mary jeffery

[sparrett]

Just adding by way of confirmation on the dates of the little mystery above.

Arrival in NSW of Owen.

MCGEARY, Owen .
Aged 28. Ship Ocean Empress. Born Ireland
Arrived 26th September 1862.

Arrival of Bridget

McGARRY (sic) Bridget
McGARRY, Mary A. aged 8 months
Aged 22.
Ship John Temperley
Arrived 1st August 1863
RC. Cannot read or write. Father John COADY, Mother Ann
Husband Owen McGEARY at McLeay River.
Owen paid 6 pounds for their immigration.

Sue

[sparrett]

any little bit of info al helps
mainly looking for a death for mary jeffery,  donot know why she used polly or molly at times,

Yes, we know that is what you are looking for.
Read the given information for helpful ways to find the answer to your question.

Read also that you have no evidence she did use the names Polly or Molly.

Tell us where you see that.
Sue

ADDING this helpful quote

If this is Sophia's death cert it could possibly indicate the name of her children.

I don't recall if it also shows whether living or deceased.

9870/1908 MCGEARY Sophia JOHN HANNAH KEMPSEY

[Essie]

Named Polly on the son's death record.

BATTERSON  Frederick Augustus
28079/1952 PARRAMATTA
Parents FREDERICK & POLLY

Essie

[sparrett]

Named Polly on the son's death record.

BATTERSON  Frederick Augustus
28079/1952 PARRAMATTA
Parents FREDERICK & POLLY

Essie

Thank you Essie.
Don't know how I didn't see that  

Sue

[Jamjar]

Yes, Essie, but Frederick died in 1952, so I doubt Mary was the informant for the death record. It doesn't mean that Mary called herself Polly.

Even in the newspaper apology it could have been Frederick just using Polly to represent her as witness.

My father had pet names for his mother that I never heard any other family members use.

Purchasing a transcript of his marriage cert may be useful.

Jamjar

[Jamjar]

It seems Dee is basing her assumption that Mary used the names Polly and Molly on the registrations of deaths of her children. These children were all married so unlikely that Mary was the informant. It's is more likely the spouses of the children. I certainly doubt that Mary was alive in 1965.

14150/1916 BRIEN Ellen E  FREDERICK MARY PARRAMATTA

22247/1965 CHEERS Hannah FREDERICK and MOLLY KEMPSEY

Jamjar

[Essie]

I assume Mary's family would have known if Mary had a 'pet' name?  Sometimes an informant - be it spouse or grandchildren - don't necessarily know or ever heard the registered name of the deceased.

Essie

[dee king]

well i guess i will never know what happened to mary jeffery, molly or polly,

[Jamjar]

well i guess i will never know what happened to mary jeffery, molly or polly,

Try contacting the council - ksc@kempsey.nsw.gov.au - to see who holds the Frederickton Cemetery register. She may be buried there.

Also, ask them to check West Kempsey Cemetery where her husband is buried.

Jamjar