McGrath Family New Zealand

[Juliannet]

Marriage Certificate for Maurice McGrath & Sarah Jane Oakman

NSW MARRIAGE REGISTRATION TRANSCRIPTION
REF NO 1893/7091

GROOM Maurice McGrath
STATUS Bachelor
PLACE OF BIRTH Not stated
OCCUPATION Farmer
AGE Not stated
USUAL RESIDENCE Humula
FATHER Not stated
OCCUPATION Not stated
MOTHER Not stated

BRIDE Sarah Jane Oakman
STATUS Spinster
PLACE OF BIRTH Not stated
OCCUPATION Living with parents
AGE Under 21 years
USUAL RESIDENCE Humula
FATHER Thomas Oakman
OCCUPATION Not stated
MOTHER Not stated

DATE OF MARRIAGE 11 Jul 1893
PLACE OF MARRIAGE Simmons St Wagga Wagga
RELIGION Presbyterian
WITNESSES Edward Oakman, Emma Jane Oakman
MINISTER J Macintyre


THE CONSENT OF SARAH JANE OAKMAN, BEING THE MOTHER OF THE BRIDE, WAS GIVEN IN WRITING TO THE MARRIAGE OF SARAH JANE OAKMAN WITH MAURICE MCGRATH, THE SAID SARAH JANE OAKMAN BEING UNDER THE AGE OF 21 YEARS.

Interesting to note that despite Sarah's mother giving written permission for her daughter to marry no mother is not noted on the marriage certificate. Looks like sloppy book keeping by the minister. Which makes it difficult to assume Maurice was estranged from his family because there is no reference to his parents...

Do we have any BDM or baptism for the other siblings?

Regards Julie

[Lucy2]

Hi Julie

Yes, the 1893 marriage record is disappointing.   

*   Are you aware of your Maurice McGRATH having had another marriage (i.e. after the death of Sarah Jane in 1930) ??   [Yes I realise that Maurice's death certificate notes only one wife, Sarah Jane nee OAKMAN. ]

The reason I ask is because of the following >

TROVE - "The Cumberland Argus & Fruitgrowers Advocate" (NSW) - 26 November 1941 - page 12

Mrs Frances McGRATH (66) wife of Mr Maurice McGRATH of Blacktown, died last week at Parramatta District Hospital ... [burial at C of E Cemetery, Prospect. ]

NSW - Marriage

1937 / 22628 -- Maurice McGRATH - Frances Sydney BURGESS
Reg.    Woollahra, NSW.

NSW Death

1941 / 27871
McGRATH - Frances Sydney
d/o   John Algernon and Elizabeth BURGESS
Reg:    Parramatta, NSW

TAS Birth

BURGESS - Frances Sydney
born:   10 January 1875
Parents:  John Algernon BURGESS - Elizabeth WELLS
Reg:   Spring Bay, Tasmania

   ~  Lu

[Lucy2]

NSW Electoral rolls :

1937 and 1943 NSW - Robertson
Maurice McGRATH, Holbecke Road, Blacktown, Farmer.

Frances Sydney MGRATH does not appear on above rolls (in 1937 she's living at Rose Bay - Wentworth, Bellevue Hill, electorate).   Would seem she missed inclusion in 1937 roll for Blacktown, probably because she married after the date electoral rolls closed ?   There doesn't appear to be a 1940 e/roll.
 

[Lucy2]

Julie - it might be an idea to firstly check burials at Prospect Cemetery to ascertain whether Maurice and Frances are buried together ?

[Noting from newspaper articles TROVE > "Daily Advertiser" (Wagga Wagga) - 20 and 21 January 1930 > that Sarah Jane McGRATH (1st wife) was buried at Wagga Cemetery. ]

Then there's the option of purchasing a transcription for the 1937 marriage of Maurice McGRATH.   

   ~  Lu

[Lucy2]

Do we have any BDM or baptism for the other siblings?

Regards Julie

Yes .... and just to save repeating information, please refer to earlier posts here >  Replies #  73 - 74 & 75.

  ~  Lu

[sandy feet]

Hello Lucy,

I have ordered both Margaret and Peter jnr's birth certs which should arrive in the next couple of days. I will post info asap.

Sandy

[Lucy2]

Hi Sandy

That's great !    Look forward to seeing what they yield.   

    ~  Lu

[Lucy2]

PS  ... have still to respond to Julie's earlier replies @ 86 and 89.     (Will try to do later today - have family arriving from Oz tomorrow so bear with me if I don't get back this way for a while. )
 

[Juliannet]

Hi Lucy & Sandy,

I walked the Prospect (St Bartholomew's Church) cemetery today. It's not a very big cemetery, there were many graves without readable headstones. Unfortunately my husband and I were not able to locate any McGrath's. The State Library has a microfilm of the burials there, although I was at the library yesterday I didn't think to check. I'll need to make another trip up to Sydney library.

Julie