EARLY 20th CENTURY: COLLINS - CASEY
Bridget Casey and Cornelius Collins married in Warwick on 4 April, 1904.
Like many of the images in the Haig Photographic Studio collection or posted by members on the Lost Faces of Warwick Facebook page, this image has been passed down through the generations and treasured by their descendants, despite wear and tear.
Bridget Mary Casey was born on 10 June 1873 in Doneraile in Ireland's County Cork to Patrick Casey (1838-1918) and Catherine (Kate) Hanley (1846-1917).
At the age of 14, Bridget, together with her 16-year-old sister Margaret, set sail for Australia aboard the ship Jumna on 29 July 1887, disembarking in Brisbane on 18 September. They were the eldest of nine siblings and appear to have travelled alone although their brother, Patrick emigrated to Australia in 1901 at the age of 17.
Cornelius was born on 15 June 1873 in Toowoomba to Cornelius (1838-1922) and Margaret Collins (1845-1933).
Bridget and Cornelius went on to have five children – Thomas Patrick (1905-1990), Kathleen (Rita) Margaret (1906-1984), Cyril Cornelius (1909-1964), Hugh Roland (Rolley) (1912-1999) and Ellen (Ellie) Lorraine (1915-2011).
Cornelius worked as a ganger on the railway while the family lived in Thane, Leyburn and Warwick. Bridget died on 4 February 1953 in Warwick, at the age of 79, and Cornelius on 17 August 1959 in Warwick, at the age of 86. They are buried in the Warwick cemetery.