Clara Edith (Mott) Abbott (1896 - 1989)

Born 1896 in Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia

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Died 29 Dec 1989 at about age 93 in Canterbury, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Clara (Mott) Abbott was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)

Clara Edith Mott was born in 1896^[1], to John Mott and Mary Sinia (nee Copeland).

Clara married Charles Edgar Abbott in 1920^[2], and had at least one son.

We possibly need to find a divorce from the first marriage.

Clara possibly married Charles Harry Edwards in 1943^[3].

She died in 1990,^[4][5] and was buried at Springvale Cemetery.^[6]

Research Notes

• BDM Check DONE
• Parents Check DONE
• Grave Check DONE
• Children Check Not Done
• PROV.gov.vic.au (Public Records Office of Victoria) Check DONE
• NAA.gov.au (National Archives of Australia) Check DONE
• Trove.nla.gov.au (National Library of Australia, Newspapers Archives and other documents.) Check Not Done
• ADB.anu.edu.au (Australian Dictionary of Biography.) Check DONE

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Sources

1. ↑ Birth, Victoria BDM 24143/1896 in 1896, MOTT Clara Edith, (F)Jno, (M)Mary Sina (Copeland), born Warracknabeal.
2. ↑ Marriage, Western Australia BDM Marriages 371 in 1920, ABBOTT Charles E to MOTT Clara E, at Perth.
3. ↑ 2nd Marriage, Victoria BDM Marriages 6019/1943 in 1943, EDWARDS Charles Harry to ABBOTT Clara Edith.
4. ↑ Death, Victoria BDM Deaths 862/1990 in 1990, EDWARDS Clara Edith, (F)MOTT John, (M)Mary Maria Sinia (Copeland), (H)Charles Edgar Abbott, born Galaquil, 93 years.
5. ↑ Wills and Probate, PROV.vic.gov.au, 1021/396, Clara Edith EDWARDS; Date of Grant: 07 Mar 1990; Date of Death: 29 Dec 1989; Occupation: Widow; Residence: Canterbury.
6. ↑ Burial, Springvale Cemetery, Clara Edith Edwards, Date of death: 29 December 1989. Date of service: 02 January 1990. Service provided: Burial. Tenure expiry date: In perpetuity - for all time. Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery. Cemetery area: Matthews Lawn. Cemetery location: Matthews Lawn, Row C, Grave 02.