Mary Ann (Heffernan) Hunter (1880 - 1942)

Born 22 Nov 1880 in Spring Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Daughter of Patrick Heffernan and Ann Maria (Everingham) Heffernan

Wife of George Albert Hunter — married 1905 in Annandale, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 13 Sep 1942 at age 61 in Mater Misericordiae private hospital,North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Childhood

Mary (Heffernan) Hunter was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Mary Ann Heffernan was born on 22 November 1880 at Spring Hill, NSW, the daughter of widow Anne Maria Everingham and Patrick Heffernan.^[1] The third of their five children, Mary had one older sister, one older brother and two younger brothers. Mary's parents married in 1881 after their first three children were born. Mary also had two half-sisters and two half-brothers from her mother's first marriage.

Mary's mother passed away in 1886.

Mary's father then formed a relationship with Ada Selmes. They may have been the parents of six children.

Married Life

Mary Ann Heffernan, illegitimate daughter of Anne Maria Everingham and Patrick Heffernan, married George Albert Hunter, son of Mary Ann Howell and David Hunter, at Annandale on 12 April 1905.^[2] Their children included:

1. George Raymond Hunter (1906-1984)
2. Marie Doreen (Hunter) Thompson (1906-)
3. Douglas Gregg Hunter (1909-2000)
4. Evelyn Joan (Hunter) Douglas (1916-abt.2000).

Passing

Mary Ann (Heffernan) Hunter passed away on 13 September 1942 at the Mater Misericordiae private hospital, North Sydney.^[3][4] She was survived by:

• several brothers and sisters
• her husband George
• her four children

Mary's husband George remarried in 1946.

Research Notes

Birth

1. NSW BDM - Birth Index: 1698/1880 ^[1]

   Name: HEFFERNAN, MARY A C

   Registration number: 1698/1880 V18801698 160

   Father's Given name(s): PATRICK

   Mother's Given name(s): ANN

   District: YF

   • (The Index has year only. Searches match any day / month combination)
   • (YF => Wesleyan Methodist, Orange)

Marriage

1. NSW BDM - Marriage Index: 3498/1905^[2]

   Registration number: 3498/1905

   Groom's Family Name: HUNTER

   Groom's Given Name(s): GEORGE A

   Bride's Family Name(s): HEFFERNAN

   Bride's Given Name(s): MARY A

   District: ANNANDALE

   (The index search narrows date of marriage to 12Apr1905)

Death

1. NSW BDM - Death Index: 20852/1942^[3]

   Name: HUNTER, MARY ANN

   Registration number: 20852/1942

   Father's Given Name(s): PATRICK

   Mother's Given Name(s): ANN

   District: NORTH SYDNEY

   (The Index Search narrows date of death to 13Sep1942)

2. Family Notices (1942, September 14)^[4]

   Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Monday 14 September 1942, page 10

   ______

   ...

   DEATHS

   ...

   HUNTER.—September 13, 1942, at the Mater Misericordiae private hospital, North Sydney, Mary Ann, beloved wife of George Albert Hunter, and fond mother of Ray (Brisbane), Marie (Mrs. J. Thompson), Douglas (A.I.F., abroad), and Joan (Mrs. D. L. G. Douglas, Plymouth, England).

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} NSW BDM - Birth Index: 1698/1880, https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/, accessed 30Apr2023
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} NSW BDM - Marriage Index: 3498/1905, https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/, accessed 2Apr2023
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} NSW BDM - Death Index: 20852/1942, https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/, accessed 2May2023
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Family Notices (1942, September 14). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2023, from https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17798404