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John Joseph Hickey
This entry is about John Joseph Hickey (20 January 1890 – 25 May 1975). For other family members with the same first and family name, see John Hickey (4 August 1866 – 4 December 1955), John Hickey (4 October 1896 – 1966), John Joseph Hickey (about 1836 – 18 July 1906), John Thomas Hickey (about 1898 – 1971).
20 January 1890 – 25 May 1975
Our family tree identifies him as a son of William Hickey and Ellen Hickey. An 85-year-old John Hickey died on our family tree's exact date and was transcribed in Ipswich’s Catholic cemetery. The match is strong, but the missing middle name and relatives mean the identification remains family-tree rather than fully proved.
Proved by a record
John Joseph Hickey (reportedly 20 January 1890–25 May 1975) may be the 85-year-old John Hickey recorded in an Ipswich Catholic cemetery.
Birth: From our family tree - no record found yet
Death: From our family tree - no record found yet
How is this person related?
Andrew John Leahey’s second cousin twice removed
Gina D. Cacace’s spouse's second cousin twice removed (by marriage)
Abigail Ann Leahey’s second cousin three times removed
Marie C. Fitzgerald’s second cousin once removed
Kevin Leahey’s spouse's second cousin once removed (by marriage)
Worked out from the recorded parents and marriages. No sex is recorded for anyone in this archive, so the wording stays neutral.
How this person is related to Andrew:
John Joseph Hickey is your second cousin, 2 times removed.
Life
Our family tree records John Joseph Hickey was born on 20 January 1890, died on 25 May 1975, and was a son of William and Ellen Hickey. An Ipswich Catholic cemetery transcription records "HICKEY | John | | 25/05/1975 | 85." The age supports a birth in about 1889 or 1890, and the death date exactly matches the tree.
The transcription does not give the middle name Joseph, an exact birth date, or relatives. The match is strong enough to be useful, but a civil death record or original cemetery entry is still needed to prove that the two references describe the same man.
How we know this: Moderate evidence supports the reported death and approximate birth year, but his exact identity and parents are not proved. [1][2]
Family
Parents
Siblings · birth order
See this family in the family treeWhere they lived
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Places listed on this page
- Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
- Queens, New York City, New York
- Ipswich General Cemetery, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Cemetery or burial place
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Timeline
Born
Death: 25 May 1975; age 85; Ipswich cemetery transcription. The entry supports birth about 1889–1890, but neither “Joseph” nor 20 January 1890 appears in it. None found. An 85-year-old John Hickey died on our family tree's exact date and was transcribed in Ipswich’s Catholic cemetery. The match is strong, but the missing middle name and relatives mean the identification remains family-tree rather than fully proved. [1]
The record itself
Third-party cemetery database page
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Buried
An Ipswich cemetery transcription states: “HICKEY | John | | 25/05/1975 | 85.” [1]
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Died
Death: 25 May 1975; age 85; Ipswich cemetery transcription. The entry supports birth about 1889–1890, but neither “Joseph” nor 20 January 1890 appears in it. None found. An 85-year-old John Hickey died on our family tree's exact date and was transcribed in Ipswich’s Catholic cemetery. The match is strong, but the missing middle name and relatives mean the identification remains family-tree rather than fully proved. [1]
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Died
25 May 1975
From our family tree - no record found yet
Original records
1 further record is shown in the timeline, beside the event each one documents.
What the records say
2 records transcribed.
Record exhibit
Australian Cemeteries, Ipswich Roman Catholic 3A
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Partly proved
Verbatim transcription currently held in this archive — reproduced in full.
HICKEY | Thomas J. | | 4/07/1957 | 79. | HICKEY | Thomas J. | | 4/07/1957 | 79. | HICKEY | John | | 25/05/1975 | 85. | HICKEY | John | | 25/05/1975 | 85. | McGUIRE | William J. | | 14/11/1960 | 56. | McGUIRE | William J. | | 14/11/1960 | 56. | HICKEY | John | | 25-May-1975 | 85,
Record exhibit
Hickey family memorials, Ipswich General Cemetery, Queensland
This old record gives information about the person or family named here.
Partly proved
Verbatim transcription currently held in this archive — reproduced in full.
Family links on Find a Grave memorial 186088783. Parents: John Hickey 1827-1906, Ellen Condon Hickey 1840-1882. Siblings: Mary Ann McGreevy 1862-1934, Margaret Ellen McGuire 1864-1928, John 1866-1955, Patrick 1868-1957, Joanna 1870-1880, Catherine Jarvis 1873-1967, Bridget Elizabeth Rodgers 1875-1963, Thomas James 1877-1957. Children: Mary Ellen Dolan 1888-1947, John Joseph 1890-1975, Ida Maud Collins 1891-1961, William Michael 1897-1940, Patrick James 1898-1969, Eileen Dorothy 1902-1967, Cecilia Anne 1906-1985.
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
- Whether Joseph was his middle name
- Whether 20 January 1890 was his exact birth date
- Whether William and Ellen Hickey were his parents
- His occupation and residence
- Obtain the cemetery register/headstone image and Queensland death registration to verify middle name, exact birth, and parents.