Charles Phillip Reilly & Mary Elizabeth Smith
Charles Philip (sometimes Phillip) Reilly is the son of Joseph Thomas Reilly and Mary Lucille Burrows. Charles was born on 30 Jul 1857 in Perth. He was christened on 10 Aug 1857 in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Perth by Father Griver. His name Charles came from his mother's father, Charles Norcott, and Phillip from his father's brother, Phillip Reilly.
Charles married Mary Elizabeth ("Polly") Smith. She was born on 8 Nov 1852 in Perth. Here parents were Bernard Smith and Henrietta Maria Gresswell. They married in 1880 in Perth.
Polly is listed on the 1901 WA Electoral Roll, her occupation listed as a "married woman", at Burt St in Boulder.
Charles was the Geraldton Accountant in 1880, the Mayor of Geraldton from 1894-1895, and town councillor between 1888-1890 and 1892-1893. He is listed on the 1901 WA Electoral Roll as a 'secretary' living at Burt Street in Boulder.
He died on 16 October 1940 (aged 84 years), at his home in Charles St., North Perth. He was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery, R.C. BC 32A, Perth. Polly died on 7 Oct 1940 in (aged 87 years), at her home, Charles St., North Perth,W.A.. She was also buried in Karrakatta Cemetery.
Children
- stillborn male, b. 1881
- Edyth Lucille Reilly,
Born 29.1.1883, Champion Bay, Western Australia
- Amy Gertrude/Lucille Reilly, was Born in 1884, in Geraldton, Western Australia. Amy died on the 19th May 1885 aged 11 months and was buried in St Francis Xavier Cemetery (Catholic), comprising the South West quarter of the large cemetery in Urch Street, Geraldton. Another Reilly also buried nearby in the same cemetery is Charles (Carol?) REILLY, infant 7 MAY 1881, which may be the first born. (reference a)
- stillborn male born 1886
- Cecily Violet Boyle Reilly,
Born 1887, Perth, Western Australia
- Agnes Daisy McEnroe Reilly,
b. 1887
- Leo Joseph Reilly,
b. 1890
- Jessie Veronica Reilly, Born 1891, Geraldton, Western Australia
a. http://members.westnet.com.au/web/gfhs/Cemeteries/R.htm