Born in Whanganui, Manawatu, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of Mark John O'Connor
and Elizabeth (Miller) O'Connor Barth
Sister of
Irene Mary (O'Connor) Larkin, Alice (O'Connor) Villers, John Frederick O'Connor and Thomas Bernard O'Connor MM
Wife of
Herbert George Farnall
— married
about 1929 in New Zealand
Mother of
Isabel (Farnall) Gormley
Died
at about age 77
in New Zealand
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Biography
Of Whitaker Place, Auckland, formerly of Whanganui, New Zealand.
Background
Martha Lillian O'Connor was born on 11 October 1896. She was the youngest daughter of Elizabeth Miller and Mark John O'Connor, of Whanganui. Her father was killed by falling from his horse and breaking his back in 1898.
Education
From the Wanganui Herald of 17 December 1903:
"St Joseph's School. Christian Doctrine. -First Division: Maggie Quirk 1; next in merit, Alice O'Connor and Martina Fowkes. Singing. -Irene O'Connor; next in merit, Nora Meehan and Christina Jury. Standard Prizes. Standard VII. -Irene O'Connor. Standard V. -Maggie Quirk 1, Annie Morgan 2, Alice O'Connor 3. Standard I. -Girls: Lily O'Connor 1, Mary Grogan 2, next in merit, Ivy Tilly and Lucy Hogan; [and others]. 17 Dec 1903, WH, Vol XXXVII, Issue 11131, Papers Past, NLNZ [1]
Marriage and family
After World War I she married Herbert George Farnall and they had one daughter.
Death
She died in 1974.
Sources
Birth reg 1896/9142 Martha Lillian O'Connor; death 1974/28546 Lillian Martha Farnall, NZBDM [2]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lillian by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lillian:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lillian by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lillian:
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~12.50%
John (O'Connor) O'Connor Whyte
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