She married Charles Wright on 20 December 1875 at the residence of her father, Robert Baxter, in Adelaide, South Australia. [1]
A widow, at age 26 she married William Henry Benjamin Dawson on 30 September 1880 at the residence of her father, Robert Baxter, in Adelaide, South Australia. [2]
She passed away in 1882 aged 27 [3] and was buried in West Terrace Cemetery with her brother, Robert Baxter, who died in 1888. [4]
Sources
↑ South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 24 Sep 2023) database entry for Charles WRIGHT (Age 23, Marital status S, Father Thomas WRIGHT) and Mary Ann BAXTER (Age 21, Marital status S, Father Robert BAXTER) 20 Dec 1875 at Res of Robert Baxter Adelaide. Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 105/859
↑ South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 24 Sep 2023) database entry for William Henry Benjamin DAWSON (Age 40, Marital status W, Father William DAWSON) and Mary Ann WRIGHT (Age 26, Marital status W, Father Robert BARTER) 30 Sep 1880 at Res of Robert Barter Adelaide. Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 124/1117
↑ South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 24 Sep 2023) database entry for Mary Ann DAWSON (Death date 6 May 1882, Age 27, Marital status M, Place of death Adelaide, Residence Mallala, Relative William Henry Benjamin DAWSON (H) Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 119/315
↑ Burial Record (Adelaide Cemeteries Authority, http://www.aca.sa.gov.au/Records : accessed 24 Sep 2023) database entry for Mary Ann Dawson (Date of service 7 May 1882, Cemetery West Terrace, Location Road 1 North, Path 10, Aspect W, Site Number 6. Note: no headstone remaining)
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