Mary Amy (Dobson) Fielder (1854 - 1910)

Born 8 Jun 1854 in Berkshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Fielder Jr — married 1872 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 25 Aug 1910 at age 56 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Mary Amy was born 8 June 1854 in Berkshire, England to John Dobson Jr (1834-1885) & Eliza Amy (Appleby) Dobson (abt.1831-1862)

She emigrated to Melbourne, Australia with her family aboard the ship 'Bee', and arrived on 18 April 1857 at Geelong, aged about 2.

Mary married Thomas Fielder Jr (1837-1907) on 11 September 1872 at the Registrars Office in Geelong when she was about 21.

She and Thomas had 8 children, (3 passed away in infancy); Thomas William (1874-1939), Mary Amy (1876-1876), Edward Goldsmith (1877-1951), Amy Ann Goldsmith (1878-1879), Harry Goldsmith (1880-1880), William John Goldsmith (1881-1964), Amy Mary Annie Goldsmith (1882-1883) & Herbert Joseph Goldsmith Fielder .

Mary Amy passed away on 25 August 1910 aged 57 at the Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is buried at Pine Ridge Cemetery, Coburg, Victoria, Australia along with her husband Thomas and two of their grandchildren. (Noted that her name is seen as Mary Ann in Death and Burial information)

Sources

• Compiled by Great Great Granddaughter: Keryn Keane [Keane-915] and Ancestry research profile

• Birth: England GRO Birth Registration: DOBSON, MARY AMY Mother's maiden name: APPLEBY GRO Reference: 1854 J Quarter in WANTAGE. Volume 02C Page 287. & birth year Estimated from Census + Arrival ship information.

• Baptism Baptism Transcript: FindMyPast. England & Wales Births & Baptisms 1538-1975. Accessed from FindMyPast paid subscription. https://www.findmypast.com.au/transcript?id=R_952104620

• Arrival to Australia: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923. Name: Mary A Dobson. Estimated Birth Year. abt 1855. Age: 2. Arrival Date: 18 Apr 1857. Arrival Port: Geelong, Australia. Departure Port: Birkenhead, England. Ship: Bee. Nationality: English and Welsh. Accessed via Ancestry.com paid subscription. Image at: https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1635/images/30796_125513__094-0-00637?pId=3778021

• Marriage: Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1950. Name: Mary Amy Dobson. Gender: Female. Number of Presbyterians 1872. Victoria, Australia, Spouse: Thomas Fielder. Reference Number3524

• Death: Victoria Birth Death Marriages: Death -FIELDER, Mary Ann Mother: Eliza Amy APPELBEE. Father: Dobson, Jno. Died: Melb E. Age: 57 Year: 1910. Reg No. 9930/1910

• Burial General Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust: MARY ANN FIELDER. Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery. Service type: Interred. Section: Church Of England A, Grave 249. Service date: 26 August 1910.https://www.gmct.com.au/deceased/1381490