2. Thomas Patrick Cunningham (Mathew ) was born on 20 Aug 1844 in Ballina, Killofin Parish, County Clare. He died on 28 Jun 1924 in Tynong- Australia. He was buried in Bunyip. Thomas was employed as a Farmer.
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Thomas married Margaret Elizabeth Burke daughter of Edmund Burke and Mary Ryan on 22 Sep 1866 in St Alipius Church, Ballarat. Margaret was born in 1846 in Tipperary - Ireland. She died on 24 Jan 1934 in Mildura. She was buried in Bunyip. Margaret was employed as a Housewife.
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Thomas and Margaret had the following children:
+ 5 M i Mathew Mark Cunningham + 6 M ii Edmund James Cunningham + 7 M iii Thomas William Cunningham + 8 M iv Patrick John Cunningham + 9 M v John Bernard Cunningham 10 F vi Mary Magdelene Cunningham was born on 14 Apr 1878 in Wallace. She died in 1940 in Warragul. She was buried in Bunyip. Mary was employed as a Seamstress/Housewife. [Notes] Mary married John Joseph Benstead on 15 Oct 1902 in St Patricks Gordon. John was born in 1858 in Werribee. He died on 18 Sep 1938 in Warragul. He was buried in Bunyip. John was employed as a Farmer. [Notes] + 11 F vii Margaret Catherine Cunningham + 12 F viii Susan Margaret Cunningham + 13 F ix Julia Cecelia Cunningham 14 M x James Joseph Cunningham was born on 29 Dec 1886 in Wallace. He died on 17 May 1952. James was employed as a Farmhand/Single. [Notes] + 15 F xi Catherine Mary Cunningham + 16 F xii Bridget Ellen Cunningham