<Li> 1884 Bridget Yelverton </Li> <Li> 1888 Murtagh Yelverton </Li> <P> Charles Yelverton O'Connor CMG (11 January 1843--10 March 1902) was an Irish engineer who is best known for his work in Western Australia, especially the construction of Fremantle Harbour, thought to be impossible, and the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme . </P> <P> O'Connor was born in Gravelmount, Castletown, County Meath, Ireland, third and youngest son and fourth child of John O'Connor, a farmer and company secretary, and his wife Mary Elizabeth, née O'Keefe . O'Connor was home - schooled by his aunt before being educated at Waterford Endowed School (also known as Bishop Foy's School). In 1859 he was apprenticed to John Chaloner Smith as a railway engineer . At the age of 21 he emigrated to New Zealand, and on 6 September 1866 was appointed assistant engineer for Canterbury Province under Edward Dobson . His first task was the construction of the Otira Gorge section of the road over Arthur's Pass, so that the gold fields on the West Coast became easier to access . After holding other positions, O'Connor became inspecting engineer for the mid-South Island . In 1873 he married Scottish - born Susan Laetitia Ness, and they had eight children, four girls and four boys, while in New Zealand (their fifth child, Charles Goring Yelverton O'Connor, died aged 7 months in a home accident). In 1883 O'Connor was appointed Under - Secretary of Public Works in New Zealand, and in 1890 he was appointed Marine Engineer for the colony . </P>

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