Matthew Cullen (1830 - 1892)

Born 1830 in Ireland

Husband of Julia (Donovan) Cullen — married 1860 in Auckland, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 20 Jan 1892 at about age 62 in Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Lianne Trevarthen [send private message]

Biography

Matthew was born in about 1830.

Matthew Cullen migrated from Ireland to New Zealand.

Matthew emigrated to New Zealand from Ireland. He was married to Julia Donovan. They were married in Auckland in 1860.

In the Jury list of 1860-1861, there is a Matthew Cullen listed, with the occupation of shoemaker and at West Queen Street. Whether this is the same Matthew Cullen is uncertain. (JURY L1ST FOR 1860-61, Daily Southern Cross, Volume XVII, Issue 1294, 7 February 1860) Coincidentally a Richard Donovan (relative of his wife?) was also on the jury list as a shoemaker in Queen Street.

There were several children registered as born in Auckland to parents Matthew and Julia Cullen. These were:-

Matthew Cullen passed away in 1892. He died at his residence, which was Victoria Hotel, in Onehunga - he was 61 years of age. Matthew was buried at Onehunga Catholic Cemetery (Our Lady of the Assumption Onehunga).

Matthew signed a will with his mark on Christmas Day 1891, a month before his death. It named his wife Julia as his sole beneficiary and executor, but probate was not applied for until 1909, several years after his death, because the property was not of sufficient value to make the cost of application worthwhile. The will was then mislaid for several years. One of the witnesses to his will was William John Mooney, of Onehunga, and the other was Sir George Maurice O'Rorke. Sir George stated in his affidavit that Matthew had dictated the will to him. The value of the estate, as at 1909, was said to have been under a hundred pounds.

Sources

• Marriage - "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-KN3V : 4 October 2016), Matthew Cullen and Julia Donovan, 1860; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1860/2441, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
• New Zealand Death Index - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Matthew Cullen; Death Date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1892; Registration Place: Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand; Folio Number: 106
• Death Notice, NZ Herald & AK Star - DEATHS., New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 8787, 29 January 1892, Supplement and DEATHS., Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 23, 28 January 1892 accessed at Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand (online)
• New Zealand Cemetery Records - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Matthew Cullen; Birth Date: abt 1830; Death Age: 62; Death Date: 20 Jan 1892; Burial Place: Auckland, New Zealand; Cemetery: Onehunga R C; Spouse Name: Julia Cullen; Spouse Death Age: 74; Spouse Death Date: 27 Sep 1914
• Probate - "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2XL-54R4 : 11 November 2017), Matthew Cullen, 1909; citing Auckland, , record number 7186, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 101302841.