Audine Gwladys (Bakewell) OLeary J.P. (abt. 1878 - 1943)

Ancestors

Wife of Arthur Pryce Evelyn OLeary — married 16 Apr 1902 (to 1929) in Crafers, South Australia, Australia

Died 31 Mar 1943 at about age 65 in Mosman, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Audine was born about 1878. She is the daughter of John Bakewell and Helen Grant. She passed away in Mosman, New South Wales, Australia during 1943.

Audine married Arthur Pryce Evelyn OLeary in Crafers, South Australia on 16 April 1902.^[1] The following marriage notice was published in the South Australian newspaper, The Adelaide Observer, on 26 April 1902:^[2]

O'LEARY—BAKEWELL—on the 16th April, at the Church of The Epiphany, Crafers, by the Rev. F. H. Stokes, Arthur Pryce Evelyn O'Leary, third surviving son of the late Surgeon-General Thomas Connor O'Leary, to Audine Gwladys, daughter of John Warren Bakewell, of Mount Lofty.

Audine died in Mosman, New South Wales on 31 March 1943 at the age of 66 years. The following death notice was published in the New South Welsh newspaper, The Sydney Morning Herald, on 1 April 1943:^[3]

O'LEARY.—March 31, 1943, at 2 Lang Street, Mosman, Audine Gwladys, of Korralla Crafers, Adelaide, S.A., relict of the late Dr. A. P. E. O'Leary, of Adelaide, aged 66 years.

Audine's remains were cremated at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium in North Ryde, New South Wales on 2 April 1943.^[3]

The following obituary was published in the South Australian newspaper, The Advertiser, on 8 April 1943:^[4]

The death occurred in Sydney recently of Mrs. Audine O'Leary, wife of the late Dr. A P. E. OTeary, formerly of Glenelg. Mrs. O'Leary had long been associated with welfare work for animals. In 1912 she was appointed honorary secretary to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and it was due chiefly to her efforts that Important amendments to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act were passed in 1915. She was instrumental in having the first humane killers tried out at the Metropolitan Abattoirs; these she brought from England at her own expense. She left for England in 1918. and remained there until 1932. when she returned to South Australia. In 1921 she was made an honorary life member of the RSPCA in South Australia.

Research notes

1. Audine was one of 14 women appointed as a Justice of the Peace in South Australia on 11 July 1917. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogy SA, Online Database Search for Marriage Registration, accessed 10 January 2024 (Subscription required to view full details of the above registration) , Search results follow - Groom Surname: OLEARY, Groom Given Names: Arthur Pryce Evelyn, Bride Surname: BAKEWELL, Bride Given Names: Audine Gwladys, Marriage Date: 16-Apr-1902, Marriage Place: Church of the Epiphany Crafers, Groom Age: 35, Groom Marital Status: S, Groom Father: John Connor OLEARY, Bride Age: 24, Bride Marital Status: S, Bride Father: John Warren BAKEWELL, District: Adelaide, Book/Page: 211/338
2. ↑ 1902 'Family Notices', Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), 26 April, p. 24. , viewed 10 Jan 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article162353426
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1943 'Family Notices', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 1 April, p. 10. , viewed 11 Jan 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17842806
4. ↑ 1943 'OBITUARY', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), 8 April, p. 3. , viewed 11 Jan 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48908010
5. ↑ 1917 'JUSTICES OF THE PEACE', Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), 14 July, p. 32. , viewed 11 Jan 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87603357