Marion (Brown) Gapes (1852 - 1948)

Born 8 Mar 1852 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Gapes — married 1872 in Koroit, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 1948 at about age 95 in Healesville, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Marion (Brown) Gapes was born in Scotland.

Marion was born in 1852 in Roslin, Scotland. She was the daughter of John Brown and Isabella Veitch. She migrated to Australia in 1857 and passed away in 1948. ^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Marion (Brown) Gapes migrated from Scotland on the ship 'Chance' to Australia, arriving in Melbourne on the 26 October 1852^[1].

Interred at Drouin West Cemetery, Victoria, Australia.[5]

GAPES - On July 23, at Healesville, Marian, dearly loved wife of the late Thomas Gapes, loving mother of Eliza (deceased), Christina, James (deceased), Bella, Martha (deceased), Jack, Mary, Agnes, Joe, Robert (deceased), Arthur (deceased), and George, aged 96 years, late of Drouin.

The Argus (Melbourne, Vic) Monday, 26 July 1948 [1]

Mrs Marion Gapes, of Drouin, celebrated her 90th birthday on March 8. Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic) Wednesday, 18 March 1942 [2]

90th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED DROUIN. - Many messages and telegrams of congratulation were re- ceived by Mrs. Marion Gapes on her 90th birthday on Saturday. Relatives and friends entertained her at a surprise party, a feature of which was a beautiful birthday cake make by her daughter, Mrs. W. Ayres. Mrs. Gapes's husband died 12 years ago. Born in Midlothian, Scotland, Mrs. Gapes came to Vic- toria with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Brown of Tarago, when only 5 years old. She enjoys good health, and retains all her faculties. Eight of her 12 children are living, as well as 36 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren.

The Argus (Melbourne, Vic) Monday, 9 March 1942 [3]

... In Ireland, boys and girls are boys and girls until they get married, but no woman is ever officially over 50. When they reach 80 or 90 they become official again, and look forward to the century. We salute Mrs Marion Gapes, who is one of the pioneers of Drouin West and Tarago, and is now well cn the way to the century. May she top the score...

Drouin, 1871-1941 with comparision between 1941 and 1891 / compiled and written specially for the Gippsland Independent (Drouin) by Willian Young [4]

GAPES. — The Funeral of the late MARION GAPES will arrive at the Drouin West Cemetery, MONDAY, at 2.30 p.m.— FRANK HERITAGE, Healesville The Age (Melbourne, Vic) Saturday, 24 July 1948 [5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1}
   Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists. 1839–1923 • Retrieved 01 Sep 2015

   Name: Merion Brown • Estimated birth year: abt 1853 • Age: 4 • Arrival Date: 12 Sep 1857 • Arrival Port: Melbourne, Australia • Departure Port: Liverpool • Ship: Chance • Nationality: Scottish • Series: VPRS 14; Series Title: Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502)

2. ↑
   Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 • Retrieved 01 Sep 2015

   Name: Marion Brown • Gender: Female • Birth Date: 8 Mar 1852 • Baptism Date: 18 Apr 1852 • Baptism Place: Free Church, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland • Father: John Brown • Mother: Isabella Veitch • FHL Film Number: 889486 • Reference ID: - 2:18P6B09

3. ↑
   Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910 • Retrieved 01 Sep 2015

   Groom: Thomas Gapes • Bride: Marlen Brown • Marriage Place: Victoria • Registration Place: Victoria • Registration Year: 1872 • Registration Number: 792

4. ↑
   Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 • Retrieved 01 Sep 2015

   Name: Marian Gapes • Birth Year: abt 1852 • Age: 96 • Death Place: Hvllle, Victoria • Registration Year: 1948 • Registration Place: Victoria • Registration Number: 20888

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1}
   Memorial Inscription

   Drouin West Cemetery • Victoria • Australia