Thomas Malloy (1868 - 1949)

Born 4 Mar 1868 in Yass, New South Wales, Australia

Husband of Bridget Eliza (Gannon) Malloy — married 25 Feb 1897 in St Joseph's Church, Grenfell, NSW

Descendants

Died 14 Dec 1949 at age 81 in Forbes, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Born 4 Mar 1868. Yass, NSW. ^[1]

Marriage 25 Feb 1897. St Joseph's Church, Grenfell, NSW. ^{[2] [3]}

Husband - Thomas Malloy.

Wife - Bridget Eliza Gannon.

Died 14 Dec 1949. Forbes, NSW. ^[4]

Buried 15 Dec 1949. Grenfell Cemetery, NSW. ^[5]

FGLINK https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156064933

Obituary - Forbes Advocate - 16 Dec 1949

OBITUARY

Mr. Thomas Malloy

Mr. Thomas Malloy, aged 83, a retired grazier, collapsed and died at his home, Church Street, Forbes, on Wednesday afternoon. He was a retired grazier, holding the "Myrtle Vale" property, between Forbes and Grenfell, for nearly 50 years. Upon his retirement four or five years ago he came to live at Forbes.

Mr. A. G. Jones took the body to Grenfell yesterday afternoon for interment in the Catholic portion of the cemetery.

Additional details of his life will appear in next issue. ^[6]

Obituary - Forbes Advocate - 20 Dec 1949

Obituary

Mr. Thomas Malloy

The death of Mr. Thomas Malloy, which we briefly reported in our last issue, removes from our midst a farmer and grazier of the Forbes and Grenfell districts, who was widely respected throughout the two areas.

The deceased, who was born at Yass, in March, 1866, married Miss Bridget Gannon, of Grenfell, 52 years ago, and settled on "Myrtle Vale" property, in the Grenfell district, 35 years ago, where they raised a family of six sons and six daughters. Four or five years ago Mr. Malloy retired and has lived with his wife in Church Street, Forbes, where he collapsed last Wednesday afternoon and passed away before medical aid could be summoned.

Three of his sons died some years ago, the remaining members of the family being: Messrs Patrick Joseph, James Raymond, Albert Michael, all of Caragabal, and Mesdames P. Dean (Jessie), of Punchbowl; A. E. (Myra Anne) and S. P. Dunford (Elizabeth May), T. J. Redfern (Katherine Mary), N. Sheppard (Elsie Bridget), all of Wirrinya) and A. P. Quirk (Patricia Christina), of Garema. There also survives 28 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

The deceased was a noted horseman, and was both a rough rider and amateur jockey at bush race meetings. The writer, first met him in 1916, on his "Myrtle Vale" property, where he drew attention to a disease in his crop which afterwards became known as footrot in wheat. When the matter was reported to the city press the Department of Agriculture sent one of its inspectors, Mr. May, to inquire into the unusual occurrence.

Mr. Malloy always had a very fine flock of Merino sheep on his property and was a winner of many prizes at surrounding shows.

The funeral took place on Thursday afternoon to the Catholic portion of the Grenfell cemetery and was largely attended, the last sad rites at the graveside being performed by Rev. Father Quinn.

Mr. A. G. Jones, Forbes, carried out the burial arrangements. ^[7]

Extract from Book (revised 10 Dec 2023)

Bridget Eliza Gannon, daughter of Catherine and William, was born at Forbes in 1878. In 1897 she married Thomas Malloy at Grenfell.

Thomas was born at Yass in 1868, son of Patrick Malloy and Elizabeth Dwyer, married at Yass in 1863. Patrick Malloy was not listed in Greville's Directory. Bridget's and Thomas's 10 children, Myra, Patrick, Edward, Elizabeth, James, Thomas, Francis, Albert, Katherine and Patricia, were born at Grenfell from 1900 to 1918.

Thomas died at Forbes in 1949 and is buried at Grenfell. Bridget died at Lithgow, in the Blue Mountains in 1964 and is also buried at Grenfell. Of Bridget's and Thomas's children, Myra, Patrick, James and Albert are buried at Grenfell; Edward is buried at Caragabal, near Grenfell; Elizabeth and Patricia are buried at Forbes; Thomas and Francis are buried at Tamworth in northern NSW; and Katherine is buried at Coonabarabran in northwestern NSW. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S13 MALLOY, THOMAS; 18351/1868; Father - PATRICK; Mother - ELIZABETH; District - YASS.

   Date of Birth (4 Mar 1868) confirmed by BDM Index.

2. ↑ Source: #S13 1119/1897 Certainty: 3
3. ↑ Source: #S12 marriage certificate (transcription), 1119 (1897), Malloy-Gannon. Certainty: 3
4. ↑ Source: #S13 MALLOY, THOMAS; 29936/1949; Father - PATRICK; Mother - ELIZABETH MARTHA; District - FORBES.

   Date of Death (14 Dec 1949) confirmed by BDM Index.

5. ↑ "Find A Grave," database; Thomas Malloy; Birth: 1868; Yass, Yass Valley Council, New South Wales, Australia; Death: 14 Nov 1949 (aged 80-81); Burial: Grenfell Cemetery, Grenfell, Weddin Shire, New South Wales, Australia; Plot: Catholic Section 3 Row L; Memorial ID: 156064933.
6. ↑ "Obituary", Forbes Advocate, 16 Dec 1949, p. 5; digital images.
7. ↑ "Obituary", Forbes Advocate, 20 Dec 1949, p. 2; digital images.
8. ↑ Myles Hannan, Where were they and what were they doing in 1872? (Wagga Wagga, NSW: Triple D Books, 2007), Page 119.

• Source: S12 NSW Marriage Transcriptions, Joy Murrin"

• Source: S13 NSW BDM Index

• Source: S14 Eden Monaro Pioneers Database