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| Mary Anne Ford
(1850-1932) |
Mary Anne Ford
After the death of her husband Thomas Ward, Mary Anne was left to bring up and support her 6 children. When her brother William ("Golden Willie") returned after discovering Coolgardie in 1892, he gave Mary Anne 10,000 pounds. Mary Anne purchased the Lake Bolac Hotel with this money, and ran the Hotel as the owner and publican, whilst her husband Louis did some of the cooking, but otherwise he looked after the publican's booth at local race meetings (he was secretary of the Lake Bolac Racing Club), and drove a butcher's van around the district.
Mary married Thomas Ward, son of Thomas Ward and Margaret Dixon, in 1868 in Wickliffe, Vic. (Thomas Ward was born in Wickliffe, Vic and died in 1887 in Lake Bolac, Vic.). The cause of his death was Accident.
Marriage regno 865
Mary next married Louis Murray, son of James "Seanair" Murray and Catherine McDonald, in 1890 in Dunkeld, Vic. (Louis Murray was born on 31 Mar 1858 in Learmonth, Vic, died on 12 Jun 1929 in Ballarat and was buried in 1929 in Lake Bolac Cemetery, Lake Bolac, Victoria.)
Regno 6951 |
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