Mary (Arbuthnot) Griffiths (1846 - 1923)

Born 1846 in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of George Goddard — married 18 Sep 1869 in New South Wales, Australia

Wife of George Griffiths — married 8 Oct 1878 in New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 24 Jan 1923 at about age 77 in Cathcart, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Mary was born in 1846. She was the daughter of John George Arbuthnot and Eliza McKenzie.

Her father died in 1855. Mary remained in Scotland until her maternal grandparents died then emigrated to Adelaide, Australia on the barque "Adamant" leaving Plymouth on 16 July 1864. She arrived in Adelaide on 12 October 1864. She then travelled on the "Woodbine" departing on 4 March 1865 from Port of Willunga, South Australia to Eden South Coast, New South Wales, from where she went to Delegate to be reunited with her mother Eliza McKenzie.

She married George Goddard on 18 September 1869 in New South Wales, Australia.

They had at least four children:

Stephen (b. 1870)

Hannah (b. 1871)

Mary (b. 1873)

Eliza (b. 1875)

Her husband died in 1877.

Mary married, secondly, George Griffiths on 8 October 1878. (George was trained as a chemist in the United Kingdom. He served in the military in the Maori Wars (as he referred to them) in New Zealand during the 1860's, before settling in New South Wales and marrying Mary.)

They probably had the following children:

George William (b. 1879)

Sarah (b. 1881)

Susannah (b. 1883)

Isabella G (b. 1887)

George A M (b. 1889)

Colin A (b. 1892)

Mary brought up Ellen "Nell" Paske (died 2001 aged 102) who was her granddaughter. Nell understood that Mary received payments from her father well after arriving in New South Wales. (Nell's younger brother Ernest was also brought up by George and Mary.)

She did very fine needlework and a crochet bedspread made by her was given to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra as 'an illustration of the patriotism of women in Australia during the Great War' (or words to that effect). The bedspread is periodically displayed and has been featured in a number of publications.

Mary died in 1923 at the age of 76.

Probate:

Event Date: 15 June 1923

Event Place: New South Wales, Australia

Event Place (Original): Glengower

Death Date: 24 Jan 1923^[1]

Burial

Cathcart Cemetery, LOT 99 Dragon Swamp Road, Cathcart, New South Wales, Australia^[2]

1923 'No title', The Bombala Times (NSW : 1912 - 1938), 26 January, p. 1. , viewed 03 Dec 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134579679 Mrs. George Griffiths, who has been very ill for some time, died at her residence, 'Glengower,' Cathcart, on Wednesday night. Mrs. Griffiths was a native of Scotland and was 76 years of age. She came to Cathcart some 56 years ago and has resided there ever since. Her first husband was Mr. Goddard, and after his death she married Mr. Griffiths,' who is still living, and has reached the great age of 87. Mrs. Paske (Gundagai) and Mrs. Jacobs (Coff's Harbour) are the only surviving daughters of the first marriage, and Mrs. Paske was nursing her mother for some weeks up to the day of her death. The children of the second marriage are Jack and Colin (Cathcart), Mrs. Dellow (Canley Vale), Mrs. R. G. Tait (Coffs Harbour), and Mrs. Jack Holzhauser (Candelo). There are 26 grandchildren and 3 great grand-children. The funeral will leave ' Glengower ' ' today at 1 p.m.

Sources

1. ↑ "Australia, New South Wales, Deceased Estate Files, 1880-1923." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 3 February 2017. Citing "Deceased Estate Files 1880-1923". New South Wales Government. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2TW-4LHP
2. ↑ https://billiongraves.com/grave/Mary-Griffiths/26113033

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• New South Wales, Australia bdm online marriage registration #1947/1869 GODDARD, GEORGE and ARBUTHNOT, MARY in BOMBALA District https://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/Pages/family-history-research/family-history-research-nsw.aspx

• New South Wales, Australia bdm online marriage registration #2504/1878 GRIFFITHS, GEORGE and GODDARD, MARY in BOMBALA District https://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/Pages/family-history-research/family-history-research-nsw.aspx

• New South Wales, Australia bdm online death registration #864/1923 https://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/Pages/family-history-research/family-history-research-nsw.aspx

• "Australia Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 25 January 2020. From "Australia, Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005." Database with images. Citing Jim and Alison Rogers : n.d. Citing various cemeteries, Australia. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-XJ37

Research Notes

I have updated information regarding Mary Arbuthnot daughter of John George Arbuthnot of Peterhead which has altered slightly since my last email. Mary actually came out on the barque "Adamant" to Adelaide leaving Plymouth on the 16 July 1864. She arrived in Adelaide on 12 Oct. 1864. This record is in the State Records of South Australia. I have also discovered from the Kirk Records that she was born in 1846 not 1847 as I previously thought. She travelled to Eden on the "Woodbine" on 4 March 1865 Port of Willunga Sth Aust. to Eden Sth.Coast NSW from where she went to Delegate to be united with her mother Eliza McKenzie. I have found George Griffiths born (1836 - 1923) not 1837 born in Wigan, England.

The information on Table M is correct this is just an update on the dates etc. Thank you so much for all the work you have done on the Kitty Brewster Tables.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to William Arbuthnot for starting this profile.

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