Joseph Cannon (1887 – 1960)

Joseph was born in Cowra on 01/02/1887.

Joseph Cannon (assumed)
courtesy of  kelly_jelfs (Ancestry)

He married on 24/06/1914 in Cowra to Sarah Jane Drumgold.

Wedding article in 
“The Burrowa News” of 03/07/1914.

Sarah was born in Boorowa (originally “Burrowa”) on 10/10/1885.

They had the following children:

  • Kathleen Mary Cannon (1915 – 1996)

  • Joan Ursula Cannon (1917 – 1982)

  • Ellen Julia Cannon (1919 – 1976)

  • Benjamin Joseph Cannon (1920 – 1961)

  • William James Cannon (1923 – 1979)

Joseph died in Condobolin on 04/05/1960.

Sarah died in Wellington NSW on 05/06/1975.

Kathleen Mary Cannon (1915 – 1996)

Kathleen was born on 03/09/1915 in Cowra.

She married to Vincent Hilary “Tom” Cashel in Manly on 10/10/1941.
Tom was born in Wellington on 05/11/1912.

They had 6 children:

  • William Vincent Cashel (1945 –       )

  • Kathleen Mary Bleechmore (nee Cashel) (1946 –       )

  • Kevin Joseph Cashel (1947 – 2009)

  • Keith Francis Cashel (1950 –      )

  • Terence Peter Cashel (1954 – 1997)

  • Michael Patrick Cashel (1956 – 1956)

Tom died in Wellington on 09/08/1974. There is no death record for him. In the “Find a Grave Index” he is listed as Thomas Vincent Cashel.

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Kathleen died on 17/04/1996 and is buried in Wellington NSW next to Thomas and in the same grave with her sister Joan.

Kevin Joseph Cashel (1947 – 2009)

Kevin was born on 21/08/1947 in Ashfield.
He died in Wellington NSW on 09/11/2009.

Terence Peter Cashel (1954 – 1997)

Terence was born on 22/01/1954 in Cassilis NSW.
In 1977 he was, as a student, living in Sydney.
Terence died on 03/02/1997 in Orange and is buried in Wellington.

Michael Patrick Cashel (1956 – 1956)

Michael was born on 26/05/1956 in Cassilis NSW.
He died on 07/11/1956 in Lithgow.

Joan Ursula Cannon (1917 – 1982)

Joan was born on 27/07/1917 in Cowra.

She married to Donald McCosker in Sydney on 15/12/1948. Donald was born in Cobar on 21/11/1919.

They had 1 son:

  • John Donald McCosker (1951 –       )

Donald died on 23/09/1963 in Auburn.

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Joan died 30/11/1982 and is buried in Wellington NSW.

Ellen Julia Cannon (1919 – 1976)

Ellen was born on 12/01/1919 in Cowra NSW.

She married to Mike Mulvihill in Sydney on 19/06/1941. Mike was born on 04/01/1896 in Cashel, Longford, Ireland and baptised on 08/01/1896 in the parish of Newtowncashel.

They had 1 daughter:

  • Mary Therese Edgerle-Mulvihill (1949 –       )

Mike died on 23/12/1965 in Blackheath.

Ellen married about 1970 Cyril George Skinner. Cyril was born on 11/05/1892 in Mudgee. He was married, in 1919, to Ruby Irene Barr (1893 – 1968) and had 1 child.

Cyril G Skinner

Ellen died on 21/05/1976 in an accident together with Cyril Skinner, and is buried in Gilgandra NSW.

Benjamin Joseph Cannon (1920 – 1961)

Benjamin was born on 20/03/1920 in Cowra.

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He… thought to have… died about 28/04/1961, the day he went missing at Nymagee near Condoblin. His headstone mentioned 1963.

There are some talks Ben had married and had children, the family have no further information about that.

William James Cannon (1923 – 1979)

William, known as Mick, was born on 26/03/1926 in Bumbaldry, Grenfell.

He died on 02/03/1979 and is buried in Condobolin.