Mary Anne Josephine (O'Shea) Rossiter (1831 - 1891)

Born 1831 in Cork, Ireland

Wife of Thomas James Rossiter I — married 1 Sep 1854 in Brighton, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 26 Aug 1891 at about age 60 in Springrove, Queensland, Australia

Biography

MARY ANNE JOSEPHINE O'SHEA (O'Shea-303)

PARENTS. John O'Shea & Mary Josephine Ryan

BIRTH. Abt. 1831, Cork, Ireland

IMMIGRATION. On the GEORGIANA.

MELBOURNE SHIPPING. ARRIVALS.-Feb 10. Georgiana., barque, Stephenson, from Liverpool, via the Cape of Good Hope, with 212 emigrants.

The Georgiana was placed in quarantine on her arrival, in consequence of its being understood that she had disease on board. The Medical Board of Inspection, having however reported favorably, she was relieved on Saturday.

Index to Assisted British Immigration 1839-1871

OSHEA JOHN 33 FEB 1841 GEORGIANA 2 363

OSHEA SARAH 22 FEB 1841 GEORGIANA 2 363

OSHEA MARY ANN, 9, FEB 1841, GEORGIANA 2 363

OSHEA JOHN 7 FEB 1841 GEORGIANA 2 363

MARRIAGE. 1 Sep 1854, Brighton, Victoria, Australia

MARRIAGE. 1 Sep 1854, Thomas James Rossiter, son of Benjamin Rossiter & Zillah (Baynton) Rossiter

Children:

(1) Frances Anne (Fanny) Rossiter, b. 10 Aug 1855, d. 15 Jun 1934

(2) Blanche Mary Rossiter, b. 1858, d. 3 Jul 1898, m. 23 Aug 1886, James Melville Symonds, son of Edward Stace Symonds & Emily (Wilson) Symonds

(3) Thomas James Rossiter (II), b. 16 May 1858, d. 25 Apr 1914, m. 1899, Cecilia Mary Boland, daughter of John Boland & Mary Ann (Maher) Boland

(4) Mary Ann Mercy Zillah (Zillah) Rossiter, b. abt. 1860, d. 6 Feb 1919, m. 20 Feb 1899, Charles Benjamin Rossiter, son of Charles Thomas Rossiter & Ellen Teressa O'Shea

(5) William Buckley Rossiter, b. 2 Oct 1862, d. 3 Dec 1918

(6) Herbert Simon Rossiter, b. 13 Dec 1864, d. 14 Sep 1941

(7) Henry Wedge Rossiter, b. 28 Dec 1866, d. 27 Mar 1944, m. 15 May 1911, Hilda May (Dolly) Marr, daughter of John Thomas Marr & Susan (??) Marr

(8) Katherine Baynton (Kattie) Rossiter, b. 3 Feb 1876, d. 1962, m. 24 Aug 1921, David Charles Elkington Allen, son of Edward Henry Elkington Allen & Francis Octavia (Mackaen) Allen

DEATH. 26 Aug 1891, Spring-grove, Queensland, Australia

DEATH. Qld BDM Death Reg: #1891/C1112: Rossiter Mary Anne Josephine, Father: John O'Shea, Mother: Mary Josephine Ryan

DEATH. ROSSITER - ON the 26th inst., at Spring-grove, Queensland, Mary Ann Josephine, beloved wife of T. J. Rossiter, late of Lyndhurst, Victoria, aged 59 years.

BURIAL. Cunnamulla Cemetery, Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia

Inscription Id: 6780632

Surname: Rossiter

Given Names: Mary Ann Josephine

Birth Date: 1833?

Death Date: 27 Aug 1891

Age: 58

Gender: F

Portion: Gen

Row: R11

Spouse Name: Thomas James

OBITUARY. Many of our readers will learn with regret of the death of Mrs. T. J. Rossiter a very old resident of the County of Mornington, having arrived there in 1847. She then resided with her father at Gladys Park Station, ^[1] near Berwick. She was-married on the lst of September 1854, and still remained in that district until 1881, when she left with her family for Spring Grove, near Cunnamulla, Queensland, where she died. We clip the following from the Cunnamulla Argus, of Tuesday, 1st September, 1891:-

We deeply regret having to record the death of Mrs. Rossiter, wife of Mr. T. J. Rossiter, of Spring Grove. The deceased lady had been ill scarcely a fortnight, and up to the night of her death no one, not even Dr. Murray, who had visited her the day-previous had not anticipated the fatal result. The cause of death was congestion of the liver, probably accelerated, by an attack of syncope.

Mrs Rossiter was very highly esteemed by all who knew her, and in the home circle her loss must be keenly felt. The funeral took place on Saturday when nearly all the residents of the town attended, the business places closing as the procession moved through the streets.

In the absence of a clergyman, the police magistrate conducted the burial servce. A rather sad circumstance attending this visitation was the fact that Mr. Rossiter was absent from home on a visit to Melbourne. We are sure Mr. Rossiter's many friends in this district will join with us in an expression of sympathy for his bereavement.

Sources

1. ↑ This property was actually Garem Gam Station. It was renamed Gladys Park in the 1880s. See entries in John O'Shea & Thomas James Rossiter for ownership/descriptions/name changes of property

• Immigration: Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1840 - 1845) 27 Feb 1841, p2 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/92674334

• Death Notice: The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) 29 Aug 1891, p1

• Burial: http://austcemindex.com/inscription?id=6780632

• Obituary: South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Richmond, Vic. : 1872 - 1920) 23 Sep 1891, p2