John Joseph (Jack) Brannigan

  Noted events in his life were:

• source. Marilyn Shaw & Ken Shiels who notes:
John was born about 5 months after his parents arrived at "Clifton" Station.

Apparently John was a heavy drinker and as a result separated from his wife in 1903. This may have been the reason for him being listed as deceased in 1918 on William's marriage certificate.
Burial: Nambour, Queensland
Occupation: 1883, Labourer

• Occupation. farmer

• connection. Elizabeth MacNish (1952) connections to me are:

Elizabeth MacNish (1952)
Her father is Ronald MacNish (1921) who married Irene O'Neil (1918)
Her father was John O'Neil (1892)
His father was Felix O' Neil (1853) who married Mary Brannigan (1858)
Her father was John Brannigan (1827) & he also had John Brannigan (1860)
He had William Brannigan (1897) who married Thomasina Emery (1899)
Her father was Jack Emery (1867) who married Phoebe Davies (1873)
Her father was Joseph Davies (1857) & he also had G. A. Davies (1894)
He had Colin Davies (1925)
He had me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

John married Catherine Mary Murray, daughter of John Murray and Anne Dungan, on 11 Nov 1884 in St Marys Catholic Church, Tenterfield, NSW Australia. (Catherine Mary Murray was born in 1863 in Warwick, Queensland Australia and died on 29 Nov 1940 in Brisbane, Queensland Australia.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• source. Ken Shiels [shiel_genealogy@austarnet.com.au] who notes:
Although John and Catherine separated in 1903, they never divorced.