FatherWalter Edward Tatlow1 b. 1866, d. 1931
Pedigree

Birth, Death, Marriage

Myra Mabel Tatlow was born on 8 October 1895 in Stanley, Tasmania.2,1 
She married Michael Henry O'Connell, son of William Patrick O'Connell and Mary Elizabeth Milovitch, on 25 January 1922 in East St Kilda, Victoria.3,4,2 
She died on 23 February 1979 in Frankston, Victoria, at age 83.2 

Family

Michael Henry O'Connell b. 20 Jan 1898, d. 21 Jun 1991
Children
ChartsMilovitch, Thomas, descendant chart
O'Connell, Michael, descendant chart

Story

Born in Stanley, Tasmania, Myra worked as a shop assistant in Devonport or Devonport West.5,1
 
In 1919 she moved to Victoria. She lived in North Melbourne and worked as a shop assistant for about three years.6,7,1
 
Marriage and Family
Michael O'Connell and Myra Tatlow married in East St Kilda in 1922.3,2
 
The couple settled in Mooroopna and began their family with the arrival of two girls, Mary and Norine. They most likely lived at the back of the family's wine shop in Main St.8
Mick, Myra (Tatlow) & Mary O'Connell, c. 1923
Image: Val Williams
Between 1925 and 1929, the family lived in Skene St, Shepparton and son Kelvin Michael was born.9,10
 
Around 1930, the family moved to Melbourne, where Mick and Myra lived in Northcote (1931 and 1934), and later in Chelsea.11,12,13
 
O'Connell Family
Even though most had moved away, the O'Connells maintained close contact over the years.
 
Mag O'Connell (Noonan), Nell Bazley (O'Connell), Mick, Myra (Tatlow) & Will/Billy O'Connell, Annie Williams (O'Connell, seated), Mooroopna, Nov 1969
Image: Val Williams
Mick & Myra (Tatlow) O'Connell, Annie Williams (O'Connell), Nell Bazley (O'Connell, seated), Mag (Noonan) & Will/Billy O'Connell, Mooroopna, Nov 1969
Image: Val Williams
Annie Williams (O'Connell), Will/Billy O'Connell, Nell (Mary Ellen) Bazley (O'Connell), Mick O'Connell, c. 1963
Image: Val Williams
Back to Mooroopna
The 'Back to Mooroopna' celebrations were a great opportunity for ex-Mooroopna people to catch up with those who stayed, and the Easter 1963 'Back to' was very popular with the O'Connell, Williams and related families.
'Back to Mooroopna' celebrations, Apr 1963
Image: Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
'Back to Mooroopna' celebrations, Apr 1963
Image: Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
Bob Bazley, Annie Williams (O'Connell), Thelma Johnson (Williams), Myra O'Connell (Tatlow), Mag O'Connell (Noonan), Nell Bazley (O'Connell), Bill Hehir, Mick O'Connell, Rita Johnson (Williams), 'Back to Mooroopna', 97 Main St, Apr 1963
Image: Val Williams
Nell Bazley (O'Connell), Karen & Peter Phillips, 'Back To Mooroopna', Main St, Mooroopna, Apr 1963
Image: Val Williams
Bill Hehir, Annie Williams (O'Connell), Rita Johnson (Williams, front), Mag O'Connell (Noonan, standing), Thelma Jamieson (Williams, seated), Mick O'Connell (standing), Myra O'Connell (Tatlow, seated), Nell (O'Connell) & Bob Bazley (front), 'Back To Mooroopna', 97 Main St, Apr 1963
Image: Val Williams
Standing: Bill Hehir, Annie Williams (O'Connell), Mag O'Connell, Mick O'Connell; Seated: Karen & Peter Phillips, Rita Johnson (Williams), Thelma Jamieson (Williams, on chair), Nell Bazley (O'Connell, front), Myra O'Connell (Tatlow), Bob Bazley (front); 'Back to Mooroopna', Main St, Mooroopna, Apr 1963
Image: Val Williams
It was an occasion for young and old. Always up for a bit of fun, Annie dressed up for the occasion, donning the most 'youthful' clothing she could find and borrowing her grandson's school bag.

The O'Connells also caught up with the Foleys, family friends from over fifty years earlier.
Annie Williams (O'Connell),'Back to Mooroopna', Mooroopna State School, Apr 1963
Image: Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
Annie Williams (O'Connell), Back to Mooroopna, 1963
Image: Margaret O'Connell
Karen Phillips, Mary Williams (Budd), Anne Phillips, 'Back to Mooroopna', Apr 1963
Image: Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
Anne Phillips, 'Back to Mooroopna', Apr 1963
Image: Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
Helen Phillips, 'Back to Mooroopna', Apr 1963
Image: Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
Tom Foley, Peter Phillips, Bob Bazley, Lillian Foley & Mick O'Connell, 'Back to Mooroopna', Apr 1963
Image: Lost Mooroopna, Facebook

Citations

  1. [S683] Myra Tatlow & Mick O'Connell: Their lives and legacy, first edition, self-published, 2022.
  2. [S49] The Ascendants of Michael Henry O’Connell, The Descendants of Michael Henry O’Connell, family tree, unpublished, 28 June 1991.
  3. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, 'Michael Hy O'Connell' and Myra Mabel Tatlow entry, marriage registration no. 1234, 1922.
  4. [S56] Margaret O'Leary, personal communication, 9 July 1996.
  5. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Wilmot, subdivision of Devonport, 1919.
  6. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Maribyrnong, subdivision of Hotham, 1919.
  7. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Melbourne, subdivision of North Melbourne, 1922.
  8. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, Commonwealth division of Echuca, Victorian division of Rodney, subdivision of Mooroopna, 1924.
  9. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, Commonwealth division of Echuca, Victorian division of Goulburn Valley, subdivision of Shepparton, 1927.
  10. [S233] Shepparton Shire & Town Rates Index, 1885-1939/1941, computer file, Shepparton Family History Group, O'Connell entries.
  11. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, Commonwealth division of Batman, Victorian division of Northcote, subdivision of Northcote, 1931.
  12. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, Commonwealth division of Batman, Victorian division of Northcote, subdivision of Northcote, 1934.
  13. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Isaacs, subdivision of Chelsea, 1977.