Obituaries Australia

Thomas Sheridan, and family, c1875

photo supplied by Phil Heaney

Mr Thomas Sheridan died at Rylstone on Monday last at the ripe old age of about eighty years. Mr Sheridan was well-known and much respected at Tong Bong and Rylstone, having resided there for many years. He leaves a family of two sons and several daughters to mourn: Thomas, "Eastwood", Lue; William, Qld; Mrs T. W. Taylor, Waterdale, Clandulla; Mrs R. E. O’Halloran, wife of Mr R. E. O’Halloran MLA, Sydney; Mrs R. Patterson, and Miss Irene Sheridan, Rylstone. The bereaved wife is the sister of Messrs Dewey Bros, "Growee", Rylstone, and the late Mr Michael Sheridan of "Glen Lee", was a brother of the deceased. The remains were interred in the Roman Catholic portion of the Rylstone Cemetery. Mr Sheridan’s death marks the passing of a fine old pioneer, and his demise was received with profound regret throughout the district.