| Father | Patrick O'Connell1 b. 15 Oct 1871, d. 15 Feb 1910 |
| Mother | Ellen Streefkerk1 b. 13 Nov 1887 |
Birth, Death, Marriage | |
| Daniel O'Connell was born on 16 June 1909 in Yea, Victoria.1 | |
| He died on 24 December 1918 in Kew, Victoria, at age 9.1 | |
| Charts | O'Connell, Michael, descendant chart |
Story | |
| Daniel was born in Yea on 16 June 1909. He was the third child of Ellen and Patrick.1 | |
| On 26 August 1912 Ellen admitted Daniel (then three years old) as a patient at the Kew Children’s cottages. His mother’s description of him at admission: Dirty in his habits, never talked, never walked by himself and cannot feed himself or taught to be clean in habits. The doctor’s assessment for his admission: Takes no notice, foolish and purposeless movements, spastic legs, unable to speak. Daniel died at the cottages on 24 December 1918 at the age of nine. He is buried at Fawkner Cemetery with his father.1 | |
Citations
- [S524] Patrick O'Connell story, research report, October 2014.