Rachel Ann (Clarke) Greer (1836 - 1911)

Born 24 Jan 1836 in Armagh, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of John Greer — married 6 Sep 1862 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Died 11 Sep 1911 at age 75 in Prahran, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Rachel (Clarke) Greer was born in Ireland.

Birth

Rachel Ann Clarke was born at Armagh, Ireland in 1836. She was the daughter of Jane Hunter and Samuel Clarke ^{[citation needed]}

Immigration

1853 with her brother, at age 17. ^{[citation needed]}

Marriage

Rachel married John Greer in Victoria in 1862. (Marriage citation and Children listed on spouses profile pending profile creation.).

Death

Rachel Greer died in 1911 at Prahran at the age of 75. Parents listed on the death index as Jane Hunter and Samuel Clarke.^[1] Obituary 16 Sep 1911: Mrs Rachel Ann Greer, a very old resident of Prahan, and a colonist of 58 years, died at her residence, St Edmonds Road, on Monday last. Mrs Greer was the wife of the late ex Sergeant Greer, who was stationed in Prahan for many years. She was born at Newton-Hamilton, Armagh Bragne, Ireland, and arrived in Victoria in 1853 when a girl. She accompanied her brother mr Daniel Clarke, of Benalla, who came out to Australia to take up the position of head teacher of the denominational school at Carisbrook, Victoria. Mrs Greer [then miss Clarke] had just finished her studies at Dublin Training College, and on her arrival in Victoria at 17 years of age, she was appointed as assistant to her brother at the Carisbrook school.. The late Mrs Greer, who was of a vey kindly disposition and had very many friends, leaves a grown up family of seven - 4 sons and three daughters. She was married in 1862 at East Melbourne. The funeral took place on Tuesday, at the Brighton cemetery, with a large number of floral wreaths being forwarded.^[2]

Funeral and Burial GREER. —The 'Friends of the late Mrs. RACHEL ANN GREER are respectfully informed that her remains will be interred in the Brighton Cemetery. The funeral will leave 29 St. Edmonds-road, Prahran, THIS (DAY (Tuesday), 12th September, at 2.30 p.m. A. J, JIAYIBOLILD, Undertaker, ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Victoria BDM Deaths: 10641 / 1911
2. ↑ OBITUARY. (1911, September 16). Malvern Standard (Vic. : 1906 - 1931), p. 3. Retrieved January 10, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66389219
3. ↑ Family Notices (1911, September 12). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 12. Retrieved January 10, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196223823

• Department of Justice, Victoria. Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages [BDM] online database: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/5fdb465410c0341bf105f989?q=efamily