O’Shea, Andrew, 1907-1986, Capuchin brother

Baptismal name: Alfred O’Shea
Religious name: Br. Andrew O’Shea OFM Cap.
Date of birth: 17 Sept. 1907
Place of birth: Cork
Name of father: George O’Shea (merchant)
Name of mother: Ellen (‘Nellie’) O’Shea (née Rice)
Date of parents’ marriage: 5 Nov. 1903
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 24 Nov. 1938
Date of first profession: 25 Nov. 1939
Date of final profession: 25 Nov. 1942
Missionary activities: Travelled to the Prefecture of Victoria Falls, Northern Rhodesia (later Zambia) on 29 Sept. 1953; Master of lay novices; missionary archivist
Date of death: 24 Dec. 1986
Place of death: Katima Mulilo, Zambia