Pierce HAYES 1845-1920
&
Ellen BREEN 1856-1892

Pierce HAYES b. 1845 Tiperary, Ireland, son of Thomas HAYES and Mary O'CONNOR was married in 1873 at ___, Victoria to Ellen BREEN, b. 1856, Limerick, Ireland, daughter of David BREEN and Mary AHEARNE.

Pierce HAYES arrived in Victoria on the 'Sir Robert Sale' in 1868 with his mother Mary HAYES and sister Honora.

Pierce HAYES became a settler at Tahara, betweem Merino and Coleraine in southwest Victoria.

Pierce HAYES and Ellen BREEN had the following known family....

1. Mary HAYES, b. 1875, Coleraine, Vic, d. 1879
2. Catherime Mary 'Kate' HAYES, b. 1876, Merino, Vic, d. 1947
3. Thomas HAYES, b. 1878, Coleraine, Vic, m. Hannah BRUGGY
4. Margaret HAYES, b. 1880, Merino, Vic, m. Francis James BURRELL
5. Ellen Mary HAYES, b. 1882, Merino, Vic, m. Joseph MILLER
6. Hanorah Monica HAYES, b. 1885, Merino, Vic, d. 1956
7. Johanna Veronica HAYES, b. 1885, Merino, Vic, d. 1970
8. Agnes Monica HAYES, b. 1887, Merino, Vic, m. Edward SELLERS
9. Pierce 'Percy' John HAYES, b. 1889, Merino, Vic, m. Ellen May BOYD
• enlisted WW1, 22 May 1916
• served as Pte 6274, 6th Battalion, AIF
• RTA 2 Mar 1919
• Paschendale Estate Soldier Settler
• Named on Casterton Town Hall Honour Roll
• Named on Merino War Memorial