Mary Emma Clegg (1889–?)
Mary Emma Clegg, by Dickinson-Monteath, n.d.
from Who's Who in the World of Women, vol 2, 1934
Mrs. Clegg (Mary Emma a'Beckett)
Born, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria. Daughter of Frank Pilkington Brett, Esq. Wife of Lieut.-Colonel Humphrey N. M. Clegg, D.S.O., late K.R.I. 8th Hussars and Denbeighshire Yeomanry; now engaged in farming pursuits.
Family, two sons and two daughters: George a’Beckett, educated at Canford School, Dorset, England; Humphrey Chadwick, educated at Geelong Grammar, Victoria; Patricia Mary, educated at St. James’, Malvern, Worcestershire, England; Quenelda, educated at St. Catherine’s, Toorak, Melbourne.
CHARITIES. Member of the Central Executive of Country Women's Association of Victoria; President of Yarra Branch, C.W.A.; Member of the Aldenham Women’s Institute, Hartfordshire, England; Member of the Victoria League.
HOBBIES. Big Game Hunting, Fishing and Hunting.
CLUBS. Quamby, Ladies’ Empire Club (London), Garden Club (London).
Original Publication
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Clegg, Humphrey Nicholls (husband)
- Warrington, Quenelda (daughter)
- Brett, Constance Matilda (mother)
- Brett, Frank Pilkington (father)
- Carse, Eileen Constance (sister)
- Mitchell, Thomas Bedford (sister-in-law)
- Carse, Franc Samuel (brother-in-law)
- Backhouse, Emily Elizabeth (aunt)
- Boyd, Emma Minnie (aunt)
- Chomley, Ethel Beatrice (aunt)
- à Beckett, William Gilbert (uncle)
- à Beckett, Arthur Haywood (uncle)
- Backhouse, Benjamin Talworth (uncle by marriage)
- Boyd, Arthur Merric (uncle by marriage)
- Chomley, Charles Henry (uncle by marriage)
- Brett, Martha (grandmother)
- à Beckett, Emma (grandmother)
- à Beckett, William Arthur (grandfather)
- Brett, William Gore (grandfather)
- Carse, Alice Brett (niece)
- Hay, Marie (niece)
- Hay, Isabel Emily (cousin)
- Backhouse, William Talworth (cousin)
- Boyd, William Merric (cousin)
- Boyd, Theodore Penleigh (cousin)
- Boyd, Martin à Beckett (cousin)
- à Beckett, Emma Gertrude (cousin)
Citation details
'Clegg, Mary Emma (1889–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/clegg-mary-emma-17145/text28963, accessed 8 October 2024.
Mary Emma Clegg, by Dickinson-Monteath, n.d.
from Who's Who in the World of Women, vol 2, 1934
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Brett, Mary Emma
Birth
1889
South Yarra, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia