Mary Hannah Collits1,2

F, #7600, b. 27 July 1871, d. 1 June 1922
FatherPierce Collits1 b. 13 Mar 1840, d. 7 Aug 1914
MotherElizabeth Jones1 b. 25 Aug 1852, d. 17 Jul 1932
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited8 Jan 2019
Birth*27 July 1871 Cowra, NSW, Australia1 
Married Name20 May 1891 O'Brien3 
Marriage*20 May 1891 Forbes, NSW, Australia;Groom=Michael J O'Brien3 
Death of Father7 August 1914 Sand Hills, Forbes, NSW, Australia;Principal=Pierce Collits4,5 
Married Name25 August 1917 Hay6 
Marriage*25 August 1917 Parkes, NSW, Australia;Groom=James Hay6 
Death*1 June 1922 Forbes, NSW, Australia7 
Obituary2 June 1922 "The Forbes Advocate", Forbes, NSW, Australia;
OBITUARY.
MRS M. H. HAY.
It is our sad duty to chronicle the death of a well-known resident, of the Forbes, district in the person of Mrs Mary Hannah Hay, wife of Mr. James Hay, which took place at her residence, North Hill, yesterday morning. Deceased was a daughter of the late Mr Pierce and of Mrs. Collits, and the 52 years of her life was mostly spent in Forbes district, where she was highly respected. She was twice married, her former husband being Mr M. J. O'Brien, being well-known in the district. For a number of years and right up till the time of her death, she carried on the business of the Ideal Tea Rooms in Forbes, but the malignant growth which brought about her death caused her to relinquish active management of the concern for some months, and the business has been lately managed by her husband. There is no issue to either marriage, but in addition to her husband she is survived by a sorrowing mother and a large number of sisters and brothers. The interment this afternoon will be to the Methodist portion of the local cemetery.2 

Family 1

Michael J O'Brien

Family 2

James Hay

Citations

  1. [S1473] NSW Death Indexes, 9455/1871 Mary H Collits.
  2. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Forbes Advocate, Friday, June 2, 1922.
  3. [S1481] NSW Marriage Indexes, 3812/1891 Michael J O'Brien & Mary H Collits.
  4. [S1473] NSW Death Indexes, 13052/1914 Pierce Collitts.
  5. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Forbes Advocate, Tuesday, August 11, 1914.
  6. [S1481] NSW Marriage Indexes, 9641/1917 James Hay & Mary H O'Brien.
  7. [S1473] NSW Death Indexes, 7929/1922 Mary H Hay.