The Paul Francis Costello Family

Children:

1. Joseph Costelloe
   ba. 8 Mar 1857, Gallen & Reynagh parish, King's County, Ireland
   
   

2. Laurence "Lorenzo" William Costelloe
   ba. 7 Mar 1858, Gallen & Reynagh parish, King's County, Ireland
   d. 22 Sep 1932, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
   SOURCE INDEX: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1779/records/1997947
   
   

3. Barbara Belinda Costelloe
   ba. 3 Mar 1860, Gallen & Reynagh parish, King's County, Ireland
   
   

4. [another Joseph?]
   b. abt 1863? (mentioned on the passenger manifest as 1 year old)

Known Localities:

• Gallen & Reynagh parish, King's County, Ireland (1854-1860, 1863?)

• Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (1864-1895)

Chronological Timeline:

The May 1854 assessment of Banagher, King's County, Ireland, shows Paul Costello residing on Main Street where it intersects with Harbour Lane, leasing an "old take" property from Thomas Miller.

SOURCE: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62024/images/62024_b952323-00433

On 8 Mar 1857 within Gallen & Reynagh parish, King's County, Ireland, was baptized Josephum son of Pauli Costelloe and Isabella Guilfoyle; the sponsors to the baptism were M[ichae]l Claffy and Anne Claffy.

SOURCE: https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632382?locale=en#page/51/mode/1up

On 7 Mar 1858 within Gallen & Reynagh parish, King's County, Ireland, was baptized Laurentius Gulielmi son of Pauli Costello and Sybella Maria Guilfoyle; the sponsors to the baptism were Thoma Molloy and Cath. Guilfoyle.

SOURCE: https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632382?locale=en#page/51/mode/1up

On 3 Mar 1860 within Gallen & Reynagh parish, King's County, Ireland, was baptized Barbara Belinda daughter of Pauli Costelloe and Sabilla Maria Guilfoyle; the sponsors to the baptism were Patritio Kelly and Elizabetha Keely.

SOURCE: https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632382?locale=en#page/53/mode/1up

On 24 Mar 1864, the ship Tornado mastered by Capt. Underwood, disembarked from Liverpool, England for Melbourne, Australia and traveled 140 days.

Paul Costello 38 Lab[ourer] Irish adult
Sebilla 24 Wife Irish adult
Lawrence 5 Child Irish children
Barbara 3 Child Irish children
Joseph 1 Child Irish children

SOURCE: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1635/images/30796_125459__232-00217

On 14 Feb 1865 an assessment was taken for Budd Street, Darling Ward, Collingwood District, North Glass Division of Victoria, Australia. The assessment shows Paul Costello as a law writer renting from Robert Williams.

SOURCE: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60706/images/44442_347089-00210

The 1868 city directory for Melbourne, Victoria, Australia shows "Paul F. Costello, 89 Young street, F."

The 1869 city directory for Melbourne, Victoria, Australia shows "Paul F. Costello, stationer and fancy dealer, 140 Russell st."

On 9 May 1895 at the Russell Street Police Station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, a police report was filed regarding the suicide of Paul Francis Costelloe aged about 60 years. The death occurred the previous day, on 8 May 1895, at the Spencer Street Railway Station "with a revolver when sitting on a seat on the platform of the Railway Station." After removing the body to the morgue, the found 3 pounds 18 shillings 3 pence and "some private papers." They furter stated that he had "been a house and land agent in Collins St. and that he has lately become insolvent and was to have appeared for examination on the 17th inst: in the Insolvency Court, it is supposed that his financial embarrassments caused him to shoot himself."

On the same day, his widow S. M. Costelloe, otherwise written as Isabella Mary Costelloe, stated her late husband Paul Francis Costelloe was 70 years old, a house and land agent, and he left behind the widow and three children. The widow further stated she "did not know he had a pistol usually he slept well. The night before last he slept badly. I am sure he shot himself from the effects in his mind of his misfortunes."

NOTE: The death certificate states his parents were "Lorenzo Wm. Costelloe" and Alicia Higgins.

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SOURCE: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1779/records/1243129?tid=1238353