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Mary Elizabeth (Law) Anderson (1880 - 1950)

Mary Elizabeth Anderson formerly Law
Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Died at age 69 in Willoughby, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Mary Elizabeth Law was born on December 3, 1880 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, daughter of Henry Law (1841–1926) and Marian Brown (1857–1945).[1]

LAW. - On 3rd Dec., 1880, at Bank of New Zealand, Newcastle, the wife of HENRY LAW, of a Daughter.[2]

Mary (31) married William Fitzgerald Anderson (35) (born on July 26, 1876 in Sofala, Colony of New South Wales; son of William Robert Anderson and Jessie Cowell Mylecharane) on July 13, 1912 in St Luke's Church, Mosman, New South Wales.[3]

FITZGERALD-ANDERSON—LAW.
An Interesting wedding took place on July 13, at St. Luke's Church, Mosman, when Mr. William Fitzgerald-Anderson, second son of the late Mr. William Anderson, Surveyor-General of British Administration, Central Africa, and of Mrs. Anderson, Digby, Dulwich Hill, was married to Miss Mary Elizabeth Law, elder daughter of Mr. Henry Law, of the Commonwealth Offices, Sydney. The bride's girl friends tastefully decorated the church, and the Rev. Reeves officiated. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of ivory satin charmeuse veiled with ninon, the corsage being draped with Limerick lace and pearl applique. She was the seventeenth bride to wear the beautifully embroidered tulle veil, which was arranged under a wreath of orange blossom, and she carried a shower bouquet, which, with a handsome bangle, was the bridegroom's gift. The bridesmaids, Miss Georgie Law and Miss Mona Anderson, wore dainty white muslin frocks finished with Irish crochet and Malines lace, and mob caps. Their pink shower bouquets and gold pearl brooch and necklet were the gifts of the bridegroom. The page, Master Reggie Daltori, wore a court suit of ivory satin and also a gold scarfpin, the gift of the bridegroom. Mr. Herbert Wilson acted as best man, and Mr. Eustace Binsted as groomsman. After the ceremony the guests were received at Orrville, Mosman, by Mrs. J. B. Christian and Mr. Law, and were entertained in a large marquee on the lawn, where the bride and bridegroom received the con gratulations of their friends. The bridegroom was, after the breakfast, tendered a farewell by his brotherhood friends, and later Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald-Anderson left by motor for their honeymoon, the bride travelling in a blue tailored coat and skirt and toque en suite.[4]

Mary died on June 13, 1950 in Willoughby, New South Wales, Australia, aged 69.[5] She was buried in St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery, Gordon, Ku-ring-gai Council, New South Wales.[6]

ANDERSON, Mary Elizabeth. - June 13, 1950 (suddenly), at her residence, Willoughby, widow of William F. Anderson, of Gordon, dearly loved mother of Betty and loved sister of Georgie Broun, and beloved aunt of John Broun. Privately interred.[7]

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  1. ↑ Birth registration of unnamed Law (b. 1880), NSW Births Deaths and Marriages. LAW UNNAMED Registration number 20378/1880 Father's Given name(s) HENRY Mother's Given name(s) MARION District NEWCASTLE
  2. ↑ Family Notices (1880, December 11). Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), p. 4. Retrieved April 9, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136700874
  3. ↑ Marriage registration of William Anderson and Mary Law (m. 1912), NSW Births Deaths and Marriages. Registration number 10483/1912 Groom's Family Name ANDERSON Groom's Given Name(s) WILLIAM F Bride's Family Name(s) LAW Bride's Given Name(s) MARY E District MOSMAN
  4. ↑ WEDDING. (1912, July 25). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), p. 2 (LATEST EDITION). Retrieved April 9, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228818516
  5. ↑ Death registration of Mary Anderson (d. 1950), NSW Births Deaths and Marriages. ANDERSON MARY ELIZABETH Registration number 7448/1950 Father's Given Name(s) HENRY Mother's Given Name(s) MARION District SYDNEY
  6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180007717/mary_elizabeth-anderson: accessed April 9, 2024), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Anderson (1880–13 Jun 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 180007717, citing St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery, Gordon, Ku-ring-gai Council, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Kim Townsend-Denniss (contributor 48858363).
  7. ↑ Family Notices (1950, June 15). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 24. Retrieved April 9, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18166843




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