| This
figure
of Sir Edward McTiernan was sculptured in 1996 by Mr Peter Corlett.
Sir Edward
McTiernan
was appointed to the High Court on 20 December 1930. At the time of his
appointment
he was the federal member for the seat of Parkes in New South Wales,
and
prior to that he had been a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly
(1920-1927),
including two terms as NSW Attorney-General (1920-1922 and 1925-1927).
Sir Edward
was
born in Glen Innes, NSW, on 16 February 1892. He was admitted to the
NSW
Bar in 1916, was knighted in 1951 (KBE) and appointed to the Privy
Council
in 1963. He retired from the High Court on 12 September 1976 after a
record
45 years 9 months on the Bench. As Justices must now retire upon
reaching
the age of 70 years, it is a record which is unlikely ever to be broken.
Sir Edward
died
on 9 January 1990 at the age of 98.
This figure
of
Sir Edward, which is located in the High Court of Australia, stands
outside
the main entrance to Courtroom 1, shows him in the robes worn by
Justices
of the High Court on ceremonial occasions until the early 1980s. Behind
the
figure is Sir Edward's appointment by King George VI as a Knight
Commander
of the Order of the British Empire in 1951.
This photo
of
the statue of Sir Edward is by courtesy of the High Court of Australia
. A Web tour of the High Court with their well done web page is at
Below is Sir Edward McTernan's family listing,
from
Co Leitrim, Ireland to Australia.
The below line of McTernans are real and did
exist. They may have originated in the Leitrim townland of Tap but
other sources seem to originate in Co Sligo in the Geevagh area and
have
the surname
Tiernan first and then later in time took the Mc, making the
surname
McTernan. This is
Leo McTiernan of Boston's line.
2.1. Thomas Tiernan, c. 1805--, ran a
publican
and blacksmith shop in Geevagh ,
Co Sligo.
2.2. Unknown Tiernan,, had at least one
son,
2.2.1. James McTernan Sr., c
1835--11-21-1911,
from Carrowmore, Co. Sligo. James married Bridget Rogers,
<1840--9-20-1890. This is the Heapstown Line. The Sligo area map . They were married 12-14-1857 in the
parish of Ardcarne
and Tumna, Co Roscommon. Bridget's parents were Michael Rogers and his
wife,
Mary. The name on the marriage license was spelled Tiernan, without the
"Mc". It may be that there is no direct relationship between this
Tiernan
family line and the McTernans from Sheskin. James added the Mc to the
name
as did his children later in life in both America and Australia. James
and
his wife, Bridget are buried in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden, MA.
 James McTernan was a
Stewart or Baliff on the estate of
Captain Hugh McTernan , 1837--1911, of Heapstown, Co. Sligo
and Mount Allen,
Co. Roscommon until he resigned in 1886. It is not known if James and
Captain
Hugh McTernan were related but letters from
both pubished in the Sligo Champion in
1887 in a dispute make it sound like they were not.
In 1881, Captain McTernan offered a rent
reduction
of 33% to his tenants and due to it being one of the lowest offered was
refused.
In the 1860's Captain McTernan carried out a
mining
trial in one of his land holdings by the name of Clerhanmore in
Ballinaglera
Catholic parish. The coal was of poor quality and when peat production
increased
this mine was closed.
Captain McTernan, 1837--1911, who won the
Kilmactraney
division elections c. 1898 was described by the Sligo Champion
as
a "castle hack". The Sligo Champion was described as a leading
source
of mischief in Sligo and surrounding Counties. Later on P. A. McHugh , the publisher of The
Sligo Champion Newspaper was found bankrupt and the court took
possession of his home and office. This was serious as it prevented him
from sitting in the House of Commons. During this time his manager 1.4.6.
Bernard McTernan published the
newspaper for several months under the new title, The Sligo
Nationalist
. John C. McTernan, a contempory historical arthur is the son of Matt
McTernan,
1891--. Matt in his early days was a newspaper man working with his
kinsman 1.4.6. Bernard McTernan.
Captain McTiernan and
James
McTiernan's letters published in the Sligo Champion
in 1887.
The 2.2.1. James McTernan, c
1835--11-21-1911,
family immigrated to Boston, MA on the ship SS Pavonia on 8-21-1887 and
settled
there. One son, 2.1.1. Patrick left Ireland directly for New
South
Wales in Australia. The reason that Patrick went to Australia and not
to
America like the rest of his family is that he was in love with his
girlfriend,
Isabella Diamond whom he later married in Australia. James McTiernan,
<1835--1911,
married Bridget Rogers, <1840--9-20-1890, in Ireland. They had at
least
ten children.
2.2.1.1. Patrick McTernan,
9-6-1861--2-6-1941,
born in Heapstown, Parish of Tawnagh, Barony of Tirerrill, Co. Sligo
and christened in the RC parish of Tawnagh, Co Sligo. Joined the RIC in
1879
and resigned in 1887 to immigrated to NSW, Australia from Ireland and
married Isabella (Mabel) Diamond, 2-28-1870--1945, at Tenterfield, NSW
in 1888. Patrick
died at Petersham, NSW and Isabella died at Burwood, NSW. Mabel was
born
in Belfast but was most likely from the PLU of Ballymena, Co. Antrim
and
arrived in NSW sometime before Patrick. Patrick reached the level of
Lieutenant
[Sargent] in the Australian Police Force. He lived in Armidale, N.S.W.
in
1887. Patrick was 5' 11.5" and appointed a RIC man [45083] on
12-12-1879
for Co Tipperary and then Co Leitrim at the Bourne Police barracks.
Patrick
resigned on 6-6-1887 to emigrate.
Isabella (Mabel) Diamond's parents were Hugh
Diamond
and Elizabeth Kirkpatrick. Her siblings were Mary Diamond, 4-7-1866--,
born
Co. Antrim and Edward Diamond, 7-21-1868--, born in the Poor Law Union
of
Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Ireland. Most likely the whole family is from
the
Poor Law Union of Ballymena, Co. Antrim area.
Patrick and his wife Isabella had three children.
They
were,
2.2.1.1.1. James J. McTernan, 1890--, the
first
child of Patrick and Isabella born in Glen Innes, NSW, Australia and
married
Una Minnie Dorncy, --10-12-1964, in 1922 at St. Leonards (suburb of
Sydney).
Una Minnie Dorncy died in Roseville, NSW, Aus. They had one child,
2.2.1.1.1.1. Mary Lloyd, nee McTernan, c.
1923--,
married Tom Lloyd on May 4, 1958. Tom was the brother of Lady Kathleen
McTiernan,
nee Lloyd, Sir Edward McTiernan's wife. Tom Lloyd was a well to do
sheep
farmer.
2.2.1.1.2. Sir
Edward
Aloysius McTiernan , 2-16-1892--1-9-1990, the second child of
Patrick
and Isabella born on Tuesday in Glen Innes, N.S.W., Australia. Sir
Edward
served as one of Australia's High Court Justices appointed by the
Scullin
Labor Government in 1930, for which he was Knighted. He is the longest
serving
Justice on the High Court in the history of Australia. On 12-27-1948,
Sir
Edward married Kathleen Lloyd, --<3-1997, daughter of Sidney and Ann
Lloyd of Melbourne, NSW, Australia.
 The family visited
their Boston uncles [photo at left] and aunts in the 1928 and again
in the 1950s. Sir Edward McTiernan and his wife lived on a 3000
sq
meter
estate at Breffni, Chilton Parade, 2074 Wurrawee, NSW, Australia.
At
Kathleen's
death her 1.3 million pound house went up for auction.
2.2.1.1.3. John Patrick S. McTiernan,
1894--3-6-1927,
the third child of Patrick and Isabella born in Australia. John married
Dorothy Rose Florence Watson, --3-3-1969, in 1918 at Goulburn. John
died
in Petershiem and Dorothy died at Strathfield. They had at least one
child,
2.2.1.1.3.1. John Patrick McTiernan,
1920--1-27-1920,
died as an infant.
2.2.1.2. Catherine McTiernan, 10-30-1864--,
daughter
of James McTernan and Bridget Rogers, born most likely in Heapstown and
christened
in the parish of Tawnagh, Barony of Tirerrill, Co Sligo, Ireland.
Catherine
was not listed on the boat that the rest of the family came over on so
she
may in fact have stayed in Ireland.
2.2.1.3. Michael J. McTiernan, 1-1875--, son of James McTernan and Bridget Rogers,
born in Heapstown, Co. Sligo,
immigrated to Boston, MA arriving on the ship SS Pavonia on 8-21-1886. Michael
worked for the Boston Schools as a Truant Officer and was a cousin to
Frederick
Mansfield who was a famous mayor of Boston in the 1930's. Michael
married
Katherine E. Morrissey in 1904 in the Boston, MA area. They are buried
in
St. Joseph's Cemetery in West Roxbury, MA. They had five children.
2.2.1.3.1. Charles F. McTiernan,
8-12-1906--4-2-1959,
the first child of Michael J. McTiernan and Katherine E. Morrissey.
Married
Irene M. McKeogh on 11-30-1933. Charles was a Postal Worker. They had
two
children. They are,
2.2.1.3.1.1. Maureen McTiernan, 5-5-1940--,
2.2.1.3.1.2. Marilyn McTiernan,
4-19-1945--,
2.2.1.3.2. Katherine Duffy, nee McTiernan,
1910--1983,
a school teacher known as Kay, the second child of Michael J. McTiernan
and
Katherine E. Morrissey married Lawrence Duffy in 1945 and had two
children.
2.2.1.3.2.1. Anne Marie Duffy, 1-18-1948--,
2.2.1.3.2.2. John Lawrence Duffy, 10-2-1950--,
may be living in Philadelphia, PA area.
2.2.1.3.3. Marion Louise Ganzel, nee McTiernan,
1914--1993, the third child of Michael J. McTiernan and Katherine E.
Morrissey
married John C. Ganzel and worked as a school teacher. They had one
daughter.
2.2.1.3.3.1. Mary Anne Ganzel, 1945--c.
1994,
2.2.1.3.4. Phillip R. McTiernan,
1917--1975,
born in Boston, MA the fourth child of Michael J. McTiernan and
Katherine
E. Morrissey. Phillip married Eleanor Schworer in 1946 who was a school
teacher
in the Boston Schools. They had three children. They are,
2.2.1.3.4.1. Linda Marie Francis, nee McTiernan,
1948--, married Philip Francis.
2.2.1.3.4.2. Janet Anne McTiernan, 1952--,
2.2.1.3.4.3. Susan Ellen McTiernan, 1953--,
2.2.1.3.5. Joseph Edward McTiernan,
1920--1994,
the fifth child of Michael J. McTiernan and Katherine E. Morrissey.
Joseph
was a Guidence Counselor in the Boston Schools. He married Anne L.
Burbank
in 1943 and had five children. They are,
2.2.1.3.5.1. Kevin Joseph McTiernan, 1944--1959,
the first child of Joseph Edward McTiernan and Anne L. Burbank.
2.2.1.3.5.2. Judith Anne McTiernan, 1948--,
the
second child of Joseph Edward McTiernan and Anne L. Burbank.
2.2.1.8.5.3. Joan Catherine Lebeter, nee
McTiernan, 1949--,
the third child of Joseph Edward McTiernan and Anne L. Burbank. Joan
married Richard D. Lebeter in 1969 and had three children. They are,
2.2.1.8.5.3.1. Christine L Schlegel, nee
Lebeter, 1970--,
married Curtis Schlegel and have two children.
2.2.1.8.5.3.1.1. Kyle Donald Schlegel, 1996--,
2.2.1.8.5.3.1.2. Craig Ryan Schlegel, 1998--,
2.2.1.8.5.3.2. Kevin J. Lebeter, 1972--,
married Gail Reese
and have the following three children.
2.2.1.8.5.3.2.1. Dean Joseph Lebeter, 1996--,
2.2.1.8.5.3.2.2. Jack Travis Ledbeter, 1999--,
2.2.1.8.5.3.2.3. Luke Edward Ledbeter, 2003--,
2.2.1.8.5.3.3. Brian Lebeter, 1975--,
2.2.1.3.5.4. Paul Joseph McTiernan, 1951--,
the
fourth child of Joseph Edward McTiernan and Anne L. Burbank. Paul
married
Judith Goldstein in 1981 and they have two children. They are,
2.2.1.3.5.4.1. Elizabeth McTiernan, 1985--,
2.2.1.3.5.4.2. David McTiernan, 1989--,
2.2.1.3.5.5. Leo Vincent McTiernan, 1953--,
the
fifth child of Joseph Edward McTiernan and Anne L. Burbank. Leo and 5.4.2.3.1.
Michael McTiernan met in NYC and then marched up 5th Ave. on St.
Patrick's
Day in 2000. It was the first time the two lines of the McTiernan
family
had met since 1887.
2.2.1.4. Thomas McTiernan, 10-23-1866--,
son
of James McTernan and Bridget Rogers, died at a young age.
2.2.1.5. Thomas McTiernan,
10-23-1866--4-22-1946,
son of James McTernan and Bridget Rogers, born in Heapstown, christened
in the RC Parish of Tawnagh, Barony of Tirerrill, Co. Sligo, immigrated
to Boston, MA on 5-29-1886 on the SS Cephalonia. Thomas, as a policeman
was
one of Boston's finest. Married Margaret [Nellie or Marge] Nary. Nellie
seems to have had several nicknames, one of which was
"Nellie-with-her-hat-on"
as she was reported to be always ready to go anywhere. Nellie Nary had
relatives on her side of the famly that linked to the Clan Campbell and
also
to the Clan Ross. Thomas and Nellie are buried in the Holy Cross
Cemetery
in Malden, MA. They had three children. They are,
2.2.1.5.1. Mary Buckley, nee McTiernan,
the
first child of Thomas McTiernan and Margaret Nary married a man by the
name
of Buckley but had no children. Mary was Director of Reading Programs
for
the Lexington (MA) School System for absolute ages (1950's--1960's) -
and
she did extended and extensive grad/post-grad work in Japan during the
1960's
on same.
2.2.1.5.2. Thomas Joseph McTiernan,
5-25-1911--4-1977,
of Charlestown, MA, the second child of Thomas McTiernan and Margaret
Nary
married Virginia Margaret Dalton, --1989, of Arlington Heights, MA.
After
graduating from Boston College, Thomas Joseph McTiernan served as a
career
U.S. Navy officer (Line, ordnance). His WWII service in the South
Pacific
and other locations was meritoriously decorated. Among many
distinguished
and high-profile assignments, he frequently represented the United
States
to NATO on ordnance issues during the 1950's.
Tom's final Tour of Duty, which brought him home
to Massachusetts after eighteen years living in Northern Virginia, was
a the
DoN Bureau of Ordnance Representative to General Electric's Pittsfield,
MA operations. Upon retirement from the U.S. Navy, he served the
Archdiocese
of Boston for several years until ill health overtook him. Thomas and
Ginny retired to York Harbor, ME in 1966. Tom died in April 1977.
In 1940, Thomas married Virginia Margaret Dalton,
--1989,
of Arlington Heights, MA. She was the youngest of nine children of
James
Dalton and Margaret Meany. Margaret Meany's family was from Co
Limmerick. James Dalton was previously from Newton, MA and was a
manager of some
of United Fruit's operations.
Thomas Joseph McTiernan and his wife, Virgina
Margaret
Dalton had one child.
2.2.1.5.2.1. Phyllis Anne McTiernan,
11-16-1948--,
as her dad's work involved periodic sea duty with regular rotations at
the
Pentagon and "Main Navy" (as the Department of the Navy's headquarters
were
then called), Phyllis grew up in the Northern VA suburbs, where Ginny
began
her career in commercial and residential real estate brokering.
Phyllis attended Marymount Junior School in
Arlington,
VA, graduated from Miss Hall's School in Pittsfield MA, in 1966 and
Newton
(MA) College of the Sacred Heart in 1970. After student teaching in
Waltham,
MA, Phyllis began a career creating and developing educational programs
for several school systems in Maine.
In the mid-1980's, Phyllis began a second career
as
a civilian employee of the U.S. Navy as a Management Analyst and
Project
Leader for an Information Systems "in-house R&D group." This work
was
interrupted in 1989 by Ginny's death and Phyllis' marriage to an
attorney
from Dallas (TX), where Phyllis lived for the next seven years.
While in the Dallas area, Phyllis launched her
own company selling antique jewelry and decoratives. In three years, it
expanded
from one location to three and from $20,000 inventory to $750,000. This
career was interrupted by divorce, re-marriage and relocation to
Northwest
Arkansas in 1996.
Phyllis' husband, Ronald Morris Nunez (Trinity
and
Dallas, TX), a retired Corporate Security Manager, live in Rogers, AK.
Ron sells trucks, Phyllis works part-time, and they both enjoy fishing
and
boating on Beaver Lake.
2.2.1.5.4.
Ellen
Lee, nee McTiernan, 10-16-1914--10-2-1996, born in Charlestown,
MA, the fourth child of
Thomas McTiernan and the third by Margaret Nary. Ellen married Robert
B. Lee, 3-20-1911--1-29-1994, born and died in Boston, MA. Ellen
McTiernan and Robert
B. Lee had seven children.
2.2.1.5.4.1. Ellen Unknown, nee Lee, 1943--,
the first
of
seven children of Ellen McTiernan and Robert
B. Lee born in
Boston, MA. Ellen Lee married Unknown Jordan and had one child.
Jordan's given name is Unknown.
2.2.1.5.4.1.1. Samantha Jordan, the
only child of
Ellen Lee and Unknown Jordan.
2.2.1.5.4.2.
Carolyn Babin, nee Lee, 1943--, the second of seven children of
Ellen McTiernan and Robert
B. Lee born in
Boston, MA. On 9-8-1963, Carolyn Lee
married James E. Babin, <--2020. Carolyn Lee and James E.
Babin had one child.
2.2.1.5.4.2.1. Stephen Babin, the only
child of Carolyn
Lee and James E. Babin
2.2.1.5.4.3. Robert Lee, the third
of seven children
of Ellen McTiernan and Robert
B. Lee born in
Boston, MA.
2.2.1.5.4.4. Frances Murphy, nee Lee,
the fourth of
seven children of Ellen McTiernan and Robert
B. Lee born in
Boston, MA. Frances Lee married an Unknown Murphy and had
two children.
2.2.1.5.4.4.1. Jill Unknown, nee Murphy, the
first of two
children
of Frances Lee and an Unknown Murphy. Jill Murphy is married but
spouse's name is Unknown. Jill Murphy and Unknown spouse have two
children.
2.2.1.5.4.4.1.1. Unknown, the first of
two children of
Jill
Murphy and her Unknown spouse.
2.2.1.5.4.4.1.2. Unknown, the second of
two children of
Jill
Murphy and her Unknown spouse.
2.2.1.5.4.4.2. Kerri Murphy, the
second of two
children
of Frances Lee and an Unknown Murphy.
2.2.1.5.4.5. Thomas Lee,
the fifth of
seven children of Ellen McTiernan and Robert
B. Lee born in
Boston, MA. Thomas Lee is married to Unknown Daly.
2.2.1.5.4.6.
David Lee, the sixth of seven children of Ellen McTiernan and
Robert
B. Lee born in Boston, MA David Lee married a woman by the
name of Grzybinski, given name Unknown. David Lee and Unknown
Grzybinski had two children.
2.2.1.5.4.6.1. David Lee, the
first of two children
of David Lee and Unknown Grzybinski .
2.2.1.5.4.6.2. Alex Lee, the
second of two children of David Lee and Unknown Grzybinski .
Alex has one child.
2.2.1.5.4.6.2.1. Unknown Lee, the only
child of Alex
Lee
2.2.1.5.4.7. Diane Murphy, nee Lee, the seven of
seven children of Ellen McTiernan and Robert
B. Lee born in Boston, MA Diane Lee married a man named
Murphy and had one child.
2.2.1.5.4.7.1.
Rachel
Murphy, the only child of Diane Lee and her spouse Unknown
Murphy.
2.2.1.6. Bridget McTiernan, c.
1870--2-16-1962,
daughter of James McTernan and Bridget Rogers, born in Heapstown, Co.
Sligo,
immigrated to Boston, MA on 8-21-1886 on the SS Pavonia. Bridget was a
Practical
Nurse and visited her brother, Patrick in Australia from November 20,
1928
until February 9, 1929 staying at James McTiernan's house in Santa
Rosa-Hollywood
Crescent. Bridget who never married was referred to as Bessie.
2.2.1.7. Honora E. Foley, nee McTiernan,
10-13-1872--,
daughter of James McTernan and Bridget Rogers, born in Heapstown,
christened
in the RC Parish of Tawnagh, Barony of Tirerrill, Co. Sligo, immigrated
to
Boston, MA on 8-21-1886 on the SS Pavonia. Honora, known as Annie
married
Timothy J. Foley on 1-8-1897 and both may have lived in Washington, DC
for
some part of their life. Honora is buried in St. Joesph's Cemetery in
West
Roxbury, MA. They had three children. They are,
2.2.1.7.1. George Foley,
1904--10-2-1918, may
have died from the widespread flu during the Great War era. Buried in
St.
Joseph's Cemetery in West Roxbury, MA.
2.2.1.7.2. Timothy J. Foley,
1926--1-8-1931,
buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery in West Roxbury, MA.
2.2.1.7.3. Anne E. Foley,
1903--6-20-1973,
buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery in West Roxbury, MA.
Photo of
Katherine, Honor and Marion.
2.2.1.8. James J. McTiernan Jr.,
4-12-1877--6-23-1948,
son of James McTernan and Bridget Rogers, born in Heapstown, Aghanagh
(Diocese
is Elpin not Ardagh / Aghanagh), Co. Sligo, immigrated to Boston, MA on
8-21-1886
on the SS Pavonia. James was a Boston Fireman. He married Mary Griffin.
2.2.1.9. John Patrick McTiernan,
3-19-1879--,
son of James McTernan and Bridget Rogers, born in Heapstown, Aghanagh,
Co.
Sligo, immigrated to Boston, MA on 8-21-1886 on the SS Pavonia.
(Diocese
is Elpin not Ardagh / Aghanagh). John married late in life with no
issue.
2.2.1.10. Edward Joseph McTiernan,
4-8-1884--6-22-1950,
son of James McTernan and Bridget Rogers, born in Heapstown, Aghanagh
(Diocese
is Elpin not Ardagh / Aghanagh), Co. Sligo, immigrated to Boston, MA on
8-21-1886
on the SS Pavonia. Edward never married.
Leo McTiernan
is the 1st cousin, one generation removed of Sir
Edward McTiernan.
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