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About Help Contact login Rev Thomas Fay SJ Title: Rev First Name: Thomas Middle Names: Preferred Name: Surname: Fay Order: SJ Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1864 Place of Birth: Sydney NSW Country of Birth: Australia Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 27-Apr-1939 Place of Death: Sevenhill SA Country of Death: Australia Date of Burial: 28-Apr-1939 Place of Burial: West Terrace, Adelaide SA Country of Burial: Australia Find A Grave URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158852778 FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: Fay, Thomas Teacher and pastor; born Sydney, 27 June 1864; died Sevenhill, South Australia, 27 April 1939, aged 74. Thomas Fay was educated at St Kilda House, Surry Hills, NSW, and entered the Jesuits as a novice at Sevenhill, 9 September 1882. He did his juniorate studies at Richmond before teaching first at Xavier College 1886-7, and then at St Aloysius' College, Bourke Street, 1887-88. He returned to Xavier College, 1888-91. He was a regent for six years before moving to Jersey for his philosophy studies, 1891-92. Theology followed at Milltown Park, Ireland, 1892-5. He was socius to the master of novices, 1895-7, and minister of juniors, 1897-98, at Tullamore, and also did his tertianship at the same time. He returned at Australia and St Patrick's College, as prefect of studies, 1898-1901, and then went to Xavier College, 1901-3, before his appointment as vice-rector and prefect of studies of St Aloysius' College, Milson's Point in June 1903. He remained as rector until 1912, when he moved to Loyola, Greenwich, as minister. He was posted to Riverview from 1913-20, before a few years at Greenwich because of ill health. He began parish work in 1922, first at Hawthorn, then at Norwood and finally Sevenhill, where he died in 1939 after a long illness. He was given important administrative positions, but did not please his superiors in most of these duties. He is the only Old Aloysian to have been appointed rector/headmaster of his alma mater. It was said that up to 1920 he was a good worker and a man of sound judgment, particularly in financial matters. He had a breakdown at Riverview in 1920 and was never the same again. He seemed to have suffered from scruples and hypochondria, but was remembered by those who knew him for his kindliness. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Thomas

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Preferred Name:

Surname:

Fay

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Date of Birth:

27-Jun-1864

Place of Birth:

Sydney NSW

Country of Birth:

Australia

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Date of Death:

27-Apr-1939

Place of Death:

Sevenhill SA

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

28-Apr-1939

Place of Burial:

West Terrace, Adelaide SA

Country of Burial:

Australia

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158852778

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Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
Fay, Thomas

Teacher and pastor; born Sydney, 27 June 1864; died Sevenhill, South Australia, 27 April 1939, aged 74.

Thomas Fay was educated at St Kilda House, Surry Hills, NSW, and entered the Jesuits as a novice at Sevenhill, 9 September 1882. He did his juniorate studies at Richmond before teaching first at Xavier College 1886-7, and then at St Aloysius' College, Bourke Street, 1887-88. He returned to Xavier College, 1888-91.

He was a regent for six years before moving to Jersey for his philosophy studies, 1891-92. Theology followed at Milltown Park, Ireland, 1892-5. He was socius to the master of novices, 1895-7, and minister of juniors, 1897-98, at Tullamore, and also did his tertianship at the same time.

He returned at Australia and St Patrick's College, as prefect of studies, 1898-1901, and then went to Xavier College, 1901-3, before his appointment as vice-rector and prefect of studies of St Aloysius' College, Milson's Point in June 1903. He remained as rector until 1912, when he moved to Loyola, Greenwich, as minister.

He was posted to Riverview from 1913-20, before a few years at Greenwich because of ill health. He began parish work in 1922, first at Hawthorn, then at Norwood and finally Sevenhill, where he died in 1939 after a long illness. He was given important administrative positions, but did not please his superiors in most of these duties. He is the only Old Aloysian to have been appointed rector/headmaster of his alma mater.

It was said that up to 1920 he was a good worker and a man of sound judgment, particularly in financial matters. He had a breakdown at Riverview in 1920 and was never the same again. He seemed to have suffered from scruples and hypochondria, but was remembered by those who knew him for his kindliness.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev Thomas Fay SJ

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