Michael James Drew (1886 - 1950)

Born 23 Jan 1886 in Laggan, New South Wales, Australia

Husband of Eliza Josephine (Hallam) Drew — married 25 Oct 1916 in Gunning, New South Wales, Australia

Died 1 Mar 1950 at age 64 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Name: Michael James Drew. Given Name: Michael James. Surname: Drew. Mick Drew. Given Name: Mick. Surname: Drew. Found multiple versions of name. Using Michael James Drew. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Born 23 Jan 1886. Laggan, NSW. ^[1]

Marriage 25 Oct 1916. Gunning, NSW. ^[2]

Husband - Michael James Drew.

Wife - Eliza Josephine Hallam.

Died 1 Mar 1950. Albury, NSW. ^[3]

Buried 3 Mar 1950. Pioneer Cemetery, Albury, NSW. ^{[4] [5]}

FGLINK https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183289940.

Funeral Notice - Border Morning Mail - 2 Mar 1950

FUNERAL NOTICES

DREW.—The relatives and friends of the late Michael Drew, of 973 Mate st, Albury, are kindly invited to attend his funeral. The cortege will leave ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH, Smollett st, TO-DAY (Thursday), after a service commencing at 3 p.m., for interment in the CATHOLIC PORTION of the ALBURY CEMETERY.—JOHN BIRNIE & SON, Funeral Directors, 468 Townsend st, Albury. Phone 1433.^[6]

Extract from Book (revised 13 Oct 2023)

Eliza Josephine Hallam, daughter of Jack and Mary, was born at Gunning in 1879. In 1916 she married Michael Drew at Gunning. Michael was born at Crookwell in 1886, son of James Drew and Ann Breen, married at Goulburn in 1878, and brother of Bridget and Clara, see above and below.

Eliza's and Michael's five children, Mary, Martina, Frances, Joseph and Leo were born at Gunning between 1917 and 1926.

Eliza died in 1928 and is buried at Gunning. After Eliza's death, Michael married Margaret Mary McCormack at Albury in 1929. Michael and Margaret had four children, Angela, Patricia, Linus and Kelvin, born between 1930 and 1936.

Michael died in 1950 and is buried at Albury. Of Eliza's and Michael's children, Martina died in infancy and is buried at Gunning, Mary is buried at Camden, near Sydney, Frances is buried at Tweed Heads on the North Coast of New South Wales, Joseph is buried at Kurri Kurri, near Newcastle, and Leo is buried in Victoria.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S13 DREW, MICHAEL J; 14337/1886; Father - JAMES; Mother - ANNE; District - CROOKWELL.

   Date of Birth (23 Jan 1886) confirmed by BDM Index.

2. ↑ Source: #S13 14312/1916 Husband - DREW, MICHAEL J; Wife - HALLAM, ELIZA J; District - GUNNING.

   Date of Marriage (25 Oct 1916) confirmed by BDM Index.

3. ↑ Source: #S13 DREW, MICHAEL JAMES; 5040/1950; Father - JAMES CHRISTOPHER; Mother - ANNE; District - ALBURY.

   Date of Death (1 Mar 1950) confirmed by BDM Index.

4. ↑ Source: #S323 Michael James Drew, died 1 Mar 1950, buried 3 May 1950, Pioneer Cemetery, Albury Certainty: 3
5. ↑ "Find A Grave," database; Michael James Drew;

   Birth: 23 Jan 1886, Laggan, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia;

   Death: 1 Mar 1950 (aged 64), Albury, Albury City, New South Wales, Australia;

   Burial: Albury Pioneer Cemetery, North Albury, Albury City, New South Wales, Australia;

   Plot: Plan 5, Section CATH, Row Y, plot 6;

   Memorial ID: 183289940.

6. ↑ "Funeral Notices," Border Morning Mail, 2 Mar 1950, p. 2; digital images.
7. ↑ Myles Hannan, Where were they and what were they doing in 1872? (Wagga Wagga, NSW: Triple D Books, 2007), Page 117.

• Source: S13 NSW BDM Index

• Source: S14 Eden Monaro Pioneers Database

• Source: S323 Albury Cemeteries, database, Australian Cemeteries