Mary Henrietta Gertrude (Eccleston) Shiels (1864 - 1938)

Born 1864 in Cooma, New South Wales, Australia

Wife of Hugh Aloysius O'Donnell — married 18 Jan 1886 in Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia

Died 1938 at about age 74 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

NEW MAORI CHURCH. (1886, January 23). Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1932), p. 15. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article119444925 On Monday morning last at Cootamundra Mr.H. A. O'Donnell, solicitor, was married to Miss Hettie Eccleston, youngest daughter the late H.J. Eccleston of Cooghoombula station, in the Monaro district. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father Butler. The bride was given away by her cousin, Mr. W. A. Byrne, of Cootamundra, Mr. J. W. Grosvenor, of the City Bank,acting as best man to Mr. O'Donnell. After a quiet dejeuner at Keira, the future residence of the young couple, they proceeded by train to Wagga Wagga for their honeymoon. Here they will be the guests of old friends, Mr. and Mrs. George Coleman, who, with Mr. and Mrs.O'Donnell, present the somewhat strange coincidence of two students of St. Stanislaus', Bathurst, who became solicitors, and married two ladies who received their training at Subiaco Convent.

OBITUARY (1938, September 7). The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950), p. 2. Retrievedfrom http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104982161 Mrs. Mary Shiels (74), of Iron-street,Parramatta, wife of Mr. Chas Shiels, died in hospital on Tuesday of last week. She leaves a family. The funeral left St. Monica's Church, Parramatta, on Thursday afternoon for the Catholic Cemetery, Northern Suburbs. Arrangements were in the hands of Charles Innes and Son, Parramatta.

Sources

• BIRTH NSW Births ,Deaths and Marriages ECCLESTON MARY H 7835/1864 (F=HENRY J M=ELIZABETH M) district COOMA
• MARRIAGE No.1 NSW Births ,Deaths and Marriages 5279/1886 O'DONNELL HUGH A married ECCLESTON MARY H G district COOTAMUNDRA (Hugh died 1896)
• MARRIAGE No.2 NSW Births ,Deaths and Marriages 5288/1897 SHEILS CHARLES J married O'DONNELL HETTIE G district COOMA
• DEATH NSW Births ,Deaths and Marriages SHIELS MARY HENRIETTA 20852/1938 (F=HENRY JOHN M=ELIZABETH) district PARRAMATTA