Born in Belfast (now Port Fairy), Victoria, Australia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Alexander Laidlaw
and Mary (Cawker) Laidlaw
Sister of
William Malcolm Laidlaw, Margaret Cawker (Laidlaw) Fountain and John William Malcolm Laidlaw
Wife of
William Eggleton
— married
1879 (to 17 Jul 1895) in Menindee, New South Wales, Australia
Wife of
Lewis Downs
— married
16 Sep 1895 (to 19 Dec 1906) in Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at age 45
in White Cliffs, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Mar 2020
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Biography
Mary was born in 1861 to Alexander Laidlaw and Mary Cawker. [1]
She married William Eggleton in 1879. [2] He passed away in 1895.
She married Lewis Downs in 1895. [3]
She passed away in 1906. [4] [5] [6]
Sources
- ↑ Victoria - BDM - Births - On-Line Index:
Registration number: 8736 / 1861 | Family name: LAIDLAW | Given name(s): Mary Elizabeth | Place of event: BELFAST, Australia | Mother's name: <Unknown Family Name>, Mary | Mother's family name at birth: CAWKER | Father's Name: <Unknown Family Name>, Alexander - ↑ NSW - BDM - Marriages - On-Line Index:
3762/1879 | EGGLETON | WILLIAM | LAIDLAW | MARY ELIZABETH | MENINDIE - ↑ NSW - BDM - Marriages - On-Line Index:
5824/1895 | DOWNS | LEWIS | EGGLETON | MARY E | WILCANNIA - ↑ NSW - BDM - Deaths - On-Line Index:
DOWNS MARY E | 14804/1906 | ALEXANDER | MARY | WHITE CLIFFS - ↑ Death Report: Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954) Thu 27 Dec 1906, Page 2 (accessed 26 Mar 2020)
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 March 2020), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Laidlaw Downs (14 Apr 1861–19 Dec 1906), Find a Grave Memorial no. 194011278, citing White Cliffs Cemetery, Central Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Judy Schramm (contributor 48250323) .
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