Abigail (Rally) Muskett (1844 - 1933)

Born 1844 in England

Wife of William Muskett — married 1 Feb 1874 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Wife of George Henry Ikin — married 1888 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Died 1933 at about age 89 in Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

Abigail (Rally) Muskett was born in England.

Abigail Kimber (nee Ralley) was born in 1844 to parents Francis Ralley and Mary Harrison. Abigail was the daughter of Simon Ralley and Francis Harrison who had married on the 24 . 6.1862. Francis was a Perth Shoemaker. They also were non conformist. ^[1].

Marriage One

Abigail Ralley married Simon Kimbar in 1867 at Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia. ^[2]

Death of 1st Husband

Simon Kimbar/Kimber age 45, died in 1869 at Moor River, Western Australia, Australia. ^[3]

Marriage Two

Abigail Kimber (nee Rally) married William Muskett on 1 February 1874 in Perth, Western Australia.^[4]

Marriage Three

Abigail married George Henry Ikin in Perth in 1888. Her name was misrecorded as Mary Ann Muskett.^[5]

George died in 1901 and Abigail either never took his surname or reverted to Muskett after his death.

Death

Abigail (Rally) Kimber Muskett Ikin died 10 April 1933 and was buried in Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Karrakatta, Nedlands City, Western Australia, Australia. ^{[6] [7]}

Death Notice

"Family Notices" The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) 12 April 1933: 1. Web. 10 Sep 2023 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32460229>.

MUSKETT. — On April 10, 1933, the wife of the late George Henry Ikin, mother of Elizabeth and George (deceased) and William Muskett, of William street, Perth.

Mourned. ^[8]

Funeral Notice

"Family Notices" The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) 11 April 1933: Page 1

MUSKETT.— The Friends of the late Mrs. Abigial Muskett, of Subiaco, W.A., and loved mother of William Muskett, are respectfully informed that her remains will be interred in the Methodist portion of the Karrakatta Cemetery, at 8.20 o'clock THIS (Tuesday) AFTERNOON. The Cortege will move from Messrs. Donald J. Chipper and Sons' Service Chapel, 1028, 1026; 1027 Hay-street, Perth; at 3 o'clock. Friends wishing to attend the Funeral may proceed by the 8 o'clock train from Perth. ^[9]

Research Notes

• Abigail was the daughter of Simon Ralley and Francis Harrison who had married on the 24 . 6.1862. Francis was a Perth Shoemaker. They also were non conformist. ^[10]

• Francis was the daughter of Mary Harrison ^[11].

• Note The record from above link states: MUSKOTT (MUSCOTT) William .....m. 3rd. 1.2.1874 (Perth C/E) Abigail Kimber b. 1844, (widow of Simon & daug. of Francis Ralley). She arrived 24.6.1862 per 'Mary Harrison', dau. of Francis Ralley. Perth Shoemaker. Congreg.
  

This indicates that Abigail Ralley arrived in Western Australia on board the ship, 'Mary Harrison' on 24 June 1862 and her father was Francis Ralley.
A shoemaker from Perth refers to William Muskett because the record is about him.
The ship reference to 'Mary Harrison' is confirmed by:

Ship Arrivals at Swan River Colony

"Shipping Intelligence." The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901) 2 July 1862: 2. Web. 10 Sep 2023 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69135998>.

Arrived 24 June 1862 - Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

ARRIVED.

June 24 — Barque Mary Harrisou, Hughes. master, from London. Passengers — S. W, Watts Esq., Surgeon Superintendent ; 149 single girls, 9 do. men, 32 married couples and 36 children.

• A mistake in translation which originally read : Francis was the daughter of Mary Harrison, dtr. of Francis Ralley. surely is not right.

• Confusion with LNAB between Ralley and Rally. I have used the birth record LNAB Rally viz the Dict. of WA source using Ralley.

• Death of George Henry Ikin, named as late husband of Abigail Muskett in her death notice. Death: Western Australia BDM Index: Name: Ikin George Henry| Male| Age: 75| Father: George IKIN| Mother: Annie UNKNOWN| Died: St Ann's Perth-Guildford Road| Year: 1901| Reg. No. 2503| Reg. Year: 1901| Reg. Western Australia, Australia

• Place of birth changed to that of England as per arrived in Perth, WA on shipping records. This leaves the question where did she come from ?

Sources

1. ↑ / The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888. compiled by Rica Erickson] (accessed 15 Mar 2023)
2. ↑ Marriage: Western Australia BDM Index: Ralley Abigail | Female| married|Kimbar Simon| Male| Reg. District: Fremantle| Reg. Year: 1867| Reg. No. 2561| Year: 1867 | Reg. Western Australia
3. ↑ Death: Western Australia BDM Index: Name: Kimber Simon| MAle| Age: 45| Father: —| Mother:—| Died: Moor River| Year: 1869 | Reg. No. 4429| Reg. Year: 1869 | Reg. Western Australia, Australia
4. ↑ / The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888. compiled by Rica Erickson] (accessed 15 Mar 2023)
5. ↑ WA Marriage 1888/255
6. ↑ Death: Western Australia BDM Index: Ikin Abigial | Female| Age: 87| Father: Unknown RALLY| Mother: —| Died: Subiaco| Year: 1933| Reg. Perth| Reg. No. 100547| Reg. Year: 1933 | Reg. Western Australia, Australia
7. ↑ Burial: "Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current"
   Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #224663975
   Ancestry Record 60528 #194230632 (accessed 24 June 2023)
   Abigail Muskett burial (died in 1933) in Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Karrakatta, Nedlands City, Western Australia, Australia.
8. ↑ Family Notices (1933, April 12). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved September 10, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32460229
9. ↑ Family Notices (1933, April 11). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved September 10, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32460522
10. ↑ / The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888. compiled by Rica Erickson] (accessed 15 Mar 2023)
11. ↑ / The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888. compiled by Rica Erickson] (accessed 15 Mar 2023)