Living

Walter William RICKEY

1808 - 1875  (67 years)

Birth	1808	Knockbride, Cavan, Ireland
Died	29 Apr 1875	York, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1875	Cemetery, York, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Maria KENNEDY,   b. 10 Nov 1830, Drumgoon, Cavan, Ireland
Married	16 Apr 1849	Drumgoon, Cavan, Ireland
Children	+ 1. Ana Maria RICKEY,   b. 5 Dec 1850, Killaclare, Cavan, Ireland + 2. Mary Jane RICKEY,   b. 9 May 1853, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia   3. Walter RICKEY,   b. 1855, York, Western Australia, Australia   4. William RICKEY,   b. 1856 + 5. Joseph George RICKEY,   b. 3 Apr 1857, York, Western Australia, Australia   6. Alexander RICKEY,   b. 1859, York, Western Australia, Australia + 7. John William RICKEY,   b. 1861, York, Western Australia, Australia   8. Margaret RICKEY,   b. 1862, York, Western Australia, Australia + 9. Phoebe RICKEY,   b. 1865, York, Western Australia, Australia + 10. Susan RICKEY,   b. 23 Apr 1867, York, Western Australia, Australia   11. Emily Elizabeth RICKEY,   b. 1870, York, Western Australia, Australia

Minnie Adelaide CRESSEY

1871 - 1924  (53 years)

Birth	1871
Died	1924
Family	Robert Mclean GOWANS,   b. 1868
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	+ 1. Eileen Matilda GOWANS,   b. 24 Nov 1900, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia

Evelyn Maureen RICKEY

1924 - DECEASED

Birth	25 Sep 1924	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Died	DECEASED
Father	Walter Thomas RICKEY,   b. 3 May 1897, York, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Eileen Matilda GOWANS,   b. 24 Nov 1900, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia
Married	2 Sep 1924	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Michael John Joseph LEAHY,   b. 10 Nov 1916, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Married	24 Jan 1951	Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living   3. Living

Michael John Joseph LEAHY

1916 - 2006  (89 years)

Birth	10 Nov 1916	Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Died	12 Jan 2006	Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	16 Jan 2006	Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Michael John LEAHY,   b. 1 Mar 1872, Barna, Tipperary, Ireland
Mother	Mary Emily TOWLER,   b. 27 Feb 1885, Bejoording, Western Australia, Australia
Married	13 Mar 1901	Culham, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Evelyn Maureen RICKEY,   b. 25 Sep 1924, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Married	24 Jan 1951	Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living   3. Living

Living

Father	Walter Thomas RICKEY,   b. 3 May 1897, York, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Eileen Matilda GOWANS,   b. 24 Nov 1900, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia
Married	2 Sep 1924	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Living
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Simon Peter WORCESTER,   b. 16 Apr 1957, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

Walter Thomas RICKEY

1897 - 1936  (39 years)

Birth	3 May 1897	York, Western Australia, Australia
Died	19 Oct 1936	Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
	Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Buried	20 Oct 1936	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Joseph George RICKEY,   b. 3 Apr 1857, York, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Sarah MCKAY,   b. 4 Dec 1867, York, Western Australia, Australia
Married	29 Nov 1886	York, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Eileen Matilda GOWANS,   b. 24 Nov 1900, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia
Married	2 Sep 1924	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Evelyn Maureen RICKEY,   b. 25 Sep 1924, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Living

Eileen Matilda GOWANS

1900 - 1980  (79 years)

Birth	24 Nov 1900	Boulder, Western Australia, Australia
Died	31 May 1980	Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
	Cause: Breast Cancer. Acute Heart Failure (5 mins) Acute Myocardial Infarction (5 mins)
Buried	4 Jun 1980	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Robert Mclean GOWANS,   b. 1868
Mother	Minnie Adelaide CRESSEY,   b. 1871
Married	UNKNOWN
Family 1	Walter Thomas RICKEY,   b. 3 May 1897, York, Western Australia, Australia
Married	2 Sep 1924	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Evelyn Maureen RICKEY,   b. 25 Sep 1924, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Living
Family 2	Arthur Alfred COLVIN,   b. 1911
Married	7 Jun 1941	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Arthur Alfred COLVIN

1911 - 1993  (82 years)

Birth	1911
Died	1993
Family	Eileen Matilda GOWANS,   b. 24 Nov 1900, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia
Married	7 Jun 1941	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Simon Peter WORCESTER

1957 - 2006  (49 years)

Birth	16 Apr 1957	Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
Died	25 Sep 2006	Queensland, Australia
Buried	29 Sep 2006	Buderim, Queensland, Australia
Father	Living
Mother	Living
Family	Living
Children	1. Living   2. Living

• Siblings	1. Evelyn Maureen RICKEY,   b. 25 Sep 1924, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia d. DECEASED
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Walter William RICKEY,   b. 1808, Knockbride, Cavan, Ireland d. 29 Apr 1875, York, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 67 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Minnie Adelaide CRESSEY,   b. 1871   d. 1924  (Age 53 years)  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	1 sister
  + 1. Evelyn Maureen RICKEY,   b. 25 Sep 1924, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia d. DECEASED â–»Michael John Joseph LEAHY,  m. 24 Jan 1951, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia   + 2. Living
  Person ID	I35347	MyBradyTree | Descendant of Convict Thomas MCKAY , Descendant of Convict James MOORE

  
  

  Father	Walter Thomas RICKEY,   b. 3 May 1897, York, Western Australia, Australia d. 19 Oct 1936, Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Eileen Matilda GOWANS,   b. 24 Nov 1900, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia d. 31 May 1980, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia (Age 79 years) Other Partners: Arthur Alfred COLVIN  m. 7 Jun 1941
  Marriage	2 Sep 1924	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
  Family ID	F11784	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Simon Peter WORCESTER,   b. 16 Apr 1957, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia d. 25 Sep 2006, Queensland, Australia (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F11791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.

  
  

• Reference

  #BFTWA. "Living". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I35347&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed May 17, 2025).