Elizabeth (Betty) Callahan (nee McGrath) - Born 28 July 1933

Grand Parents - Owen and Julia Farrell / Patrick Shevlin and Mary Shevlin (nee Connelly)
Parents - Teresa Shevlin and Eugene McGrath (Twin brother -Richard) - Buried Kilmissen
Eugene other brother was William who had Agatha, Owen and Mary
Married - Brian Francis Callahan - Married15th August 1953 in Hastings 
Siblings - Alice, Patrick, Eileen, Kathy, Margaret, Julie, John, Eugene - Also William, Richard
James and Michael are children that died at birth or at an early age. 15 Children were born,
6 died in this order - First 3 lived, next 3 died, next 3 lived, next 3 died, next 3 lived.

children - John, Raymond, Linda and Paul

Brief history:
Born in Nabba, Possextown, County Meath, Ireland. Raised in Schologstown, Trim, Co Meath.
Immigrated to New Zealand one year after her sisters Kathy and Shiela in September 1950 on the Atlantis.
Original family home in which her father was raised has been rebuilt and can be found at
the cross roads of Glammaghoe, Posextown.

 

Elizabeth (Betty) Callahan - Photos and Documents
	Brian and Elizabeth Wedding - 1953		Elizabeth and Brian - 1949
	Elizabeth, Kathy, Sheila, Georgina, Nora  At St Thomas hospital, Guildford, England		Teresa McGrath (nee Shevlin) and Brothers - 1964
	Elizabeth McGrath - 1953		Siblings - John, Patrick and Margaret - ~ 1950's
	Margaret Mc Grath - 1960		Elizabeth, Kathy, Julie, Georgina and Nora - 1950
	Elizabeth sister - Eileen		Elizabeth, Kathy and Julie - 1949