Dorothea Marjorie (Hird) Muddle (abt. 1918 - 1988)

Born about 1918 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia [uncertain]

Wife of Henry Francis Muddle — married 4 Feb 1936 in St Stephen's, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia

Died 31 Mar 1988 at about age 70 in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Dorothea was born in 1918.

On 4th February, 1936, Dorothea Marjorie Hird married Henry Francis Muddle at St Stephen's, Newtown. Henry was a 24-year-old Labourer, born Camperdown, the son of Thomas Henry Muddle, Labourer, and Adelaide Stuart. Dorothea, Shop Assistant, said she was 18, born Sydney, the daughter of Edward Hird, Labourer, and Flora Annie Pauline Simpson. The Church of England ceremony was performed by A. E. Rook, before witnesses F.H. Muddle, Adelaide Muddle and M. Muddle. Written consent to the marriage was supplied by Dorothea's mother, but it wasn't needed for Dorothea had attained the necessary 18 years. Both the bridge and groom resided 31 Albert Street, Erskineville, at the time of their marriage. ^{[1] [2]}

Dorothea Marjorie Muddle passed away in 1988. Her death was registered in New South Wales, with the forenames of her parents indexed Edward James and Flora Annie Pauline. ^[3]

A death notice, published in the Sydney Daily Telegraph on 5th April, 1988, says Dorothea Muddle died 31st March, 1988, at the Liverpool Hospital. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage Certificate Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Baptism, Burial, Confirmation, Marriage and composite registers in the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Archives ( marriage certificate viewed at Ancestry.com by Christine Randall on 10 Feb 2021)
2. ↑ Marriage Ancestry.com. Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line] 1936 MARRIAGE, Henry Francis MUDDLE & Dorothea Marjorie HIRD, Newtown, 3645
3. ↑ Death Website: State of New South Wales (Department of Justice) Births, Deaths and Marriages search: 1988 DEATH REG, Dorothea Marjorie MUDDLE, 9679/1988
4. ↑ Death Notice The Ryerson Index Index to death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers SEARCH : Dorothea MUDDLE (1988