Mary Ann (Bethune) Orr (1853 - 1922)

Born 27 Mar 1853 in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Wife of Richard Binney Orr — married [date unknown] in Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 3 Oct 1922 at age 69 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Mary Ann Bethune was born 27 Mar1853 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. She was baptized 29 Jul 1853 in Lanarkshire. She was the daughter of Donald Bethune and Mary Smith. ^[1]

On 13 August 1854, Mary Ann, age 1, arrived with her parents Donald, age 29, and Mary, age 26, on Genghis Klan to Moreton Bay, Queensland. ^[2]

After arriving in Australia, she seemed to go by Margaret Ann, not Mary Ann.

She married Richard Binney Orr 2 Jan 1871 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. They had several children, many who died in infancy, before Margaret died.

She passed away 3 Oct 1922, age 69. She was buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland, Lanarkshire Church Records, 1823-1967", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:662Z-11FB : Thu Mar 07 05:08:40 UTC 2024), Entry for Mary Ann Bethune and Donald Bethune, 29 Jul 1853.
2. ↑ Assisted Immigration Queensland, data set B lines 8454-8456 Genghis Klan, arrived13 Aug 1854, Page 61 Donald, age 29, Mary, age 26, Mary Ann, age 1
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149535580/margaret_ann-orr: accessed April 16, 2024), memorial page for Margaret Ann Bethune Orr (27 Mar 1853–3 Oct 1922), Find A Grave: Memorial #149535580, citing Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia; Maintained by Brett Williams (contributor 47234529).
4. ↑ "Australia Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGV5-BW86 : Sat Mar 09 15:23:48 UTC 2024), Entry for Margaret Anne Orr, 3 October 1922.