Mary Ann (Doherty) Clemens (bef. 1840 - 1903)

Born before 1840 in Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of Edward William Clemens — married 7 Jan 1857 in Church of England, Hawthorne, Victoria Australia

Descendants

Died 15 Apr 1903 after age 63 in Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand

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Biography

Mary Ann was the daughter of William Doherty and Margaret (Bridget) Brew.

Bridget (nee Brew) Doherty is also recorded as Margaret on Mary Ann's Death Certficate.

She came to Victoria with her family on the ship 'Westminster' in 1839. 1 An elder brother also sailed with the family, name unknown and aged between 7 and 14 years.

Mary Ann was baptised in 1840 in Victoria.

The Doherty family settled at Williamstown where William was engaged by Mr Marshall.

In 1857, aged 18, Mary Ann married Edward Clemens, son of William Clemens and Frances Williams. The wedding witnessed by John Connell and William Doherty at Christ Church, Hawthorn.

Two children were born in Australia, William Francis and John Thomas.

On the 22 October 1859 Mary and her family sailed to New Zealand from Melbourne on the ship Vistula. They disembarked in Lyttleton eventually making their way to Picton. The family was recorded as Clements.

The family grew in size over the years with 13 more children. Mary and Edward settled at Shakespeare Bay with Edward turning to farming when his attempts to begin coal mining didn't do well.

Mary (Doherty) passed away in 1903 aged 67 predeceasing Edward by 2 years. Mary Ann Clemens is buried at Picton Cemetery. LOCATION - LAWN, BLK 20, PLOT 22. ^[1]

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Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #207455777
• "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKD-PW95 : 28 June 2018), Mary Ann Clemens, 15 Apr 1903; citing Death, New Zealand, New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Auckland.
• Personal files : NZ Death Certificate Ref no 11-0226387
• "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTZM-RJ7 : 10 February 2018), Edward William Clemens and Mary Ann Doherty, 07 Jan 1857; citing Christ Church, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,238,886.

• http://www.oocities.org/vic1847/ship39.html 1
• https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz Marlborough Express 17/4/1903 pg 2, Lyttleton Times 2/11/1859 Out of copyright

• B Clemens - Au

• Miesje Bogue : No added sources
• Faye Stent See the Changes page for the details of edits by Faye and others.

1. ↑ Entered by Faye Stent, Nov 2, 2011

Acknowledgements

Footnotes

1, Mary's first born son, William Francis Clemens whereabouts after his birth in Australia are unknown but his death in 1909 in South Brisbane has been sourced.

2. The painting of Mary Ann and Edward's home was found in a second hand store - recognised by a descendant of the Clemens family who purchased it.

3. Mary Ann's birth age varies by 3 years in relation to her age at the time of marriage given as 18.