Marcella Mary Garrett lived in Victoria

[cire]

I'm looking for some information on Marcella Mary Garrett, who married Charles George Wykes in 1889 in Traralgon(I think!!!), particularly her parents names and date and place of birth.

I haven't managed to find her on the Victoria B M D web site.

Eric

[cando]

Marriage
WYKES Charles George  Born Huntingdonshire
GARRETT Marcella Mary  Born Sale
1889  Reg#1339

Death
WYKES Marcella Mary
Father Joseph GARRETT  Mother Jane MURTER
At Sale 84 years  1953  Reg#17333

Her age at death indicates a birth c1869.  Her parents' marriage in 1872 in Victoria

Marriage
GARRETT Joseph Born Hadley on Thames
MURTHA Jane  Born Kildare
1872  Reg#4440

There are six births to this couple registered at Cowwarr - Thomas 1873, Ellen 1875, William 1877, Eliza 1883, Edward Thomas 1887 and James 1890.  However not all births appear to have been registered as -

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article67414203
The Maffra Spectator 17 Sep 1900
MARRIAGE.
McGRATH-GARRETT. - On the 12th September, at the Catholic Church, Heyfield, by the Rev. Father Hoyne,   Thomas F., eldest son of P. McGrath, of Boisdale, to Mary J., third daughter of the late Joseph Garrett, of Cowwarr.

Cando

[sparrett]

 The death of Jane GARRETT

GARRETT Jane
Father MURTAGH
Mother  Unknown UNKNOWN
Age 62
Year 1913
Place Hfield
Reg. Number 2044

Sue

ADDING
Not very informative Death Notice for above.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/10760457

[cando]

Death of her father
GARRETT Joseph
Father Joseph  Mother Sophia WELCH
At Conwarr 78 years  1899  Reg#5373

Death of her mother
GARRETT Jane
Father Murtagh  Mother Unknown UNKNOWN
At Highfield 1913 62 years Reg#2044

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10760457
The Argus 16 Jan 1913
GARRETT. On the 8th January, 1913, Jane Garrett, of Cowwarr, widow of the late Joseph Garrett, aged 62 years.

Both Jane and Joseph have digitised probate files on PROV. I suggest you download them.  Perhaps they hold helpful information.
http://prov.vic.gov.au/index_search?searchid=54

Cheers 
Cando

[rosball]

An inquiry into Joseph GARRETT's death

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59434312

regards
  Ros

[Essie]

There are six births to this couple registered at Cowwarr - Thomas 1873, Ellen 1875, William 1877, Eliza 1883, Edward Stephen 1887 and James 1890.  However not all births appear to have been registered .....

Two more as GARRET...... Joseph in 1879  and Mary in 1881.
And James Gregory GARRATT in 1885??  Death index has Gregory d. 1960.

Essie

[cando]

Thanks Essie....I must admit it was a quick search   However no Marcella Mary and Mary J was the third dau her elder sisters being Ellen 1875 and Eliza 1883.  Puzzling.

Cando

[cando]

A number of online public trees and Marcella Mary's birth ranging from 1869 to 1874.  No certificates attached however as the date of the marriage is included on some trees there is a possibility that one of the researchers had dipped in his/her pockets and bothered to purchase the marriage certificate which would have Marcella's age detailed.  If Marcella was born shortly before or after Joseph and Jane's marriage they haven't registered her birth.  If you want to ensure your own research is accurate then I suggest you purchase the marriage certificate.  I am constantly amazed how so many people don't bother to purchase certificates and do their research from the indexes.  Off the soap box now .

Cando

[cire]

WOW!!!
Thank you so much for all that information. My daughter and son in law are over from Australia and we are trying to find out more about that part of his family history. What you gave me should   lead us back even further. I'm almost tempted to ask if anyone knows what she had for breakfast on 28 June 1884!!!!!!!!!!!

With regard to getting certificates -- If you go back a generation in my family, a marriage certificate gives the bridegroom's father's name --- except that there was no such person!!!!!!!

Many thanks to you all again

Eric