Mary Beatrice Massey – grave tales

Mary Beatrice Massey died aged 15yrs and was  buried in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery on 6th Jul 1899.  Annie Massey, Mary’s mother,died aged 39yrs and was buried with Beatrice on the 17th April 1900.  They are together  in grave 728 in the Roman Catholic section. They were the wife and only child of George Albert Massey.  George was a prospector who stay in WA for some years after Annie’s death and then he returned to NSW where he remarried in Manly NSW in 1921 to Margaret Elizabeth LYNCH. George died in 1944 in Mosman NSW.

Kalgoorlie Miner 6 July 1900

Annie died of Typhoid fever after 20 days in the Kalgoorlie Hospital. The family were living at 54 Piccadilly Street, Kalgoorlie at the time of Annie’s death, directly across the road from the hospital. They were formerly of Ernest Street, North Sydney NSW. Both Annie and Mary were born in NSW. Annie was the daughter of Fergus McGARRY.

Kalgoorlie Miner 17 April 1900

Mary and Annie Massey – Kalgoorlie Cemetery –  Photo Danelle Warnock 2020

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Moya Sharp

Owner at Outback Family History

My name is Moya Sharp, I live in Kalgoorlie Western Australia and have worked most of my adult life in the history/museum industry. I have been passionate about history for as long as I can remember and in particular the history of my adopted home the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Through my website I am committed to providing as many records and photographs free to any one who is interested in the family and local history of the region.

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