The McGrath Family's Journey Through Time
1885 - 1967 (82 years)| Name | James McGrath | |
| Nickname | Jim | |
| Birth | 19 Apr 1885 | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia (marriage cert says place of birth is Bathurst)  [1] |
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Birth Certificate - James McGrath, 19 April 1885 Record Type: Birth Date of Document: 30 Jan 2026 Event Date: 19 Apr 1885 Repository: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Access Method: Ordered copy via NSW BDM Historical Index, Jan 2026 Physical Copy Held: No - digital copy only Reference Number: 14849/1885 Digital Copy: McGRATH_James_1885_Birth_Certificate Transcription / Summary: Date and place of birth of child: 19 April 1885, *unable to decipher… |
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| Gender | Male | |
| Residence | 1889 | Victoria, Australia |
| Family moved from NSW to VIC as per Susan's death certificate | ||
| Married | 3 May 1919 | Carmelite Church, Middle Park, Victoria, Australia [2] |
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Marriage Certificate - James McGrath & Brigid Agnes Devitt Record Type: Marriage Date of Document: 03 May 1919 Event Date: 03 May 1919 Repository: VIC Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Access Method: Located on Ancestry.com Physical Copy Held: No - digital copy only Reference Number: 3381/1919 Digital Copy: McGRATH_James_DEVITT_Brigid_1919_Marriage_Certificate Transcription / Summary: Date and place of marriage: 3rd May 1919, Carmelite Church, Middle Park Names and… |
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| Death Of A Parent | 12 Oct 1926 | Koondrook, Shire of Kerang, county of Gunbower, Victoria, Australia |
| Death of mother Susan McGrath (nee Rodgers) | ||
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Death Notice - Susan Rodgers - 1926 Mrs. Susan McGrath, a pioneer of the Pyramid Hill district, died at the residence of her son in Koondrook. R.I.P. Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954), Thu, Oct 28, 1926 Page 30 |
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| Death of Sibling | 28 Sep 1945 | Richmond, Victoria, Australia |
| Death of eldest brother John Thomas McGrath, aged 69. | ||
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Death Notice - John Thomas McGrath, 1945 Author: The Age (Melbourne, VIC.1854-1954) Publication Information: The Age (Melbourne, VIC.: 1854-1954), Thursday 4 Oct 1945, page 8 Transcription / Summary: McGRATH - On September 28 at his brothers residence, 193 Elizabeth Street, Richmond. John, beloved brother of Jim and Joe, late of Pyramid Hill. Requiescat in peace. Privately interred Burwood Cemetery. TNG Person IDs: I2 (John Thomas McGrath), P54 (Joseph McGrath), P208 (James McGrath) |
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| Death of Spouse | 5 Feb 1965 | Greensborough, Victoria, Australia |
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Death Notice - Brigid Agnes Devitt, 1965 McGRATH - On Feb 5, at Greensborough, Brigid Agnes, beloved wife of James McGrath of 7 Teresa St, Greensborough, loving mother of Kevin, mother-in-law of Louise. |
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| Death | 21 Jul 1967 | 7 Teresa Street, Greensborough, Victoria, Australia [3] |
| Age: 82 | ||
| Cause: Cerebral haemorrhage - 11 weeks and pneumonia - 2 weeks. | ||
| Address: 7 Teresa Street, Greensborough, Victoria Australia | ||
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Death Certificate - James McGrath - 1967 Record Type: Death Date of Document: 1967 Event Date: 21 Jul 1967 Repository: Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Access Method: Ordered copy via Vic BDM Historical Index, Nov 2025 Physical Copy Held: No - digital copy only Reference Number: 16098/67 Digital Copy: McGRATH_James_Death_Certificate_1967 Transcription / Summary: When & Where Died: 21st July, 1967 - Heidelberg Usual place of residence: 7… |
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| Burial | 25 Jul 1967 | Burwood Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
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Family Internment - John Thomas McGrath (1945), James McGrath (1967) and James's wife Brigid Agnes (1965) A screenshot of burial plot 604 in Roman Catholic 7 at Burwood Cemetery, Victoria, Australia. https://gismaps.gmct.com.au/vertigisstudio/web/?app=37b0a16b73524956abf2a73f89e6ad9b&mapkey=81756 Plot: 604 |
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Family Plot - John Thomas McGrath, James (AKA Jim) McGrath & Brigid Agnes Devitt Internment Site of John Thomas McGrath (d. 1945) and his brother James (AKA Jim) McGrath (d. 1967) and James's wife Brigid Agnes Devitt (d. 1965) Plot: Plot Number 81756 Area Name Roman Catholic 7 Cemetery Burwood Cemetery |
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Family Plot - John Thomas McGrath, James (AKA Jim) McGrath & Brigid Agnes Devitt Internment Site of John Thomas McGrath (d. 1945) and his brother James (AKA Jim) McGrath (d. 1967) and James's wife Brigid Agnes Devitt (d. 1965) |
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Family Plot - John Thomas McGrath, James (AKA Jim) McGrath & Brigid Agnes Devitt Internment Site of John Thomas McGrath (d. 1945) and his brother James (AKA Jim) McGrath (d. 1967) and James's wife Brigid Agnes Devitt (d. 1965) |
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Family Plot - John Thomas McGrath, James (AKA Jim) McGrath & Brigid Agnes Devitt Internment Site of John Thomas McGrath (d. 1945) and his brother James (AKA Jim) McGrath (d. 1967) and James's wife Brigid Agnes Devitt (d. 1965) |
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| Person ID | P208 | McGrath Family Tree |
| Last Modified | 6 May 2026 | |
| Father | John McGrath, b. Abt 1853 or 1854, maybe 1851, Tievmore, Donegal, Ireland | |
| Relationship | Birth | |
| Mother | Susan Rodgers, b. 1849, Woolongong, New South Wales, Australia d. 12 Oct 1926, Koondrook, Shire of Kerang, county of Gunbower, Victoria, Australia (Age 77 years) | |
| Relationship | Birth | |
| Family ID | F45 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Brigid Agnes Devitt, b. 1889, Monegatta, Victoria, Australia d. 5 Feb 1965, Greensborough, Victoria, Australia (Age 76 years) | |||
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| Family ID | F58 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 4 Nov 2025 | |||
| Documents |  | Will - John Thomas McGrath, 1945 I, John Thomas McGrath, late of Pyramid Hill and now residing at 193 Elizabeth Street, Richmond, do hereby declare that this is my last will and testament and I bequeath all my property and personal affects to be divided equally between Joseph McGrath and James McGrath. And I hereby appoint James McGrath of 193 Elizabeth Street Richmond, my sole executor. Declarant John Thomas McGrath 4th August 1945 |
| Histories |  | James McGrath - A thank you card from Mr. & Mrs. K McGrath (Kevin Devitt McGrath) James McGrath Passed away 21st July, 1967 Aged 82 years R.I.P Mr & Mrs. K McGrath sincerely appreciate and thank you for your kind thoughts and expressions of sympathy in their recent sad bereavement 7 Teresa Street Greensborough Its unknown if this card was sent to Joyce May Cameron or perhaps Ida Pike or Ada Rapley. |
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