Person Page 6,626
Mary Eckel
b. 25 April 1860, d. 15 September 1925
Birth
Parents
| Father | Henry Eckel (b. circa 1825, d. 19 January 1899) |
| Mother | Christina Erskine (b. circa 1825, d. 14 October 1916) |
Family life
Alexander Reed and Mary Eckel were married on 5 December 1877 at Wesleyan Minister's Residence in Rockhampton.3 T O'Brien and she were married on 25 August 1921.4
Children with Alexander Reed (b. 10 July 1837, d. 21 November 1917)
| Daughter | Margaret ("Maggie") Reed (b. 8 July 1879, d. 13 March 1959) |
| Daughter | Eliza Jane Reed (b. 28 December 1880, d. 25 December 1964) |
| Daughter | Christina Wingfield Reed (b. 1 February 1883, d. 18 December 1950) |
| Son | Henry James Reed (b. 5 December 1885, d. 26 April 1953) |
| Son | George Charles Alexander Reed (b. 28 November 1887, d. 1966) |
| Son | William Edward ("William Frederick") Reed (b. 6 April 1890, d. 4 August 1950) |
| Son | Ernest John Reed (b. 19 July 1891, d. 19 May 1919) |
Partner with T O'Brien (b. circa 1855)
Residence information
Mary Eckel lived at Emu Street in Longreach, Queensland, Australia, in 1903, domestic servant.5
Death
Mary Eckel died from invalidity of three years duration on 15 September 1925 at age 65 at General Hospital in Longreach. She was survived by three daughters and three of her four sons plus 33 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. He only sister Mrs Dolgner also resides in Longreach.1,6
Citations
- [S1751] Mary O'Brien formerly Reed nee Eckel, The Longreach Leader, http://nla.gov.au/nla.newsarticle3733597, 25 Sep 1925, page 5.
- [S1650] Qld Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to Qld Births, (Registry of BDM), Mary Ann Eckel, parents Christina Tomb and Henry Eckel, 25 Apr 1860, 1860/C/76.
- [S1651] Certificate of Marriage: ; Queensland BDM, Brisbane, ., 1877/C/848
- [S1727] Qld Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to Qld Marriages, (Registry of BDM), T O'Brien and Mary Reed ne Eckel, 1921/C/2078.
- [S1755] Electoral Roll, Queensland, Australia., Longreach, Emu Street, Mary Reed, domestic servant; Christina Reed, domestic servant; Eliza Jane Reed, domestic servant; Queensland Government, Brisbane.
- [S897] Qld Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to Qld Deaths, (Registry of BDM), Mary O'Brien formerly Reed nee Eckel, 15 Sep 1925, 2809/1925, page 1326.
| Last Edited | 4 April 2023 |