Thomas FOX & Mary Anne WARE

[bella9]

Any other information anyone might know about Thomas Fox & Mary Anne Ware.  They married in Springsure in Qld in 1867.  Thomas was born in Cork Ireland Abt 1844 (parents were Thomas Fox & Mary McCarthy) Mary Anne Ware was born 1852 Victoria, Aust (parents William Ware & Mary Evans).   Thomas and Mary Ann Fox had 4 children that we know of all born in Qld.  They are Mary Anne, William B1869, Agnes b1871, Lillian B1873 D 1876.  Thomas & Mary Anne Fox were witnesses in the Springsure Murder case of 1870. Thomas Fox,  (bootmaker) also became insolvent in 1885.

We have not been able to find out any other information on what happened to them or any of their children.

bella9

[Neil Todd]

Hi Bella9, A big welcome to Rootschat

There is a death recorded to a Mary Fox at Mudgee in 1945 parents William and Mary.
18630/1945  FOX  MARY  Father WILLIAM  Mother MARY  at MUDGEE.

Neil

[bella9]

Not so sure about that one, she would be 93.

[sparrett]

The births for WILLIAM WARE and MARY (nee EVANS) stopped  in Victoria in 1863 and recommenced in QLD in 1865 with the birth of Martha in Brisbane.

Marriage
 WARE William
 To EVANS Mary
 Year 1849
Reg Number 29085
Denomination Church of England
Parish St Peters, Melbourne
Fiche 420

At least one sibling remained in QLD
Death

In 1914 REG C681   Emily Hastings. Father William Ware. Mother Mary Evans.


Observation... The birth of your Mary Ann does not show on the Vic index.
Born 1852 and married 1867 makes a 15 year old bride.

Sue

[bella9]

We have all the information on William Ware & Mary Evans, except for their deaths, no one can find them.
We have all their children and every sibling remained in QLD except one that was left behind in Victoria.

Yes, Mary Anne Ware was a 15 year old bride she was born 22/1/1853 (Bapt entry). 

We are unable to find what happened to Mary Anne Ware & Thomas Fox
Thanks

[majm]

Hi there

Welcome to RChat from me too

May I ask if you have looked at m.c. for each of their children to look for any mention of either of them as deceased at that time ...  if any after 1885 would have been for their under 21 aged children ... if Mary Anne gave the consent then perhaps search for Thomas' dc before that mc

Cheers  JM

[Aussie1947]

hi bella9,

I see in the Cairns Post that a Thomas Fox was arrested in Townsville for drunkeness in January 1885, became insolvent soon after then arrested living on his in a tent at Townsville,  do you think it could be possible that Mary Anne Fox may have left Thomas around the time of the insovency and re-married later.  I see a couple of marriages for a Mary Anne Fox in 1903 & 1909 but this is probably a bit late.

Regards
Gerry

[sparrett]

I think you may need to be looking for WILLIAM and MARY WARE at seperate locations from 1865 onwards, after Matha's birth.

Or perhaps you know of a reconcilliation.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/1276191?searchTerm="mary  ware" &searchLimits=l-title=The+Brisbane+Courier...%7Ctitleid%3A16

Sue

[bella9]

There are no marriage certificates for any of the children, that we can find.   

And yes, I feel that Mary Ann either died or took off sometime before Thomas Fox became insolvent, as I have read his insolvency file and there is no mention of a wife or children.   She has possibly lived with someone else, we don't know.

William & Mary Ware - yes I think they have separated as well, as I found a newspaper article where she is arrested for taking someone's money who was living with her.   There were another two children after Martha.