Mary (Hayes) Perry (abt. 1849 - 1917)

Born about 1849 in County Limerick, Ireland

Wife of John Thomas Perry — married 26 Jan 1905 in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 19 Feb 1917 at about age 68 in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Origins

Mary Hayes was born in Limerick, Ireland, the daughter of Matthew and Catherine (Byrne/Byrnes) Hayes.^[1] Mary was illiterate. The one fact that was constant in all records pertaining to her was that she was born in Limerick (whether the county or city unstated). A detailed examination of the several extant records pertaining to Mary indicate that she had been born between 1848—1858, with the most likely year of her birth being 1849. It is possible that Mary used an alias, Mary Robinson.

Emigration

The arrival in the colonies of young, unmarried, women, Irish women in particular, was common during the mid-19th century. No confirmed record has been found of Mary's arrival in the Colony of Victoria. When Mary died in February 1917, the registration of her death stated that she had been 45 years in Victoria, i.e., she had arrived ca. 1871-2, at ca. 21 or 22 years of age. That statement must be regarded as less than reliable given the list of her issue below is itself not a model of reliability. A detailed examination of shipping arrival records has identified the arrival of 6 'candidates' for the Mary Hayes of particular interest to this history. They arrived during the period 1865-1871:

• 25 December 1865, Sam Cearns, ship, White Star Line, 1,422 tons, John Chambers master—No. 2936, Mary Hayes, 16, Spinster, Irish.^[2]
• 18 April 1867, Wallasea, ship, 1,434 tons, E. M'Grath—No. 177, Catherine Hayes, 23 & Mary Hayes, 20, Servants, Irish (travelling together. Siblings?).^[3]
• 23 September 1867, John Temperley, ship, 975 tons, John W. Tucker—Mary Hayes, 18, Servant, Irish.^[4]
• 28 January 1868, Southern Cross, 591 tons, J. G. Mordue—Mary Hayes, Servant, 16, Irish.^[5]
• 1 February 1870, Lady Jocelyn, ship, 2,138 tons, G. Jenkins— Mary Hayes, Servant, 18, Irish.^[6]
• 25 October 1871, Colonial Empire, ship (Geo. Thompson, jun., and Co.'s line), 1,305 tons, James Bruce—Mary Hayes, 24, Servant, Irish.^[7]

Two of these young women, having been sent to the Emigration Commissioner's Depot(s) for 'dispersal', were assigned to employers: Mary Hayes, 18 (or 19?) per John Temperley, described as a Kitchen Maid, went to Mr & Mrs James Heffernan, 134 Latrobe Street West, for 6 months at £12 per annum; Mary Hayes, 24, per Colonial Empire, described as a General Servant, went to Mrs. Walker, Belmont (?) for 3 months at £16 per annum.^[8]
These 6 ships, selected because they carried an Irish female named Mary Hayes, brought a total of 2,091 immigrants, composed of (Adults, Children between 1-12, Infants):
English, 655+193+18=866; Scotch, 172+54+5=231; Irish, 874+90+11=975; Other, 17+2=19.
Thus Irish immigrants per these 6 ships amounted to nearly half of the total arrivals.

Marriage(s)

Mary is known to have entered into 2 common-law marriages; the first did not endure with good reason, the second, which did endure, was very belatedly formalised. When it came to providing dates for her marriages when registering the births of her children, it is evident that Mary was something of a 'random date generator'.

The first of Mary's partners was William Beattie (abt.1819-1882), born in County Mayo, Ireland. It seems likely that William Beattie initially employed Mary as his 'servant' and that they cohabited from ca. 1870-71. William Beattie was ca. 30 years Mary's senior. He is known to have had a sister, Catherine. No records of the arrival(s) in the Colony of Victoria of either William or of Catherine have been identified; they may have arrived indirectly via one of the other colonies.^[9] When William Beattie died in 1882, aged 63, Catherine Beattie was a deponent at the inquest into the circumstances of his death. The registration of his death stated that he had previously been married to a Mary Dunn in England and had an adult son, John. It did not mention 2 surviving children by Mary. Further, the registration of his death stated that he had (only) resided 9 years in Victoria. These details seem inconsistent with details which follow.
Given the uncertainty regarding the date of Mary's arrival at Melbourne, the various dates and places that Mary provided for her 'marriage' to William Beattie, when registering the births of several of her children further cloud Mary's story. On 3 occasions Mary provided details of her supposed marriage, none of which troubled the Victorian Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages:

• 17 June 1867, Melbourne, recorded on birth registration of William Beattie, born 26 November 1876, see list of issue below.
• 21 June 1869, Melbourne, recorded on birth registration of Bridget Beattie, born 20 September 1878, see list of issue below.
• 12 July 1872, Melbourne, recorded on birth registration of Mary Ann Beatty, born on 21 July 1875, see list of issue below.

William Beattie appears to have been of dubious, arguably dissolute, character who attracted the attention of the police who, in turn, put him before the Bench of the local Magistrates where he was duly judged:^[10]

EMERALD HILL POLICE COURT.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1876
(Before Mr. Mollison, P.M., and Messrs. Whiteman, Foote, Cowie, and Barker, J.P's.)
Obscene Language.—William Beattie was summoned by Constable Dwyer for making use of obscene language in Union-street, and was fined 20s. with 20. costs, or fourteen days' imprisonment.

However, it seems that William may not have been nor kept the best of company. On 15 January 1877 he was again standing before the bench (of Magistrates):^[11]

At the Emerald Hill Court this morning, two men, named William Beattie, a shoemaker, John M'Keckney, a boilermaker, and two women of no particular means of livelihood, named Ann Clair and Mary Robinson, were brought before the bench charged, the first named with being the occupier of a house frequented by disorderly persons, and tbe others with being found therein. It was shown in evidence that Beattie kept a bad house in Union street, off Coventry street, and that the women lived in it. The neighbors protested against the nuisance being allowed to continue, and the police instituted proceedings. The bench sent the three first-named prisoners to gaol for a period of twelve months each, and Mary Robinson to three months' hard labor.

With the bench having dispensed justice, the 4 prisoners were immediately taken to the (Old) Melbourne Gaol in Russell Street, Melbourne, to serve their respective sentences. Neither McKeckney (McKecknie) nor Clair, both originally from Scotland, are of any further interest here. Once inside the bluestone gates, the receiving warden filled out a 'RAP Sheet' for each of the prisoners.^[12] The 'RAP Sheet' for William Beattie, Prisoner No. 14374, stated his offence as being "Idle & disorderly". His record, sans photograph as was becoming a feature in gaol records around that time, states that he was 5'6" tall, had a fresh complexion, grey hair and blue eyes. The record stated his year of birth as 1820 and his native place as London (rather than Ireland), that he was a Bootmaker, of Roman Catholic faith and that he could read and write.
The 'RAP Sheet' for Mary Robinson, Prisoner No. 3102, stated that her offence was "Vagrancy". Again, sans photograph, Mary Robinson's record stated that she was 4' 11½" tall, had a fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, that her year of birth was 1848 and her native place was Ireland. She was a servant, of Roman Catholic faith and she could read and write "Imperfectly". These details intriguingly suggest that Mary Robinson and Mary Hayes may have been one and the same person. Mary Robinson served her full 3 months' sentence at hard labour in Melbourne Gaol.^[13] Had Mary known that she was going reside 3 months in Melbourne Gaol and had she been able to read a little better than 'imperfectly', a lengthy report published in a Melbourne newspaper less than 2 years previously would have been of more than passing interest.^[14] Mary Robinson was released on 14 April 1877. Given her rather common name no further specific mention of her has been found. If Mary Robinson was, in fact, Mary Hayes, it is not evident who looked after her 3 infant children while she was serving her sentence: Catherine, ca. 2 years 9 months; Mary, ca. 18 months; & William Jr., 2 months.
Meanwhile, 11 days after entering the bluestone entrance of Melbourne Gaol, William Beattie was transferred to Maryborough Gaol to serve the remainder of his sentence. In a sign that his "disorderly behaviour" did not extend to his time in custody, during October 1877 his record was annotated "Warrts Dis. 30 Prox." He had been granted his freedom by remission and he was to be released at the end of following month, i.e., on 30 November 1877. ^[15]
After his release, William Beattie soon returned to his old haunts, and to Mary. On 23 January 1878, less than 2 months after his release, his infant son, William Beattie (Jr.), died after suffering from diarrhea for 14 days. Mary had taken her ailing son to the Children's Hospital in Carlton the previous day. A daughter, Bridget Beattie, was born on 20 November 1878 at the Lying-in Hospital, Carlton. The birth registration recorded that 2 (3?) of William and Mary's 4 (5?) children had died. They had 2 older daughters, Catherine, 4 years, and Mary Ann, 3 years.^[16] Tragically, however, Mary Ann died of Diphtheria at the Children's Hospital, on 7 November 1979, aged 4 years. The registration of her death records that her father had changed occupations. William Beattie was no longer a shoemaker but was a boilermaker as had been one of his forgoing associates, John McKeckney.^[17] On the surface, it seems that William Beattie sought solace in alcohol for the loss of his namesake son which resulted in yet another appearance before the Magistrates Bench:^[18]

EMERALD HILL POLICE COURT.
MONDAY, DEC. 15, 1879.
(Before Messrs. Panton, P.M. Dr. Barker, and Mr. Boyd Js.P.)
Drunk.—William Beattie was fined 5s. or twenty-four hours imprisonment, for being drunk and disorderly.

The reality, however, was that William Beattie was a dissolute character who would soon be back in gaol. His relationship with Mary appears to have ended around this time.

The second of Mary's partners was John Thomas Perry (1849-1913), born on 23 Dec 1849 at Haggerstone (Haggerston), Middlesex, England (birth registered at Shoreditch). John is known to have arrived in New South Wales as an infant in 1853 and, apparently, relocated to Victoria ca. 1878. Again, Mary, was unreliable with the dates of her 'marriage' to John Perry:

• 24 March 1879, Melbourne, recorded on birth registration of Florence Perry, born on 18 February 1881, see list of issue below.
• 28 June 1879, Melbourne, recorded on birth registration of Alice Perry, born on 28 November 1882, see list of issue below.

Little is known during the intervening years of the lives of the family, Mary, John, and Mary's 3 daughters, Catherine aka 'Kate' (Beattie), Bridget (Beattie) & Florence (Perry). Catherine, 20, of Albert Street, South Melbourne, married Samuel Kellet Newton at Fitzroy on 19 June 1894. Catherine was married with the permission of Mary Perry, Guardian of the bride. After the birth of a son, Samuel Newton deserted his family. Meanwhile, it is apparent that the sisters were 'close'. An ugly spat during a social occasion on Boxing day 1897 ended in court:^[19]

A PICNIC PARTY IN COURT.
CHARGE OF INSULTING WORDS.
At the local court on Monday, before Messrs. Glover and Christmas, J's.P., Kate Newton charged Harry Alford with using insulting words in a public place. Mr. Nolan appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Field Barrett for the defence.
Counsel for the plaintiff said that on Boxing Day, 27th December, the parties and some friends, numbering about a dozen couples in all, agreed to celebrate the day by a picnic at South Morang, and drove out to the scene in a van. They had a picnic under the trees, and afterwards adjourned to the South Morang Hotel, where dancing was going on, and where several other picnic parties had congregated. They started dancing and while in the hotel defendant used bad language to complainant and made vile insinuations against her character. He repeated the remarks in the "road," and had to be restrained from rushing at the complainant.
Kate Newton, married woman, residing in William-street, gave evidence in corroboration of counsel's statement. She was standing in front of a mirror in the hotel when defendant struck her on the head. She walked up the road and he followed calling her names. To Mr. Barrett: It was untrue that she had been drinking. She had not taken anything stronger than limejuice and soda.
Bridget Beattie and Florence Perry gave corroborative evidence. After complainant had taken her seat in the van to go home she left it and refused to go home with defendant, saying "I'm particular." Defendant then threw a piece of cake which hit her on the forehead. She afterwards drove home in a buggy with some friends.
Defendant, who described himself as a soapmaker, denied that he called the complainant the names complained of. He did make use of a certain remark, but intended no insult. Complainant provoked him by holding up a glass of beer in front of the mirror and referring to him as he passed, saying "This is treacle and dripping's drink." Defendant also asserted that complainant and other females had been drinking.
After hearing other evidence to the same effect the bench fined defendant £2, in default 14 days' imprisonment, the chairman remarking that there was no justification for statements made against the complainant's character.

For reasons lost to history, after ca. 25 years of co-habitation John and Mary did finally formalise their relationship. John Thomas Perry, 58, Bootmaker, and Mary Beattie, 49, Widow, 7 March 1882, both residing at 162 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne, were married by License at 180 Napier Street, South Melbourne, on 26 January 1905. The marriage ceremony was conducted according to the rites of the Baptist Church by Joseph Thomas Evans. The witnesses were Frances Cuthbert and Elizabeth Mitchell. The ages recorded appear to have been 'fudged'. John was 55 years old and Mary may have been a year older. Mary could be forgiven for the erroneous date that she was 'widowed', in error by only 3 days. However, inexplicably, John's birthplace was recorded as Cardiff, Wales. The registration recorded that John had no children, either living or deceased, whereas Mary had had 10 children, 3 still living and 7 deceased.^[20] It will become evident from the list of issue below that this record is clearly anomalous. Attention to detail seems not to have been the couple's forte.
Later that same year, on 24 August 1905, Florence, 23, of 162 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne, married William George Freebody at South Melbourne. This marriage proved to be short lived. It seems likely that Florence returned to live with her parents managing to avoid her husband and his entreaties to return to him. Finally, Bridget, 29, of 132 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne, married James Thomas Kilpatrick, at South Melbourne, on 20 November 1907. After a son was born in Melbourne Bridget & james Kilpatrick moved to Sydney where Florence also came to visit (and give birth to her son).

Issue

Notwithstanding the preceding statement on the marriage registration of Mary & John Perry in 1905, only 9 have been identified from the unreliable extant records. Even that number may be less than reliable:

• William Beattie, neither birth nor death registered. No record of a burial (probably at Melbourne General Cemetery) can be found. William's name, however, was listed on the birth registration of his namesake sibling born on 26 November 1876 (below). This child appears to predate William Beattie's supposed arrival in Victoria (ca. 1873).^[21]
• John Beattie, neither birth nor death registered. No record of a burial (probably at Melbourne General Cemetery) can be found. His name was also listed on the birth registration of William Beattie, born 26 November 1876 (below). This child also appears to predate William Beattie's supposed arrival in Victoria (ca. 1873).^[22]
• Catherine (Esther) Beattie, birth not registered but born ca. March 1874, her birth being recorded when the birth of the next child was registered. Catherine survived childhood. She married (1) Samuel Kellett Newton at Moor Street, Fitzroy, on 19 June 1894 and, after being deserted, married (2) George James Fyfe at 448 Queen street, Melbourne, on 30 March 1908. Catherine Esther Fyfe, 76, died at "Carmel" Private Hospital, Preston, of Broncho Pneumonia, on 21 April 1951. She was cremated at Fawkner Memorial Park on 24 April 1951 and her remains interred with those of her husband who had died on 27 February 1945.^[23]
• Mary Ann Beatty, born at 3 union Street, Emerald Hill (now South Melbourne), on 21 July 1875, the daughter of William Beatty, 55 Shoemaker, born Mayo, Ireland, and Mary Beatty, formerly Hayes, 26, born Limerick, Ireland. The nurse was Mrs. Brewer. The only prior birth recorded was that of Catherine Esther, 16 months. Mary Ann, 4, died of Diphtheria at the Childrens' Hospital on 7 November 1879. Mary Ann was buried at the Melbourne General Cemetery on 8 November 1879 in a Public/Pauper grave in the Roman Catholic Compartment W (located in the north-west corner of the cemetery. The ground has since been covered, with further burials occurring in the new layer.^[24]
• William Beattie, born at Coventry Street East, South Melbourne, on 26 November 1876, son of William Beattie, 55, Shoemaker, born Ireland & Mary Beattie formerly Hayes, 28, born Ireland. The nurse (& authorised agent) was Catherine Brewer of Emerald Hill who signed with her 'X' mark. William Beattie, 14 months, died at Stewart Street, Emerald Hill, on 23 January 1878. The cause of death was recorded as Diarrhea, 2 weeks. William was buried at Melbourne General Cemetery on 24 January 1878 in a Public/Pauper grave in the Roman Catholic Compartment W.^[25].
• —William Beattie (Sr.) was convicted on 15 January 1877 at the Emerald Hill Magistrates Court of being idle & disorderly and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment. He served his sentence in Melbourne Gaol & Maryborough Gaol. Receiving a remission on his sentence, he was released on 30 November 1877. Convicted of vagrancy on the same date and at the same place, his associate Mary Robinson was sentenced to 3 months hard labour which she served in Melbourne Gaol. She was released on 14 April 1877 having served her full sentence.
• Bridget Beattie, born at the Lying-in Hospital, Smith Ward, City of Melbourne, on 21 September 1878, the daughter of William Beattie, 49, Shoemaker, born Mayo, Ireland, and Mary Beattie, formerly Hayes, 29, born Limerick, Ireland. The registration of bridget's birth only records the birth of 4 prior children: William, dead; Catherine, 4; Mary Ann, 3; William, dead.^[26].
• John [Beattie? / Perry?], neither birth nor death registered. No record of a burial (probably at Melbourne General Cemetery) can be found. John's name, however, was listed on the birth registration of the next child, sans details other than he was deceased.^[27]
• —William Beattie (Sr.) was convicted on 10 November 1880 at the Emerald Hill Magistrates Court of being idle & disorderly and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment. During this period it seems that Mary entered into a common-law relationship with John Thomas Perry (1849-1913). William served his sentence in Melbourne Gaol and Geelong Gaol. He again received a remission on his sentence and was released on 25 September 1881. He died at Carlton on 10 March 1882 and an inquest was held.
• Florence (Maud) Perry, born at 120 Dorcas Street East, Emerald Hill on 18 February 1881. Although Florence's birth was registered with her father being recorded as John Perry, 35, Bootmaker (birthplace illegible) and Mary Perry, formerly Hayes, 31, born Limerick, Ireland, Florence was in fact the daughter of William Beattie as a DNA investigation has subsequently revealed.^[28] Florence married William George Freebody at South Melbourne on 24 Aug 1905 but left the marriage in early January 1910. After the birth of a son Norman Herbert Sutton (1915-1948) by an extra-marital relationship, Florence was divorced by her husband in 1922. She then entered into a defacto relationship with Harold Hector 'Harry' Styler. Florence Maud Styler died in the Alfred Hospital, Prahran, on 5 Sep 1944 and is buried at the Springvale Botanical Park, Springvale.^[29]
• Alice (Clara) Perry was born on 28 November 1882 at 13 Alfred Street, Town of Emerald Hill. Alice died at 15 Albert Street, South Melbourne, of Bronchial pneumonia, aged 18 months, on 29 April 1884. Alice had been ill for 2 months and had been seen at the Children's Hospital, Carlton, the previous day. Alice was buried at the Melbourne General Cemetery on 1 May 1884. The informant was her father, J. T. Perry. Curiously, Alice's mother was recorded as Mary Perry, formerly Robinson. Alice Perry was interred in a Public/Paupers grave in the Church of England Compartment HH. The ground has since been covered with further burials occurring in the new layer.^[30]

Death

Mary Perry, 59, Widow, died at 7 Buckhurst Street, South Melbourne, on 19 February 1917. The cause of Mary's death was recorded as "Chronic Senility, Bronchitis & Cardiac Failure". The registration omits any details of her parents' names. It states that Mary was married to William Beattie at Melbourne, age 17, and, subsequently, to John Thomas Perry at South Melbourne at age 24.^[31] Even in death, Mary's record was unreliable.

Mary Perry was buried with her husband, John Thomas Perry, at Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, on 20 February 1917, in the Church of England Compartment B, Grave 209.^[32]

Postscript

The profile manager has 2 DNA matches with descendants of Mary Hayes (via her daughter Catherine Esther (Beattie, Newton) Fyfe. To date, April 2023, despite numerous other matches having Irish ancestry none have been found which can assist in the confirmation of the identity of Mary's ancestral familes.

Sources

• PROV; Public Record of Victoria, North Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
• Trove; National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

1. ↑ No record has been found of Mary having a second given name, Ann or Jane, as appears elsewhere.
2. ↑ Sam Cearns: PROV; VPRS 947/P0000, Sep -Dec 1865 (PROV); The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 26/12/1865, p. 4 (Trove).
3. ↑ Wallasea: PROV; VPRS 947/P0000, Jan - Jun 1867(PROV); The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic.), 20/4/1867, p. 13 (Trove).
4. ↑ John Temperley: PROV; VPRS 947/P0000, Jul - Dec 1867 (PROV); The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 24/9/1867, p. 4 (Trove).
5. ↑ Southern Cross: PROV; VPRS 947/P0000, Jan - Jul 1868 (PROV); The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.), 28/1/1868, p. 4 (Trove).
6. ↑ Lady Jocelyn: PROV; VPRS 947/P0000, Jan - May 1870 (PROV); The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 28/1/1870, p. 4 (Trove).
7. ↑ Colonial Empire: PROV; VPRS 947/P0000, Sep - Dec 1871 (PROV); The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 26/10/1871, p. 2 (Trove).
8. ↑ PROV; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kingdom [refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502] (14 ): Mary Hayes per John Temperley (Book 14A, Image 87); Mary Hayes per Colonial Empire (Book 14A, Image 147.
9. ↑ A Catherine Beattie, 19, General Servant, from Kings County (County Offaly since 1920), Ireland, arrived at Melbourne per the ship Tudor on 9 May 1864. Her age and place of birth is not consistent with her being William Beattie's sister.
10. ↑ The Record and Emerald Hill and Sandridge Advertiser (Vic.), 11/8/1876, p. 3 (Trove).
11. ↑ The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.), 15/1/1877, p. 2 (Trove); The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 16/1/1877, p. 5 (Trove). The latter report stated that Mary Robinson, innocent of any specific offence other than association (consorting?) was "let off" with 3 months' detention.
12. ↑ RAP = Record of Arrest and Prosecution.
13. ↑ [Compiler unknown]; Female Felons; The stories behind the women . Hard Labour (H.L)—A sentence of hard labour for women meant that they worked long hours in the laundries, and picked oakum, a natural fibre used to make ropes. Both chores were very physically demanding.
14. ↑ The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 13/3/1875, p. 4 (Trove).
15. ↑ PROV; VPRS 515/P0000, Central Register for Male Prisoners 14257 - 14721 (1876-1877), Vol. 25, p. 120, Prisoner No. 14374—William Beattie. Maryborough Gaol which was situated in Inkerman Street, conveniently less that 500 m. from the Maryborough courthouse, was constructed in 1862. It had 72 cells to accommodate the prisoners. The Gaol was closed in 1902. Part of the structure was demolished to build what is now known as the Pioneer Memorial Tower on nearby Bristol Hill. Two buildings flanking what was the entrance still stand in Inkerman Street.
16. ↑ Victoria BDM Registry—Births: Bridget Beattie, 21336/1878.
17. ↑ Victoria BDM Registry—Deaths: Mary Ann Betieg (sic), 9931/1879.
18. ↑ The Record and Emerald Hill and Sandridge Advertiser (Vic.), 19/12/1879, p. 3 (Trove).
19. ↑ Record (Emerald Hill, Vic.), 15/1/1898, p. 3 (Trove)
20. ↑ Victoria BDM Registry—Marriages: John Thomas Perry & Mary Beattie, 1365/1905.
21. ↑ The Melbourne General Cemetery were unable to confirm William's burial without further details.
22. ↑ The Melbourne General Cemetery were unable to confirm John's burial without further details.
23. ↑ Victoria BDM Registry—Marriages, 3468/1894; Victoria BDM Registry—Marriages, Catherine Esther Newton & George James Fyfe, 2154/1908; Victoria BDM Registry—Deaths, Catherine Esther Fyfe, 4096/1951. Find A Grave Catherine E Fyfe.
24. ↑ Victoria BDM Registry—Births: Mary Ann Beatty, 15756/1875; Victoria BDM Registry—Deaths: Mary Ann Betieg (sic), 9931/1879. Melbourne General Cemetery details, pers. com. Michelle Cecchin, per 'phone 17/2/2023.
25. ↑ Victoria BDM Registry—Births: William Beattie, 22879/1876; Victoria BDM Registry—Deaths, 1496/1878 . Melbourne General Cemetery details, pers. com. Michelle Cecchin, per 'phone 17/2/2023.
26. ↑ Victoria BDM Registry—Births: Bridget Beattie, 21336/1878. The Lying-in Hospital at this date was located in in Madeline (now Swanston) St, Carlton. It is now known as the Royal Women's Hospital.
27. ↑ The Melbourne General Cemetery were unable to confirm John's burial without further details.
28. ↑ Victoria BDM Registry—Births: Florence Perry, 9147/1881; Victoria. Due to the poor quality copy of the registration, John Perry's birthplace appears to be missing 1½ lines of text. The only legible word appears to be Wales which might refer to New South Wales where he arrived as an infant. Alternatively, illogically, it could refer to an unknown town in Wales despite the fact that he was born at Haggerstone, Middlesex, England, with his birth registered at Shoreditch.
29. ↑ BDM Registry—Marriages: William George Freebody & Florence Maude Perry, 6067/1905; Victoria BDM Registry—Deaths, Florence Maude Styler, 9296/1944.
30. ↑ Victoria BDM Registry—Births: Alice Perry, 2428/1883. Victoria BDM Registry—Deaths: Alice Clara Perry, 5393/1884. Email, 16/2/2023, Michelle Cecchin, Melbourne General Cemetery, Customer Care Consultant.
31. ↑ Victoria BDM Registry—Deaths, Mary Perry, 2399/1917.
32. ↑ Find A Grave (Mary Beattie Perry).

Acknowledgements

• Ms. Michelle Cecchin, Customer Care Consultant, Melbourne General Cemetery, who responded warmly to my request for burial details for several of the Beattie & Perry children. Thanks Michelle.