Constance Henrietta Thorold

  General Notes:

Death Cert 1966/19144

  Noted events in her life were:

• connection. Maureen Dixon is researching Thomas Joseph Keighran (1850) & who is linked to Les in this way:

Thomas Joseph Keighran (1850)
He had Henry Keighran (1876) who married Constance Thorold (1876)
George Thorold (c1834) married Mary Keighran (1840)
Her father was John Keighran (1802)
His father was Patrick Keighran (1764) & he also had James Keighran (1808)
He had John Keighran (1845)
He had Joseph Keighran (1879)
He had Leslie Keighran (1904)
He had Mary Keighran (1927) who married Mervyn Collins (1924)
They had Leslie Collins (1950) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

Constance married Henry Thomas Keighran, son of Thomas Joseph Keighran and Winifred Mary Ryan, on 16 Jun 1904 in St Patricks Cathedral, Eastern Hill, Melbourne, Victoria Australia.⁴⁴⁴ (Henry Thomas Keighran was born on 1 Jan 1876 in Albury, NSW Australia ⁵⁰⁸ and died on 24 Nov 1937 in Yarrambat, Diamond Creek, Victoria Australia ³⁷⁵.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• note. ⁴⁴⁴ Patricia Marsh sent me this article on the wedding from the Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times (Albury, NSW : 1903 - 1920), Thursday 30 June 1904, page 2:
ORANGE BLOSSOMS.
KEIGHRAN-THOROLD.
At St. Patrick's Calhedral, Eastern Hill, Melbourne, on June 16, a mar riage was celebrated between Henry Thomas, son of Mr Thomas Keighran,
Henty, New South WaIes, and Con stance, youngest daughter of the late Mr G. Coventry Thorold. Albury, and Mrs Thorold, Jolimont, Melbourne, by llthe Rev. Father Murphy. The bride, who was given away by her mother, was in a charming gown of cream cloth, with Russian coat effect, hand embroidered over the shoulders with tiny slips of shell pink panne velvet, opening over a vest of Limerick lace, and a deep silk belt encircled the waist. The skirt had a fancy yoke and four deep box pleats between tuck-ed and embroidered panels, lined in glace silk. Over her shoulder she wore a handsome lace veil, lent for the oc-casion. The hat wiih composed of che-nille and chiffon blended, and finished wllh shell-pink camellias. She carried a white prayer-book (gift of her mother) and wore a gold watch and chain (gift of bridegroom). The bridesmaid was Miss I Keighran (sister of Ihe bride groom). She wore a champagne curl clothdress, over apple-green glace silk; rucked and corded skirt, with tabbed flounce, and Russian coat wiih deep pelerine, with Oriental trimmings, ap ple green panne velvet revers, and cream embroidered finishings, revealing vest and diamond buckle, hat of cham pagne satin straw, with osprey, and embroidered cream and brown orna-ment. Her gift from the bridegroom was a diamond half-hoop ring. The groomsman was Mr Flood Nagle. The bride and bridegroom left for Sydney by the express. The travelling dress was of navy hopsack, a pleated skirt and bodice with yoke, over shoulders of red panne velvet, under shapings finished with lovers' knots of braid; long coal, with capes and velvet col lar; hat of blue chenille embroidery. The following is a list of the pre sents:- Mr T Keighran - House furniture and cheque. Mrs T. Keighran - House linen, cut lery, and cheque, Mrs Thorold (mother of bride) - Gold mounted writing desk and silver salt cellars,
Misses Keighran (Hawthorn) - Orien-tal cushions, Sister Ignatius (sister of bride, Ho bart) - Prayer book, Mrs Goulbourne Leigh (sister of bride) - Silver teapot, Miss Eileen Keighran - Case of silver backed brushes and butter dish, Miss Winifred Keighran - Case of apostle spoons. Mr Phil Keighran - Silver tea and cof fee service, Mr T, Keighran, jun. - Silver cruet and butter dish, ' Mrs M. B. Ryan (WaIlandool) - Silver tea service and silver backed brushes, Miss P. Ryan - Silver salt cellars. Mr T. Ryan - Cut glass and silver salad bowl, Mrs P. J. Cox and Miss Kitty Cox (St. Kilda) - Silver shaving mug. Miss D'Archy - Cheque. Miss C. Cox (Wallandool) - Embroid ered table centre, Mr Flood Nagle - Set of carvers, Mr and Mrs J, Bowler - case of ca meo salt cellars, set in silver, Mrs Carter (Young) - cheque, Misses Carter - Set of silver buttons, Mrs Wigmore (Albury) - Case of spoons, Mr and Mrs Hulle - Silver photo frame. Miss H Wigmore - Photo frame, Miss Wigmore - Cut glass scent bot tle, Miss I Wigmore - Point lace hand kerchief, Mrs WaIoh (Hobart) - Silver basket, Miss Gibson (Hawthorn) - Lace d'oy leys, Miss M'Farland - Tea cloth, Miss B, M'Farland, Mount Mellick -worked brush and comb bags, Mrs M'Farland - Pair of vases, D'Archy et Cio employees - Limerick lace handkerchief. Mr and Mrs Balkwell - Marble candle sticks, Miss Rennie -Scent bottle. Mrs Jenkins - Copper kettle, Mr and Mrs C. Mitchell - Silver toast rack. Mr and Mrs Pritchard - Cheque, Miss Haynes (Tasmania) - Silver fruit dish, Miss Majory Leigh (neice of the bride) - Table centre, Miss Brady - Table centre, Mr and Mrs A. Brady - Carved photo frame. Miss A. Brady - Oil painting, Miss M. Brady - Table centre, Mrs Daly - Silver candlesticks, Messrs. Daly - Silver vases, Miss Hughes - Oil painting, Miss Charsley - Satsuma vases, Miss May Curtis - Photo in frame, Mrs Rankin (Crowa) - Cosy, Mrs Besant Scott - Russian leather silver mounted purse, Miss Jones - Prettily worked pin cushion.