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Mary Ann Hughes (1847–1910)

Mary Ann Clark arrived in Sydney with her parents as an assisted migrant in 1849 aboard the Midlothian. She married William Charles Hughes in 1870.

Additional Resources

  • marriage notice, Clarence and Richmond Examiner (Grafton, NSW), 19 April 1870, p 2
  • death notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 November 1910, p 8
  • funeral notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 30 November 1910, p 20

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'Hughes, Mary Ann (1847–1910)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/hughes-mary-ann-26441/text34263, accessed 20 April 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Clark, Mary Ann
Birth

5 October, 1847
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, England

Death

November, 1910 (aged 63)
Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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