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Rev William Lyons

Title:

Rev

First Name:

William

Middle Names:

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Lyons

Order:

Date of Birth:

17-Aug-1846

Place of Birth:

Co Tipperary

Country of Birth:

Ireland

Date of Ordination:

24-Jun-1869

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ireland

Ordination Diocese:

Sydney

Seminary:

All Hallows College, Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland

Date of Death:

28-Apr-1875

Place of Death:

Sydney NSW

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

1875

Place of Burial:

Petersham NSW

Country of Burial:

Australia

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233016306



Biographical Notes

Parramatta, Araluen, etc, NSW.

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The Gazette, Sydney Mail, 19 February 1870, p 4, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166811514:

Registrar-General's Office — In conformity with the provisions of the Acts of Council, 19 Victoria, Nos. 39 and 34, the following officiating ministers have been registered at this Office for the celebration of marriages:—Roman Catholic Church—[...] Rev. William Lyons, Armidale; [...]

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Deaths, Australian Town and Country Journal, Sydney, 1 May 1875, p 35, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70490571:

On April 28, at Sydney, Rev. William Lyons, C. C., a native of county Tipperary, Ireland, at the early age of 28.

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Kevin Condon, CM, The Missionary College of All Hallows 1842-1891, Dublin, 1986. Appendix: Matricula 1842-91:

No. 921: William Lyons, 1864, Mt Melleray. Of James and Mary Carroll, Ballyneale, Waterford; b. 17.8.'46. Ord. for Sydney, 24.6.'69. Died, 28.4.76.

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T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
Lyons, Peter William

Listed in E J Doody, Acta et Statuta 1951, Appendix VI, Obituary List, in the section headed 'supplementary list of priests who have also worked in the diocese', but with no details other than the period he reputedly worked in the diocese, in this case 1870. The source that resulted in Bishop Doody's listing is unknown. There is also reference to this priest in Farrell and Foley, but with no other information. A 'P W Lyon' is listed in The Clarence, New England, Macleay and Gwydir Almanac and Gazetteer for the year 1871, Grafton, Thomas Page, 1871 as being at Walcha. Date and place of death unknown. Place of burial unknown.
(Sources: Farrell, Foley).

(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)