Mary (Gorman) Blakeney (abt. 1881 - 1942)

Born about 1881 in Truscotts Swamp (Flat) near Oberon NSW

Ancestors

Wife of Harold Livingstone Blakeney — married 1920 in New South Wales, Australia

Died 1942 at about age 61 in Liverpool District, Australia

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Biography

Mary married twice, to Joseph Walsh in Oberon in 1908, reported in the Lithgow Mercury ^[1] She was given away by her brother, Mr. W. (William) Gorman, and the bridesmaids were the Misses Gorman, sisters of the bride (Gert and one of John's daughters?)

She married Harold Blakeney in Sydney in 1920. She is not known to have borne children. Harold is the son of Peter Mansfield Blakeney and Mary Ann Regent.

In 1924 she and Harold adopted the children of their neighbour Rachel Vilo Morris O'Brien of 600 Crown Street, (adoptions formally registered in 1932) Roy 1916-2006, ^[2] Alan (1921-1942) ^[3], Joyce ^[4]and Marie, married John Hastings Watson [1] Alan died At Sea 09 Apr 1942 ^[5].

A Harold Blakeney paid rates on 600 Crown street in Sydney in 1927. By 1929 the property had been rebuilt ^[6]

In 1931 they were living at 19 Susan Street Annandale. In 1935 they were living in the Granville area:

--663 Blakeney, Harold Livingstone, 31 Woodville road, military pensioner, M

--664 Blakeney, Mary, 31 Woodville road, home duties,

Harold died in 1938, having served in WW1 as Pvte. 6035, 22nd Battn. (Military headstone) ^{[7] [8]}

Research Notes

• Violet had a fifth child, her first born Horace ^[9]
• Possible article about the children
• Possible article about Vilo desertion

Sources

1. ↑ Fri 5 Jun 1908 Page 4 MARRIAGE AT OBERON.
2. ↑ BLAKENEY Roy 131/1932 Harold Livingstone Mary
3. ↑ BLAKENEY GEORGE A J143/1932 HAROLD L MARY
4. ↑ BLAKENEY Thelma Joyce 135/1932 Harold Livingstone Mary
5. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16151297?searchTerm=vilo%20morris&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales|||l-decade=192|||l-year=1924
6. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16608629?searchTerm=%22600%20Crown%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales|||l-decade=192
7. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17517735?searchTerm=%22marie%20blakeney%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales
8. ↑ BLAKENEY HAROLD LIVINGSTONE 16186/1938 PETER MARY ANN RANDWICK
9. ↑ NSW BDM MORRIS HORACE 13806/1913 VIOLET R

• NSW BDM Death certificate 5915/1882 for father, William
• NSW BDM 5547/1908 
• NSW BDM 10782/1920
• NSW BDM Death certificate 24825/1942
• NSW Electoral roll 1931, 1935