Mary Elizabeth (Carroll) Bourke (abt. 1826 - 1920)

Born about 1826 in County Kilkenny, Ireland

Descendants

Died 21 Jan 1920 at about age 94 in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Obituary:^[1]

Death of Mrs. Mary E. Bourke.

By the death, on the the 21st inst., of Mrs. Mary E. Bourke, Campbelltown lost one whose period of residence in that district had its beginning more than 70 years ago. The deceased lady was the relict of the late Mr. John Bourke, of Mount Erin, Campbelltown, who died in 1884. Her wedding took place in 1850, the marriage ceremony being performed in Appin parish church. The late Mrs. Bourke was the eldest of a family of 12, and the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Carroll, of Appin Lodge, who left Kilkenny for Sydney in 1840. She was the sister of the late Right Rev. Monsignor Carroll, V.G. (Sydney), of revered memory; also of the late Rev. Mother M. Vincent (Sisters of Charity, Sydney), of the late Mother M. Angela (Good Samaritan Order, Sydney), of Sister M. St. Pierre (Good Shepherd Order, Melbourne), and of the late Mrs. A. Lysaght, senr. ( Wollongong) . Only two of her brothers and sisters survive her, viz., Sister M. St. Pierre, and Miss E. Car roll, of Appin. She was the mother of the late Rev. Mother Aquin, Mother M. Gabriel, and Sister M. Michael, all of the Order of Charity, Pott's Point, Sydney. Of her family of 10, the following are still living: Mrs. C. Keihone (Campbelltown), Messrs. J. D. Bourke (Chatswood), P. L. Bourke (Goulburn), and A. J. Bourke (Tumbarumba). She resided for many years past with Mrs. C. Keihone, and in her last illness had the benefit of that lady's nursing skill, and the religious ministrations of the Rev. Fathers Tyler, M.S.H., and Troy, M.S.H. Sister M. Gabriel and Michael were also in attendance during her last hours. She was in the 94th year of her age, and left one great-great-grandchild in the Lismore district. Her remains now rest near those of her husband, and of his father and his grandfather. In that place, in St. John's, on the Gospel' side, which with unfailing regularity, through 70 years she was went to occupy, she can no longer appear. An unyielding firmness in the maintenance of what is right in faith and morals and conduct, combined with the greatest kindliness of manner, was an outstanding characteristic. With her charity was the greatest of the virtues, and that in that place she always kept it, many remain to attest grate fully. In the long past years, when skilled nursing and medical aid and attention were much less readily available, few in the district bore a higher reputation for ability in the home of the sick. The funeral took place on the 22nd inst., and was a strong manifestation of the esteem in which she was held by all classes of the community. The pall-bearers were six grandsons, and among the chief mourners, in addition to those of her own family, and her sister, Miss Carroll, there were present Mr. A. A. Lysaght and Miss E. Lysaght (Wollongong), Mr. J. J. Mulroney (cousin), and Mr. D. Brown (Sydney), and Miss Mary Bourke (niece). The last sacred rites were administered by the Rev. Father Troy, M.S.H.— R.I.P.

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary, The Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW), Thursday 29 January 1920

• NSW BDM death registration of BOURKE, MARY E, reg. no. 2059/1920, showing parents MICHAEL and ELLEN, registered at CAMPBELLTOWN