Mary Doherty (1865 - 1951)

Born 1865 in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia

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Died 22 Nov 1951 at about age 86 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Mary was born in Raymond Terrace and grew up Lambton. In June 1880 she was certified as a Pupil Teacher at the Roman Catholic school, Lambton.^[1] After several promotions at Lambton^{[2] [3]}, she was appointed Assistant teacher at Charlestown Public School in 1888.^[4] She was appointed to Cook’s Hill Public School (1890) ^[5] and, after further promotion,^[6] moved to Sydney where she taught at Petersham Girls’ School, Darlinghurst Girls’ School (1906-14)^[7] and Randwick Girls’ School.^[8] She retired as Assistant Teacher of Randwick Public School in 1925 after a 45-year career. ^[9]

In Sydney Mary lived with her mother and siblings in Wemyss Street Surry Hills in at least 1903-1908 and with her siblings in Allison Street Randwick. ^[10]

In 1911 Mary purchased a property in Arthur Street Randwick where she lived until her death in 1951. ^[11] The Arthur Street house was also, at various times, the home of many of her siblings and her widowed sister-in-law Julia.^[12][13]

Mary was buried in Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park. ^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ 1880 'PUBLIC AND CERTIFIED SCHOOL TEACHERS.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 30 June, p. 3. , viewed 03 Jan 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13463167
2. ↑ 1885 'Government Gazette Appointments and Employment', New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), 21 April, p. 2767. , viewed 03 Jan 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221639163
3. ↑ 1887 'Government Gazette.', Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), 18 July, p. 7. , viewed 03 Jan 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108006416
4. ↑ 1888 'Government Gazette Appointments and Employment', New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), 28 September, p. 6824. , viewed 03 Jan 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article219882918
5. ↑ 1890 'Government Gazette Appointments and Employment', New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), 14 March, p. 2302. , viewed 03 Jan 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222113364
6. ↑ 1892 'PUBLIC SCHOOL PROMOTIONS.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 27 August, p. 5. , viewed 03 Jan 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140951980
7. ↑ 1906 'TRANSFERS.', Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 2001), 21 November, p. 6281. , viewed 03 Jan 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article226477187
8. ↑ 1914 'TRANSFERS AND APPOINTMENTS.', Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 2001), 28 January, p. 604. , viewed 03 Jan 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228097137
9. ↑ 1925 'RETIREMENTS.', Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 2001), 23 January, p. 530. , viewed 03 Jan 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223005305
10. ↑ Commonwealth electoral rolls, division of East Sydney, subdivisions of Belmore, 1903, King, 1906, and Campbell Street, 1908; Commonwealth electoral rolls, division of Wentworth, subdivision of Randwick, 1913.
11. ↑ 1951 'Family Notices', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 23 November, p. 16. , viewed 03 Jan 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18240728.
12. ↑ 56 Arthur Street was Lot 21, DP 4642. The certificate of title can be viewed online on the Historic Land Record Viewer at https://hlrv.nswlrs.com.au/ by searching vol-fol 2179-35. After Mary’s death the property passed to her sister Annie (1952-57) and then to Jane Crowley (1958-61).
13. ↑ Commonwealth electoral rolls, division of South Sydney, subdivision of Kensington, 1915; division of Watson, subdivision of Randwick, 1947.
14. ↑ Australian Cemeteries Index, https://austcemindex.com/inscription?id=9094852.

• DOHERTY MARY, NSW births, registration number 14417/1865.
• DOHERTY MARY NSW deaths, registration number 32948/1951.