Sons of Field and Flock Since They Learned to Ride,

Making Their Mark

Many of the McNamara family lived long lives, two of them, William and his father James lived to over one hundred years of age while almost all of the others survived well into their nineties.

William McNamara outlived all his brothers and sisters dying two months after his youngest brother Charlie on 11 April 1979, aged 101 years 3 weeks. His father James McNamara Senior died in Dalby Hospital on 1 April 1942, aged 100 years and 7 months.

The family lost three children in their infancy. Francis John died of jaundice, Mondure (1872) age 4 years. Twin Mary Ann¹ died in Gayndah (1883) seventeen days after her birth, another twin Sarah died of convulsions at Cadarga Station 1887 aged twenty-two months.

The Lost Souls

Francis John and Sarah were buried on Mondure and Cadarga stations. The location of their gravesites will never be found following the break up of the old pastoral leases for closer settlement around 1890.

Sarah is said to have been buried somewhere in the scrub at Cadarga in a grave dug by her father and brother James Joseph. There is no indication of any religious ceremony conducted at the Chinchilla grave site.

The death of Francis John was marked in similar circumstances with a family friend, shepherd Henry Vogler reading "Service of the Church of Rome" at the graveside. The death of Mary Ann, one of the family's first set of twins also received no religious recognition.

Finding the Family

This site contains all Death Certificates for the family of James McNamara and Mary Ann Fuller. While they are not expected to lead to any significant breakthrough for clues to the final resting place of John McNamara and Mary Anne Barry, visitors may find the information of some interest. The certificates may contain names that other researchers can connect to a current project.

The Death Certificates of John McNamara and Mary Anne Barry could be anywhere. The search continues despite the fact that the names of their parents are unknown making any positive identification all but impossible

The Brave Old Pioneers

They came of bold and roving stock that would not fixed abide;
They were the sons of field and flock since e'er they learnt to ride,
We may not hope to see such men in these degenerate years
As those explorers of the bush -- the brave old pioneers.

PIONEERS by A.B. "Banjo" Paterson - 1896

Barry Death Certificates

John BARRY aka McNAMARA (1846 - 1929)
Mary Ellen BARRY nee LEE (1854 - 1920)
Francis BARRY (1874 - 1917)
Margaret Ann BARRY (1876 - 1903)
Patrick BARRY (1878 - 1954)
William BARRY (1880 - 1957)
Mary BARRY (1885 - 1886)
Michael BARRY (1887 - 1915)