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Clara Hay Oberlin Harris (1858–1929)

According to her death certificate she married John Oberlin Harris in Brussels, Belgium, at the age of 47 (he was aged 60 according to his death certifcate). They would have married in either 1905 or 1906.

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'Oberlin Harris, Clara Hay (1858–1929)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/oberlin-harris-clara-hay-31862/text39416, accessed 4 December 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Suttor, Clara Hay
  • Sharland, Clara Hay
  • Harris, Clara Hay
Birth

1858
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Death

13 May, 1929 (aged ~ 71)
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

kidney disease

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