Maria Ingeborg Caroline (Petersen) Mulvihill (1878 - abt. 1957)

Born 21 Aug 1878 in Nordrop, Denmark

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Sandhurst Trembath — married 5 May 1900 in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died about 10 Dec 1957 at about age 79 in Townsville, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Maria was born in 1878. She is the daughter of Niels Petersen and Karen Sophie Frederiksen.

Niels and Sophia Peterson emigrated to Australia with their surviving 7 children, departing Gravesend London England on 17 December 1887 on B.I.S.N. Company's steam ship SS Jumna, weighing 3377 tons (Captain W.A. Birkitt; Matron Miss O'Reilly) arriving at Cleveland Bay Townsville on 31 January 1888 via Suez Canal. The voyage took 6 weeks. Shipping records list Neil aged 30, Sophia aged 33, Christian aged 11, Ingeborg aged 8, Jensine aged 6, Petra aged 5, Albert aged 4, Laura aged 2 and Wilhelm aged 1.

She passed away about 1957.

31 May 1900 - The Northern Miner (Charters Towers)

POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, May 30.

Before the P.M. and Messrs B. Toll, W. F. Shepherd, J. A. Cadell, and S. Murdoch, J.'s.P.

.. The adjourned child desertion case of Maria Trembath v. Robert McLachlan, in which Mr Jarvis appeared for the complainant and Mr Murphy for the defendant, was further adjourned till to-day.

01 Jun 1900 - The Northern Miner (Charters Towers)

POLICE COURT.

THURSDAY, May 31st.

(Before the P.M.)

Maria Petersen proceeded against Robert McLachlan for maintenance. Mr Jarvis, of Messrs Maryland and Jarvis, appeared for the complainant, and Mr Murphy, of Messrs Wynn Williams and Murphy, for the defence. As a large portion of the evidence would have been a repetition of that in a previous case the solicitors agreed that that evidence should stand in this case. Robert McLachlan said that he was a trainer and jockey, and was arrested at Clermont on 4th. May. He ceased his occupation about April 27. He had been working for Joe Connolly for 25/ per week, without tucker. Witness was now married. He had been two years and four months in Clermont, and on March 11 rode the mare Iris in a race, coming second, for which he received money. Up to March 20 he was in regular work as a trainer and jockey. If not arrested he would have remained at Clermont if he could have got work. He was still capable of earning his living as a jockey, but was not in strong health, having a delicate chest from severe 'wasting.' At present he was out of work, and his father was supporting him. He could only do light work. His average yearly income would be about £80. and he had to support himself, wife, and child, which he could not do without getting into debt. When arrested he owed about £30. He was not supporting his wife now, and she was staying with her sister. He had paid £26 to complainant having borrowed the money. A doctor had examined him last Friday, and told him he should not do any hard work. James English stated that he saw the defendant about a fortnight ago having a conversation with a man named Harris. Mrs Harris asked witness and an other man to go and get Harris, who was boozing in Milichester. They went down, and the defendant was with Harris, telling him he was pulled for the support of a youngster. He said if he got in for the support of the youngster he would go to gaol, and would not pay anything. The defendant was ordered to enter into a bond to pay £10 in twelve months, £2 10/ to be paid on 1 September 1st. and instalments of £2 10/ at intervals of three months.^[1]

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Sources

• Birth & Baptism - "Danmark Kirkebøger, 1484-1941," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG8B-VST7 : 15 March 2018), Ingeborg Marie Caroline Pedersen, ; Birth, 21 Aug 1878, 7, Rigsarkivet, København (The Danish National Archives), Copenhagen.

• Death - QLD BDM Death index -Ingeborg Maria Caroline Mulvihill; Event date: 10/12/1957; Event type: Death registration; Registration details: 1957/C/5783; Mother: Sophia Johnsen; Father/parent: Neils Petersen

• Burial/Memorial - austcemindex.com - Mulvihill (Petersen) Maria Ingeborg Caroline; 1878; 10 Dec 1957; 79; dau/Neils & Sophia (Johnsen); Belgian Gardens QLD; G2 31 ... and ... https://austcemindex.com/inscription?id=15917353#images

1. ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article84886224
2. ↑ Entered by Mark Rogers, Dec 19, 2011