Mary Ann (Onton) Wyhoon (1858 - 1935)

Born 17 Aug 1858 in Ararat, Victoria, Australia

Wife of Ah Wy (Hoon) Wyhoon — married 1875 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 31 Jan 1935 at age 76 in Avoca, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Mary Ann Onton was born on 17 August 1858 in Ararat to Thomas Onton and Bridget Fogarty.^[1] The family later used the surname Cook.

Mary Cook married Ah Hoon on 26 February 1875 in Avoca, Victoria.^[2] The family later went by the surname Wyhoon and her husband was known as William Wyhoon (1844–1923).

They had 14 children:

1. Catherine 1876–1961
2. Elizabeth 1878–
3. William 1880–1966
4. Henry 1882–1958
5. Annie Hamilton 1884–1957
6. Florence 1886–1960
7. Frank 1888–1888
8. Alfred George 1889–1952
9. Eva Mary 1891–1912
10. Nellie 1894–1975
11. Frederick 1896–1970
12. Arthur 1899–1961
13. Walter 1903–1973
14. Percival 1905–1962

Mary Wyhoon died on 31 January 1935 in Avoca, Victoria.^[3] She was buried in Avoca cemetery Sect 9 Sub 18 No 243 and has a gravestone.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 10 Mar 2022). Index entry for Mary Ann ONTON, Year: 1858; Parents: Thomas and Bridget FOGARTY; Place: ARARAT Reg. Number: 18294/1858
2. ↑ Marriage Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 10 Mar 2022). Index entry for COOK, Mary and UNKNOWN, Ah Hoon; Year: 1875, Reg. number: 673/1875
3. ↑ Death Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 10 Mar 2022). Index entry for Mary WYHOON, Year: 1935; Parents: COOK Thomas and Bridget FOGARTY; Spouse: -; Death Place: AVOCA; Birth Place:  ; Age: 77; Reg. Number: 12042/1935; Reg. Number: 12042/1935
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #187965436

• Obituary, The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) 4 February 1935: 12. Web. 23 Nov 2016