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Cornelius William O'Brien 1846–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1846

Birth Location: Limerick, Ireland

Death Date: 25 Feb 1875

Death Location: Colac, Victoria, Australia (killed)

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Spouse(s): Alice Spokes

Children(s): Margaret O'Brien, William Obrien, John OBrien, James O'Brien

Cornelius William O'Brien was born in 1846 in Limerick, Ireland, the child of John O Brien And Mary. Cornelius William O'Brien married Alice Cooper Spokes, and had children including James Frederick O Brien, John Obrien, Margaret O Brien, William Cornellus Obrien. Cornelius William O'Brien passed away in 1875 in Colac, Victoria, Australia (killed).

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Biography

  • Cornelius William O'Brien was born in 1846 in Limerick, Ireland, the child of John O Brien And Mary.
  • Cornelius William O'Brien married Alice Cooper Spokes, and had children including James Frederick O Brien, John Obrien, Margaret O Brien, William Cornellus Obrien.
  • Cornelius William O'Brien passed away in 1875 in Colac, Victoria, Australia (killed).

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Alice Spokes
1852–1927
Birth Location: Colac, Victoria, Australia
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Children(s)

Margaret O'Brien
1872–1931
Birth Location: Colac, Victoria, Australia
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William Obrien
1874–1945
Birth Location: Colac, Victoria, Australia
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John OBrien
1868–1948
Birth Location: Colac, Victoria, Australia
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James O'Brien
1869–1942
Birth Location: Colac, Victoria, Australia
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Cornelius O'Brien's Ancestors

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Cornelius O'Brien
1846–1875
Birth Place: Limerick, Ireland
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Cornelius O'Brien's Descendants

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Cornelius (William) O'Brien (1846–25 Feb 1875) m. Alice (Cooper) Spokes (24 Jan 1852–12 Feb 1927)
  1. 1. Margaret O'Brien 1872–1931 m. George (Henry) Stephens 1874–1941
    1. 1. Alexander (George Patrick) Stephens 1909–1980
    2. 2. Eveline (Alice) Stephens 1894–1946 m. Edwin (John) Esh 1893–1981
      1. 1. Ruby (May) Esh 1923–1993
      2. 2. Philip (James) Esh 1938–1972
      3. 3. Edwin (Stephen) Esh 1920–1920
      4. 4. Gladys (Betty) Esh 1927–2013
    3. 3. Ivy (Margaret) Stephens 1896–1920 m. Duncan McPHERSON 1893–1925
      1. 1. Ivy (Joan) McPHERSON 1920–1982
    4. 4. Isobel (May) Stephens 1899–1899
    5. 5. Lucy (Blanche (Lou)) Stephens 1900–1964
    6. 6. Issac (William Henry) Stephens 1906–1963
    7. 7. Ruby (Matilda Maud) Stephens 1903–1966 m. Colin (John Mc) Grath 1892–1959
      1. 1. Ruby (Maude Mc) Grath 1929–2009 m. Douglas (Alvin R) Peters 1931–1990
    8. 8. Florence (Annie) Stephens 1911–1991
    9. 9. Ernest (Clyde) Stephens 1917–1986
  2. 2. William (Cornellus) Obrien 1874–1945
  3. 3. John OBrien 1868–1948
  4. 4. James (Frederick) O'Brien 1869–1942 m. Mariah Weir 1868–1956 m. Emma (Louisa) Alsop 1877–1953
    1. 1. Neil O'Brien 1893–1919
    2. 2. Fredk (James) O'Brien 1917–2002 m. Jos'ine Naylor 1921–1948
      1. 1. Michael (John) O'Brien 1943–2008

Cornelius O'Brien's Timeline

2 Records

1846
1846
Birth of Cornelius William O'Brien in Limerick, Ireland
Limerick, Ireland
1875
25 Feb 1875
Age 29
Death of Cornelius William O'Brien in Colac, Victoria, Australia (killed)
Colac, Victoria, Australia (killed)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Limerick, Ireland
    Record Source: Australia Death Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1875
    Event Place: Colac, Victoria, Australia (killed)
    Record Source: Australia Death Index
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