Elizabeth Mary (Ford) Sullivan (1841 - 1925)

Born 1841 in County Waterford, Ireland

Wife of Patrick Sullivan — married 1869 in South Australia

Descendants

Died 3 Jul 1925 at about age 84 in Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Elizabeth Ford, married name Sullivan was born about 1841 in County Waterford, Ireland. ^[1]

Emigration to South Australia. Aged 20, she ventured to Australia, arriving at Port Adelaide on Christmas Day, 1861. ^[2]

Marriage. In 1869, she married Patrick Sullivan and they set up house in Mount Gambier. ^[3]

Death. Recorded as Mary Elizabeth Sullivan, she died in 1925, aged 84. ^[4]

Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA) Friday 3 July 1925 - Page 2

DEATH

SULLIVAN.--On July 3, at her son's residence, Major Street, off O'Halloran Terrace, Mary Elizabeth, relict of the late Patrick Sullivan ; aged 84 years. R.I.P.

FUNERAL NOTICE.

The friends of the late Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Sullivan are respectfully informed that her funeral is appointed to leave her son's residence, Major Street, off O'Halloran Terrace, on SUNDAY AFTERNOON at 2 o'clock, for interment in the Catholic portion of the New Cemetery.

J. T. McMAHON, Funeral Director. Phone 79, shop and residence. ^[5]

Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA ) Tuesday 7 July 1925 - Page 3

OBITUARY.

MRS. MARY ELIZABETH SULLIVAN

The death of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Sullivan, in her 84th year, on Friday last, marks the passing of another very old resident of Mount Gambier. Mrs. Sullivan had been ailing for some weeks before her death. Born in County Waterford, Ireland, in the year 1841, Mrs. Sullivan, as a young woman of 20 years, sailed for Australia in 1861, arriving at Port Adelaide on Christmas Day of that year. In 1869 she came to Mount Gambier, having been married that year. Mrs. Sullivan was an ardent member of St. Paul's Church, and during the active period of her life took a keen interest in the work of the church. Her husband predeceased her by 22 years. The surviving members of the family are :— Mesdames G. Hadley (Mount Gambier), A. B. Hill (Mount Gambier), J. F. Newton (Moorak), and Messrs. T. Sullivan (Zeehan, Tasmania), W. Sullivan (Horsham), P. Sullivan (Millicent), and J. Sullivan (Mount Gambier). The funeral, which was well attended, took place on Sunday, Mr. J. T. McMahon carrying out the arrangements, and the Rev. Father T. P. Davis officiating at the graveside. ^[6]

Research Note

Elizabeth is her preferred name. It is the name she used when she married and the name used on her children's birth registrations. At her death, her name was given as Mary Elizabeth and that was how she was buried. However, the name carved on her headstone is Elizabeth. ^[7]

For this profile, Mary has been added a middle name. There is a daughter, Mary Elizabeth, and perhaps that influenced the name given on her mother's death.

Sources

• Genealogy SA Online Database Search

1. ↑ Birth from obituary
2. ↑ Emigration from obituary
3. ↑ Marriage Genealogy SA, Online Database Search : 1869 MARRIAGE, 80/599, SULLIVAN Patrick, FORD Elizabeth, Grey
4. ↑ Death Genealogy SA, Online Database Search : 1925 DEATH 479/394 SULLIVAN Mary Elizabeth, Patrick SULLIVAN [DH], Grey
5. ↑ Death & Funeral Notices 1925 'Family Notices', Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA : 1861 - 1954), 3 July, p. 2. , viewed 12 Jan 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article77723982
6. ↑ Obituary 1925 'OBITUARY.', Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA : 1861 - 1954), 7 July, p. 3. , viewed 11 Jan 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article77724084
7. ↑ HEADSTONE PHOTO City of Mount Gambier Cemetery Data Search: Patrick Sullivan [1]