Hi Scallywag,
I found the death of John MacKENNA, on 25.12.1890. Trove search words. Their first born child, Thomas E. MacKENNA, born and died in 1886. Trove search words.........
"john MacKenna" Robbinsville
Mary HARRIS, (MacKENNA / PARKER) was born about 1864 or 1865, if her age is correct on the cemetery record. This is not your Mary Ann HARRIS, as your lady was born about 1859.
Birth in 1864, at Wollongong, of the lady who married MacKENNA, and then PARKER:
16576/1864 HARRIS MARY THOMAS MARGARET WOLLONGONG
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park:
Francis John McKenna 17/08/1936 RCB - Roman Catholic FM B - 523 48
James Paul McKenna 01/03/1948 RCB - Roman Catholic FM B - 526 58
Minnie Mavis McKenna 30/12/1919 RCB - Roman Catholic FM B - 526 27
Baby Clayton Leslie McKenna 19/01/1922 RCB - Roman Catholic FM B - 525 0
Baby Irene Maria McKenna 06/11/1915 RCB - Roman Catholic FM B - 525 0
Baby Janette Irene Rose McKenna 25/07/1945 RCB - Roman Catholic FM B - 525 0
Baby Joseph David McKenna 28/04/1920 RCB - Roman Catholic FM B - 525 0
Kenneth Walter McKenna 29/08/1928 RCB - Roman Catholic FM B - 525 1
James Parker 02/07/1917 RCB - Roman Catholic FM B - 523 46
Grave number for Mary PARKER, below, is wrong (I think).
Mary Parker 08/09/1924 RCB - Roman Catholic FM B - 593 59
SMH, Monday 2 July 1917, Page 5, has the Funeral Notices for James PARKER, to leave his late residence, Botany Road, Mascot, for Botany Cemetery.
Mrs James PARKER and Family.... Husband and Father...
Mr and Mrs Paul McKENNA .... Father ....
Mr Frank McKENNA..... Father ....
Mr William PARKER, his beloved son, James PARKER.......
Mr and Mrs J. E. COOK, Mr and Mrs R. A. NOSSITER, and Mr and Mrs C. BULLOCK, their beloved brother, James PARKER.....
SMH, Monday 8 September 1924, Page 9, has the Funeral Notice for Mrs. Mary PARKER, to leave her late residence, 3 Bay Street, Botany, for the Botany Cemetery.
From a tree on Ancestry, this, below, is the death of Mary HARRIS’s mother, Margaret GALLAGHER (wife of Thomas HARRIS who died on 23.03.1887) at Woonona. Margaret HARRIS (the mother) died 10 January 1884. Thomas HARRIS died in the Bulli Colliery Disaster. So did two of his sons, Francis HARRIS, aged 16, and Thomas HARRIS, aged 18.
10276/1884 HARRIS MARGARET FRANCIS G MARY WOONONA
Illawarra Mercury, Tuesday 26 April 1887 p 2, carried the List of names of the Bulli Colliery Disaster.
Mary