A List of all Priest who have been rectors of the Toboh Mission

A List of all Priest who have been rectors of the Toboh Mission

Fr Martin Connolly MHM

Rev Fr Martin Connolly MHM
Born in Stockport Cheshire England

Nestor Joannes writes
We understand that the resting place of the late Fr Martin Connolly is in Liverpool (4th July 1965).
This photo was taken when the parishioners of St Theresa Tambunan put up a memorial of the late Rev Fr Martin Connolly in 1965. It is still here in Tambunan, Sabah, Malaysia and well taken care of by the parishioners.Fr Martin Connolly arrived in Tambunan in 1927 to assist Fr John Quinn (1925) to start up a mission school and Catholic Church in Tambunan.

Picture supplied by Nestor Joannes

St John's Roman Catholic Mission Toboh Tambunan Sabah ( The Holy Cross Toboh )

The Second Building of St John's Roman Catholic Mission Church in Toboh, Tambunan.

Picture was Taken on the 1st January 1961

Photo Supplied by: Lazarus Sutili

                                                      Third Building of the St John Toboh Mission

Holy Cross Mission Church Toboh Tambunan Group now on Facebook

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 St John's Mission Church was re named The Ton Putman Hall and next to it is the Old Priest Residence


The Ton Putman Hall in front of The Holy Cross Church Toboh,Tambunan.
Fourth Building Of The Toboh Mission Church The New Look Holy Cross Church ,Toboh,Tambunan in 2010
The 1935 St John's Church Bell and The Old Church ( The Ton Putman Hall ) in the back ground.
The 1935 Bell is now  in place in The Holy Cross Church Toboh Bell Tower.
Picture's Supplied by The following
Gilbert P. Lakun
Paskalis Alban Akim Uringgon
Lester Lawrence
Fred Knight
Lazarus Sutili

St John Mission School Toboh Tambunan Sabah ( Now St David)

ST.DAVID TOBOH Tambunan:

"ST JOHN" now "ST.DAVID" TOBOH Tambunan:

This school was built in 1935 on a parcel of land in the village area of 4:05 hectares Toboh, Tambunan, Sabah. The Land the school stands on was donated by Mr. Bondulu Sambatang and Timuk Matigal The Native Chief Of Toboh and whom asked " Fr John Quinn" in 1932 from St.Teresa's,Tambunan to open a school in this area. At first the School building was only made of logs and bamboo only. Several years later, the building materials and roof boards had been replaced with Zing. Now it is constructed of concrete and wood, which as been partially modified permanently.The school classrooms are equipped with various facilities including general office,teachers room, school resource room, science room, life skills room, music room and most of them are permanently modified.On opening the school only had four students and accepted only male students.The school was known as' St. John School. In 1938, 'The Convent Immaculate Conception School, founded by Sister White this school was for girls only. In 1969, male students from Primary 5 St. John was promoted to Primary 6 in 'The Immaculate Conception Convent School.These two schools merged in 1970 and were known as the National Type Primary School (SRJK) St. David, Toboh,Tambunan. Beginning that year, the school accepted boys and girls. The first teacher was Sister M. Caramel who served from 1970 to 1981 (11 years). In 1982 the school name was changed to the National Primary School (SRK) St. David, Toboh . Rapid changes and developments in education, once the school's name changed in 1997, which was replaced with the National School (SK) St. David, Toboh,Tambunan.

This is a Missionary school and its founder and first Headmaster (1935-1947) was Reverend. "Fr John Quinn"(1901-1983) a Mill Hill Jesuit Missionary born in Stockport Cheshire England and Ordained a Jesuit Priest in 1924 in Mill Hill London.The Land donated to "Fr John Quinn" is in areas where the convent and the needy home was built.That's why The Needy Childrens Home is named Bondulu's Needy Children's Home.

click on the picture below of Rev Fr John Quinn to find out more about him

"Fr John Quinn" was Headmaster of this school 1935-1947

Below is the former St John's school building .

This Building that we see today as been modified and is now used for spiritual purposes.

Picture's supplied by

Gilbert P. Lakun & Paskalis Alban Akim Uringgon and also Lester Lawrence

St David's School toboh Tambunan on facebook

Rev Fr John Quinn

Fr. Quinn at Limbahau Papar, Sabah

Fr John Quinn's Facebook Page

Mill Hill Missionaries

The resting place of Fr John Leo Quinn at St Peter's College Freshfield Formby

Fr John Quinn

Rev Fr John Quinn

This is Fr John Quinn a Mill Hill Missionary Priest born 1901 died 1983 and the grandson of John Quinn and Sarah Morrisroe from Roscommon

Family History

Re: My Great Great Grandparent's John Quinn-Sarah Morrisroe.
John Quinn was born 1836, John’s wife Sarah Morrisroe born in 1839 married on the 27th May 1860 in St.Nathys Roman Catholic Cathedral in Ballaghaderreen ( Built between 1856 and 1890 ) the Cathedral is in the Parish of Castlemore and Kilcolman and is the Cathedral for the Diocese of Achonry Co. Roscommon Ireland . Shortly after their marriage they moved to No 4 Swan Street Hanley Stoke on Trent(why to Hanley this is not yet clear to us) a family of the same name as Sarah’s had lived in Hanley at the same time so maybe it was because Sarah had family connections in that area .
John and Sarah decided in ca1871 shortly after the birth of their son James that they would emigrate to Ohio in America the land of opportunity. John worked for the pacific railroad but sadly in 1874 John died in an accident on his way to or from the railroad this is unclear as no records can be found of the accident as yet. Sarah was pregnant with her fifth child when her husband John died, at this time in her life Sarah must have thought her world had just fallen apart so Sarah decided to bring her children home, just 6 weeks after the birth of her fifth child Eleanor, Sarah and her children ( Katherine/ Bridget / James / John jr / Eleanor ) set off from Cleveland Ohio then sailed to England from New York. Sarah and her five children docked at Liverpool then made their way to Hanley, they settled in Marsh Street Hanley.When John jr got married he and his new wife Mary Melia moved to Stockport Cheshire, work was plentiful in the area. John jr got a job working at the Bredbury pits in Stockport Cheshire and became a Union rep fighting for pit worker's right's, in 1888 John jr’s wife died giving birth to their first child, John jr’s mother Sarah moved to Stockport to look after her grandchild and lived in her son’s house at No 3 Crowther Street Hillgate Stockport until her death in 1893 aged 54.
John jr Married his second wife Mary McEvoy and had 2 children together one later became Fr John Quinn he was born John Leo Quinn on 2nd March 1901 in Stockport. Fr John studied in Freshfield Sefton and Roosendaal Holland after a short period at Mill Hill London he was ordained a Jesuit Priest in St Joseph's Mill Hill London on the 20th July 1924. After his ordination he was appointed to theApostolic Vicariate of Jesselton in British North Borneo (now Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia), where he worked until late on in 1971. Fr John retired to Herbert House, Freshfield Sefton, but he remained active in undertaking supply work. Fr John died in Freshfield Sefton on 1st September 1983.
In the book "Khabar Gembira" (1981) by John Rooney you will find references to him on pp. 169-185.In the Missionary archive's there is a file on Fr John Quinn with letters to and from him.
Thankyou to the mill hill missionary and special thanks to the following people
Peter Turnbull,
Fr Hans Boerakker
Dorothy Armstrong ( Map Reading and Photo's)


Thank you for taking the time to read apart of my family history
Names
Quinn / Morrisroe / Morgan / Flynn / Dempsey/ Walker /Jones /Melia / McEvoy
Roscommon / Sligo / Co Mayo / Hanley / Stockport

My Line Of Maureen Dempsey

John Quinn (m) Sarah Morrisroe
Child = James Quinn (m) Catherine Flynn
Child = Catherine Quinn (m) Martin Dempsey
Child = Maureen Dempsey (m) Kenneth A Walker
Child = Kenneth B Walker (me)

Line Of Kenneth A Walker

Samuel Jones ( m) Helen Armstrong
Child = Laura Jones (m) Arthur Henry Walker ( Father Thomas Henry Walker )
Child = Kenneth A`Walker (m) Maureen Dempsey
Child = Kenneth B Walker ( me)