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William ( Bill ) John O'Connell 1903–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 JUL 1903

Birth Location: Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 3 MAY 1967

Death Location: Brunswick, Victoria, Australia

Father: Christopher O'Connell

Mother: Elizabeth Smith

Spouse(s): Florence Coombes

Children(s): Leslie O'Connell, William O'Connell, Edna O'Connell, Margaret O'Connell, Nanette O'Connell

In 1903, William ( Bill ) John O'Connell entered the world in Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia, born to Christopher O Connell And Elizabeth Florence Smith. William ( Bill ) John O'Connell married Florence May Coombes, and had children including Edna May O Connell, Leslie William Jack O Connell, Margaret Anne O Connell, Nanette Betty Joan O Connell, William Edward Bill O Connell. William ( Bill ) John O'Connell passed away in 1967 in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1903, William ( Bill ) John O'Connell entered the world in Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia, born to Christopher O Connell And Elizabeth Florence Smith.
  • William ( Bill ) John O'Connell married Florence May Coombes, and had children including Edna May O Connell, Leslie William Jack O Connell, Margaret Anne O Connell, Nanette Betty Joan O Connell, William Edward Bill O Connell.
  • William ( Bill ) John O'Connell passed away in 1967 in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher O'Connell
1858–1941
Birth Location: Richmond, Victoria, Australia
CO
Elizabeth Smith
1869–1929
Birth Location: Richmond, Victoria, Australia
ES

Spouses(s)

Florence Coombes
1904–1957
Birth Location: Mildura, South Australia Australia
FC

Children(s)

Leslie O'Connell
1925–1968
Birth Location: Benalla, Victoria, Australia
LO
William O'Connell
1929–2000
Birth Location: Benalla, Victoria, Australia
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Edna O'Connell
1930–2018
Birth Location: Swanpool, Victoria, Australia
EO
Margaret O'Connell
1933–2014
Birth Location: Benalla, Vic
MO
Nanette O'Connell
1927–1982
Birth Location: Benalla, Victoria, Australia
NO

William O'Connell's Ancestors

Self
William O'Connell
1903–1967
Birth Place: Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Christopher O'Connell
1858–1941
Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Elizabeth (Florence) Smith
1869–1929
Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
Cornelius O'Connell
1830–1899
Tipperary/Limerick, Ireland
Mary English
1833–1907
Tipperary, Ireland
William Smith
1836–1872
Honora Barry
1839–1915
Great-Grandparents
Thomas O'Connell
1785–
Peter Smith
1802–1879
Elizabeth
1804–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William O'Connell's Descendants

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William (( Bill ) John) O'Connell (17 JUL 1903–3 MAY 1967) m. Florence (May) Coombes (1904–21 SEP 1957)
  1. 1. Leslie (William ( Jack )) O'Connell 1925–1968 m. Ruth (Linley) Ryan 1917–1998
    1. 1. Ross (William) O'Connell 1949–2018
  2. 2. William (Edward ( Bill )) O'Connell 1929–2000 m. Valerie (May) Pinkus 1933–2022 m. Olva (Elsie) Hart 1929–1997
  3. 3. Edna (May) O'Connell 1930–2018 m. Edward (( Ted ) Joseph) Murray 1923–2013
  4. 4. Margaret (Anne) O'Connell 1933–2014 m. Marian Potalej 1926–2006
  5. 5. Nanette (( Betty ) Joan) O'Connell 1927–1982 m. Colvin (Henry) Murray 1919–1970

William O'Connell's Timeline

2 Records

1903
17 JUL 1903
Birth of William ( Bill ) John O'Connell in Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia
Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia
1967
3 MAY 1967
Age 64
Death of William ( Bill ) John O'Connell in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
Brunswick, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 JUL 1903
    Event Place: Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 MAY 1967
    Event Place: Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
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