Mary Maud Bryant (Dyball) Collins (abt. 1875 - 1971)

Born about 1875 in Barnet, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Henry Collins — married 26 Jul 1900 in Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 25 Jul 1971 at about age 96 in Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Mary was born in about 1875, her birth being registered in the 1st quarter of that year^[1]. She was the daughter of Edward Dyball and Fanny Pitt.

Sadly her mother died in 1875, and then her father died as the result of a car accident in 1879.

In the 1881 UK Census, 5 year old Mary was recorded in the household of her spinster aunt Mary Dyball (aged 38 and an annuitant) at The Mount Norwich Road, Wroxham, St Faiths, Norfolk, England. Also in the household was her older sister Fanny Jemima (8) and 34 year old servant Mary Ann Thompson.

Mary and Fanny emigrated from England to Australia on the Aberdeen in 1897, landing at Sydney.^[2] Both were soon in Queensland.

She married Charles Henry Collins on 26 July 1900 in Queensland.^[3]

She passed away in 1971.^[4]

Mary Maud Collins

BIRTH : 1875

DEATH : 25 Jul 1971 (aged 95–96)

BURIAL : Bundaberg General Cemetery, Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia

PLOT : Section: General

MEMORIAL ID : 124061305 ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X8K-ZM5 : 1 October 2014), Mary Maude B Dyball, 1875; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Barnet, Middlesex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960

   Name Mary Dybell

   Gender Female

   Departure Age 22

   Birth Date abt 1875

   Departure Date 25 Aug 1897

   Departure Port England

   Ship Name Aberdeen

   Destination Port Sydney, Australia

   Master A Robb

3. ↑ Qld BDM

   Mary Maud Bryant Dyball

   Event date: 26/07/1900

   Event type: Marriage registration

   Registration details: 1900/C/160

   Spouse: Charles Henry Collins

4. ↑ Qld BDM

   Mary Maud Bryant Collins

   Event date: 25/07/1971

   Event type: Death registration

   Registration details: 1971/C/3878

   Mother: Fanny Pitt

   Father/parent: Edward Dyball

5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124061305/mary-maud_bryant-collins : accessed 30 October 2021), memorial page for Mary Maud Bryant Dyball Collins (1875–25 Jul 1971), Find A Grave: Memorial #124061305, citing Bundaberg General Cemetery, Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia ; Maintained by III (contributor 47426837)

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q278-QXQ2 : 12 December 2017), Mary Maud Dyball in household of Mary Dyball, Wroxham, Norfolk, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 4, Piece/Folio 1935/67, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,616.
• QLD Marriage Registration details: 1900/C/160 https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
• QLD Death Registration details: 1971/C/3878 https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/