Mary Ann Haywood Cuff was the third wife of my paternal great grandfather, Michael Cullinan (father of Kelleen Cullinan-Curran). They married in 1914 in Wentworth, New South Wales and remained married till Michael’s death in 1924.
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Burungie Station
Burungie Station was north of Broken Hill, New South Wales.
Michael Cullinan and Mary Ann Haywood Cuff
In 1921, Michael Cullinan purchased a western lands lease in the triangle formed by Menindee, Broken Hill and Wilcannia for 6 pence per acre. The name of the lease was Burungie Station, NSW, Australia.
Information sources:
- Private notes by Doug Curran.
- Gordon Curran in The Family History of James Cullinan (1990).
Michael made Jack Plant the station manager. He then lived with Jack Plant and Jack’s daughter, Doll in Broken Hill. No mention is made of his wife, Mary Ann Cuff.
Source: Gordon Curran, The Family History of James Cullinan, 1990
In 1924, Michael Cullinan died at 72 years of age. His wife (Mary Ann Haywood-Cuff) and brother were left an annuity of 1 pound per week, his three daughters, 500 pounds. The surplus of the estate was left to his grandchildren.
Source: Sunday Times, NSW, 29-03-1925
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Wentworth – Michael Cullinan and Mary Ann Haywood Cuff
1914 (9th December)
Michael Cullinan marries Mary Ann Haywood (nee Cuff) at the Wentworth Roman Catholic Church Presbytery. Michael is 62 years old, Mary Ann is 55 years old.
Michael is listed as a grazier from Killeen [sic] Station in NSW. Mary Ann is listed as home duties from Burtundy, NSW.
Mary Ann’s birthplace is listed as Deloraine, Tasmania.
NSW Marriage Registration is 1914/16550
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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:
- 1914 Kelleen Station, River Darling, NSW
- 1921 Burungie Station, Broken Hill, NSW
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Cullinan Summary
- Me: Gregory Brian Curran (1965-) & Simon John Kirsch (1960-), my husband.
- My Grandparents (Paternal side): Kelleen Cullinan (later Curran) & Herbert Curran
- My Great Grandparents:
- Michael Cullinan (1852 – 1924) & Betsy Wakefield (1861 – 1904)
- Michael is Kelleen Cullinan’s father.
- Betsy is Michael’s first wife. They were married on 2 June, 1886 in Kapunda, South Australia.
- Michael Cullinan & Ellen Dhann (1867 – 1907)
- Ellen is Michael’s second wife. They were married on 4 May 1905.
- Michael Cullinan & Mary Ann Hayward-Cuff
- Mary Ann is Michael’s third wife. They were married in December 1914 in Wentworth, NSW. Their Marriage Registration is 1914/16550.
- Michael Cullinan (1852 – 1924) & Betsy Wakefield (1861 – 1904)
- My Great, Great Grandparents: James Cullinan (1816 – 1879) & Johanna Feighery (1814 – 1917)