Final resting place of Eileen O’Connor’s parents

Waverley Cemetery (St Thomas St & Trafalgar St, Bronte) is a fascinating destination in its own right, but even more so that it is the final resting place of Eileen O’Connor’s parents, Irish immigrants Charles and Annie.

Charles O’Connor died on 24 April 1911 from pneumonia following treatment for carcinoma of the liver. His Requiem Mass was conducted by Annie’s brother, Rev Father Francis Kilgallin, a parish priest in the-then Diocese of Maitland.

Annie O’Connor remained in close contact with Our Lady’s Nurses for the Poor after Eileen’s death. She died on 2 June 1936. Charles and Anne O’Connor are buried in Section 18, Plot 4253 of the Roman Catholic portion of Waverley Cemetery.