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Mary Beatrice Hickey
This entry is about Mary Beatrice Hickey (about 1892 – 1963). For other family members with the same first and family name, see Mary Ann Hickey (27 October 1862 – 20 January 1934), Mary Ellen Hickey (29 June 1888 – 26 December 1947), Mary Margaret Hickey (about 1908 – 2001).
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.
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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.
Born at Walloon, Queensland, Australia
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:
Mary Beatrice Hickey is your second cousin, 2 times removed.
Life
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Family
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Places listed on this page
- Ipswich, Queensland
- Queens, New York City, New York
- Walloon, Queensland, Australia
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Limerick Junction, County Tipperary, Ireland
- South Brisbane Cemetery, Dutton Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Cemetery or burial place
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What the records say
1 record transcribed.
Record exhibit
John Hickey (1866-1955) memorial, South Brisbane Cemetery
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John Hickey, born 4 August 1866 at Walloon; died 4 December 1955 at Brisbane, aged 89; buried South Brisbane Cemetery, Dutton Park, plot L. Gravesite note: "89y; h/Sarah Jane". Spouse Sarah Jane Slack 1862-1948, married 1890. Eight children.
Historical context
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What we still don't know
- Dates come from the family's Find a Grave memorials rather than the Queensland register.
- [SCREENED, NOT A DUPLICATE] The duplicate-detector pairs her with **Sister Mary Gerard Hickey** because they share both parents and a first and last name. They are two different daughters of John Hickey and Sarah Jane Slack: born about about 1892 and about about 1905, dying in different years. Recorded here so the pairing is not re-examined every time the check runs.