The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameJohn O'Shaughnessy 
Birth1881, Auckland, New Zealand
Death2 Aug 1956
Burial4 Aug 1956, Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, NZ
OccupationButcher. Waterside Worker.
FatherPeter O'Shaughnessy (ca1820-1893)
MotherTheresa Regan (1854-1940)
Misc. Notes
In May 2025, an investiagtion into possible marriage to Janet McGregor, showed a record in "FindAGrave" website showing a Janet and John O'Shaughnessy buried at Waikumete Cemetery in Auckland. Further research on Electoral Rolls shows both surname spelling with an "O" and without. A record of death for Janet O'Shaughnessy correlates to Janet McGregor’s year of birth.
Date of death, place of burial, inscription on headstone, photo of headstone and photo of grave site, from Find a Grave website found in May 2025:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253628819/john-oshaughnessy
Name: John O'Shaughnessy
Birth: 1881
Death: 2 Aug 1956 (aged 74–75), Auckland, New Zealand
Burial: Waikumete Cemetery & Crematorium, Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
Plot: Roman Catholic Berm A, Row 8, Plot 78
Transcript: In loving memory of our dear parents JOHN died 2 August 1956
JANET died 18 February 1957
O'SHAUGHNNESSY (Written on base) [Should read: O'SHAUGHNESSY]
Year and country of marriage record from search on New Zealand BDM website in May 2025:
1905/1242. Bride: Janet McGregor. Groom: John Shaughnessy
Full date of marriage of 11 July 1905 from further searching in June 2025 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.
Marriage of Janet McGregor to John Shaughnessy as confirmed from receipt of Marriage Certificate from NZ BDM in June 2025:
When Married: 11 July 1905
Where Married: House of Father of the Bride, Canada Street, Auckland
Groom and Age: John Shaughnessy, 24
Groom Profession: Butcher
Groom Condition: Bachelor
Groom Birthplace: Auckland
Groom Residence: Auckland
Groom’s Father: Peter Shaughnessy
Groom’s Father’s Occupation: Tailor
Groom’s Mother’s Name: Theresa Shaughnessy
Groom’s Mother’s Maiden Name: Regan
Bride and Age: Janet McGregor, 22
Bride Profession: Domestic
Bride Condition: Spinster
Bride Birthplace: Auckland
Bride Residence: Auckland
Bride’s Father: Charles McGregor
Bride’s Father’s Occupation: Carpenter
Bride’s Mother’s Name: Katherine McGregor
Bride’s Mother’s Maiden Name: Bartlett
Officiating Minister: Robt. L. Walker
Marriage Witnesse 1: George McGregor, Cabinet Maker, Canada St [Brother]
Marriage Witnesse 2: Ethel Maud McGregor, Canada St [Brother]
Interesting that above states John born in Auckland. However, no record of birth could be found on the New Zealand BDM website as at June 2025. There were records of three siblings being born in New Zealand:
1885/1336. O'Shaughnessy, Mary. Mother: Theresa. Father: Peter
1891/13218. O'Shaughnessy, William. Mother: Theresa. Father: Peter
1894/7996. O'Shaughnessy, William. Mother: Theresa. Father: Peter
Was John in fact born overseas? Further research shows most likely was born in New Zealand. Records from the NZ BDM website in June 2025, shows his parents were married in New Zealand on the 26th July 1880. And, three of his siblings appear in a birth search on the NZ BDM website:
1885/1336. O'Shaughnessy, Mary. Mother: Theresa. Father: Peter
1891/13218. O'Shaughnessy, William. Mother: Theresa. Father: Peter
1894/7996. O'Shaughnessy, William. Mother: Theresa. Father: Peter
But there is no record of John in a search. Perhaps the surname has been spelt incorrectly in the transcription from handwritten text to typed text?
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland East Roll 1905/6, found in June 2025:
Shaughnessy, John, Marmion Street, butcher
Shaughnessy, Janet, Marmion Street, home duties, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland East Roll 1908, found in June 2025:
Shaughnessy, John, Marmion Street, butcher
Shaughnessy, Janet, Marmion Street, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland Central Roll 1908, found in June 2025:
Shaughnessy, John, 35 Haydn Street, labourer
Shaughnessy, Janet, 35 Haydn Street, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland Central Roll 1911, found in June 2025 shows two entries for Janet:
Shaughnessy, John, 35 Haydn Street, labourer
O'Shaughnessy, Janet, 35 Haydn Street, married
Shaughnessy, Janet, 35 Heydn Street, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland Central Roll 1914, found in June 2025:
Shaughnessy, John, 35 Hayden Street, labourer
Shaughnessy, Janet, 35 Hayden Street, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland Central Roll 1919, found in June 2025:
Shaughnessy, John, 35 Hayden Street, labourer
Shaughnessy, Janet, 35 Hayden Street, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland Central General Roll 1922, found in June 2025:
Shaughnessy, John, 35 Hayden Street, labourer
Shaughnessy, Janet, 35 Hayden Street, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland Central General Roll 1925, found in June 2025:
O'Shaughnessy, John, 20 Hayden Street, labourer
O'Shaughnessy, Janet, 20 Hayden Street, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland Central General Roll 1928, found in June 2025:
O'Shaughnessy, John, 20 Hayden Street, labourer
O'Shaughnessy, Janet, 20 Hayden Street, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Parnell Supplementary Roll 1931, found in June 2025:
O'Shaughnessy, John, 10 Mitchelson Street, labourer
O'Shaughnessy, Janet, 10 Mitchelson Street, married
O'Shaughnessy, Frederick George, 10 Mitchelson Street, labourer [Son]
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Parnell General Roll 1935, found in June 2025:
O'Shaughnessy, John, 10 Mitchelson Street, labourer
O'Shaughnessy, Janet, 10 Mitchelson Street, married
O'Shaughnessy, Frederick George, 10 Mitchelson Street, labourer [Son]
O'Shaughnessy, William Peter, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6. tinsmith [Son]
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Remuera General Roll 1938, found in June 2025:
O'Shaughnessy, John, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6, labourer
O'Shaughnessy, Janet, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6, married
O'Shaughnessy, William, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6, tinsmith [Brother of John]
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Remuera General Roll 1941, found in June 2025:
O'Shaughnessy, John, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6, labourer
O'Shaughnessy, Janet, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6, married
O'Shaughnessy, William Peter, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6. tinsmith [Son]
O'Shaughnessy, Frederick George, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6, labourer [Son]
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Remuera General Roll 1943, found in June 2025:
O'Shaughnessy, John, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6, labourer
O'Shaughnessy, Janet, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6, married
O'Shaughnessy, Frederick George, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6, labourer [Son]
O'Shaughnessy, William, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6, tinsmith [Brother of John]
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Remuera General Roll 1946, found in June 2025:
O'Shaughnessy, John, 10 Mitchelson Street, labourer
O'Shaughnessy, Janet, 10 Mitchelson Street, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Remuera General Roll 1949, found in June 2025:
O'Shaughnessy, John, 10 Mitchelson St., SE6, labourer
O'Shaughnessy, Janet, 10 Mitchelson St., SE6, married
John has an accident from the Auckland Star newspaper of 8 November 1923 found on the Papers Past website in June 2025:
While working on a barge at the eastern breakwater, Parnell, yesterday afternoon, Mr. John O'Shaughnessy (42) an employee of the Auckland Harbour Board, who resides at 20, Haydn Street, I met with an accident. He was moving stones from the barge when he fell and fractured his knee cap, necessitating hie removal to the hospital, by ambulance. He was operated on this morning.
Date and place of burial, occupation, found from Auckland Council cemetery search in June 2025:
Name: John O'shaughnessy
Date of birth: Unknown
Occupation: Rtd Waterside Worker
Date of death: 2 August 1956
Age at death: 75 years
Gender: Male
Region: West
Cemetery name: Waikumete Cemetery
Plot location: Waikumete Cemetery, Roman Catholic Berm A, Row 8, Plot 78
Remains type: Body
Date of burial: 4 August 1956
Date of death, place of burial, inscription on headstone, photo of headstone and photo of grave site, from Find a Grave website found in May 2025:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253628819/john-oshaughnessy
Name: John O'Shaughnessy
Birth: 1881
Death: 2 Aug 1956 (aged 74–75), Auckland, New Zealand
Burial: Waikumete Cemetery & Crematorium, Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
Plot: Roman Catholic Berm A, Row 8, Plot 78
Transcript: In loving memory of our dear parents JOHN died 2 August 1956
JANET died 18 February 1957
O'SHAUGHNNESSY (Written on base) [Should read: O'SHAUGHNESSY]
Year and country of marriage record from search on New Zealand BDM website in May 2025:
1905/1242. Bride: Janet McGregor. Groom: John Shaughnessy
Full date of marriage of 11 July 1905 from further searching in June 2025 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.
Marriage of Janet McGregor to John Shaughnessy as confirmed from receipt of Marriage Certificate from NZ BDM in June 2025:
When Married: 11 July 1905
Where Married: House of Father of the Bride, Canada Street, Auckland
Groom and Age: John Shaughnessy, 24
Groom Profession: Butcher
Groom Condition: Bachelor
Groom Birthplace: Auckland
Groom Residence: Auckland
Groom’s Father: Peter Shaughnessy
Groom’s Father’s Occupation: Tailor
Groom’s Mother’s Name: Theresa Shaughnessy
Groom’s Mother’s Maiden Name: Regan
Bride and Age: Janet McGregor, 22
Bride Profession: Domestic
Bride Condition: Spinster
Bride Birthplace: Auckland
Bride Residence: Auckland
Bride’s Father: Charles McGregor
Bride’s Father’s Occupation: Carpenter
Bride’s Mother’s Name: Katherine McGregor
Bride’s Mother’s Maiden Name: Bartlett
Officiating Minister: Robt. L. Walker
Marriage Witnesse 1: George McGregor, Cabinet Maker, Canada St [Brother]
Marriage Witnesse 2: Ethel Maud McGregor, Canada St [Brother]
Interesting that above states John born in Auckland. However, no record of birth could be found on the New Zealand BDM website as at June 2025. There were records of three siblings being born in New Zealand:
1885/1336. O'Shaughnessy, Mary. Mother: Theresa. Father: Peter
1891/13218. O'Shaughnessy, William. Mother: Theresa. Father: Peter
1894/7996. O'Shaughnessy, William. Mother: Theresa. Father: Peter
Was John in fact born overseas? Further research shows most likely was born in New Zealand. Records from the NZ BDM website in June 2025, shows his parents were married in New Zealand on the 26th July 1880. And, three of his siblings appear in a birth search on the NZ BDM website:
1885/1336. O'Shaughnessy, Mary. Mother: Theresa. Father: Peter
1891/13218. O'Shaughnessy, William. Mother: Theresa. Father: Peter
1894/7996. O'Shaughnessy, William. Mother: Theresa. Father: Peter
But there is no record of John in a search. Perhaps the surname has been spelt incorrectly in the transcription from handwritten text to typed text?
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland East Roll 1905/6, found in June 2025:
Shaughnessy, John, Marmion Street, butcher
Shaughnessy, Janet, Marmion Street, home duties, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland East Roll 1908, found in June 2025:
Shaughnessy, John, Marmion Street, butcher
Shaughnessy, Janet, Marmion Street, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland Central Roll 1908, found in June 2025:
Shaughnessy, John, 35 Haydn Street, labourer
Shaughnessy, Janet, 35 Haydn Street, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland Central Roll 1911, found in June 2025 shows two entries for Janet:
Shaughnessy, John, 35 Haydn Street, labourer
O'Shaughnessy, Janet, 35 Haydn Street, married
Shaughnessy, Janet, 35 Heydn Street, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland Central Roll 1914, found in June 2025:
Shaughnessy, John, 35 Hayden Street, labourer
Shaughnessy, Janet, 35 Hayden Street, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland Central Roll 1919, found in June 2025:
Shaughnessy, John, 35 Hayden Street, labourer
Shaughnessy, Janet, 35 Hayden Street, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland Central General Roll 1922, found in June 2025:
Shaughnessy, John, 35 Hayden Street, labourer
Shaughnessy, Janet, 35 Hayden Street, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland Central General Roll 1925, found in June 2025:
O'Shaughnessy, John, 20 Hayden Street, labourer
O'Shaughnessy, Janet, 20 Hayden Street, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland Central General Roll 1928, found in June 2025:
O'Shaughnessy, John, 20 Hayden Street, labourer
O'Shaughnessy, Janet, 20 Hayden Street, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Parnell Supplementary Roll 1931, found in June 2025:
O'Shaughnessy, John, 10 Mitchelson Street, labourer
O'Shaughnessy, Janet, 10 Mitchelson Street, married
O'Shaughnessy, Frederick George, 10 Mitchelson Street, labourer [Son]
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Parnell General Roll 1935, found in June 2025:
O'Shaughnessy, John, 10 Mitchelson Street, labourer
O'Shaughnessy, Janet, 10 Mitchelson Street, married
O'Shaughnessy, Frederick George, 10 Mitchelson Street, labourer [Son]
O'Shaughnessy, William Peter, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6. tinsmith [Son]
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Remuera General Roll 1938, found in June 2025:
O'Shaughnessy, John, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6, labourer
O'Shaughnessy, Janet, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6, married
O'Shaughnessy, William, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6, tinsmith [Brother of John]
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Remuera General Roll 1941, found in June 2025:
O'Shaughnessy, John, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6, labourer
O'Shaughnessy, Janet, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6, married
O'Shaughnessy, William Peter, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6. tinsmith [Son]
O'Shaughnessy, Frederick George, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6, labourer [Son]
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Remuera General Roll 1943, found in June 2025:
O'Shaughnessy, John, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6, labourer
O'Shaughnessy, Janet, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6, married
O'Shaughnessy, Frederick George, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6, labourer [Son]
O'Shaughnessy, William, 10 Mitchelson Street, S.E.6, tinsmith [Brother of John]
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Remuera General Roll 1946, found in June 2025:
O'Shaughnessy, John, 10 Mitchelson Street, labourer
O'Shaughnessy, Janet, 10 Mitchelson Street, married
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Remuera General Roll 1949, found in June 2025:
O'Shaughnessy, John, 10 Mitchelson St., SE6, labourer
O'Shaughnessy, Janet, 10 Mitchelson St., SE6, married
John has an accident from the Auckland Star newspaper of 8 November 1923 found on the Papers Past website in June 2025:
While working on a barge at the eastern breakwater, Parnell, yesterday afternoon, Mr. John O'Shaughnessy (42) an employee of the Auckland Harbour Board, who resides at 20, Haydn Street, I met with an accident. He was moving stones from the barge when he fell and fractured his knee cap, necessitating hie removal to the hospital, by ambulance. He was operated on this morning.
Date and place of burial, occupation, found from Auckland Council cemetery search in June 2025:
Name: John O'shaughnessy
Date of birth: Unknown
Occupation: Rtd Waterside Worker
Date of death: 2 August 1956
Age at death: 75 years
Gender: Male
Region: West
Cemetery name: Waikumete Cemetery
Plot location: Waikumete Cemetery, Roman Catholic Berm A, Row 8, Plot 78
Remains type: Body
Date of burial: 4 August 1956
Spouses
Birth5 Jan 1883, Auckland, New Zealand
Death18 Feb 1957
Burial20 Feb 1957, Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, NZ
FatherCharles Grove McGregor (1856-1943)
MotherCatherine Jane (Kate) Bartlett (1860-1913)
Marriage11 Jul 1905, Auckland, New Zealand
ChildrenEileen (1905-1907)
John Charles (ca1907-1936)
Frederick George (1910-1990)
William Peter (1913-1982)
Gordon (ca1915-1929)
Edward (Ted) (1918-1926)
Eric (1922-1943)