Mary Louise Friederike (Balthasar) Bonython (1849 - 1924)

Wife of John Langdon Bonython KCMG — married 24 Dec 1870 in Wesleyan Church, Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia

Descendants

Died 9 Feb 1924 at about age 75 in North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Biography

OBITUARY. - LADY BONYTHON. 11 Feb 1924 The death of Lady Bonython, which, occurred at "Carclew," North Adelaide, early on Saturday morning, will cause genuine sorrow to a wide circle of friends. She had been, an invalid for years but she bore her illness, which, was often of a painful character, with, unvarying patience and cheerfulness. Lady Bonython was one of the founders of the organisation out of which was developed that vary valuable institution, the District Trained Nurses' Society (with which she was associated when she died), whose efficient work has meant so much to the community. She was for twenty years a member of the State Children's Council, and her resignation from that body in 1916 was reluctantly caused by illness, which prevented her from regularly attending the meetings. She had always taken the deepest interest in the council, which, she felt, had a most important influence for good. In an official letter the secretary of the council expressed the regret of the members, that Lady Bonython felt herself compelled to resign, their distress at the cause of the step, and their great appreciation of her work on the council. Lady Bonython, up to the time of her death, was a vice president of the Kindergarten Union, and she displayed the deepest solicitude for the little ones to whose welfare its attention is devoted. Her heart and her purse were always open to deserving causes of this kind. In December, 1920, she and Sir Langdon celebrated their golden wedding. She leaves one son, Mr. Lavington Bonython, a former Mayor of Adelaide, and three daughters - Mrs. Angas Parsons (wife of his Honor, Mr. Justice Parsons), and the Misses Bonython, of "Carclew." There are eleven grand children. The deaths of two of her sons in recent years served to render more serious the illness which had already sapped her strength. Lady Bonython was buried is West Terrace cemeteiy on Sunday afternoon.^[1]

Birth

Marriage

Groom: John Langdon BONYTHON

Bride: Mary Louisa Fredericka BATTHASAR

Marriage Date: 1870, December 24

Marriage Place: Wesleyan Church Pirie St Adelaide

Groom Age: 22 Groom Approx. Birth Year: 1848

Groom Marital Status: S

Groom Father: George Langdon BONYTHON

Bride Age: 21 Bride Approx. Birth Year: 1849

Bride Marital Status: S

Bride Father Name: Frederick BATTHASAR

District: Adelaide

Symbol: Book/Page: 85/667^[2]

Death

Marie Louise Frederica BONYTHON

Death Date: 09 Feb 1924

Age: 74y Approx. Birth Year: 1850

Marital Status: M

Relative 1: John Langdon BONYTHON [H]

Residence: North Adelaide

Death Place: North Adelaide

District: Adelaide

Symbol: Book/Page: 468/300^[3]

West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide SA Section Road 1 Path C1E No 001

Note

Parents: Daniel Friedrich Balthasar and Louise Charlotte Caroline Balthasar (born Haase)

Children: Clive Hereward 1872-1873, Mary Elsie 1874 married Herbert Angas Parsons Apr 18 1900 (later Lady Parsons), (Sir) John Lavington, Edith Annie 1877, Hugh Trevanion, Ada Langdon 1881, Arthur Fairbairn and Francis Goloplhin

Lady Bonython, was also active in altruistic causes, notably the Kindergarten Union and State Chldren's Council, in association with Catherine Helen Spence and C. Emily Clark.

Haunting Carclew House

Lady Mary Louise Friederike Bonython (formerly Balthasar) is said to be haunting Carclew House, Montefiore Hill, North Adelaide, South Australia. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/106743094?searchTerm=%22Lady%20Bonython%22&searchLimits=
2. ↑ https://www.genealogysa.org.au/
3. ↑ https://www.genealogysa.org.au/
4. ↑ Debra Moyle, who has profiled a few ghosts in South Australia