Mary Ann Franklin Harmer1

F, #7937, b. 2 December 1855, d. 1 May 1936
FatherThomas Harmer1 b. 22 Feb 1835, d. 24 Aug 1892
MotherAlice Matilda Franklin1 d. 23 Oct 1915
Relationship2nd cousin 3 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited22 Sep 2022
Name Variation Polly2 
Birth*2 December 1855 nr Mount Barker, SA, Australia;
Mary Ann Franklin Harmer born 02 Dec 1855, nr Mount Barker, SA
Daughter of Thomas Harmer & Alice Matilda Franklin1 
Married Name1878 Hatton3 
Marriage*1878 VIC, Australia;Groom=Henry Hatton3 
Death of Father24 August 1892 Janefield, VIC, Australia;
Name: Thomas Harmer
Date of Death: 24th August 1892
Place of Death: Janefield, Shire of Whittlesea, County of Bourke
Occupation: Farmer
Sex: Male
Age: 57 years and 28 weeks
Conjugal Status:
Place of Birth: Brinton, Norfolk, England
Time in Aust Colonies: 2 years in South Australia and 24 years in Victoria

Father: Robert Harmer
Occupation: Laborer
Mother: Margaret Harmer M. N. Cabel

Place of Marriage: Brinton, Norfolk, England
Age at Marriage: 20
Name of Spouse: Alice Matilda Franklin
Children of Marriage: Mary Ann Franklin 36, Celia 32, Maria 31, Thomas 29, Robert George 26, Franklin 24, Margaret Alice 23, Charlotte 21, Edith 19, Anne 17, Alice dead, Eliza dead, George dead
Informant: Thomas Harmer, Son, Janefield

Cause of Death: (a) Apoplexy (b) Coma
Length of Illness: 6 months
Medical Attendant: Dr W. C. Wilkinson
Date Last Seen: 6th August 1892

Date of Burial: 27th August 1892
Place of Burial: Coburg Cemetery
Minister & Religion: Reverend Ralph Pearson, Wesleyan
Undertaker: John Allison
Witnesses: Albert Kearney and Joseph Taylor;Principal=Thomas Harmer4 
Death*1 May 1936 Neerim South, VIC, Australia;
HATTON. —On the 1st May, at her home, Neerim South, Polly, loved wife of the late Henry Hatton, and loved mother of Herb (W.A.), Edie (Mrs. Cook, Neerim South), Les (Drysdale), Gordon (deceased), Celia (Mrs. Cook, Brown Coalmine), Ella (Mrs. Orchard, New Zealand), aged 80 years. —Peace, perfect peace.
HATTON. —On the 1st May, at Neerim South, Mary Ann Franklin, eldest daughter of the late Thomas and Alice Harmer, loved sister of Celia, Maria, Maggie, Tom, George, Frank, Lottie, Edith (deceased), and Annie, aged 80 years. —Peace, perfect peace.2 

Family

Henry Hatton
Child

Citations

  1. [S1696] Findmypast South Australia Births 1842-1928 Transcription, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Mary Ann Franklin Harmer 1855.
  2. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Argus, Saturday, May 2, 1936.
  3. [S1710] Indmypast Victoria Marriages 1836-1942 Transcriptions, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Henry Hatton & Mary Ann Franklin Harmer 1878.
  4. [S14] Death Certificate, Thomas Harmer 1892.
  5. [S1401] VIC Birth indexes.