Jeremiah Durack

MaleFebruary 1877–1956

Brief Life History of Jeremiah

When Jeremiah Durack was born in February 1877, in Thylungra, Queensland, Australia, his father, Patrick "Patsy" Durack, was 42 and his mother, Mary Costello, was 35. He died in 1956, in Australia, at the age of 79, and was buried in Rockbrook, County Dublin, Ireland.

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Family Time Line

Patrick "Patsy" Durack
1834–1898
Mary Costello
1841–1893
Mary Durack
1863–1865
Michael Patrick Durack
1865–1950
John Wallace Durack
1867–1936
Jeremiah Durack
1869–1869
Patrick Durack
1870–1933
Mary Durack
1872–1948
Bridget Durack
1874–1946
Jeremiah Durack
1877–1956

Sources (2)

  • Jeremiah Joseph Durack, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Jeremiah J Durack, "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (8)

+3 More Children

World Events (7)

1892

Age 15

Coolgardie gold-field is discovered.

1901

Age 24

First Federal election.

1901

Age 24

The Australian flag flown for the first time.

Name Meaning

Irish: from Ó Dubhraic, thought to be a later form of Ó Dubhratha ‘descendant of Dubhratha’, a personal name meaning ‘black one of prosperity’.

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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