Mary Josephine McNamara (1873 - 1922)

Born 24 Jan 1873 in Kilcullane, County Limerick, Ireland

Ancestors

Died 8 Feb 1922 at age 49 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Mary McNamara was born on 24 January 1873 at Kilcullane, County Limerick, Ireland. She was the daughter of Michael McNamara and Joanna Horan^[1].

Mary Josephine McNamara was baptised on 24 January 1873. The baptism is recorded in the Catholic Parish Registers of Hospital and Herbertstown, Diocese of Cashel and Emly. ^[2]

On 13 October 1895, Mary Josephine McNamara, identified as the niece of the Reverend John Horan of Bacchus Marsh, and a native of Ireland, was professed into the order of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart at St Joseph's Convent, Mount Street, North Sydney. She adopted the religious name of Sister Mary Idus^[3].

On 8 February 1922, Mary "Josephine" McNamara died in Victoria, Australia^[4] and was buried at Boroondara Cemetery^[5][6].

Obituary

"Sister M. Idus, of St. Joseph's, Providence, East Melbourne, died on February 8. The deceased nun was a native of Limerick, Ireland, and a niece of the late Rev. D. Horan. She came to Australia in 1890, and after spending some time as a boarder in St. Joseph's Convent, Bacchus Marsh, embraced the religious life, in which she laboured with zeal and devotion for 30 years, teaching in New Zealand, New South Wales, and later in Victoria. -R.I. P."^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Irishgenealogy.ie, The General Registry Office (GRO), Indexes to the Civil Records of Irish Births, Deaths and Marriages, Search Civil Records,

   Name MARY MCNAMARA

   Date of Birth 1873

   Group Registration ID 8723366

   SR District/Reg Area Kilmallock

   link to image https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1873/03204/2174690.pdf

2. ↑ National Library of Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, https://registers.nli.ie/, Hospital and Herbertstown, Diocese of Cashel and Emly, Image at https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632731#page/59/mode/1up
3. ↑ National Library of Australia, TROVE, Historical Newspapers Online, 1895 'ST. JOSEPH'S CONVENT.', Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), 14 October, p. 8. , viewed 27 Nov 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108080535
4. ↑ Victorian Government, Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria, Search historical indexes, https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history,

   Event: Deaths

   Registration number: 2073 / 1922

   Family name: MCNAMARA

   Given name(s): Josephine

   Place of event: Malvern, Australia

   Mother's name: Hannah

   Mother's family name at birth: HORAN

   Father's Name: MCNAMARA Michael

5. ↑ National Library of Australia, TROVE, Historical Newspapers Online, 1922 'Family Notices', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 9 February, p. 1. , viewed 27 Nov 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4704601
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208230446/josephine-mcnamara: accessed 27 November 2022), memorial page for Josephine McNamara (1872–9 Feb 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 208230446, citing Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew, Boroondara City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
7. ↑ National Librry of Australia, TROVE, Historical Newspapers Online, 1922 'VICTORIA.', The W.A. Record (Perth, WA : 1888 - 1922), 11 March, p. 6. , viewed 27 Nov 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article212396058