29 April 2021:150 years since the birth of Emily Jane Carroll (nee Hookeywin)

I couldn't let today pass without letting my Cahill/Carroll cousins know that it was a significant day for the family of James and Eliza Cahill being the 150th anniversary of the birth of their daughter-in-law Emily Jane Hookeywin.  Emily was born on 29 April 1871 near Narrandera to Thomas and Ann (NSW birth registration 18540/1871).  

Emily first entered my family history when I was researching my AncestryDNA match with "ER" as part of my search for what happened to the siblings of Agnes Cahill, my great-grandmother.  You can read about how I unravelled my match with "ER" HERE.   Agnes's brother Thomas had changed his family name (or it had been changed for him).  He and his family were known as Carroll.  

After researching a photo on ancestry.com, I found the article about Emily published in the Koori Mail on 24 October 2007.  Emily and Thomas had married in 1907 in South Grafton (NSW marriage registration 7676/1907).   I've had a lot of contact with descendants of Emily.  The beautiful portrait of Emily possibly with her youngest child, Samuel, is in the possession of her granddaughter, Thelma.  

Emily had thirteen children between 1892 and 1918.  It seems likely that Emily's eight child, Elizabeth Agnes, was the first child she had with Thomas.

  1. Arthur James CARROLL OR HOOKEYWIN (b. 1892, Grafton, NSW d. 24 Feb 1971, Lismore, NSW) married Muriel COOKE 1920, Lismore, NSW.
  2. William Belgrave “Pat” CARROLL OR HOOKEYWIN (b. 1894, Bellingan, NSW d. 23 Aug 1948, Coffs Harbour, NSW) married Ivy May HOLDEN  1932, Warren, NSW.
  3. Minnie Alious CARROLL OR HOOKEYWIN (b. 1896, Bellingan, NSW d. 5 Apr 1982, Newtown, NSW) married Walter Thomas SMIDT 1912, Grafton, NSW.
  4. George CARROLL OR HOOKEYWIN (b. 28 Aug 1898, Glen Innes, NSW d. 3 Mar 1979, Drake, NSW) married Amy Ann COTTEN 1920, Grafton, NSW.
  5. George CARROLL OR HOOKEYWIN (b. 28 Aug 1898, Glen Innes, NSW d. 3 Mar 1979, Drake, NSW) married Ruby McGOWEN
  6. Thomas J CAROLL OR HOOKEYWIN (b. 1900, Glen Innes, NSW d. 1903, Grafton, NSW)
  7. Walter John “Wally” CARROLL OR KELLY( b. 23 Oct 1902, Glen Innes, NSW d. 24 Jul 1966, QLD) married Estella Margaret “Stella” LOVE 1934, Brisbane, QLD.
  8. Elizabeth Agnes “Lizzie” CARROLL OR HOOKEYWIN (b. 11 Dec 1904 d. 18 Nov 2001, Casino, NSW) married William Gwydir “Leo” CLARKE 1925, Casino, NSW.
  9. Thomas Lawrence CARROLL (b. 25 Aug 1907 South Grafton, NSW d. 29 May 1966, Wyong, NSW) partner of Mavis Evelyn YOUNG abt 1940.
  10. Rosanna Mary CARROLL (b. 1909, Grafton, NSW d. 1936, Grafton, NSW)
  11. Michael Patrick CARROLL (b. 20 Mar 1912, Grafton, NSW d. 12 Oct 2004, Lismore, NSW) married Isabell Mary BALDWIN 1936, Grafton, NSW.
  12. James F CARROLL (b. 1916, Grafton, NSW d. 1916, Grafton, NSW.
  13. Samuel Joseph CARROLL (b. 1918, Grafton, NSW d. 7 Feb 1994, Bourke, NSW) married Lorna Frances MOORE 1940, Bourke, NSW.
There's so much more to the story of Emily and Thomas to be told another day!


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