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Mary Retz, Dear*Don, nee Connolly 1856–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1856

Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia ; 3062

Death Date: 30 Oct 1937

Death Location: 7 Irving St., Malvern, Melbourne, Vic.,Aust.

Father: John Connolly

Mother: Annie Jones,

Spouse(s): John Dear, Thomas Carrick, Angus McLennan

Children(s): Rose Dorr*, Alfred Dear, Mary Dear, Emily Dear, Catherine Dear, Lillian Dear, Margaret Dear, Patrick Dear, Joseph Dear, John Dear, Rose Dear, Annie Dear, Michael Dear, Michael Dear, Patrick Dear

In 1856, Mary Retz, Dear*Don, nee Connolly entered the world in Geelong, Victoria, Australia ; 3062, born to John Connolly And Annie Connolly Nee O Brien Or Jones. Mary Retz, Dear*Don, nee Connolly married Angus Mclennan, John Matthew Dear, Thomas Carrick, and had children including Alfred Earnest Dear, Annie Maria Dear, Catherine Mabel Hazel Dear, Emily Florence Cairns Nee Dear, John Thomas Dear, Joseph Henry Dear, Lillian Gertrude Dear, Margaret Maggie Mary Dear, Mary Ellen Dear, Michael James 2 Dear, Michael James 1 Dear, Patrick Dear, Patrick Joseph Dear, Rose Elizabeth Kranz Nee Dorr, Rose Elizabeth Mary Josephine Dear. Mary Retz, Dear*Don, nee Connolly passed away in 1937 in 7 Irving St., Malvern, Melbourne, Vic.,Aust..

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Biography

  • In 1856, Mary Retz, Dear*Don, nee Connolly entered the world in Geelong, Victoria, Australia ; 3062, born to John Connolly And Annie Connolly Nee O Brien Or Jones.
  • Mary Retz, Dear*Don, nee Connolly married Angus Mclennan, John Matthew Dear, Thomas Carrick, and had children including Alfred Earnest Dear, Annie Maria Dear, Catherine Mabel Hazel Dear, Emily Florence Cairns Nee Dear, John Thomas Dear, Joseph Henry Dear, Lillian Gertrude Dear, Margaret Maggie Mary Dear, Mary Ellen Dear, Michael James 2 Dear, Michael James 1 Dear, Patrick Dear, Patrick Joseph Dear, Rose Elizabeth Kranz Nee Dorr, Rose Elizabeth Mary Josephine Dear.
  • Mary Retz, Dear*Don, nee Connolly passed away in 1937 in 7 Irving St., Malvern, Melbourne, Vic.,Aust..

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Connolly's Ancestors

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Mary Connolly
1856–1937
Birth Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia ; 3062
Parents
John Connolly
1832–1919
Cavan, Ireland
Annie (*Connolly, nee,O'Brien, or) Jones,
1826–1917
Cavan, Ireland
Grandparents
James Connolly
1800–1865
Ireland
Mary (Connolly, nee) Finnegan
1801–1885
Monaghan Co., ad.j Cavan Co., Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Mathew Finnegan
1764–
Catherine Simmers
1766–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Connolly's Descendants

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Mary (Retz, Dear*Don, nee) Connolly (1856–30 Oct 1937) m. John (Matthew) Dear (22 July 1847–16 July 1898) m. Thomas Carrick (1851–1914) m. Angus McLennan (1855–11 Oct 1888 ; age 33yrs)
  1. 1. Rose (Elizabeth Kranz, nee) Dorr* 1885–1945 m. George (Kranz) Snr 1865–1945
    1. 1. George (Albert Kranz) Jnr 1915–1989 m. Marjorie (Ethol) Sowdon 1913–1993
      1. 1. Howard (George) Kranz 1947–1976
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Christine Snaith, nee) Kranz 1909–1969 m. Walter (Valentine Oliver Snaith -) (Brushmaker) 1897–1988
  2. 2. Alfred (Earnest) Dear 1878–1906
  3. 3. Mary (Ellen) Dear 1884–1973
  4. 4. Emily (Florence Cairns, nee) Dear 1887–1981 m. Henry ((Harry) Joseph) Cairns 1892–1973
    1. 1. Isobel (Mary) Cairns 1918–2001
    2. 2. Henry (Joseph) Cairns 1918–1972
  5. 5. Catherine (Mabel(Hazel)) Dear 1890–1971 m. Herbert Barnes 1880–1971
  6. 6. Lillian (Gertrude) Dear 1893–1986
  7. 7. Margaret ((Maggie) Mary) Dear 1882–1970
  8. 8. Patrick (Joseph) Dear 1877–1948 m. Charlotte (Ada Dear, nee) Brown 1879–1946
    1. 1. John (Thomas) Dear 1920–1993
    2. 2. Winifred (Mary McKenna, nee) Dear 1918–2001 m. Kevin (Charles McKenna -) Crpl 1916–1974
      1. 1. Marie (Therese) McKenna 1944–1968
      2. 2. Gerald (Dominic) McKenna 1951–1981
  9. 9. Joseph (Henry) Dear 1894–1907
  10. 10. John (Thomas) Dear 1880–1970
  11. 11. Rose (Elizabeth Mary Josephine) Dear 1885–1966 m. William ((Bill) Henry) McSween 1885–1951
    1. 1. Beryl (Jessie) McSween 1922–1996
    2. 2. Howard (Matthew) McSween 1909–1982
    3. 3. William (Francis (Bill)) McSween 1908–1993
    4. 4. Edna McSween 1914–1992
    5. 5. Harriette ((Rita)) Robbins 1920–1950
    6. 6. Eric (Alexander (Mick)) McSween 1916–1974
    7. 7. Alfred (John) McSween 1918–1990
  12. 12. Annie (Maria) Dear 1898–1985 m. John (Emmett) Murphy 1897–
  13. 13. Michael (James 1.) Dear 1888–1888
  14. 14. Michael (James .2.) Dear 1889–1892
  15. 15. Patrick Dear 1897–

Mary Connolly's Timeline

2 Records

1856
1856
Birth of Mary Retz, Dear*Don, nee Connolly in Geelong, Victoria, Australia ; 3062
Geelong, Victoria, Australia ; 3062
1937
30 Oct 1937
Age 81
Death of Mary Retz, Dear*Don, nee Connolly in 7 Irving St., Malvern, Melbourne, Vic.,Aust.
7 Irving St., Malvern, Melbourne, Vic.,Aust.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia ; 3062
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1937
    Event Place: 7 Irving St., Malvern, Melbourne, Vic.,Aust.

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