Brief Life History of Catherine Rose
When Catherine Rose McMahon was born in 1848, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, her father, Hugh McMahon, was 28 and her mother, Rose McManus, was 31. She married Alfred Etheridge on 14 August 1874, in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 27 May 1886, in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, at the age of 38, and was buried in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
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Family Time Line
Sources (18)
- Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
- Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
- Catherine Rose McMahon ETHERIDGE, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (4)
1859
The state of Queensland was formed as a partition from its parent, New South Wales, on 6 June 1859, with Brisbane designated as its capital.
1867
End of transportation to Western Australia.
1870
British troops withdraw from Australia.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam, Kieran, Maeve, Seamus, Brigid, Connor, Dermot, Eamon, Fergus, Grainne, James Patrick.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Mathghamhna, a patronymic from the byname Mathghamhain literally meaning ‘good calf’, a kenning for ‘bear’. This was the name of two (unrelated) chieftain families in counties Clare (Thomond) and Monaghan (the kingdom of Oriel). See also Mahon 1, and Mahoney . In northern Ireland it is sometimes Anglicized as Matthews , since Matha was the Irish form of the Biblical name (see McMath ). In Scotland Matheson was used to translate both of these surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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