Born about [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Henry Carson
— married
1875 (to before 1908) in New Zealand
Wife of
James Anderson
— married
1908 in Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Died
at about age 71
in Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Apr 2020
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Biography
In 1875, in New Zealand, Mary Skiggs married John Henry Carson (indexed as Carsen). [1]
John and Mary registered the births of at least three children in New Zealand before emigrating to Australia.
At some stage before 1908, Mary had been widowed, for in that year, she married James Anderson [2]
Mary May Anderson passed away in 1932, aged 71 years. Her death was registered Carlton, Victoria, her parents indexed as James Skiggs and Annie Amelia Orchard. [3]
- The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Friday 4 March 1932 p 1
- DEATHS
- ANDERSON.— On the 3rd March, at 63 McArthur-square, Carlton, Mary May Anderson, widow of the late James Anderson, and loving mother of Henry, May (Mrs. Kirwood), Ada (Mrs. French), and Queenie (Mrs Scott, of Geelong), aged 71 years.
- Rest after weariness. [4]
On 4th May 1932, her remains were interred in the Church of England portion of the Boroondara General Cemetery (commonly known as the Kew Cemetery). Already in the grave was her daughter, Nellie Amelia, who had predeceased her in 1897, aged 10 as well as a son, Walter, who died in 1908, aged 20. [5]
Sources
- ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-WGLC : 4 October 2016), John Carsen and Mary Skiggs, 1875; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1875/1278, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
- ↑ Department of Justice, Victoria Family history search :
1908 MARRIAGE REG, Mary May CARSON & Jas ANDERSON, reg 6545/1908 - ↑ Department of Justice, Victoria Family history search : 1932 DEATH REG, Mary May ANDERSON, reg 829/1932
- ↑ 1932 'Family Notices', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 4 March, p. 1. , viewed 30 Apr 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205099598
- ↑ Find A Grave : Nellie Amelia CARSON, Mary ANDERSON, Walker [sic] R. CARSON
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