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If you visit ‘THE GRANARY’ in the city of Limerick, Ireland,<br />
and you ask about the LISTON family, be sure to say that<br />
the Liston family you are interested in is the THOMAS<br />
LISTON family. According to Rev Michael Liston of Cratloe<br />
in the Diocese of Limerick who knows about these Liston<br />
things, our Thomas Liston, who came from Ardagh, and<br />
more specifically from the TOWNLANDS of Glensharold,<br />
was of a family of Listons who in six hundred years, had<br />
not moved more than a hundred yards from that same<br />
family place.<br />
And there is a book that you might consult: “West<br />
Limerick Families Abroad” by Kate Press and Valerie<br />
Thompson, Melbourne 2001. Brian O’Shaughnessy<br />
kindly pointed me towards this great book.<br />
Well, what about our own family of Liston? Start with<br />
THOMAS LISTON, born about 1750, West Limerick, who<br />
married Bridget Cuddie (sometimes written as ‘Cuddihy’)<br />
born about 1760, from West Limerick.<br />
<strong>John</strong> <strong>McPhee</strong> <strong>Family</strong><br />
Thomas Liston of Limerick<br />
Three Liston Families to Australia in the 1800’s<br />
The Beulah West family<br />
of Tom and Mary<br />
Liston,1950<br />
Above: Back- Tom Liston, Bridgie<br />
<strong>McPhee</strong>, Gerald Liston, Rose<br />
Brennan, Jack Liston. Front-<br />
Alice Liston, Mary Ryan, Janie<br />
Glowrey, Katie <strong>McPhee</strong><br />
Left: James Liston, died 1933<br />
Thomas and Bridget Liston had three sons: Thomas<br />
Liston, James Liston and Garrett Liston:<br />
� ������ ������ born about 1800, West Limerick,<br />
occupation farmer, married in 1834 in Athea Limerick<br />
to Ellen Ahern, born about 1800 in Ardagh. Came to<br />
Australia in 1863. Their children were Ellen who married<br />
James Skelly, Mary who married <strong>John</strong> Jess, Thomas who<br />
married Margaret Ahern and Patrick. Thomas Liston died<br />
at Horsham Victoria in 1892.<br />
� ����� ������ born about 1800 at Ardagh. Came to<br />
Australia in 1843, and soon after he married Agnes Smith.<br />
They had five children: Margaret who married Luke Fay,<br />
Mary who married Owen Roberts, Garrett who married<br />
Jane Leahy, Luke and Jim. James Liston died at Beaufort<br />
Victoria in 1911.<br />
� ������� ������ born about 1800 at Ardagh, County<br />
Limerick, married about 1843 to Bridget Hayes, born<br />
about 1820. Garrett Liston died at Geelong in 1891.Ten<br />
children as follows:<br />
Thomas Liston, born 1845 at Ardagh Ireland and he came<br />
to Australia with his parents in 1853. He was a farmer at<br />
Drung Drung near Horsham at the time of his marriage<br />
to Mary Leahy in 1881. Mary Leahy his wife was born in<br />
1860, and died at Beulah in 1935.<br />
Thomas and Mary Liston had eleven children as follows:<br />
Thomas who married Ann Britt, Mary who married Tom<br />
Ryan, <strong>John</strong> who married Norah Landrigan, Bridget who<br />
married Robert <strong>McPhee</strong>, Rose who married Maurice<br />
Brennan, Catherine who married Hector <strong>McPhee</strong>, Jane<br />
who married Gerard Glowrey, James, Alice and Gerald<br />
who married Catherine <strong>McPhee</strong>.<br />
James Liston who married Mary Sullivan of Cork in 1871<br />
Elizabeth Liston, born 1849, who married <strong>John</strong> Burke in<br />
1869<br />
Mary Liston who married Andrew Wall in 1875<br />
Bridget Liston who married Patrick Shaw in 1888<br />
Garrett Vincent Liston who married Mary Heffernan in 1872<br />
<strong>John</strong> Liston who married Nell unknown.<br />
Margaret Liston who married <strong>John</strong> Toner in 1899<br />
Ellen Liston who married Alex Way in 1887<br />
Michael Liston born 1855 died 1935<br />
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