Ellen (Power) Culloty (1873 - 1913)

Born 7 Mar 1873 in Ballyhorgan, County Kerry, Ireland

Wife of Eugene Culloty — married 10 Sep 1894 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 1 Jul 1913 at age 40 in Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Biography

Ellen (Power) Culloty was born in Ballyhorgan, County Kerry, on the 7 March 1873 to Thomas Power and Ellen McCarthy. ^[1]

She was 2 1/2 years old when she emigrated to New Zealand with her parents Thomas (30) and Ellen (28) aboard the "Waitangi". They sailed on the 24 June 1876 and arrived in Canterbury on 16 September 1876. Her older sister Mary A (11), and brother Thomas (4), and baby Julia (7 Months) made up the family unit. ^[2]

Ellen married Eugene Culloty (1850 - 1940) on the 10 September 1894 in New Zealand. ^[3]

Their children were...

1. Kate (birth registration 1895/12790)
2. Annie Ellen (Culloty) Price (1897 - 1973)
3. Eugenie Culloty (1898 - 1983)
4. Thomas John Culloty (1900 - 1964)
5. Agathoe Power Culloty (1902 - 1974)
6. Joseph William Culloty (1905 - 1960)
7. Thelma Cecily Culloty (1909 - 1985)
8. Cyril Vernon Culloty (1911 - 1977).

Ellen died when giving birth to a still born child^[4] on the 1 July 1913. ^[5]

She was buried in the Rakaia Cemetery on the 4 July. ^[6]

Her grave is in the Roman Catholic Section, Plot 124. Her husband, Eugene, would eventually be interred in Plot 125. ^{[7] [8]}

Sources

1. ↑ Irish Genealogy ie, https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/, Accessed 23 February 2021; Birth registration for Ellen Power born 7 March 1873 at Ballyhorgan, father Thomas Power, farmer of Kilmore, mother Ellen Power formerly McCarthy, informant Mary Pearce (who made her mark), nurse, present at the birth
2. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FST2-WTT : 16 January 2021), Thomas Power, 16 Sep 1876; citing ship Waitangi, Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004412239.
3. ↑ New Zealand Births Deaths and Marriages, https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, accessed 22 February 2021, Marriage registration 1894/3701 for Nellie Power and Eugene Culloty
4. ↑ New Zealand Births Deaths and Marriages, https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, accessed 26 November 2022, Stillbirth registration 1913/10459 for Stillborn child
5. ↑ New Zealand Births Deaths and Marriages, https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, accessed 22 February 2021, Death registration 1913/7369 for Nellie Culloty, age 38
6. ↑ National Library of New Zealand, https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19130703.2.2.3, Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14708, 3 July 1913, page 1. Death and funeral notice for Nellie Culloty
7. ↑ Ashburton District Council, Cemeteries, https://www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/, Burial details for Nellie Power Culloty
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222271947/nellie-culloty: accessed 26 November 2022), memorial page for Nellie Power Culloty (1875–1 Jul 1913), Find A Grave: Memorial #222271947, citing Rakaia Cemetery, Rakaia, Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand; Maintained by skut (contributor 47399377) .