Died
at age 74
in Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Biography
Catherine Mary Jane Wakenshaw Miller was born on March 9, 1870 in New Castle On Tyne, England, United Kingdom. Possible birth record 'Mary Jane Forster' [1].
Note: On her marriage certificate it lists her parents as William Forster, Master of Ship & Joan Forster. Birthplace is Newcastle on Tyne England. She is listed as a widow. Her occupation is listed as Domestic duties. All her children were born prior to her marriage & most were registered under both surnames - Wilson & Miller. Birth January 1863 ?
Catherine died on November 9, 1944 in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, aged 74.[2]
Sources
↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X4F-36V : 1 October 2014), Mary Jane Forster, 1871; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. (accessed 29 Apr 2024)
↑Death:
"Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985"
Queensland Death Index 1940-1944; Registration Number: 005388; Page number: 2152 Ancestry au Record 1779 #5121953 (accessed 1 October 2023)
Catherine Smedley death 9 Nov 1944, child of William Forster & Joan Miller, in Queensland.
Marriage Registration Index, "The State of Queensland, Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages"; index entry for Edward William Ernest Vivian Smedley and Catherine Wilson, Marriage Date: 22 Jan 1932, Registration Number: 1932/C/912; link to record : accessed 1 Oct 2023
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Miller-27013 was created by David Sheaves through the import of Jamieson.ged on Mar 25, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
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