Keough William D'arcy

1862 - 1948  (85 years)

• Name	Keough William D'arcy
  Born	11 Feb 1862	,,NSW,Australia   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Name	William D'arcy Keogh
  Occupation	,Vacy, NSW,Australia   [3]
  	Blacksmith
  Died	28 Jan 1948	Cree Bank, Vacy, NSW,Australia   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I3521	GeniAus Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Keough John,   b. 1813, ,,,Ireland ,   d. 24 May 1885, Tackbeare, Vacy, NSW,Australia  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	D'arcy Bridget,   b. Bef 28 Dec 1818, ,,Tipperary,Ireland ,   d. 25 Dec 1868, ,Dungog,NSW,Australia  (Age > 49 years)
  Married	5 Feb 1844	,West Maitland,NSW,Australia
  Family ID	F1459	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Kealy Ellen Winifred,   b. 1866, ,,NSW,Australia ,   d. 9 Jun 1941, ,Vacy,NSW,Australia  (Age 75 years)
  Married	1896	St Helens Catholic Church, East Gresford, NSW,Australia   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F1467	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Kealy Ellen Winifred,   b. 1866, ,,NSW,Australia ,   d. 9 Jun 1941, ,Vacy,NSW,Australia  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2016
  Family ID	F3035	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Feb 1862 - ,,NSW,Australia Occupation - Blacksmith - - ,Vacy, NSW,Australia Married - 1896 - St Helens Catholic Church, East Gresford, NSW,Australia Died - 28 Jan 1948 - Cree Bank, Vacy, NSW,Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, User dianeralston45. [S52] x NSW BDM Indexes, NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, 7380/1862 Reg Dungog. [S2883] Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser (NSW : 1894 - 1954), Sat 27 Mar 1948 Page 3. THE LATE MR. WILLIAM KEOGH Mr. William Darcy Keogh died re cently at the home of his son-in-law, Mr. J. F. Gippel, Cree Bank, Vacy, within a fortnight of his 86th birth day. Deceased, who was widely known and respected throughout the district, was born at Dungog and was the third son of the late John and Bridget Keogh. When a youth, the family left Dun gog and took up residence at Vacy on a property now owned by Mr. A. C. Somerville. Here, he and his two bro thers engaged in a blacksmithing business for many years and he later established his own business in the town of Vacy, where he lived till within two years of his death. He was an expert tradesman and before the advent of American mach inery his ploughs won many prizes at the district shows. In earlier life he was a keen sports man and will be remembered for his prowess as a cricketer and fisherman, also for his talent as a musician. He also raced horses succsfully on the old Vacy and Mount River courses. He married Ellen Winifred, daugh ter of the late Edward and Anne Kealy, of Summer Hill, Vacy, who predeceased him by six years. He leaves two daughters, Mrs. J. F. Gip pel (Cree Bank, Vacy), Mrs. T. V. Richardson (Binglebrah, East Gres ford), one son Darcy (Newcastle), one brother, Vincent (Bunna Bunnoo, Vacy), and two grandchildren. Four sisters and two brothers predeceased him. The funeral, which was large and representative, left the Sacred Heart Church, Summer Hill, for interment n the Catholic cemetery, Summer Hill. Rev. Father T. Quigley attended him during his last illness and also Fix this textperformed the last sad rites.