One part of the family
Hickey / McGreevy
Queensland records document Hickey and McGreevy families in Ipswich. A cemetery inscription now names John Hickey’s wife as Ellen Condon, making the branch testable, but it does not connect her to Patrick Condon or Castlelyons.
People in this family group
Ida May Hickey
about 1900 – 1969
Ida May Hickey was born about 1900 in Queensland, a child of Patrick Hickey and Mary Jane Phister, and a grandchild of John Hickey of Limerick Junction. She married a Bell. Ida died in 1969, aged about 69.
Proved by a recordTeresa Mary Hickey
about 1920 – 2008
Teresa Mary Hickey was born about 1920 at Ipswich, Queensland, a daughter of Thomas James Hickey and Mary Kathleen Devereux, and a granddaughter of John Hickey of Limerick Junction. She married a Brown and died in 2008, aged about 88.
Proved by a recordTheresa Burke Gorman
Birth not recorded; died before 6 May 1981
Theresa Burke was the predeceased wife named in John J. Gorman’s 1981 death notice.
Proved by a recordMary Margaret Hickey
about 1908 – 2001
Mary Margaret Hickey was born about 1908 at Ipswich, Queensland, a daughter of Thomas James Hickey and Mary Kathleen Devereux, and a granddaughter of John Hickey of Limerick Junction. She married a Burns and died in 2001, aged about 93.
Proved by a recordEvelyn Maud McGuire
about 1894 – 1974
Evelyn Maud McGuire was born about 1894 at Ipswich, Queensland, a child of James McGuire and Margaret Ellen Hickey, and a grandchild of John Hickey of Limerick Junction. She married a Churchett and is recorded under that name. Evelyn died in 1974, aged about 80.
Proved by a recordCelia Veronica McGreevy
about 1905 – 1999
Celia Veronica McGreevy was born about 1905 at Ipswich, Queensland, a child of Peter McGreevy and Mary Ann Hickey, and a grandchild of John Hickey of Limerick Junction. She married a Gallwey and is recorded under that name. Celia died in 1999, and was one of the seven of nine children who lived to old age.
Proved by a recordAnna E. Gorman Corcoran
about 1899 – 29 November 1965
Anna E. Gorman Corcoran was one of the five children named in the obituaries of Mary H. Leahey Gorman and Patrick Gorman.
Proved by a recordCatherine Gorman Foster
about 1907 – before 6 May 1981
Catherine Gorman Foster was one of the five children named in the obituaries of Mary H. Leahey Gorman and Patrick Gorman.
Proved by a recordGerard Gorman
John Gorman
1858 – 1942
John Gorman, also recorded in the family tree as John O'Gorman, is said to have lived from 1858 to 1942; no original record confirms the identification.
Partly provedJohn J. Gorman
about 1901 – 6 May 1981
John J. Gorman, son of Patrick Gorman and Mary H. Leahey, died 6 May 1981 and was associated at his funeral with the Bayonne Exxon Annuitance Club.
Proved by a recordMichael A. Gorman
about 1905 – before 6 May 1981
Michael A. Gorman was one of the five children named in the obituaries of Mary H. Leahey Gorman and Patrick Gorman.
Proved by a recordMichael Charles Gorman
1882 – about 1946
Michael Charles Gorman is an unresolved family-tree entry, reportedly born at “Ross Twp.” in 1882 and dead about 1946.
Partly provedPatrick Gorman
5 August 1875 (compiled) – 21 November 1956
Patrick Gorman was born at Bayonne in August 1875 to Irish parents — the 1910 census enters both his father's and his mother's birthplace as Ireland, so he was the first of his line born in America. He married Mary Leahey in 1897 and they raised five children, all of whom the 1910 census finds at home in Bayonne Ward 1. He spent his working life with Standard Oil at Bayonne, in the Case and Can Department, and retired in 1938. He died at 27 East 3rd Street on 21 November 1956.
Proved by a recordWilliam P. Gorman
about 1903 – before 6 May 1981
William P. Gorman was one of the five children named in the notices of Mary H. Leahey Gorman and Patrick Gorman. Patrick’s paid notice and news obituary both give P.; Mary’s obituary prints V.
Proved by a recordBridget Hickey
19 April 1875 – 8 July 1963
Bridget Hickey was reportedly born on 19 April 1875 to John Joseph Hickey and Ellen Condon; no confirming record is included.
Partly provedCatherine Hickey
14 February 1873 – 2 April 1967
Catherine Hickey was reportedly born on 14 February 1873 to John Joseph Hickey and Ellen Condon; no record in this archive confirms the claim.
Partly provedCecilia Ann Hickey
18 April 1906 – 27 October 1985
Cecilia Ann Hickey (reportedly born 18 April 1906) died on 27 October 1985 and was recorded as Cecilia Anne Hickey in an Ipswich cemetery.
Proved by a recordEileen Dorothy Hickey
17 September 1902 – 30 August 1967
Eileen Dorothy Hickey was reportedly born on 17 September 1902 and died on 30 August 1967, but her details are recorded here without supporting documents.
Proved by a recordEllen Hickey
Dates not recorded
Ellen Hickey is an unresolved Queensland identity who may be connected to William Hickey; no birth or death details have been proved.
Partly provedEllen Jetru Hickey
1 November 1890 – 1986
Ellen Jetru Hickey was reportedly born on 1 November 1890 to John Hickey and Sarah Jane Slack; even her unusual middle name remains uncertain.
Partly provedFrank Hickey
Dates not recorded
Frank Hickey appears only in our family tree, with no dates or independently documented life events.
Family story - not yet provedIda Maud Hickey
6 July 1891 – 1961
Ida Maud Hickey was reportedly born on 6 July 1891 to William and Ellen Hickey; no other part of her life is documented in this archive.
Proved by a recordJames Harold Hickey
about 1905 – 1950
James Harold Hickey was born about 1905 in Queensland, a child of Patrick Hickey and Mary Jane Phister, and a grandchild of John Hickey of Limerick Junction. James died in 1950, aged about 45.
Proved by a recordJoanna Hickey
about 1870 – 1880
Joanna Hickey was born about 1870 in Queensland, a child of John Hickey and Ellen Condon and a sibling of William Hickey. She died at ten years old. Their memorial gives 1870 to 1880.
Proved by a recordJohanna Hickey
21 November 1870 – 10 June 1880
Johanna Hickey (reportedly born 21 November 1870) died on 10 June 1880 and appears in Ipswich's cemetery database as Johannah Hickey.
Partly provedJohn Hickey
4 August 1866 – 4 December 1955
John Hickey was reportedly born on 4 August 1866 and married Sarah Jane Slack, but no record in this archive confirms his identity or later life.
Proved by a recordJohn Hickey
4 October 1896 – 1966
John Hickey was reportedly born on 4 October 1896 to John Hickey and Sarah Jane Slack, but he remains an unresolved Queensland family-tree entry.
Partly provedJohn Joseph Hickey
about 1836 – 18 July 1906
John Hickey died at Ipswich on 18 July 1906; a cemetery inscription names his wife as Ellen Condon and his mother as May Hickey.
Partly provedJohn Joseph Hickey
20 January 1890 – 25 May 1975
John Joseph Hickey (reportedly 20 January 1890–25 May 1975) may be the 85-year-old John Hickey recorded in an Ipswich Catholic cemetery.
Proved by a recordJohn Thomas Hickey
about 1898 – 1971
John Thomas Hickey was born about 1898 in Queensland, a child of Patrick Hickey and Mary Jane Phister, and a grandchild of John Hickey of Limerick Junction. John died in 1971, aged about 73.
Proved by a recordKeyran Devereux Hickey
about 1904 – 1987
Keyran Devereux Hickey was born about 1904 at Ipswich, Queensland, the eldest child of Thomas James Hickey and Mary Kathleen Devereux. **His middle name is his mother's maiden name** — the habit that preserves a woman's family name when nothing else does. He died in 1987, aged about eighty-three.
Proved by a recordLeslie Patrick Hickey
about 1904 – 1965
Leslie Patrick Hickey was born about 1904 in Queensland, a child of Patrick Hickey and Mary Jane Phister, and a grandchild of John Hickey of Limerick Junction. Leslie died in 1965, aged about 61.
Proved by a recordLucy Hickey
Born 1902; death not recorded
Lucy Hickey was reportedly born in 1902 to John Hickey and Sarah Jane Slack; no independent record identifies her later life.
Partly provedMargaret Ellen Hickey
18 May 1864 – 17 June 1928
Margaret Ellen Hickey, recorded at death as Margaret Ellen McGuire, died in Ipswich on 17 June 1928; her reported 1864 birth and Hickey ancestry remain unproved.
Partly provedMary Ann Hickey
27 October 1862 – 20 January 1934
Mary Ann Hickey (reportedly 1862–1934) is known only through our family tree as a daughter of John and Ellen Hickey and wife of Peter McGreevy.
Partly provedMary Beatrice Hickey
about 1892 – 1963
Mary Beatrice Hickey was born about 1892 in Queensland, a child of John Hickey and Sarah Jane Slack, and a grandchild of John Hickey of Limerick Junction. Mary died in 1963, aged about 71.
Proved by a recordMary Ellen Hickey
29 June 1888 – 26 December 1947
Mary Ellen Hickey was reportedly born on 29 June 1888 and died on 26 December 1947, but her details are recorded here without supporting documents.
Proved by a recordPatrick Hickey
27 October 1868 – 23 November 1957
Patrick Hickey was reportedly born in 1868 and married Mary Jane Phister in Queensland in 1896, but the available evidence is limited to our family tree.
Proved by a recordPatrick James Hickey
21 November 1898 – 7 January 1969
Patrick James Hickey (reportedly born 21 November 1898) died on 7 January 1969 and was recorded aged 70 in an Ipswich Catholic cemetery.
Proved by a recordSarah Ada Hickey
1897 – 28 October 1897
Sarah Ada Hickey died in Ipswich on 28 October 1897; our family tree says she was the infant daughter of Patrick Hickey and Mary Jane Phister.
Partly provedSidney Harold Hickey
about 1907 – 1975
Sidney Harold Hickey was born about 1907 in Queensland, a child of Patrick Hickey and Mary Jane Phister, and a grandchild of John Hickey of Limerick Junction. Sidney died in 1975, aged about 68.
Proved by a recordSister Mary Gerard Hickey
about 1905 – 1979
Sister Mary Gerard Hickey was born about 1905, a daughter of John Hickey and Sarah Jane Slack of Walloon, and **entered religious life** — she is recorded on the family's memorials under her name in religion rather than the one she was baptised with, which is not preserved here. She died in 1979.
Proved by a recordStephen Anthony Hickey
about 1907 – 1974
Stephen Anthony Hickey was born about 1907 in Queensland, a child of John Hickey and Sarah Jane Slack, and a grandchild of John Hickey of Limerick Junction. Stephen died in 1974, aged about 67.
Proved by a recordSteve Hickey
Born 1907; death not recorded
Steve Hickey was reportedly born in 1907 to John Hickey and Sarah Jane Slack; no record confirms whether Steve was his formal name.
Partly provedThomas James Hickey
29 November 1877 – 4 July 1957
Thomas James Hickey (reportedly born 29 November 1877) appears to be the Thomas J. Hickey who died aged 79 in Ipswich in July 1957.
Proved by a recordVictor Edward Francis Hickey
about 1902 – 1974
Victor Edward Francis Hickey was born about 1902 in Queensland, a child of Patrick Hickey and Mary Jane Phister, and a grandchild of John Hickey of Limerick Junction. Victor died in 1974, aged about 72.
Proved by a recordWilliam Hickey
24 May 1861 – 26 September 1947
William Hickey (reportedly 1861–1947) belongs to the proposed Queensland Hickey family, but his dates and relationships are not yet record-proved.
Proved by a recordWilliam Hickey
1799 – 1862
William Hickey was born in County Tipperary in 1799 and married Mary Grady, of County Limerick, in 1825. They emigrated to Queensland, where he died in 1862 aged about sixty-three. He is buried at Ipswich General Cemetery, but which grave was never written down. He is the earliest Hickey this archive holds and the first of the line to leave Ireland.
Proved by a recordWilliam James Hickey
about 1894 – 1971
William John Hickey was reportedly born on 29 July 1894 and died on 28 May 1971; this archive does not independently establish those dates.
Proved by a recordWilliam Michael Hickey
12 April 1897 – 5 April 1940
William Michael Hickey was reportedly born on 12 April 1897 and died on 5 April 1940, but no individual record confirms these details.
Proved by a recordMay Frances McGreevy
about 1893 – 1981
May Frances McGreevy was born about 1893 at Ipswich, Queensland, a child of Peter McGreevy and Mary Ann Hickey, and a grandchild of John Hickey of Limerick Junction. She married a Hoare and is recorded under that name. May died in 1981, and was one of the seven of nine children who lived to old age.
Proved by a recordJohanna Hickey
about 1840 – 1876
Johanna Hickey, born about 1840, was a daughter of William Hickey and Mary Grady and a sister of John Hickey. She married a man named Hodel and died in 1876, the same year as her mother.
Proved by a recordEdith Emma Louise Hickey
about 1909 – 1987
Edith Emma Louise Hickey was born about 1909 in Queensland, a child of Patrick Hickey and Mary Jane Phister, and a grandchild of John Hickey of Limerick Junction. She married a Hudson. Edith died in 1987, aged about 78.
Proved by a recordJohannah Hickey
about 1900 – 1999
Johannah Hickey was born about 1900 in Queensland, a child of John Hickey and Sarah Jane Slack, and a grandchild of John Hickey of Limerick Junction. She married a Kunde. Johannah died in 1999, aged about 99.
Proved by a recordMary H. Leahey Gorman
about 1875 (compiled) – 17 August 1944
Mary H. Leahey Gorman was born in Syracuse, lived in Bayonne for sixty-three years, married Patrick Gorman and died on 17 August 1944.
Proved by a recordKathleen Winifred Hickey
about 1911 – 1997
Kathleen Winifred Hickey was born about 1911 at Ipswich, Queensland, a daughter of Thomas James Hickey and Mary Kathleen Devereux, and a granddaughter of John Hickey of Limerick Junction. She married a Mahon and died in 1997, aged about 86.
Proved by a recordBridget Monica McGreevy
29 May 1902 – 20 August 1982
Bridget Monica McGreevy may be the Bridget Monica Hartfiel who died aged 80 at Ipswich in August 1982, but the marriage link is unproved.
Partly provedCecilia McGreevy
Born 28 September 1888; death not recorded
Cecilia McGreevy is a family-tree child reportedly born on 28 September 1888; no direct record confirms her identity.
Partly provedJohn Thomas McGreevy
Born 4 October 1886; death not recorded
John Thomas McGreevy (about 1886–22 August 1918) was an Ipswich-born farm hand and Australian soldier who died of wounds in France.
Proved by a recordMary McGreevy
1895 – 1986
Mary McGreevy appears only in the family tree as a daughter of Peter McGreevy and Mary Ann Hickey, reportedly born in 1895.
Partly provedMichael McGreevey
about 1900 – 1983
Michael McGreevey was born about 1900 at Ipswich, Queensland, a child of Peter McGreevy and Mary Ann Hickey, and a grandchild of John Hickey of Limerick Junction. Michael died in 1983, and was one of the seven of nine children who lived to old age.
Proved by a recordMichael McGreevy
Born 1900; death not recorded
Michael McGreevy appears only in the family tree as a son of Peter McGreevy and Mary Ann Hickey, reportedly born in 1900.
Partly provedPatrick Joseph McGreevy
about 1891 – 1966
Patrick J. McGreevy (about 1890/91–7 April 1966) is recorded in an Ipswich Catholic cemetery, but his parentage is unproved.
Proved by a recordPeter Edgar McGreevy
Born 1897; death not recorded
Peter Edgar McGreevy appears only in the family tree as a son of Peter McGreevy and Mary Ann Hickey, reportedly born in 1897.
Partly provedPeter McGreevy
about 1861 – 1941
Peter McGreevy was living near Amberley, Queensland, during the First World War and was the recorded father of soldier John Thomas McGreevy.
Proved by a recordSarah Ellen McGreevy
28 September 1888 – 7 May 1897
Sarah Ellen McGreevy (about 1888/89–7 May 1897) was a child of P. and M. McGreevy buried in the Catholic section at Ipswich.
Proved by a recordBridget Johanna Delia McGuire
23 February 1899 – 11 June 1987
Bridget Johanna Delia McGuire appears only in the family tree as a daughter of James McGuire and Margaret Ellen Hickey, reportedly living from 1899 to 1987.
Partly provedCatherine Mary McGuire
1 July 1901 – 12 February 2001
Catherine Mary McGuire appears only in the family tree as a daughter of James McGuire and Margaret Ellen Hickey, reportedly living from 1901 to 2001.
Partly provedEllen McGuire
8 September 1889 – 23 February 1985
Ellen McGuire appears only in the family tree as a daughter of James McGuire and Margaret Ellen Hickey, reportedly living from 1889 to 1985.
Partly provedJames McGuire
Born about 1864; death not recorded
James McGuire appears in the family tree as Margaret Ellen Hickey's husband and the father of eight children, reportedly born in 1864.
Proved by a recordMargaret Hickey
about 1841 – 1935
Margaret Hickey, born about 1841, was a daughter of William Hickey and Mary Grady. She married a McGuire and lived to 1935 — the longest life recorded in this branch, spanning from before the Famine emigration to the middle of the twentieth century.
Proved by a recordMary Agnes McGuire
3 November 1891 – 7 October 1987
Mary Agnes McGuire, reportedly born in 1891, appears to be the woman of that name buried at Ipswich after her death on 7 October 1987.
Partly provedMaude Evelen McGuire
14 September 1894 – 31 May 1974
Maude Evelen McGuire appears only in the family tree as a daughter of James McGuire and Margaret Ellen Hickey, reportedly living from 1894 to 1974.
Partly provedMichael John McGuire
30 September 1887 – 24 May 1965
Michael John McGuire appears only in the family tree as a son of James McGuire and Margaret Ellen Hickey, reportedly living from 1887 to 1965.
Partly provedPatrick Joseph McGuire
1 October 1896 – 11 November 1978
Patrick Joseph McGuire reportedly lived from 1896 to 1978; a Marburg miner and Labor secretary of that name may be the same man, but this is unproved.
Partly provedWilliam James McGuire
12 January 1904 – 14 November 1960
William James McGuire (about 1904–14 November 1960) died aged 56 and was buried in the Roman Catholic section at Ipswich.
Partly provedBridget O'Gorman
1878 – 1961
Bridget O'Gorman appears only in the family tree as a daughter of John Gorman and Mary Condon, reportedly living from 1878 to 1961.
Partly provedJohn O'Gorman
Born 1885; death not recorded
John O'Gorman appears only in the family tree as a son of John Gorman and Mary Condon, reportedly born in 1885.
Partly provedJoseph Patrick O'Gorman
1884 – 1950
Joseph Patrick O'Gorman appears only in the family tree as a son of John Gorman and Mary Condon, reportedly living from 1884 to 1950.
Partly provedHannah T. O’Gorman
21 November 1884 (compiled) – 10 October 1965 (compiled)
Volunteer memorial evidence identifies Hannah T. O’Gorman as a Bayonne sibling of Patrick Gorman. Exact dates, family links and plot are compiled; the linked photographed stone does not name her and bears a conflicting 1927 date.
CompiledWilliam Lawrence O’Gorman
6 January 1887 (compiled) – 24 April 1973 (compiled)
Volunteer memorial evidence identifies William Lawrence O’Gorman as a Bayonne sibling of Patrick Gorman. Exact dates, family links and plot are compiled; the linked photographed stone does not name him and bears a conflicting 1886 date.
CompiledMary Phister
1862 – 1933
Mary Phister was reportedly Patrick Hickey's wife, but our family tree disagree over whether she was born in 1862 or about 1871.
Proved by a recordSarah Jane Slack
20 November 1862 – 1948
Sarah Jane Slack was reportedly born on 20 November 1862 and married John Hickey, but no record in this archive proves her origins or family.
Proved by a recordAgnes Lucy Hickey
about 1902 – 1996
Agnes Lucy Hickey was born about 1902 in Queensland, a child of John Hickey and Sarah Jane Slack, and a grandchild of John Hickey of Limerick Junction. She married a Welsh. Agnes died in 1996, aged about 94.
Proved by a recordOld records for this group
- Gorman — John J. paid death notice, 6 May 1981
- “Patrick Gorman Service Monday”
- Obituary — Mrs. Mary H. Gorman
- New Jersey bride index — possible Anna Gorman marriage, 27 June 1920
- Grave photograph — Anna Corcoran marker
- New Jersey death index — John J. Gorman, 6 May 1981
- Grave photograph — Teresa A. and John J. Gorman marker
- Grave photograph — Michael O'Gorman marker
- Gorman — Patrick paid death notice, 21 November 1956
- Grave photograph — Mary H. and Patrick J. Gorman marker
- "Men shot at Standard plant" — the Bayonne refinery strike, 22 July 1915
- The Bayonne strike: the hospital ambulance and Constable Hook, 22 July 1915