Thomas James Harney (1872 - 1962)

Born 10 Jun 1872 in Temuka, Canterbury, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Dowling) Harney — married 1898 in Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 12 Oct 1962 at age 90 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand

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Biography

This profile is part of the Harney Name Study.

Name: Thomas James Harney, called Tom, was the son of Malachy Harney and his first wife, Johanna McCabe. Married Margaret Dowling, 1898, Waimate.

Children of Thomas James Harney and Margaret Dowling include:

• Sarah (1899-?) married Thomas Phelan;
• Patrick J (1901-63), not married;
• Agnes Kathleen (1902-1974) married Thomas Wm Mills;
• Mary May B (1904-1992) married Robert Beggs;
• Margarita "Rita" 1905-1975) married David Arnold;
• Thomas James (1908-1971) married Josephine (O'Connor) Gadd;
• Sabina A (1911-1998) married Gilbert Beaufort;
• Malachi John "Jack" (1912-1988) married Jean McCleary;
• Leo Lawrence (1914-1994) married Jean Peters.

Thomas Harney Sr also raised his grandson, Kevin Harney (1920-2012).

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216996728/thomas_harney#
• Source: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 8952
• Source: New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists, 1940-1945 Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 6166
• Correspondence with family members.