Mary Ann (Rue) Davison (1841 - 1915)

Born 20 Jun 1841 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Jonathan Davison — married 9 Oct 1862 in Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Kelso, Colony of New South Wales, Australia

Died 23 Apr 1915 at age 73 in Limekilns, New South Wales, Australia [uncertain]

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Biography

Mary (Rue) Davison was born in New South Wales, Australia

Mary Ann Rue was born on the 20th June, 1841 in Sydney, New South Wales. She was then baptised on the 21st February, 1844 at the Church of England, Kelso, via Bathurst, New South Wales^[1].

Interestingly, Mary Ann's sister Eliza Rue married Jonathan Davison's brother, Daniel Davison in 1860.

Marriage

Mary Ann Rue married Jonathan Davison on the 9th October, 1862 in the Holy Spirit C of E, Kelso, via Bathurst, New South Wales.

Children

Mary Ann and Jonathon are conjectured to have had eight children (5 sons, 3 daughters) all of whom were registered in the Bathurst district for BDM (except the last, Alice, who was registered in East Macquarie district, perhaps an artefact of a Register change).

1. Andrew Jonathon b. 1863^[2] d. 13 July 1943 in Bathurst^[3], buried in Presbyterian section of Bathurst Cemetery^[4].
2. Jessie Florence b. 1866^[5] m. James J. Tobin in Bathurst district in 1898^[6] d. 29 Jun 1946 in Bathurst^[7] buried in Kelso C of E Cemetery^[8].
3. Richard Charles? b. 1868^[9] d. 1948 in Liverpool^[10]
4. Ernest Albert b. 1870^[11] m. Jane Elizabeth Killer 5 Oct 1904 in Queensland^[12] d. 12 Aug 1948 in Gin Gin, Bundaberg Region, Queensland^[13][14]
5. Mary Annie? b. 1873^[15] m. Charles E. Tobin in Bathurst district in 1903^[16] d. 13 Oct 1962 in Bathurst^[17] buried in Kelso C of E cemetery^[18].
6. Joseph T b. 5 Apr 1877 in Glanmire^[19] m. Sarah Eva Thorn 1900 in Bathurst district^[20] d. 5 Dec 1942 in Petersham^[21], buried in Rookwood General Cemetery^[22]
7. Archibald James b. 1880^[23] d. 1960 in Katoomba^[24]
8. Alice Maud b. 1882^[25] m. Benjamin F. Tobin in Bathurst district 1900^[26] d. 1968 in Kogarah^[27]

At the time of her death in 1915, all her daughters are stated in her funeral notice^[28] to be living with their respective husbands (all surnamed Tobin), in Limekilns.

Death

Mary Ann Davison (nee Rue) passed away on the 23rd April, 1915 presumably in Limekilns after a long illness^[28][29]. The BDM Death's registration lists the given name of her father as James, and that of her mother as Jane. She was interred in the Kelso Church of England Cemetery^[30], it is conjectured that the funeral service was held in the Kelso Church of England^[28]

Research Notes

The place where Mary Ann died is conjectured to be "the Limekilns" (GPS -33.2723, 149.7259, 16 miles NE from Bathurst, in the Parish of Jesse, see NSW Dept. of Lands Map of the County of Roxburgh, published 1907) where she and Jonathon had resided for 15 years prior to his death in 1906^[31]. It is conjectured that she remained there until her own death nine years later.

Her death was registered in the Sunny Corner district of the NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages. Sunny Corner is in the north-east County of Roxburgh, Limekilns is in the middle of the same County, a considerable distance outside the boundaries of the County of Bathurst. An Assistant Registrar of BDM was located in Sunny Corner in 1903 and it is conjectured that he (and/or his successors) registered Mary Ann's death.

More details of James and Mary Ann's association with the Limekilns' community may be found in a book published privately in 2017 on the local history of the Limekilns^[32]. It provides details of the Tobin family, three of the men of whom married the three Davison daughters.

Interestingly the register of her death gives her mother's given name as Jane. This may be an error and may refer to her grandmother conjectured to be Jane MAY. Records of both her own baptism^[1] and that of her younger siblings, George (b. 28 Mar 1845, bapt. 10 Mar 1846^[33]) and Emily (b. 12 Dec 1848, bapt. 12 Jul 1849^[34]) give her mother's name as Mary Ann Rue (d. 1885) and her father as James Rue (d. 1881).

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Birth/Baptism Entry" Mary Ann Rue was born 20 Jun 1841 at Sydney, New South Wales, and baptised 21 Feb 1844 at Kelso, New South Wales, Australia.Citing this Record: "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTHN-T2Z : 28 January 2020), Mary Ann Rue, 1844
2. ↑ New South Wales BDM Births Registration no. 5342/1863
3. ↑ New South Wales BDM Deaths Registration no. 16644/1943
4. ↑ National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW) Wed 14 Jul 1943 p. 3 available online https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/163867310 accessed 13/3/21
5. ↑ New South Wales BDM Births Registration no. 5346/1866
6. ↑ New South Wales BDM Marriages Registration no. 631/1898
7. ↑ New South Wales Deaths Registration no. 15652/1946
8. ↑ Kelso Church of England Cemetery details available Find-a-Grave database https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216239334/jessie-florence-tobin accessed 13/3/21
9. ↑ New South Wales BDM Births Registration no. 6051/1868
10. ↑ New South Wales BDM Deaths Registration no. 23306/1948 [father's name given as Johanthan]
11. ↑ New South Wales BDM Births Registration no. 6589/1870
12. ↑ Queensland BDM Marriages Registration no. 1904/C/145
13. ↑ Queensland BDM Deaths Registration no. 1948/C/2532
14. ↑ Gin Gin Cemetery Memorial Plot GGB2 (Row 2) Plot 602 available Find-a-Grave database https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124084165/ernest-albert-davison accessed 13/3/21
15. ↑ New South Wales BDM Births Registration no. 6859/1873
16. ↑ New South Wales BDM Marriages Registration no. 770/1903
17. ↑ New South Wales Deaths Registration no. 31974/1962
18. ↑ Kelso Church of England Cemetery details available Find-a-Grave database https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216239335/mary-annie-tobin accessed 13/3/21
19. ↑ New South Wales BDM Births Registration no. 7962/1877
20. ↑ New South Wales Marriages Registration no. 8257/1900
21. ↑ New South Wales BDM Deaths Registration no. 29418/1942
22. ↑ Rookwood General Cemetery Anglican Section 13, Grave 2408 Memorial available Find-a-Grave database https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174503620/joseph-thomas-davison accessed 13/3/21
23. ↑ New South Wales BDM Births Registration no. 9899/1880
24. ↑ New South Wales Deaths Registration no. 28115/1960 [father's name given as Johanthan]
25. ↑ New South Wales BDM Births Registration no. 11621/1882
26. ↑ New South Wales BDM Marriages Registration no. 8255/1900
27. ↑ New South Wales BDM Deaths Registration no. 30420/1968
28. ↑ ^{28.0 28.1 28.2} National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW) Mon 26 Apr 1915 p. 5 available https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/157912117 accessed 7/3/21
29. ↑ NSW BDM Deaths Registration no. 6517/1915
30. ↑ Bathurst Regional Council Cemetery-Database-Extract-A-F available https://www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au/research/bathurst-cemetery-index.html accessed 7/3/21
31. ↑ National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW) Sat 24 Feb 1906 p. 2 available online https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/157288768 accessed 3/3/21
32. ↑ History of Limekilns NSW / Colin Ferguson. [Kelso, N.S.W.] [Colin Ferguson], [2017] described https://www.bathurstfhg.asn.au/books/books-of-interest/history-of-limekilns/ accessed 9/3/21
33. ↑ "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981", FamilySearch database (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTCP-253 : 28 January 2020), James Rue in entry for George Rue, 1846 accessed 9/3/21
34. ↑ "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981", FamilySearch database (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTCL-3LT : 28 January 2020), James Rue in entry for Emily Rue, 1849 accessed 9/3/21