Individual Details
Eugene O'SULLIVAN
(1 Apr 1893 - 31 Dec 1988)
According to Eugene's birth record, a Bridget Connell was present at his birth. The record also tells us Eugene was born on 6 April 1893, but according to his family he was born on 1 April 1893, which ties in with baptism information from the Mallow Heritage Centre which tells us he was christened on 3 April. Baptismal records were normally more reliable than birth records in those days as baptisms were registered on the day whereas births were often registered weeks after the event when exact birth dates were often remembered inaccurately. Sponsors at Eugene's baptism were John Doody and Ellen Cashman. The given name on Eugene's baptism record is "Owen" ("Owen" is an equivalent of "Eugene"). In the 1901 census, Eugene is listed as "Ewen".
In 1914, at the age of 20, Eugene emigrated to Australia, never to return to Ireland. On the voyage (which cost him £12) he chose to work on board, unlike many of the other men, and was consequently quite fit when the ship docked in Melbourne. As a result he was quickly offered a job as a farm labourer. Eugene spent most, if not all, of his early years in Australia working on sugar cane farms in Queenland, eventually buying a small sugar cane farm of his own. He was later able to purchase a larger property in South Johnstone near Innisfail in Far North Queensland. He and his wife, Jane, lived in South Johnstone for 28 years before selling the farm and moving to The Corso in Innisfail in 1953. They later moved to Sydney and lived with their daughter, Mary, and her family in Wahroonga.
Eugene died at the age of 95 and Jane at 91.
In 1914, at the age of 20, Eugene emigrated to Australia, never to return to Ireland. On the voyage (which cost him £12) he chose to work on board, unlike many of the other men, and was consequently quite fit when the ship docked in Melbourne. As a result he was quickly offered a job as a farm labourer. Eugene spent most, if not all, of his early years in Australia working on sugar cane farms in Queenland, eventually buying a small sugar cane farm of his own. He was later able to purchase a larger property in South Johnstone near Innisfail in Far North Queensland. He and his wife, Jane, lived in South Johnstone for 28 years before selling the farm and moving to The Corso in Innisfail in 1953. They later moved to Sydney and lived with their daughter, Mary, and her family in Wahroonga.
Eugene died at the age of 95 and Jane at 91.
Events
| Birth | 1 Apr 1893 | Glynn, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork | |||
| Christen | 3 Apr 1893 | Analeentha Church, Mourneabbey, Co. Cork | |||
| Marriage | 4 Feb 1925 | Queensland - Jane MCCLELLAND | |||
| Death | 31 Dec 1988 | Wahroonga, New South Wales |
Families
| Spouse | Jane MCCLELLAND (1902 - 1994) |
| Child | Mary Ann O'SULLIVAN (1925 - 1999) |
| Father | James (Big Jim) SULLIVAN ( - 1903) |
| Mother | Julia DOODY (1858 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann (Sr. Mary Munchin) O'SULLIVAN (1882 - 1913) |
| Sibling | James (Jimmy) O'SULLIVAN (1883 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Johanna (Hannah) O'SULLIVAN (1885 - 1983) |
| Sibling | Daniel O'SULLIVAN (1886 - 1887) |
| Sibling | Ellen O'SULLIVAN (1887 - 1972) |
| Sibling | John (Jack) O'SULLIVAN (1890 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Denis O'SULLIVAN (1895 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Margaret (Madge) O'SULLIVAN (1897 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Richard SULLIVAN (1900 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Julia O'SULLIVAN (1901 - 1920) |
| Sibling | 'unknown' SULLIVAN ( - 1911) |