Mary Jane (Gale) Kell (abt. 1847 - 1904)

Born about 1847 in Islington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph McDougall Kell — married 8 Aug 1865 (to 15 Aug 1896) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia [uncertain]

Died Jul 1904 at about age 57 in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

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Mary Jane (Gale) Kell was born in the City of London, England.

Mary Jane Gale was born about 1847,^[1] one of six children of William Gale, a saddler, and his wife Susannah (born Simons/Simmons). Her birth was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1849 in Islington, London, England.^{[2] [3][4]}

In the 1851 census, Mary (age 4) was recorded as the daughter of William Gale in Islington, Middlesex, England.^[5]

She emigrated to the Colony of New South Wales with her parents and elder sister Fanny on the Daphne which arrived into Port Jackson on 16 Jan 1859.^[3] The passenger manifest shows:

• William GALE 45 Saddler / Harness maker, native of Somersetshire
• Susannah GALE 47, native of Devonshire
• Fanny D GALE 19, native of Middlesex
• Mary Jane GALE 11, native of Middlesex

The Daphne Manifest shows all were members of the Church of England and able to read and write when they arrived in the Colony.

She married Joseph McDougall Kell (-1896) in St Barnabas Church in Sydney (probably St Barnabas' Anglican Church, Ultimo) by licence on 8 August 1865.

"KELL-GALE-On the 8th August, by special

license, at St Barnabas' Church, by the Rev. T.

Smith, Joseph M.D. Kell, eldest son of Mr.

Donald Kell, of Sydney, to Mary Jane, young-

est daughter of Mr William Gale, of London,

England." ^[6]

Joseph Kell was a law clerk for over 30 years and worked for a number of different solicitors in Sydney and elsewhere in the Colony of New South Wales. About 1884, the family moved to Goulburn where Joseph worked for Mr Betts, a local solicitor. By 1896, he was managing conveyancing clerk to Mr. Betts.

Children of the couple:

• Lillian F Kell (1869-)
• Donald T Kell (1871-1875)
• Margaret E B Kell (187301875)
• Ida May Kell (1875-1945)
• Ralph Edward Hamblyn Kell (1880-1950) b. Dubbo
• Elsie Gertrude Kell (1883-1951)
• Donald George Kell (1887-1931) b. Leichhardt

Joseph died on Saturday 15 Aug 1896 at their home in Goulburn.^[7][8]

Mary died in Goulburn Hospital in early July 1904 from heart failure. She was 57 years old.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Coroner's Inquest 4 Jul 1904
2. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915", database with images
   Original data: England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Volume: 3; Page: 280
   Ancestry Record 8912 #4771971 (requires subscription $, accessed 13 April 2024)
   Mary Jane Gale birth registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1849 in Islington, London, England.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5316; Reel: 2138 Accessed on ancestry.com, May 2022. Vessel Name: Daphne. Arrival Date: 16 Jan 1859. Name: William Gale
   • View Ancestry Record 1204 #171921 (requires subscription).
4. ↑ NSW Death Registration Transcript Ref No 1873/21 for William Gale. Registered 3/1/1873 Sydney. Transcription by Marilyn Rowan dated 24 Sep 2003.
5. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census", database with images
   Class: HO107; Piece: 1500; Folio: 152; Page: 45; GSU roll: 87833-87834; ED, institution, or vessel: 40; Household schedule number: 183
   Ancestry Record 8860 #1866121 (requires subscription $, accessed 13 April 2024)
   Mary Jane Gale (4) daughter in household of William Gale (38) in Islington registration district in Middlesex, England. Born in London, England.
6. ↑ 1865 'Family Notices', Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser (NSW : 1864 - 1867), 31 August, p. 2. , viewed 17 May 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article30636078
7. ↑ 1896 'Funeral.', Goulburn Evening Penny Post (NSW : 1881 - 1940), 18 August, p. 2. , viewed 18 May 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98564378
8. ↑ 1896 'OBITUARY.', Goulburn Herald (NSW : 1881 - 1907), 17 August, p. 2. , viewed 18 May 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101113154