Cemetery Sunday

 

Another short one today.

This photo is by no means contemporary.  I'm not sure that there are any markers there at all now.

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The grave marker says:

In memory of our dear father and mother 

John MCLOUGHLIN died 14th November 1953 aged 86 years 

Margaret ... 12th June 1957 aged 79 years.

R.I.P.

Death Notice

Here is John's death notice in the Sydney Morning Herald, 16th November 1953. I could not find a funeral notice and as he was buried on the day this was published, I think this is all there was.

We won't be able to find one for Margaret as Trove only goes up to 1954.

Death Certificate

John's death certificate (Number 722 in the Register) says he died of chronic myocarditis.  He died at the Sacred Heart Hospice for the Dying at Darlinghurst.  He usually lived at "Ravola" 11 Irene Street Abbotsford.  He was born at Browns River, Bowenfels in NS.W.  He married at the age of 30 to Margaret Taylor.  His father was Patrick McLoughlin and his mother was Margaret Flanagan.

He left nine living children and 1 male deceased.

Thomas, my grandfather was the eldest and certified the death at the age of 55.  He was then living at Flat 1, 5 Nowranie Street Summer Hill.  My mother would have been nearly 18 years old.  Thomas' other siblings were Margaret P. aged 54, Mary J. aged 51, John P. aged 49. Joseph B aged 45, Vincent aged 42, Helena aged 46, Patrick aged 37 and Francis H. aged 35.  He was buried on 16th November at the Roman Catholic Cemetery Field of Mars.  

Location of Grave?

I am not able to find any information about where his grave might be at Field of Mars.  This needs to be followed up.