David Mailer (1874 - 1937)

Born 1874 in Coburg, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine Anne (McNab) Mailer — married about 1912 in Victoria, Australia

Died Dec 1937 at about age 63 in Shepparton, Victoria, Australia

Biography

David Mailer was born in 1874 in Coburg, Victoria, Australia, the son of Robert Mailer and Isabella Mailer.^[1]

He was a grazier.^[2] He was also a celebrated cricketer, known for his abilities as a batsman whilst at Scotch College, Melbourne, in the early 1890s, and later representing Victoria in the Sheffield Shield matches.^[2]

He married Catherine Anne McNab in 1912 in Victoria.^[3]

David died in December 1937 in Shepparton, Victoria, aged 63.^[2][4] He left a widow, but no children.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ David Mailer's birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 21799; Reg. year: 1874. Retrieved 26 February 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "Obituary: Mr. David Miller." 23 December 1937. The Age (Melbourne), p. 16. Retrieved 12 August 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205546841.
3. ↑ Marriage record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 1739; Reg. year: 1912. Retrieved 26 February 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj.
4. ↑ David Mailer's death record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 18791; Reg. year: 1937. Retrieved 26 February 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj.