Brennan Family

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WILLIAM BRENNAN b 31 Jan 1857, d 23 Sep 1937 aged 80, buried Boonah General Cemetery, married 3 Mar 1886 to MARGARET TERESA [also seen as THERESE] WILKINSON, b 26 Aug 1864 d 26 Sep 1950 aged 86, buried Boonah General Cemetery, daughter of PATRICK WILKINSON (1835-1900), and ELLEN WARD (1837-1872).

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MICHAEL BRENNAN, b 2 Feb 1887, d 12 May 1974 aged 87, buried Boonah General Cemetery, married 26 Apr 1916 to MARGARET MARY O’BRIEN, b 12 Nov 1893, d 28 Aug 1982, buried Boonah General Cemetery, daughter of JOHN O'BRIEN and THERESA MINNIE COFFEY. Note the link with this family at person 1.6.

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MURIEL MARGARET BRENNAN, b 16 Jun 1917, d 17 Mar 1992 aged 74. Buried Boonah General Cemetery.

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WILLIAM JUSTIN BRENNAN, b 15 Nov 1919, d 7 Aug 1976 aged 56, buried Woden Cemetery Canberra, married ELLEN ANN BLANCH b 26 Mar 1930, d 27 May 2019 aged 89, buried Woden Cemetery. Served in WW2 as O25904 Flight Lieutenant and later as Wing Commander, National Archives Service record not yet examined.

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ELLEN BRENNAN, b 3 Sep 1888, d 27 Aug 1947, married 31 Dec 1912 to JOSEPH BROWNE b 1 Jan 1874, d 1 Oct 1962, son of DAVID BROWNE and MARY MAHER.

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WILLIAM JOSEPH BROWNE, b 15 Feb 1914 at Boonah, d 31 Aug 1943 in Belgium. Served as 414914 Flight Sergeant Air Gunner 158 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force WW2. Killed in Action, buried Heverlee War Cemetery, Leuven, Arrondissement Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
He was unmarried and his father was given as his Next of Kin. See www.findagrave.com/ memorial/14038498/william-joseph-browne and his two service records may be downloaded from the National Archives of Australia web site using his full name and service number with RAAF records.

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MARGARET MARY (known as MARIE) BROWNE, b 16 Feb 1916, d 5 Sep 2006 aged 90, married 07 Dec 1940 to ARCHIBALD HENRY CHARLES WICKMAN, b 6 Jun 1914, d 18 Oct 1991, aged 77, buried Boonah General Cemetery, son of FREDERICK CHARLES WICKMAN and EDITH MARTHA ELLEN MESSER.

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EILEEN CLAIRE BROWNE, b 26 Nov 1917, d 26 Mar 1997, aged 79, married 11 May 1940 to THOMAS FRANCIS MAHONY b 19 Jul 1908, d 9 Ap 1995 aged 86, son of TIMOTHY MAHONEY and MARY HURLEY MAHONY.

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NOREEN BROWNE, b 10 May 1919, d abt 20 Mar 2017 aged 97, married 16 Aug 1941 to ARNOLD WILHELM FRITZ, b 9 Oct 1912, d 8 Nov 1994, son of WILHELM HERMANN FRITZ and CLARA PAULINA SONNENBERG.

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JOHN BRENNAN, b 29 Jul 1890, d 16 Oct 1956, married 18 Aug 1926 ANNIE MCGRATH b 5 Jan 1905, d 20 Jul 1978, aged 73, daughter of CHARLES JOSEPH MCGRATH and ISABELLA MATHEWS.

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MAUREEN JEAN BRENNAN b 28 Sep 1930, d 21 May 2005 aged 75, married JAMES WEATHERALL b 1926, d 27 Jan 1965 aged 38-39, son of WILLIAM JOHN WEATHERALL (1880-1968) and CLARE ANN MALLINSON (1897-1978).

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RODNEY JAMES WEATHERALL b 1 Jan 1963, d 28 Jul 1982 aged 19, buried Maroon General Cemetery.

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DAVID CHARLES WEATHERALL b 25 Aug 1964, d 18 Jun 2000 aged 35 buried Boonah General Cemetery.

1.3.2

CHARLES KENNETH BRENNAN b 27 Jun 1940, d 15 Dec 2014 aged 74

1.4

WILLIAM PATRICK BRENNAN, b 26 Nov 1892, d 24 Nov 1975, married 25 Nov 1913 EVELYN RUTH HOLM 20 Dec  1894, d 16 May 1971, aged 76, daughter of GUSTAV LARSON HOLM and SOPHIA CATHERINE KOPPE, buried Maryborough Lawn Cemetery.

1.4.1

WILLIAM JAMES BRENNAN, b 27 Jun 1940, d 31 Dec* 1921, aged 7, buried Maryborough Cemetery

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ROBERT NEVILLE BRENNAN b 31 Jul 1915, d 30  Jul 1992 aged 76, buried Maryborough Crematorium, married 11   Feb 1941 MARY CATHERINE O’NEILL, daughte of TIMOTHY O’NEILL [parentage not fully confirmed] and ELLA ANASTATIA CONROY. Robert served in WW2 as Corporal QX501674 and QX10622 with 26 Aust Inf Bn, Prisoner of War. See his Military Biography.

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DONALD HENRY CHARLES BRENNAN b 17 Mar 1917, d 1 Oct 1996 aged 79, buried Mundubbera Cemetery, married 7 Nov 1946 JOYCE RICHTERS b 10 Jan 1926, d 14 Apr 2010 aged 84. Donald served in WW2 as Lance Corporal QX3398 with 2nd/15th Aust Inf Bn, Wounded in Action.

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LAWRENCE GEORGE BRENNAN b 1951, d 24 Aug 1969 aged 18, buried Mundubbera Cemetery.

1.4.4

IRMA BRENNAN b 25 May 1919, married 1 Jun 1940 GORDON EDWIN SCHIBROWSKI b 10 Feb 1916, d 7 Nov 1982, Maryborough, son of HERMANN SCHIBROWSKI and ANNA ELIZABETH HERBENER.

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BERNARD BRENNAN b 16 Jul 1920, d 29 Jul 2006 aged 86, buried Maryborough Crematorium, married 24 Apr 1948 RUBY MAY ROCHFORD b 14 Dec 1920, d 11 May 1981, daughter of THOMAS HENRY ROCHFORD and CHARLOTTE ELLEN MILLER. Bernard served in WW2 as QX37498 with 52 Motor Regt and 2nd/12th Aust Inf Bn.

1.4.6

KENNETH (Ken) BRENNAN, b ;13 Jun 1922, d 4 Apr 1998 aged 75, buried Maryborough Crematorium Kenneth served in WW2 as Lance Sergeant QX58292 and Q135357 with 9th Aust Inf Trg Bn, 61 Aust Inf Bn, 27th Aust Inf Bn and 8th Aust Inf Bn.

1.4.7

NOEL BRENNAN, b 29 Nov 1923, d 5 May 2016.

1.4.7

WILLIAM (BILL) BRENNAN, b 7 Aug 1924, d 27 Oct 1996, married 11 Sep 1948 GWENDOLIN MARY EDWARDS b 5 Nov 1925, d 4 Mar 2024 at Morningside. Bill served in WW2 as Sapper QX50529 with 3rd Engr Trg Bn, 25 Fd Coy Engrs, 2nd/11th Fd Coy Engrs and with the Australian peace monitoring force in Japan. See his Military Biography.

1.5

MARGARET MARY BRENNAN, b 29 Oct 1894, d 6 May 1958 aged 63, Buried Ipswich, married 6 Jul 1925 JOHN FRANCIS KENNY b 29 Oct 1886, d 4 Feb  949 aged 62, buried Ipswich General Cemetery, son of JOHN KENNY and MARY GORMAN.

1.5.1

WILLIAM JOHN KENNY 1926-1992 married 17 Sep 1949 [1949/C/3139] HAZEL JEAN WARD b 16 Jan 1925 [1925/C/1109] d 27 Nov  1988 [1988/58362]. Service in Corps of Staff Cadets as 1/1976, Enlisted WW2 as QX62442 13 Nov 1944 but no National Archives record is associated with this number.

1.6

BRIDGET TERESA BRENNAN, b 18 Feb 1896, d 20 Jun 1985, aged 89, buried Warrill Park Lawn Cemetery, Willowbank, Queensland, married 14 Oct 1925 CHARLES JOHN O’BRIEN b 14  Aug 1891, d 3 Jan 1942, buried Ipswich General Cemetery, son of JOHN O’BRIEN and THERESA MINNIE COFFEY. Note the link with this family at person 1.1.

1.7

THOMAS JOSEPH BRENNAN b 25 Oct 1902, d 14 Oct 1979 aged 76, buried Boonah General Cemetery, married 24 Jan 1931 IVY VIVIEN YOUNG, b 09 Oct 1906, d 29 Nov 1997, buried Boonah General Cemetery, father EDWARD YOUNG, mother ELIZABETH ANNISTEAN BADER.

1.8

KATHELINE [also seen as KATHLEEN] BRENNAN, b 23 Mar 1907, d 27 May 1935 , buried Southport General Cemetery, married 1 Sep 1932 NORWIN WILLIAM BAUER b 27 Oct 1905, d 27 Aug 1982, son of WILLHELM JOSEF BAUER and PRISCILLA FRY.