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Hi All,
Yes Arkley was her maiden name and Abbot was her married name. She arrived in Australia approx. 1877 and married again almost a year later, in August 1878, to Pliny William Wise, my GGrandfather. She was the widow of a crew member of the whaling ship “Eric” out of Dundee, Scotland, David Abbott, who had drowned in Baffin’s Bay, Greenland in 1876. They made their home at Balmain, Australia and raised five children; David Arkley born in 1879, Elizabeth Hardy born in 1881, Helen Stewart born in 1884, Pliny William born in 1887 and George born in 1889. In 1903 Wise applied for a military pension, but unfortunately died before he could take advantage of it. Pliny William Wise died on April 2, 1904 of “phthisis”, before receiving his first pension check. His wife however, received a widow’s pension until her death in February 1926. Pliny William Wise was buried in the Old Presbyterian Section, Field of Mars Cemetery in Ryde, New South Wales. My GGrandfather was born in Rhode Island and of African/American heritage. He enlisted in the civil war in 1862 for 1 year. Civil War Veterans in Australia (Google), his information is listed there.
Cheers,
Gayle
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