Jeremiah McGrath (1809 - 1875)

Born 1 Jan 1809 in Tipperary, Ireland

Husband of Ellen (Maher) McGrath — married 27 Feb 1840 in Upperchurch, Co Tipperary, Ireland

Descendants

Died 21 Aug 1875 at age 66 in Warrenheip, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Jeremiah was born in 1809 in Drumbane, County Tipperary, Ireland. His father was a farmer, Patrick McGrath, his mother Johanna McGrath nee Ryan. He married Ellen Maher at Upperchurch in February 1840. He arrived in Victoria in September 1852 with Ellen and their children as assisted migrants aboard the Bourneuf from Liverpool. The family went to the Ballarat goldfields where he dug for gold. He later took up a farm in Warrenheip. He died of cancer in August 1875. He is buried in the Old Ballarat Cemetery.

Sources

• Victoria Death reg no: 12092/1875, Text: Father: Patrick, Mother: Johanna (Ryan), Place of birth: Tipp, age: 66, Spouse: Ellen (Maher)

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219632450/jeremiah-mcgrath: accessed 23 November 2022), memorial page for Jeremiah McGrath (1 Jan 1809–21 Aug 1875), Find a Grave Memorial ID 219632450, citing Ballarat Old Cemetery, Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Tanya V (contributor 49442830) .
• Jeremiah McGrath
• BIRTH 1 Jan 1809 County Tipperary, Ireland
• MARRIAGE ?? Ellen
• DEATH 21 Aug 1875 (aged 66)
• Warrenheip, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia

• VICTORIAN BDM RECORDS
• DEATH
• MCGRATH
• Jeremiah
• Death
• <Unknown Family Name>, Johanna RYAN
• <Unknown Family Name>, Patrick
• TIPP
• MAHER, Ellen
• 66
• 1875
• 12092/1875

• The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869 - 1885; 1914 - 1918)
• Mon 23 Aug 1875 Page 3 Family Notices
• FUNERAL
• FUNERAL NOTICE.— The Friends at the late Mr JEREMIAH M'GRATH are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment, the Ballarat Old Cemetery. The funeral procession will move from his late residence, near Coghlan's brewery, Warrenheip, This Day (Monday, the 23rd instant), at One o'clock pm.
• F. ATKINS, Undertaker, Main road, next Yarrowee Hotel; and Bridge street, next Limerick Castle Hotel.

• BURIAL Ballarat Old Cemetery
• Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia
• Inscription
• Late of Tipperary Ireland. Aged 67 years
• PLOT Comp't E1, Section 13, Row 2, G.8.