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Eliza Emily Tobin ("Lila") Maxwell

b. 11 December 1878, d. December 1973

Birth

Eliza Emily Tobin ("Lila") Maxwell was born on 11 December 1878 in Gongolgon.1,2 She was baptized on 27 October 1879 in Bourke, New South Wales, Australian Colonies.2

Parents

FatherJoseph Maxwell, Junior (b. 1846, d. 6 February 1929)
MotherJane Elizabeth Reed (b. 16 June 1856)

Family life

John S ("Jack") McCready and Eliza Emily Tobin ("Lila") Maxwell were married on 12 June 1899 at Presbyterian Church Bourke in Bourke. The church ceremony took place at 6am! There were about 50 people present. The rception was held at the Union Hotel Hall, owned by her aunt Frances Tobin nee Reed.3,4,5

Children with John S ("Jack") McCready (b. circa 1875, d. 14 July 1932)

SonJohn F J McCready (b. 1900)
DaughterDorothy F McCready (b. 1903, d. 30 November 1923)
DaughterElsie J McCready (b. 1905)
SonHenry J McCready (b. 1908)
DaughterLila A McCready (b. 1911)

Death

Eliza Emily Tobin ("Lila") Maxwell died in December 1973 at age ~95.6

Citations

  1. [S1390] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Births and Baptisms, (Registry of BDM), 9685/1878 Bourke.
  2. [S1721] JM Fleming, Reed family baptisms at St Stephen's Anglican church Bourke, SAG Reel 335, Henry Sampson Johnson, Emily Jane Johnson and Eliza Emily Tobin Maxwell, 27 Oct 1879, page 11
  3. [S1661] "," Illawarra Mercury, Wollongong, ; online image, Trove (https://trove.nla.gov.au/ : accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Marriage; public notice; 17 June 1899; page 2; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article132326546; 2 February 2022
  4. [S611] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Marriages, (Registry of BDM), 2981/1899 Bourke.
  5. [S1634] "," The Western Herald, Bourke, ; online image, Trove (: accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Wedding Bells; news article; 14 June 1899; page 2; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104092808; 8 February 2022
  6. [S612] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Deaths, (Registry of BDM), 40268/1974.
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Last Edited3 September 2022