Marie Clara (Braun) Weeks (abt. 1869 - 1939)

Born about 1869 in Hanover, Prussia, German Empire

Wife of John Henry Weeks — married 31 Mar 1894 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 14 Feb 1939 at about age 70 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Marie was born about 1869 in Hanover, Germany to parents Adolph Braun and Anna Starr.^[1]

In 1894, she married John Henry Weeks (Weeks-5470) at the Lutheran Church, Melbourne^[1] and around 1900, they moved to Sandringham, Victoria, a seaside suburb about 16 kms south-east of Melbourne, where over the years they operated several hospitality businesses involving guest accommodation, tea rooms, wine cafe, billiard saloon and a confectionery store.

Her name appears on various documents and newspaper articles as Marie, Maria or Mary and at some time, she changed her maiden name from Braun to Brown.

Marie died on 14th Feb 1939^[2][3] and was buried with her husband and their first daughter Vera at the Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Marriage - A copy of the marriage register dated 1894 in the District of Melbourne obtained from the Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria shows for entry No 611 at the Lutheran Church, Melbourne on 31st of March 1894, John Henry Weeks (Born: Milston, Wilts, England and Parents: George and Sarah Weeks) married Marie Clara Braun (Born: Hannover, Germany and Parents: Adolph Braun and Anna Starr) by Minister Hermann Herlitz. Father's Profession was shown for George as Farmer and for Adolph as Glove Manufacturer. Copy in possession of Ray Weeks
2. ↑ Death - Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 records the death of Maria Clara Weeks in the year 1939, Age 70, Father: Adolph Braun, Mother: Anna Starr, Reg No 1307.
3. ↑ Trove Newspaper Death Notice - A family notice appearing in The Age newspaper dated Sat 18 Feb 1939 states "WEEKS - On February 14, Marie, relict of the late John Henry Weeks, late of Sandringham, loving mother of George (St Kilda), Vera (deceased), Ruby (Mrs Stan Haggis, Northcote), Myrtle (Mrs Les Rieniets, of 31 Denmark Street, Kew). . Father and mother reunited."
4. ↑ Burial - A record on website Find A Grave shows Marie Clara Weeks was buried at the Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery, Cheltenham, Victoria.