Born [location unknown]
Daughter of Bernard Ward
and Mary Agnes (Smyth) Ward
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Brakenridge
— married
24 Sep 1904 in Port Pirie, South Australia
Descendants 
Died
at age 94
in New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Dec 2014
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Biography
Minnie was born in 1881. She was the daughter of Bernard Ward and Mary Smyth.
She married William Brakenridge 24 Sep 1904 at St Mark Church, Port Pirie. [1]
Minnie Brakenridge (widow) married William Rule Martin on 22 Dec 1922 at Manresa, Norwood. [2]
She passed away in 1975 [3] and was buried 27 May 1975 in Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, New South Wales. [4]
Research Notes
No entry in the South Australian Birth Index for a daughter to Bernard Ward and Mary Smith (Smyth). There is a Minna May Ward, born 18 May 1881 at Yatala, South Australia, but she is the daughter of James Henry Ward and Sarah Collins. [5]
Sources
- ↑ South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 26 May 2023) database entry for William BRAKENRIDGE (Age 26, Marital status S, Father Andrew BRAKENRIDGE) and Minnie WARD (Age 23, Marital status S, Father Bernard WARD) 24 Sep 1904 at St Mark Church Port Pirie. Reference: District Clare, Book/Page 220/1345
- ↑ South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 26 May 2023) database entry for William Rule MARTIN (Age 39, Marital status S, Father Edwin MARTIN) and Minnie BRAKENRIDGE (Age 41, Marital status W, Father Bernard WARD) 22 Dec 1922 at Manresa Norwood. Reference: District Norwood, Book/Page 293/896
- ↑ NSW Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Mary Ellen MARTIN. Death. Registration number 13106/1975. District 001. Father Bernard, Mother Mary. Accessed 26 May 2023. Deaths search page
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 May 2023), memorial page for Mary Ellen Martin (unknown–27 May 1975), Find A Grave: Memorial #175041420, citing Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, Matraville, Randwick City, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Stombell (contributor 48335209).
- ↑ South Australia Birth Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 26 May 2023) database entry for Minna May WARD (Birth date 18 May 1881, Father James Henry WARD, Mother Sarah COLLINS, Birth Residence Yatala) Reference: District Port Adelaide, Book/Page 262/106
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