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Mary Ellen, (Nellie) Fitzgerald 1877 – 1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1877

Birth Location: Timaru, New Zealand

Death Date: 22 April, 1935

Death Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Father: Michael Fitzgerald

Mother: Alice Mullin

Spouse(s): Thomas Lawler

Children(s): Edward Lawler, Desmond Lawler, Kathleen Lawler, James Lawler, Francis Lawler

Early life: Mary Ellen (Nellie) Fitzgerald arrived in Timaru, New Zealand in 1877, born to Michael Fitzgerald and Alice Mullin. Over time, Mary Ellen (Nellie) Fitzgerald formed a family with Thomas George Lawler, which included Edward Michael "Ted" Lawler, Desmond Thomas Lawler, Kathleen Grace Lawler, James Fitzgerald Lawler and Francis Raymond Lawler. Mary Ellen (Nellie) Fitzgerald concluded life in Auckland, New Zealand in 1935.

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Parents

Michael Fitzgerald
1840 – 1904
Birth Location: Gneeves, Cork, Ireland
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Alice Mullin
1847 – 1930
Birth Location: Ballygawley Tyrone Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Lawler
1879 – 1962
Birth Location: Rangiora, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Edward Lawler
1910 – 1978
Birth Location: Taumarunui, New Zealand
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Desmond Lawler
1913 – 1982
Birth Location: Te Kuiti, King Country, New Zealand
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Kathleen Lawler
1921 – 2011
Birth Location: Taumarunui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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James Lawler
1923 – 1981
Birth Location: Taumarunui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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Francis Lawler
1933 – 2013
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Oct 1877
    Event Place: Timaru, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 April, 1935
    Event Place: Taumarunui, Ruapehu District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 April, 1935
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Taumarunui, Ruapehu District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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