Thomas TOOLE (O'TOOLE) : Short Biography

Thomas TOOLE was born in Loggan Upper, County Wexford, IRELAND the son of Tobias TOOLE and Bridget DUNN. 

Thomas had siblings, baptised in the parishes of Tomacork and Killaveny-

Michael TOOLE (b 9 Oct 1794 Loggan)

James TOOLE (b circa 1798) m Bridget HARA

Mary TOOLE (b 5 Sep 1801 Ballynabarnay)

Catherine TOOLE (b 16 Feb 1804 Ballynabarney d 1805)

Catherine (Kitt) TOOLE (b 19 Dec 1809 Loggan) m James LACY

Patrick TOOLE (b 26 Jul 1812 Loggan d NSW)

Tobias (Toby) TOOLE (b 22 Oct 1815 Loggan)

Bridget TOOLE (b 7 March 1819 Loggan) m Owen BRISLAWN

On 13 June 1819 at Tomacork, Thomas TOOLE married Hanna FLYNN (b 1800 d 21 Sep 1878), daughter of John FLYNN (b 1779 d 4 Apr 1849) and Margaret (Peggy) KEHOE. The TOOLE, FLYNN and HARA families lived on Block 5 Loggan Upper.

Thomas TOOLE and Hannah FLYNN had children-

1. Catherine TOOLE/DOYLE (b 6 Aug 1820 Loggan d 12 Oct 1884 NSW) m Peter DOYLE

2. Michael TOOLE (b 13 Jan 1822 Loggan d 12 Jun 1886 Pyrmont NSW) m Esther FLYNN (nee KAVANAGH)

3. John TOOLE (b 5 Oct 1823 Loggan d 8 May 1897 Pyrmont NSW) m [1] Betty ROURKE [2] Esther KENNEDY

4. Bridget TOOLE (b 23 Apr 1826 Loggan d IRELAND)

5. Margaret TOOLE/MELTON (b 6 Jan 1829 Loggan d 23 Jul 1902 Bathurst NSW) m Henry MELTON

6. Tobias TOOLE (b 8 Feb 1832 Loggan d 2 Oct 1879 Pyrmont NSW) m Eliza O'NEIL

7. Mary TOOLE/ROURKE (b 9 Mar 1834 Loggan d 12 Aug 1915 Limekilns NSW) m  John ROURKE

8. James TOOLE (b 1839 IRELAND d 15 Apr 1872 Sydney NSW) m Bridget MADDEN

9. Ellen TOOLE/RYAN (b 1 Apr 1840 Loggan d 13 Jan 1899 Pyrmont NSW) m Denis RYAN

Over a period of twenty five years Thomas, Hanna and their children, all sailed to the colony of New South Wales-

Margaret sailed per DAVID MCIVOR arrived 1 Sep 1853 (sponsored her sister Mary)

Mary sailed per PATRICIAN arrived 9 Aug 1854 (sponsored future husband John ROURKE)

Tobias sailed per SAMUEL BODDINGTON arrived 17 Feb 1855 (sponsored his parents and siblings)

Thomas, Hanna, Michael, James and Ellen sailed per EMMA arrived  31 Jan 1857

John, his wife Esther, and children Catherine, Thomas, Tobias and Hanna sailed per MARY PLEASANTS arrived 16 Nov 1858 (sponsored by his brother Michael)

Catherine DOYLE (nee TOOLE) and her daughter, Margaret,  sailed per PERICLES arrived 22 Aug 1878 (sponsored by her daughter Bridget RYAN)

Thomas TOOLE died in Pyrmont in 1865 and is buried at the Catholic Cemetery Rookwood (Mortuary 1; Section M; Grave 440)