Biography

This child is buried in Roman Catholic portion of the cemetery, plot number 10, along with his mother, Ada Melvina, and his brother, Leonard Lenane. who died 50 days before and his brother. Leonard Lenane, who died 34 days earlier. The child's father, John McCarthy, was referred to as "...the energetic secretary of the Black Range Hospital". Both parents came from Lexton, Victoria, where the deceased and his siblings were born. Patrick was the 9th child in this family of 3 girls and 7 boys. They were: Mary Melvena born 1893; John Martin born 1895; Margaret Cecelia born 1897; Thomas William born 1898; Robert Ransome born 1900; Kathleen born 1902; Bartholomew Bernard born 1906, Leonard Lenane born 1907 and Francis Joseph born 1908.