Charlotte Mary Anne (Scott) Duffy (1824 - 1908)

Born 13 Oct 1824 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Wife of John Francis Duffy — married 20 Apr 1840 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 9 Jan 1908 at age 83 in Thornleigh, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Charlotte Mary Anne Scott was born on 13th October 1824 at Barren Ridges, New South Wales, Australia (Epping) to John Scott and Martha Brooks.^[1] John had been boatswain on the convict transport Mary Anne in 1822 and Martha one of the convicts being transported. Her parents married in 1822 in Sydney. When her father died in 1828, her mother re-married, to ex-convict Henry Pollard, and Charlotte became big half-sister to seven siblings.

On 20th April 1840 in St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Parramatta, Charlotte married John Francis Duffy, a son of Irish immigrants, Patrick Duffy and Bridget Conlan.^[2] Together, Charlotte and John raised a large family of 16 children in the Pennant Hills - Thornleigh district of northern Sydney.

Charlotte died at The Valley, Hornsby, New South Wales, on 9th January 1908 and is buried in Gore Hill Cemetery, North Sydney.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ New South Wales Birth Index #V1824104 45A/1824
2. ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #14/1840
3. ↑ New South Wales Death Index #3158/1908

See also

• Barker, Helen & Hawkins, Ralph. Early Wesleyans of Pennant Hills. Hornsby Shire Historical Society. Hornsby, 1983.
• Hornsby Shire Historical Society. Pioneers of Hornsby Shire 1788-1906. Library of Australian History. rev ed, 1983.
• Sainty, Malcolm R & Johnson, Keith A. Census of New South Wales, November 1828. Library of Australian History. Sydney, 1985.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Les Gilham for creating WikiTree profile Scott-7456 through the import of Les Gilham Family Tree.ged on Jun 25, 2013.

Thank you to Jim Humphreys for creating WikiTree profile Brooks-4815 through the import of JIMEVA 2013 My Heritage Family.ged on Dec 8, 2013.

Notes

Note N1152Born Charlotte Mary Anne SCOTT and possibly she adopted her mothers maiden name of BROOKS

Her name appears as BROOKES on her daughter Bridget's birth certificate.