Curran Wright History

Author: Greg Curran

  • Michael Cullinan – Corofin

    1852

    Michael Cullinan, father to Kelleen Lillian Cullinan-Curran, was born on 2nd August in Corofin, County Clare, Ireland. His parents were James Cullinan and Johanna Feighery.

    31 March 1874

    At the age of 21 Michael Cullinan emigrates (with his sister, Bridget) to Australia from England – aboard The Glenlyon which is a 1300 ton fully rigged ship.

    The ship carries 21 other passengers. The trip to Outer Harbour in Adelaide, South Australia  takes 13 weeks. (Source: Doug Curran – The Family History of James Cullinan), arriving on July 3rd, 1874.

  • Mary Ann Cuff – Cullinan

    Mary Ann Cuffe was the daughter of Patrick Cuffe (a farmer) and Mary Keller. She was born on the 16th July, 1858 in Deloraine, Tasmania. 

    Her sister, Catherine Cuffe (26 February, 1860) married John Valentine Burns. One of their children, Kathleen Burns married James ‘Tom’ Cullinan in 1920. Tom as he was known was the fourth child of Michael and Betsy Cullinan. It seems that’s how Mary Ann came to be known to Michael Cullinan, as his daughter in law’s auntie.

    Mary Ann’s first marriage was to John West in 1878, in the Church of the Holy Trinity, Westbury, Tasmania. She was 20, he was 21 years old. According to the Archdiocese of Hobart Archives (1984), they had three children, Lily May (26 April, 1881), Kathleen Augusta (1882), and Emily Maude (29 February, 1884).

    It appears Mary Ann also married a Haywood. No details are known about this marriage.

    Mary Ann Haywood (nee Cuffe) later married Michael Cullinan in Wentworth, NSW, Australia in 1914. She was 55. He was 62 years old (Marriage Registration: 1914/16550).

    Mary Ann and Michael lived at the following properties:

  • Michael Cullinan and Ellen Dhann – Kelleen

    1905 – 1907 Michael Cullinan continued to live at Kelleen Station, River Darling, Pooncarie, NSW, Australia after marrying Ellen Dhann in 1905 in Wentworth, NSW.

    1907: Ellen Cullinan (nee Dhann) was reported missing after going for mail across the Darling River.

    Source: The Age, 14 May, 1907

    1907: Ellen Dhann’s body was found in the Darling River. The Coroner found that there was “not sufficient evidence to show how she got into the water…”



    Source: The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press, 18 May, 2007, p. 4
    Source: The Register, 23 May, 2007, p.7

  • Ellen Dhann – Limerick

    1867 Ellen Dhann was born to Patrick Connolly (a Brewer), and Ellen Carney in Limerick, Ireland. She was the second wife of Michael Cullinan (my paternal great grandfather), marrying him in Wentworth in 1907.

  • Ellen Dhann & Michael Cullinan – Wentworth

    Ellen Dhann married Michael Cullinan, in the Roman Catholic Presbytery, Wentworth NSW, Australia (NSW Registration Number 1905/5580).

    • The minister was William Barry Tobin. The witnesses were John Leary and Mary Kinnane.

    This was Michael’s 2rd marriage (first to Betsy Wakefield).

    • Ellen, a Domestic was 38 years old and Michael, a Grazier was 40 years old.

    They lived at Kelleen, River Darling, Pooncarie, NSW, Australia till Ellen drowned in the River Darling in 1907.

    MichaelCullinan-EllenDhann-Marriage-Certificate