Nessie Irene Maria Hall [15137] ¹³¹

  General Notes:

References:
A. South Australian Birth Certificate, Nessie Irene Maria HALL, Reg No: 401/1882.
B. Victorian Marriage Certificate, George (IV) MAY and Nessie Irene Maria MAY (nee HALL). Reg No: 208/1855.
C. N.S.W. Birth Certificate, Samuel Leslie MAY, Reg No: 965/1903.
D. N.S.W. Marriage Certificate, Samuel Leslie MAY and Helen May SMALLMAN, Reg No: 167/1925.
E. N.S.W. Death Certificate, Samuel Leslie MAY, Reg No: 616/1937.
F. Anglican Cemetery Records, Rookwood, N.S.W.

Birth Details:
Nessie was born at Kooringa, District of Burra, S.A. on 16 November 1882. The birth informant was Catherine Foy (friend), daughter of John Foy (drover).

Given Names:
Probably after family or friends as was the custom.

Education:
No details available. However always conducted herself as a well educated person.

Marriage:
Married George (IV) MAY in Saint Peter's Church of England Church, Broken Hill, NSW, on 1 April 1901. Officiating Minister was the Rev. B.H. WHEELER. They resided first at Broken Hill, then to Ashfield, Croydon, Burwood and finally Auburn, all in NSW.

Family:
They had six sons and two daughters - Arthur George James, Samuel Leslie, Herbert Frederick Edward, Pearl Irene , Stanley Stephen Victor, William, Melville Clarence and Margaret Joan.

Occupation, Sport and Activities:
No information other than domestic.

Physical:
An attractive, short in statue and well proportioned woman.

General:
Nessie was a very loving and dedicated wife and mother. As with her husband George, she was disciplined and religious.

Death:
She died at home (Auburn, NSW) in September 1951, and in attendance was her husband and family including some grandchildren. She was buried on 13 September 1951 in the Anglican Section of Rookwood Cemetery NSW, and interned in Section 12, Grave No 3510 beside her son Samuel Leslie MAY. Her husband, George, was later buried in the same grave site.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Baptised, 16 Nov 1882, Born, Kooringa, Burra, S.A.

• Fact 2, 1882, Baptised, S.A.

• Fact 4, 13 Sep 1951, Buried, Anglican Cemetery, Rookwood, Nsw. (Sect 12 Grave No: 3510).

• Occupation, Sep 1951, Died, Auburn, Nsw.

Nessie married George (Iv) May [15138] [MRIN: 14] on 1 Apr 1901 in St Stephen's Church (Cofe), Broken Hill, Nsw. (George (Iv) May [15138] was born on 30 Mar 1878 in Echuca, County Of Rodney, Victoria, died in Jul 1954 in Auburn, Sydney, Nsw and was buried on 18 Jul 1954 in Anglican Section, Rookwood Cemetery, Nsw..)