Mary (in the middle) with her sisters Emily (L) and Maud (R)
Mary was born in Walcha on 20/02/1897.
She married to Clarence Aubrey Costigan in Walcha on 26/05/1913. Clarence was born on 27/10/1891 in Yarrowitch, Walcha and baptised on 10/02/1892 in Armidale.
They had the following children:
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Rita Mary Costigan (1913 – 1986)
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Hazel Jean Costigan (1915 – 1915)
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Dennis Bede Costigan (1916 – 2005)
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Marie Joan Costigan (1925 – 2004)
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Stewart Barrie Costigan (1933 – 1985)
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Dudley William Costigan (1936 – 1988)
Clarence died in Walcha on 10/10/1964.
Mary died on 07/07/1971 in Tamworth.
Rita Mary Costigan (1913 – 1986)
Rita was born in Walcha on 20/08/1913.
She married to George Lewis Cross in Walcha on 06/01/1938. George was born in Springsure QLD on 19/09/1912.
Front row L-R: Clarence – George & Rita – Mary
They had 3 children:
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Joan Mary Cross (1941 – )
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Julie Ann Cross (1945 – 1996)
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Anthony John Cross (1951 – )
George died in Walcha on 28/03/1977.
Rita died on 29/07/1986 in Armidale.
Julie Ann Cross (1945 – 1996)
Julie was born on 07/02/1945 in Goondiwindi.
She married in Walcha in 1968 to Victor Edward John Prevett.
Victor was born on 12/02/1941 in St Lennards.
Julie died on 26/07/1996 in Westmead.
Hazel Jean Costigan (1915 – 1915)
Hazel was born in Yarrowitz, Walcha on 29/05/1915.
She died on 30/06/1915 in Walcha.
Denis Bede “Denny” Costigan (1916 – 2005)
Denny was born in Walcha on 06/06/1916.
He married to Joan Margaret Lonergan in Walcha in 1941.
Joan was born in Walcha on 16/07/1923.
They had the 3 children:
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Graham Michael Costigan (1942 – 2010)
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Garry James Costigan (1945 – )
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Denis Wayne Costigan (1947 – )
Joan died in Walcha on 12/02/1996.
Denny died on 13/01/2005 in Kootingal.
Graham Michael Costigan (1942 – 2010)
Graham was born on 19/03/1942.
He died on 27/04/2010 and is buried at Caboolture Memorial Gardens, Deception Bay, Queensland, Australia.
Marie Joan Costigan (1925 – 2004)
Marie was born in Walcha on 03/02/1925.
She married to Neville John O’Connell in Walcha in 1947.
Neville was born in Maitland on 11/08/1926.
They had 1 child:
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Kerry O’Connell (1948 – 1993)
Neville died in Rutherford on 28/12/2001.
Marie died on 20/09/2004 in Rutherford.
Stewart Barrie Costigan (1933 – 1985)
Stuart was born in Walcha on 28/06/1933.
He married to Diana Peggy Hancock in Auburn in 1959.
They had 1 child:
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Clint Stuart Costigan (1964 – )
Diana died on 20/02/1982.
Stuart died on 22/03/1985 in Port Kembla.
Dudley William Costigan (1936 – 1988)
Dudley was born on 13/07/1936 in Walcha.
He married to Betty Darlington in 1959 in Newtown.
They had 1 son:
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Anthony William Costigan (1960 – )
Dudley died on 25/01/1988 in Kiama Downs and is buried at Kiama Cemetery, Bombo, New South Wales, Australia.
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