who expired circa 1916.  Michael's mother is to inherit from his will.   I have searched through Ancestry and Familysearch for Michael Murphy, his civil birth in Clare. Death in Clare of a man with surname PYNE for above listed timelines without any luck.  Do not have his father's given name but had hoped his mother's DALY surname would be listed.   Also have been unable to find a marriage record in NSW for Wm. Thomas TOWNSEND circa 1919 to 1945.  I know when he returned to OZ after being wounded in France WW I, he was not married at that time.  Thus the 1919 start.  He expired in 29 June 1955 and is buried at Rookwood Cem. RC section but can find no reference to a wife.   Could anyone in Australia with Clare connections have any suggestions???   Thank you in advance,   Mary Ellen Chambers

Mary Ellen, See http://www.ourlibrary.ca/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=447&p=912&hilit=Pyne#p91 2 and http://www.ourlibrary.ca/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=208&p=393&hilit=Pyne#p39 3 for postings mentioning Pyne in Clare. Paddy -----Original Message----- From: irl-clare-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-clare-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mary Ellen Chambers Sent: 08 June 2013 21:54 To: IRL-CLARE-L Subject: [IRL-CLARE] Daly, Murphy, Pyne Surname in drumline area I was very fortunate to be given a stack of family letters written from 1913 to 1919 from Australia to family in OH who were emigrants from County Clare Drumline area from 1850 to 1900.   The surnames of DALY, MURPHY, and PYNE are referenced.   DALY family were in Ennis Town, Mills St. area and Smithstown Barony of Lower Bunratty.   MURPHY is linked to a daughter of Thomas and Margaret nee FITZPATRICK DALY but have no given name.  Her son Michael born circa 1870 was in Sydney in 1914.  His last letter to his cousin in Cleveland, OH was 1916 shortly before her death.  He talks of WW I and being unable to leave OZ to come to USA or return to Ireland D/T shipping/travel restrictions to leave.   PYNE is linked to MURPHY & DALY because of an inheritance of a man with surname PYNE in Clare who expired circa 1916.  Michael's mother is to inherit from his will.   I have searched through Ancestry and Familysearch for Michael Murphy, his civil birth in Clare. Death in Clare of a man with surname PYNE for above listed timelines without any luck.  Do not have his father's given name but had hoped his mother's DALY surname would be listed.   Also have been unable to find a marriage record in NSW for Wm. Thomas TOWNSEND circa 1919 to 1945.  I know when he returned to OZ after being wounded in France WW I, he was not married at that time.  Thus the 1919 start.  He expired in 29 June 1955 and is buried at Rookwood Cem. RC section but can find no reference to a wife.   Could anyone in Australia with Clare connections have any suggestions???   Thank you in advance,   Mary Ellen Chambers ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CLARE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, His death certificate would give his wife and childrens names as well as parents if known. Google NSW BDM to find all the details included on a death certificate. Regards Brenda, Melbourne. On 09/06/2013, at 5:54 AM, Mary Ellen Chambers <maryln61@yahoo.com> wrote: > I was very fortunate to be given a stack of family letters written from 1913 to 1919 from Australia to family in OH who were emigrants from County Clare Drumline area from 1850 to 1900. > > The surnames of DALY, MURPHY, and PYNE are referenced. > > DALY family were in Ennis Town, Mills St. area and Smithstown Barony of Lower Bunratty. > > MURPHY is linked to a daughter of Thomas and Margaret nee FITZPATRICK DALY but have no given name. Her son Michael born circa 1870 was in Sydney in 1914. His last letter to his cousin in Cleveland, OH was 1916 shortly before her death. He talks of WW I and being unable to leave OZ to come to USA or return to Ireland D/T shipping/travel restrictions to leave. > > PYNE is linked to MURPHY & DALY because of an inheritance of a man with surname PYNE in Clare who expired circa 1916. Michael's mother is to inherit from his will. > > I have searched through Ancestry and Familysearch for Michael Murphy, his civil birth in Clare. Death in Clare of a man with surname PYNE for above listed timelines without any luck. Do not have his father's given name but had hoped his mother's DALY surname would be listed. > > Also have been unable to find a marriage record in NSW for Wm. Thomas TOWNSEND circa 1919 to 1945. I know when he returned to OZ after being wounded in France WW I, he was not married at that time. Thus the 1919 start. He expired in 29 June 1955 and is buried at Rookwood Cem. RC section but can find no reference to a wife. > > Could anyone in Australia with Clare connections have any suggestions??? > > Thank you in advance, > > Mary Ellen Chambers > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CLARE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Mary Ellen Just a thought, but have you tried searching the National Library TROVE newspapers, in case there was a mention of the families or the Townsend marriage or death? http://trove.nla.gov.au/ "go to digitized newspapers and more" Cheers Joan I was very fortunate to be given a stack of family letters written from 1913 to 1919 from Australia to family in OH who were emigrants from County Clare Drumline area from 1850 to 1900.   The surnames of DALY, MURPHY, and PYNE are referenced.   DALY family were in Ennis Town, Mills St. area and Smithstown Barony of Lower Bunratty.   MURPHY is linked to a daughter of Thomas and Margaret nee FITZPATRICK DALY but have no given name.  Her son Michael born circa 1870 was in Sydney in 1914.  His last letter to his cousin in Cleveland, OH was 1916 shortly before her death.  He talks of WW I and being unable to leave OZ to come to USA or return to Ireland D/T shipping/travel restrictions to leave.   PYNE is linked to MURPHY & DALY because of an inheritance of a man with surname PYNE in Clare who expired circa 1916.  Michael's mother is to inherit from his will.   I have searched through Ancestry and Familysearch for Michael Murphy, his civil birth in Clare. Death in Clare of a man with surname PYNE for above listed timelines without any luck.  Do not have his father's given name but had hoped his mother's DALY surname would be listed.   Also have been unable to find a marriage record in NSW for Wm. Thomas TOWNSEND circa 1919 to 1945.  I know when he returned to OZ after being wounded in France WW I, he was not married at that time.  Thus the 1919 start.  He expired in 29 June 1955 and is buried at Rookwood Cem. RC section but can find no reference to a wife.   Could anyone in Australia with Clare connections have any suggestions???   Thank you in advance,   Mary Ellen Chambers ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CLARE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Mary, I'm not 100% convinced that the 1955 NSW death of William Thomas Townsend is your's. Do you have any proof? The reason for my doubt is the WWI records shows William Thomas Townsend born c1875 in Cleveland, Ohio is C of E. Yet you are suggesting a RC burial. By his enlistment in 1917, he is a 42 yr old fireman, but gives next of kin as mother, Hanora in Ohio. So presumably he's not married. I'm wondering if he ever married. Unfortunately, he seems to have retained his American citizenship. As such he won't appear on Australian Electoral Rolls, but may show up in Sands Directories or phone listings. This being the case, his death certificate may be the only option, if you are convinced the 1955 death is the right one. Peter

Peter~       Yes, we have his COD which does not mention a wife.  He was a RR Fireman in the USA before going out to Australia in 1913.  He is/was RC but may have changed to C of E.  His father was English Protestant/C of E and mother Irish RC.  I will have to go the file cabinet but think the hospital was Lipscomb (SP?) and cause was arterial stenosis of which there is a family history.       The relative who had the letters in Chicago, said they were donated to Woodsend Historical Society.  We have found them such a peak into an Australian family pre and during WW I.  So glad that they were given to Oz.        The last my Dad knew of him was during WW II when he contacted family to see why he was no longer receiving his RR pension.  Nephews checked it out to find that no monies were allowed to be sent to Australia during WW II for fear the Japanese would get it.  The pension with back checks started again after the war.   Mary Ellen Chambers