Maria Browne (1823 - 1876)

Born 1823 in Pembrokeshire, Wales

Descendants

Died 2 Nov 1876 at about age 53 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Maria Brown was born to Thomas Brown, a cabinet maker and Sarah Evans in the City of Pembroke, Wales about 1823.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} [Note: some documents use the spelling 'Browne', others 'Brown'.]

Migration

Maria migrated to Australia, apparently alone, as an assisted migrant in 1853.^{[5] [4]}

Marriage

Maria married Edward Ashton in 1862 in St Kilda, Melbourne, Colony of Victoria (now State of Victoria, Australia).^[6]
The couple moved to Ballarat, where Edward established a thriving business as a butcher.

Children

Edward and Maria had a daughter, Maria, born in 1864 in Ballarat, Colony of Victoria.^[7]

Residence

1876: 47 Creswick Rd Ballarat, Colony of Victoria.^{[4][8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}

Death

Maria Ashton died 2 Nov 1876 at 47 Creswick Rd Ballarat, Colony of Victoria at the age of 54^{[3][1][13] [14] [15][16] [17] [4]}[Note: Maria died intestate, with no living relatives except her husband, leaving an estate valued at £150. Her husband was granted probate and administered her estate.] Cause of death: 'Chronic disease of the liver ending in gangrene [of] 3 to 4 years [duration]'^[18]

Maria was interred at Ballarat New Cemetery 4 Nov 1876, location Private D, Section 11, Grave 09.^{[19] [20] [21]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Public Records office Victoria Probate papers: 15/376 Maria Ashton: Grant of administration VPRS 28/P0002, 15/376; accessed 17 Mar 2023
2. ↑ Australia Death Index
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages online index: record of the death of Maria Ashton in 1876 at the age of 54; place of birth: Pemb [sic]; father: Thomas Brown; mother: Janet Evans; reference number 10966/1876; accessed 31 May 2022
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages: Death certificate number 15412, 1876, District of Ballarat, Colony of Victoria [Where and when died] 2 November 1876 at Creswick Road, Cith of Ballarat, County [illegible]; [Name and Surname; Rank or Profession] Maria Ashton [Sex and age] female 54 years; [(1) Cause of death (2) Duration of last illness (3) Medical Attendany by whom certified, and (4) when he last saw deceased] Chronic disease of liver ending in gangrene, 3 to 4 years, Dr Nicholson, 1 November 1876; [Name and surname of father and mother (if known) with rank or profession] Thomas Brown 'cabinet maker' Sarah Brown formerly Evans [Signature, desciption and residence of informant] Edward Ashton, Husband, Ballarat; [(1) Signature of Deputy Registrar, (2) Date, and (3) Where registered] [illegible] 3 November 1876 at Ballarat [When and where buried, Undertaker by whom certified] 4 Nov 1876 at Ballarat Charles Homes [Name and religion of minister and names of witnesses of burial [illegible]; [Where born , and how long in the Australian Colonies, stating which] [illegible] Pembroke Wales 23 years Victoria [If deceased was married (1) where (2) at what age, and (3) to whom] St Kilda at 40 to Edward Ashton [Issue] one, Maria, 12 years
5. ↑ Victoria, Australia Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists 1839-1923
6. ↑ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages online index: record of the marriage between Edward Ashton and Maria Brown in 1862; reference number 2528/1862; accessed 31 May 2022
7. ↑ Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages online index record of the birth of Maria Ashton in 1864 to Edward Ashton and Maria Brown in Ball; registration number 19722/1864; accessed 4 Oct 2023
8. ↑ Victoria, Australia Death Index
9. ↑ National Library of Australia -Trove The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869 - 1886; 1914 - 1918) 29 Nov 1876 p2; accessed 17 Mar 2024
10. ↑ National Library of Australia - Trove The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924) 28 Nov 1876 p2; accessed 17 Mar 2024
11. ↑ National Library of Australia - Trove The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924) 3 Nov 1876 p2; accessed 17 Mar 2024
12. ↑ National Library of Australia - Trove The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869 - 1886; 1914 - 1918) 3 Nov 1876 p2; accessed 17 Mar 2024
13. ↑ Australia Death Index
14. ↑ National Library of Australia: Trove: The Ballarat Courier' (Vic. : 1869 - 1884; 1914 - 1918) 29 Nov 1876 p2; accessed 31 May 2022
15. ↑ National Library of Australia: Trove: The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924) 28 Nov 1876 p2; accessed 31 May 2022
16. ↑ National Library of Australia: Trove: The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924) 3 Nov 1876 p2; accessed 31 May 2022
17. ↑ National Library of Australia - Trove The Ballarat Courier 3 Nov 1876 p 2; accessed 4 Oct 2023
18. ↑ Death certificate
19. ↑ Ballarat New Cemetery online index; accessed 17 Mar 2024
20. ↑ Billion Graves
21. ↑ National Library of Australia: Trove: The Ballarat Star 4 November 1876 p3; accessed 31 May 2022

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