Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Frederick James Oataway
— married
1888 in Victoria, Australia
Mother of
Frederick Arthur Oataway, Jessie Oataway, James Oataway, Walter Allan Oataway, Edward Cresser Oataway, John Stanley Oataway, Norman Oataway, Henry Oataway, Elsie Jane Oataway, Keith Rix Oataway and Amy Vera Oataway
Died
at about age 71
in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
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Biography
Mary Agnes Gaskins (married name Oataway) was born in 1871 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, the daughter of Arthur Gaskins and Hannah Sarah Rix.[1]
Mary, 3, emigrated to Australia with her widowed mother and siblings on the "St Osyth" in 1875.[2]
She married Frederick James Oataway in 1888 in Victoria, Australia.[3] Their children were:[4]
- Frederick Arthur Oataway (1889–1951)
- Jessie Oataway (1891–?)
- James Oataway (1893–1927)
- Walter Allan Oataway (1896–1957)
- Edward Cresser Oataway (1898?–1970)
- John Stanley Oataway (1900–1967)
- Norman Oataway (1902–1979)
- Henry Oataway (1904–1967)
- Elsie Jane Oataway (1906–?)
- Keith Rix Oataway (1909–1986)
- Amy Vera Oataway (1914–?)
Mary died in 1942 in Bendigo, Victoria, aged 71 years.[5]
Sources
- ↑ GRO-UK Index
- Name: GASKINS, MARY AGNES
- Mother's Maiden Surname: RIX
- GRO Reference: 1871 D Quarter in CHELTENHAM
- Volume 06A
- Page 422
- ↑ Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
- Name: Mary A Gaskins
- Nationality: English
- Arrival Age: 3
- Birth Date: abt 1872
- Departure Place: Plymouth
- Arrival Date: 27 Jun 1875
- Arrival Place: Melbourne and Sydney, Australia
- Ship: St Osyth
- ↑ Marriage record: 8486 / 1888. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
(Alice ADAMS and William Henry LISSON) - ↑ Birth records for children Frederick, Jessie, James, Walter, Edward, John, Norman, Henry, Elsie, Keith and Amy include parents' names and are cited on their individual Wikitree profiles.
- ↑ Death record: 26804 / 1942. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
(Name: Mary Agnes OATAWAY); (Place of birth: CHELTENHAM ENGLAND); (Place of death: BENDIGO); (Age at death: 71); (Mother: Mary Agnes UNKNOWN); (Father: GASKIN Arthur)
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