Bernard Joseph Sweeney

  General Notes:

Electoral Roll: -
1930 - Knight’s Farm, Thyra Road, Moama, N.S.W. - labourer.
1936 - Bunnaloo East, N.S.W. - labourer.

Riverina Herald, August 2 1940
Mr Bernard Joseph Sweeney.
There passed away at “Cambray” Echuca, on Wednesday morning, an old and hugely respected resident of the Thyra district in the person of Mr. Bernard Joseph Sweeney, at the age of 73 years.
The late Mr. Sweeney was born at Linton, Ballarat, but had lived at Thyra for the past 23 years and interested himself in grazing. He was a regular attendant at the Roman Catholic Church, Mathoura. He was well known in the Riverina having been a contractor in those districts. The high esteem in which he was held in the district was evidenced yesterday afternoon when his funeral took place. After a brief service conducted by Rev, Father P. A. Stokes the cortege moved from St Mary's Church, Echuca, to the Moama Cemetery, where a large number of sympathising friends and relatives attended to pay their last respects.
The coffin, which was covered with wreaths and flowers, was borne to the grave by Messrs C. Leetham, C. Larcombe, A. Berryman, T. White, N. Scott and W. Pocklington.
Rev. Father G. O'Connor read the burial services, and the funeral arrangements were carried out by J. W. Vevers.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Contractor And Grazier.

• connection. Margaret Dunphy (nee Gleeson)'s links to me are as follows:

Margaret Gleeson married Patrick Dunphy
His father was Darrell Dunphy (1911) who married Doris Sweeney (1924)
Her father was Bernard Sweeney (1867) who married Bessie Smith (1889) Her father was Henry Smith (1851)
His father was Abraham Smith (c1814) & he also had Mary Smith (1844) who married John Robinson (1845)
They had Elizabeth Robinson (1880) who married William Stephens (1877) They had Elsie Stephens (1919) who married Arthur Hiscock (1907)
His father was Frank Hiscock (1873)who married Emily Wallis (1875)
Her father was William Wallis (1849) who married Victorine Groube (1851)
Her father was Rev Horatio Groube (1814) & he also had George Groube (1847)
He had Edith Groube (1880) who married Percy Howe (1866)
His father was Robert Howe (1833)
His father was Frederick Howe (1805)
His father was James Howe (1777)
His father was George Howe (1741) & he also had Sarah Howe (1775)
She had Alexander Moss (1811)
She had James Moss (1846)
He had Laura Kershaw Waldock or Moss (1864)
She had Winthrop Larkinson (1889)
He had Dulcie Larkinson (1926) who married Colin Davies (1925)
They had me- Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

• Death Certificate Number: (1932).

• Death Certificate Number: (1932).

Bernard married Bessie May Smith, daughter of Henry Smith and Sarah Ellen Watson, in 1908 in Victoria Australia. (Bessie May Smith was born in 1889 in Bungeeluke North, Victoria Australia and died on 25 Jul 1970 in Deniliquin, NSW Australia Deniliquin Hospital.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Certificate: (8293).