Ellen McCarthy (1878 - 1880)

Born 10 Nov 1878 in Koonunga, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Died 30 Dec 1880 at age 2 in Franklin Harbour, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Ellen was born in 1878^[1]

According to her mother's Find A Grave: Memorial #201394338, Ellen, her mother and five of her siblings were burned to death by a bush fire at Franklin Harbour on the 30th day of Dec., 1880. Burial was in the St. John's Catholic Cemetery, Kapunda, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia.^[2] The children who died are mentioned on the monument erected by their father, Martin McCarthy. It is assumed they are all buried together:

• Mary 50
• Mary 19
• Honora 11
• Catherine 9
• Jos Francis 7
• Brid Anast 4
• Ellen Agnes 2

Sources

1. ↑ South Australia Birth Registration211/248/1878
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 27 September 2020), memorial page for Mary McCarthy (unknown–30 Dec 1880), Find A Grave: Memorial #201394338, citing St. John's Catholic Cemetery, Kapunda, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by J (contributor 50048377) .

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Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile McCarthy-299 created through the import of McCarthyprime.ged on Jun 21, 2011 by Frances Griffin. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Frances and others.