Born about [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Christopher Sheehy OBE
— married
7 Feb 1920 in Brisbane
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 85
in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Sep 2017
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Biography
Ruby Maria Bridget Barlow was born about 1898. She was the daughter of Martin Barlow and Agnes Maud Wilcox. [1]
Ruby married Christopher Sheehy on 7th February 1920 in St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Fortitude Valley. [2]
When Christopher was knighted in 1959, Ruby became entitled as Lady Sheehy (Christopher's younger brother Joe was knighted in 1970 and his widow, Bessie, was also Lady Sheehy).
Aged about 83 years and having been widowed since 1971, she passed away on 21st June 1983 in Brisbane. [3]
Sources
- ↑ ascertained from death record
- ↑ Queensland Marriage Index #1920/B/24525
- ↑ Queensland Death Index #1983/4523
- MM Kehoe 'recollections Memories Impressions Hearsay'
Australian Dictionary of Biography
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Mark Dorney
Barlow-2844 and Barlow-2843 appear to represent the same person because: Accidental duplication
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