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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), Thursday 22 May 1902, page 11
Death of Mrs Owen Stapleton.
The news of the death of Mrs. Owen Stapleton, of Stoney Creek, will come as a great shock to the many friends of deceased and her family. Mrs. Stapleton had up till recently enjoyed splendid health, but about a fortnight ago had been confined to house with an attack of asthma aggravated by a severe cold. The patients condition became worse, and Dr. Lester was called in, but while at times there was a little improvement, the doctor viewed the case as very critical, and the various members of deceased's family were summoned to her bedside. The news yesterday spoke of an apparent improvement which was only temporary, for after a night of great suffering, fully prepared for the end, which she knew was nigh, the deceased passed quietly away at 9 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Stapleton, who was 66 years of age, was very well known in this district of which she had been a resident for a number of years, and by the people of which she was held in affectionate esteem for her many good qualities, and unbounded sympathy with all in grief or trouble. The deceased is survived by her husband, Mr. Owen Stapleton, and by two sons Mr. John Stapleton, who is rate collector in Mudgee, and Mr. Bob Stapleton, who lived with the family at Stony Creek. Of seven daughters three are married, viz., Mrs. Heavy (Penrith), Mrs. Gilligan (Coonamble), and Mrs. J. K. Saap (Mudgee). Of the four single daughters one is a sister in the Convent of the Good Samaritan, Sydney, and accompanied by the Reverend Mother arrived in Mudgee yesterday morning. Miss Bridget Stapleton lives in Sydney, and Miss Winifred, Maud and Gertrude reside in Mudgee and Stoney Creek. The members of the family will have the sympathy of a very wide number of friends, to whom the deceased lady was much endeared for her kindly heart and boundless sympathy. The funeral will take place in the forenoon tomorrow, the interment taking place in the Mudgee cemetery.
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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), Monday 26 May 1902, page 2
Funeral of Mrs. Owen Stapleton
The remains of Mrs. Owen Stapleton, of Stoney Creek, were interred in the Mudgee Cemetery on Friday morning, the Right Rev. Monsignor O'Donovan officiating. The funeral cortege was a very long one, the large number of followers testifying to the high respect in which the deceased lady was held.
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Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1932), Saturday 14 June 1902, page 16
MUDGEE.
The death of Mrs. Owen Stapleton, on May 29*, came as a surprise to her many friends. She had attained the age of 62 years, and though she suffered much from asthma, it was a cold that hastened her end. Mrs. Stapleton was a native of Milltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland, and was for many years a resident of Stoney Creek. She was a good practical Catholic, and being charitable and generous in disposition, she endeared herself to everyone who came into contact with her. She was ever ready to extend a helping hand to those in trouble without respect to class or creed. The remains were followed to the grave by her husband and children and a large number of friends and sympathizers. Rev. Father Baugh, of Gulgong, administered to her spiritual wants during her illness, and the Right Rev. Monsignor 0'Donovan officiated at the burial. May she rest in peace.
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Nepean Times (Penrith, NSW : 1882 - 1962), Saturday 3 December 1910, page 6
Old Times.
Mr Edward Carroll, of Cobar, writes as follows:-
In the last issue of the Nepean Times I notice the report of a marriage of two young people belonging to old and respected Nepean River families - Gilligan and Stapleton. They are not the first couple of the same names, and I might say the same families, who in Penrith ventured on the matrimonial gamble. It is now nearly 50 years since Martin Gilligan and Biddy Stapleton set a good example in this line. I believe the bridegroom in this case is a son of this worthy couple, who, I am pleased to know, are still alive and well, and back again to the neighborhood of their childhood, near the old town of Penrith. I well remember the bride's mother, who was a niece of the late Mrs Andrew Heavey, then living in High street, opposite Mr Philpot Robbins' blacksmith and wheelwright establishment. In the year '60 of the last century she came along from the Land of St Patrick to Penrith, N.S.W. She and I were then new chums, but she had the advantage of being a fine healthy and good looking young woman; and very soon the young men around began casting sheep's eyes her way, yours truly being one of them. But Owen Stapleton came along, and went to work in earnest, and eventually she said yes; and after the late Father Brennan made one of them he took her away up the country, where they prospered and reared a decent family, If I remember rightly, the late Mr Owen Stapleton and Mrs Martin Gilligan were first cousins. Those were the days when the old Catholic Chapel and the good old Father Brennan were good enough for the young Catholic people in and around Penrith who wanted the matrimonial knot tied, and they were not too slow about it in my time in Penrith. And then we had no long newspaper reports about the dresses the ladies wore or how they looked. A good old "tin kettling" was about all the publication we knew of in those days.
Being fairly well acquainted in the old days with the fathers, mothers and people of the young couple, I here wish them long life and happiness.
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