May Mabel (Schofield) Baker (1885 - 1974)

Born 1885 in East Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Robert George S Baker — married 1903 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died 13 Sep 1974 at about age 89 in New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

May (Schofield) Baker was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Born 1885. East Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. ^[1]

Marriage 1903. Husband George Baker. Wife May Mabel Schofield. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ^[2]

Died 13 SEP 1974. New South Wales, Australia. ^{[3] [4]}

Cremation: Babcock Gardens & Petal Border, Garden R4, Position 251. 16 SEP 1974. Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, Matraville, New South Wales, Australia. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: Births; Online index of the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/births?36

   Name	Registration Number	Father's Given Name(s)	Mother's Given Name(s)	District
   SCHOFIELD MAY M	14334/1885	JOHN	MARIA	EAST MACQUARIE

2. ↑ Source: Marriages; Online index of the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/marriages?38

   Registration Number	Groom's Family Name	Groom's Given Name(s)	Bride's Family Name(s)	Bride's Given Name(s)	District
   5256/1903	BAKER	ROBERT G S	SCHOFIELD	MAY M	SYDNEY

3. ↑ Source: Deaths; Online index of the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/deaths?37

   Name	Registration Number	Father's Given Name(s)	Mother's Given Name(s)	District
   BAKER MAY MABEL	14969/1974	JOHN GEORGE	MARIA	001

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Source: Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/, 168463701

   May Mabel Baker

   Birth unknown

   Death 13 Sep 1974

   Burial Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park Matraville, Randwick City, New South Wales, Australia

   Plot Babcock Gardens & Petal Border, Garden R4, Position 251

   Memorial ID 168463701

   Gravesite Details Date of Interment: September 16, 1974

   Disposition: Ashes

   Created by: jlong

   Added: 16 Aug 2016

   Find a Grave Memorial ID: 168463701

• Source: The Bathurst Times (NSW : 1909 - 1925) Publication: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/482, Mon 1 Jul 1918, Page 3, Family Notices FUNERAL. (URL: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article121230026?searchTerm=maria%20ann%20brett#)

BRETT. — The friends of Mr. George Schofield, Mr. and Mrs. George Toobey, Mr. and Mrs. James Scho- field, Mr. and Mrs. Thorne, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schofield, Mr. Jack Schofield, Mr. and Mrs. E. Keane, Mr .and Mrs. P. Corderoy, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schofield, Mr. and Mrs. H. Prior, and Mr. and Mrs. G. Baker, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of their late be- loved mother and mother-in-law, Mrs. Maria Ann Brett, to move from her son James' residence 'Pictonia,' Kelso, to-morrow (Tuesday) after- noon at 2.30 o'clock for the Kelso cemetery. W. S. Hodge, undertaker, 57 Kep- pel-street. 'Phone 42.

• Source: The Bathurst Times (NSW : 1909 - 1925) Publication: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/482, Thu 4 Jul 1918, Page 2, PERSONAL (URL: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/121230026?searchTerm=maria%20ann%20brett#)

A large number of persons attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Maria Ann Brett, which took place on Tues day afternoon, the cortege moving from the residence of deceased's son James, at Kelso, shortly after 3 o'clock. Rev. E. Mulher officiated at the church and also at the graveside. The late Mrs. Brett was a native of England, and was only seven years old when she came to Australia with her parents. On arriving on Australian soil the family came to Bathurst to reside. That was about seventy years ago. The subject of this notice was twice married, her first husband being Mr. Schofield. There were no children by the second marriage, but the issue of the first marriage was a family of eleven. They are : Mrs. George. Schofield (New Zealand), Mrs. G. Tooby (Peel), Mr. James Schofield (Bathurst), Mrs. Walter Thorn (Lithgow), Mrs. E. Kean (Oatley), Mrs. P Corderoy (Bowenfels), Mr. Arthur Schofield (Bathurst), Mrs. H. Prior, and Mrs. G. Baker (Marrickville). There are 39 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.