Person in this family
James McGuire
Born about 1864; death not recorded
James McGuire was born about 1864 and married Margaret Ellen Hickey at Ipswich, Queensland, in 1887. Eight children are recorded, born between 1887 and 1904. **His death is unknown** — his wife's memorial gives his birth year and then simply "unknown", which usually means the family that raised the stone did not know either, or he is buried elsewhere.
Proved by a record
James McGuire appears in the family tree as Margaret Ellen Hickey's husband and the father of eight children, reportedly born in 1864.
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Worked out from the recorded parents and marriages. No sex is recorded for anyone in this archive, so the wording stays neutral.
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Life
Our family tree records James McGuire's birth as 12 December 1864, names Margaret Ellen Hickey as his wife, and assigns them eight children in Queensland: Michael John, Ellen, Mary Agnes, Maude Evelen, Patrick Joseph, Bridget Johanna Delia, Catherine Mary, and William James. No original marriage or birth record in this archive confirms those relationships.
An Ipswich cemetery list contains "McGUIRE | James | | d: 14 Jul 1940," but it gives no age or relatives. This archive therefore warns against attaching that burial to this James without corroboration. His birthplace, occupation, residences, and confirmed death remain unknown.
How we know this: James's family and birth date come from our family tree; a same-name Ipswich burial has not been identified as his. [1][2]
Family
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Places listed on this page
- Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
- Queens, New York City, New York
- Walloon, Queensland, Australia
- Ipswich General Cemetery, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Cemetery or burial place
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Timeline
Born
12 Dec 1864
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Life event
Recorded here as Margaret Ellen Hickey's husband and father of eight named McGuire children in Queensland; The family information recorded here gives 12 December 1864.
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What the records say
2 records transcribed.
Record exhibit
Australian Cemeteries
This old record gives information about the person or family named here.
Partly proved
Verbatim transcription currently held in this archive — reproduced in full.
McGUIRE | James | | d: 14 Jul 1940, | McGUIRE | Mary Agnes | | d: 7 Oct 1987. | McGUIRE | Mary Agnes | | d: 7 Oct 1987.
Record exhibit
Margaret Ellen Hickey McGuire memorial, Ipswich General Cemetery
This old record gives information about the person or family named here.
Partly proved
Verbatim transcription currently held in this archive — reproduced in full.
Margaret Ellen Hickey McGuire, born 18 May 1864 Ipswich, died 17 June 1928 at Walloon; buried Ipswich General Cemetery, Roman Catholic 1A, Row 38, Grave 24. Spouse James McGuire, born 1864, married 1887. Children: Michael John 1887-1965, Ellen (Jones) 1889-1985, Mary Agnes 1891-1987, Evelyn Maud (Churchett) 1894-1974, Patrick Joseph 1896-1978, Bridget Johanna (Wyatt) 1899-1987, Catherine Mary (Bell) 1901-2001, William James 1904-1960.
Historical context
These background articles explain the places, work, and events in this entry.
What Sponsors and Witnesses Can Tell Us
Catholic registers often preserve the people standing just outside a family photograph. A baptism normally names the child, parents, date and sponsors or godparents; a marriage normally names the couple and wit…
The Irish Road to Ipswich, Queensland
Most branches on this site point toward New York or New Jersey. The Hickey–McGreevy–McGuire cluster points in the opposite direction, to Ipswich, Queensland. The Australian evidence is uneven: cemetery records …
What we still don't know
- Can a Queensland marriage record identify James and Margaret Ellen Hickey?
- Do the children's registrations confirm James as their father?
- Was the James McGuire who died on 14 July 1940 this man?
- Search Queensland marriage indexes for James McGuire/Maguire and Margaret Ellen Hickey; use the children's birth registrations to distinguish him from other Ipswich McGuires. Do not attach the 14 July 1940 burial without corroboration.
- His death and burial. He outlived nothing that is recorded — the memorial gives 1864 and then unknown. A Queensland death registration for a James McGuire after 1928 would settle it.