Lost Katanning - Noonan, William Joseph &Mary Jane Traditional Cache

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Born 1848 in Ireland, William married Mary Jane, the daughter of Patrick and Mary Carmody in York in 1878, and they made their home at “Muringellup“, near “Mean Mahn“, four miles to the east of Katanning.

Mary Jane had moved to Kojonup with her family in 1874 at the age of 18 years where she met William. Eventually their near neighbour, Mr. Eli Quartermaine, purchased Muringellup with the Noonan’s passing the intervening period until 1905 at Roeburne, Albany, Geraldton and Fremantle.

In the later year they returned to the Katanning district to take up the farming property known as “Homesdale,” where they resided with their family.

The couple had seven children; William David (1879 – 1916), Margaret Elizabeth (1883 –    ), Michael Richard Barry (1884 – 1940), Ethel Mary (1886 –    ), Francis Joseph Patrick (1888 – 1952), Gerald Emmett (1890 – 1969), and Anne Delores (1893 – 1970). Their son, William David Noonan was killed in action on 5 August 1916 and is buried at Villers-Bretonneux in France and his mother, Mary became the guardian to his four children. 

William pre-deceased his wife, dying in Katanning n 1910; ‘Homesdale’ was divided between the four sons with Francis Joseph Patrick naming his portion ‘Carbury’ after the birth place of his bride Mary Jane Stapleton. Descendants of Francis and Mary still farm this property.

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With gratitude to Arthur Todd for encouragement, help and support. Lost Katanning, Old Railway Station, 67 Austral Terrace, Katanning

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