John O'BRIEN c.1823-1869
&
Margaret O'BRIEN c.1835-1915

John O'BRIEN, b. c.1823, Co Cork, Ireland son of Thomas O'BRIEN and Mary ___ was married in 1855 in Co Cork, Ireland to Margaret O'BRIEN, b. c.1835 Co Tipperay, Ireland, daughter of ___ O'BRIEN and ___.

John O'BRIEN was a shepherd on "Muntham" Station at Carapook, S-W Victoria, Australia in 1856 and was the place of birth for his five children and that is where he died in 1869. He is buried in the Coleraine Cemetery and his headstone indicates that he was from Clandough, Co Tipperary, Ireland.

Margaret O'BRIEN widow of John O'BRIEN, remarried in 1876 to Thomas FLYNN, died in 1915 and was buried in the Sandford Cemetery.

John O'BRIEN & Margaret O'BRIEN had the following known family:

1. Thomas O'BRIEN 1856-1894, b. "Muntham" Station, Carapook, Victoria, d. Edenhope, S-W Victoria, m. Sarah Ann McEWAN 1866-1945, b. "Muntham" Station, Carapook, Victoria, d. Horsham, Victoria, and they had the following family...
   1. Ann O'BRIEN b. 1882, Sandford, Vic, m. Archibald CLARK
   2. Mary Agnes Josephine O'BRIEN b. 1884, Sandford, Vic, m. Clarence Henry WEBBER
   3. Margaret Josephine O'BRIEN b. 1885, Edenhope, Vic, d. 1969, Melbourne, Vic., m. 1911 Geraldton, WA to William Lionel Gordon THOMAS 1889-1917, b. Moonta, SA; KIA as Pte 3220, 51st Battalion, AIF, near Messines, Belgium.
   4. Sarah Ann O'BRIEN b. 1887, Edenhope, Vic, m. John REEVE
   5. Agnes O'BRIEN b. 1889, Edenhope, Vic, m. Alexander CLARK
   6. John Thomas "Jack" O'BRIEN b. 1891, Edenhope, S-W Victoria, d. 1966, Merino, S-W Victoria and he served in WW1...
      • Pte 4894, 14th Battalion, AIF
      • enlisted 16 Sep 1915, twice wounded on the Somme, RTA 25 Apr 1919
      • Booroopki Avenue of Honour
      • Glenorchy Estate (Merino) Soldier Settler
      • m.1 1920 to Freda Myrtle MILNE 1891-1928, born Warrnambool, Vic., d. Merino, Vic
      • m.2 1920 to Mary Elizabeth Kathlen HAILSTONE 1914-1936, born Glenthompson, Vic, d. Casterton, Vic
      • m.3 1920 to Elizabeth "Margaret" HAILSTONE 1921-2001, born Corowa, NSW., d. ....
   7. James O'BRIEN b. 1893, Edenhope, S-W Victoria, d. 1928, Melbourne, Victoria
   • Pte 691, Veterinary Corps, 1st AIF
   • enlisted 28 Nov 1914, RTA 17 Mar 1919
   • Booroopki Avenue of Honour
   • m. 1925 to Ada Constance Alice TAYLOR 1891-1979, born Natimuk, S-W Victoria.
   8. Ernest Arden O'BRIEN b. 1903, Natimuk, Vic, [ Market Gardener and Butcher at Natimuk ].

2. John O'BRIEN 1861-1929, b. "Muntham" Station, Carapook, Victoria, d. Randwick, NSW.

3. James O'BRIEN 1864-1887, b. "Muntham" Station, Carapook, Victoria, d. Hamilton, Victoria.

4. Cornelius O'BRIEN 1866-1947, b. "Muntham" Station, Carapook, Victoria, d, Casterton, Victoria; m1. Helena Agnes RYAN 1868-1903, b. Bahgallah, S-W Victoria to Thomas RYAN and Mary DWYER, signed 1891 Womens' Suffrage Petition; 2 children; d. Sandford, S-W Victoria; m2. Mary Ann RYAN 1871-1947, b. Woodford, Victria, 3 children, d. Casterton, S-W Victoria.

5. Mary Ann O'BRIEN 1868-1899, b. 1868, "Muntham" Station, Carapook, Victoria, d. Sandford, S-W Victoria; m. William McEWAN 1857-1940, b. at sea "Mary Ann", to James McEWAN and Ann SMALL, 4 children, d. Casterton, S-W Victoria.