Mary Cobcroft (1833–1896)
Mary Cobcroft née Benson arrived in Sydney on 11 January 1844 with her parents and five siblings aboard the Herald.
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- marriage notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 21 July 1860, p 10
- death notice, Evening News (Sydney), 13 April 1896, p 4
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Cobcroft, Mary
- Cobcroft, David (husband)
- Cobcroft, Mary Ann (mother-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Richard William (father-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Caroline (sister-in-law)
- Hutchinson, Ann Jane (sister-in-law)
- Reynolds, Ann (sister-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Mary Ann (sister-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Margaret (sister-in-law)
- Pidgeon, Emily Louisa (sister-in-law)
- Cobcroft, George Alexander (brother-in-law)
- Cobcroft, James William (brother-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Thomas (brother-in-law)
- Cobcroft, John Frederick (brother-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Henry (brother-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Charles Albert (brother-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Alfred Ernest (brother-in-law)
- Pidgeon, Thomas (brother-in-law)
- Hutchinson, Hamilton Sanders (brother-in-law)
- Eather, Martha Mary (niece by marriage)
- Stewart, Louisa Caroline (niece by marriage)
- Henson, Mary Ann (niece by marriage)
- Eather, Lucina Sarah (niece by marriage)
- Eather, Clara (niece by marriage)
- Richards, Frances (niece by marriage)
- Cobcroft, Lillias Moore (niece by marriage)
- Pidgeon, Elsie Clare (niece by marriage)
- Dadswell, Maysell Cobcroft (niece by marriage)
- Dunstan, John Thomas (nephew by marriage)
- Ridge, John William (nephew by marriage)
- Ridge, Joseph Richard (nephew by marriage)
- Cobcroft, Archibald Thompson (nephew by marriage)
- Hutchinson, Hamilton Sanders (nephew by marriage)
Citation details
'Cobcroft, Mary (1833–1896)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/cobcroft-mary-24958/text33498, accessed 15 July 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Benson, Mary
Birth
6 August,
1833
Stirlingshire,
Scotland
Death
12 April,
1896
(aged 62)
Glebe, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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