Family background
Edmund Joseph O’Farrell was born on 21 April 1896 at Redfern, NSW, the son of Patrick O’Farrell and Mary Power. He married Marguerite Sweeny (1906-1988) at Sydney on 12 February 1927 and they had 5 sons.
The family lived at 9 Shepherd Street, Redfern. O’Farrell died on 30 May 1972 at Chippendale, NSW, aged 76 years. He was cremated at Northern Suburbs Crematorium.
Occupation & interests
Edmund O’Farrell worked as a building foreman and carpenter.
Local government service
Edmund O’Farrell was an alderman on Redfern Council, representing Golden Grove Ward in 1944-48.
References
‘Local Government Elections’, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 December 1944, p.6, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17930168