Mary (Iles) Wallace (1834 - 1872)

Born 15 Sep 1834 in Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Leopold George Wallace — married 6 Jul 1854 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 29 Aug 1872 at age 37 in Creswick, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Mary was born in 1834 at Carlton Hill, Brighton, Sussex, England. She was the daughter of William Iles (a Master Shoemaker) and Elizabeth Guildford, who were married on the 12 April 1826 at Dorset Gardens Chapel (Wesleyan Circuit), Brighton, Sussex, England^[1].

NAME AT BAPTISM

Surname: ISLES

Given Name: Mary^[2].

BIRTH

Date: 15 SEP 1834

Place: Castleton Hill, Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom^[3].

BAPTISM

Date: 12 OCT 1834

Place: Dorset Gardens Chapel (Wesleyan Circuit), Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom^[4].

MARRIAGE

Date: 6 JUL 1854

Spouse: Leopold George WALLACE

Child: Leopold George (b.1855)

Child: Henry William (b.27 Aug 1859)

Child: Arthur Gilford (b.14 Jan 1862)

Child: Edward (b.1864)

Child: Mary Elizabeth (b.19 Sep 1866)

Child: Alfred (b.1869)

Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^[5].

RESIDENCE

Date: 1841

Description: Living with her parents William and Elizabeth (Guildford) and siblings Elizabeth, Ann, Eliza, William and Sarah

Place: Carlton Street, South Side, Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom^[6].

Date: 1851

Description: Living with her parents William and Elizabeth (Guildford); siblings William, Sarah and Jane and Lodger, William (Stevens)

Place: 72 Carlton Street, Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom^[7].

OCCUPATION

Date: 1851

Occupation: Servant at Home

Place: 72 Carlton Street, Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom^[8].

Date: 22 MAY 1853

Occupation: Domestic Servant

Place: Williamstown, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^[9].

IMMIGRATION

Date of Departure: 7 FEB 1853

Port of Departure: Birkenhead, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Ship Name: Derry Castle

Passenger Details: Record No. 59 ISLES, William 47 Shoemaker; Record No. 60 ISLES, Elizabeth; Record No. 61 ISLES, Sarah 12; Record No. 62 ISLES, Jane 9; Record No. 159 ISLES, William 15 Shoemaker; Record No. 377 ILES, Eliza 20 Domestic Servant; Record No. 378 ILES, Mary 18 Domestic Servant

Date of Arrival: 22 MAY 1853

Port of Arrival: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^[10].

SHIPPING NOTICE

Date: 30 APR 1853

Source: Hobarton Guardian, or, True Friend of Tasmania (Hobart, Tas. : 1847 - 1854), 30 April, p. 2

Item Details: HOME NEWS. TO THE 14TH FEBRUARY. The Derry Castle sailed on the 7th of February, for Australia, with 360 Government emigrants, including 230 single women, principally Irish^[11].

Date: 24 MAY 1853

Source: Geelong Advertiser and Intelligencer (Vic. : 1851 - 1856), 24 May, p. 2. (DAILY.)

Item Details: MELBOURNE. ARRIVED....Derry Castle, ship, from Liverpool, with 365 emigrants^[12].

DEATH

Date: 29 AUG 1872

Place: Creswick, Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia^[13].

BURIAL

Date: 30 AUG 1872

Place: Creswick Cemetery, Creswick, Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia

Grave Location: METH-12-2350^[14].^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: England Marriages 1538-1973 (FindMyPast & FamilySearch Intl)
2. ↑ Source: England & Wales Non-Conformist Births And Baptisms (FindMyPast & DC Thomson Family History); Reference: (Year-1834); Place: Brighton; County: Sussex; The National Archives reference: TNA/RG/4/1748
3. ↑ Source: England & Wales Non-Conformist Births And Baptisms (FindMyPast & DC Thomson Family History); Reference: (Year-1834); Place: Brighton; County: Sussex; The National Archives reference: TNA/RG/4/1748
4. ↑ Source: England & Wales Non-Conformist Births And Baptisms (FindMyPast & DC Thomson Family History); Reference: (Year-1834); Place: Brighton; County: Sussex; The National Archives reference: TNA/RG/4/1748
5. ↑ Source: Family History Search (Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria, Australia); Reference: (Marriage Year-1854); Registration No. 2057/1854
6. ↑ Source: 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census (FindMyPast); Reference: Registration District: Brighton; County: Sussex; Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 1121; Book number: 3; Folio number: 22; Page number: 3
7. ↑ Source: 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census (FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Brighton; County: Sussex; Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 1645; Folio: 229; Page: 15
8. ↑ Source: 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census (FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Brighton; County: Sussex; Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 1645; Folio: 229; Page: 15
9. ↑ Source: Assisted Passenger Lists 1839-1871 (Public Record Office Victoria); Reference: (Year-1853); Record Series Number (VPRS): 14; Book 9; Page No. 164
10. ↑ Source: Assisted Passenger Lists 1839-1871 (Public Record Office Victoria); Reference: (Year-1853); Record Series Number (VPRS): 14; Book 9; Page Nos. 157, 160 & 164
11. ↑ Source: TROVE Newspapers (National Library of Australia); Reference: (Year-1853); (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article172859808)
12. ↑ Source: TROVE Newspapers (National Library of Australia); Reference: (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article94361219)
13. ↑ Source: Family History Search (Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria, Australia); Reference: (Death Year-1872); Registration No. 6615/1872
14. ↑ Source: Deceased Search (Creswick Cemetery Trust Mapping Portal); Reference: (Year-1869); (http://search.cemsearch.com.au:8008/mapguide/Creswick/Public/index.php)
15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/174748021/mary-wallace : accessed 26 June 2021), memorial page for Mary Iles Wallace (15 Sep 1834–Aug 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 174748021, citing Creswick Cemetery, Creswick, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by Rebecca McIntosh (contributor 48241877)