Mary CRONAN [45]

   Another name for Mary was Mary CRONIN.

  General Notes:

Domestic Cook
lived Yanga Lake Balranald.

On Mary's marriage certificate she gives her age as 24 which would make her YOB 1830, on her death certificate her age is given as 90 years which would make YOB 1809, on John Elijah's birth certificate in 1857 her age is given as 26 making YOB 1831 and on Michael's birth certificate in 1858 age is given as 50 making YOB 1809.

Mary's death certificate indicates she had 2 deceased male children that have not been found, as well as 1 deceased female, named Mary a birth or death of any of these children has not yet been found.

Cronan has also been spelled Cronin. Mary Cronin from Tipperary is recorded in the shipping records as being able to read and write and was 21 years of age. She sailed on the "Confiance" from Liverpool on 8 December, 1852 and arrived at Geelong on 12 April, 1853. She was engaged to work for Mr.G.Reid of Spring Street and disembarked with 3 months rations.

On the marriage certificate with John Jones, neither John nor Mary could write and signed the certificate with an x . They were married at the residence of the Minister Melbourne, according to the Rites of the Congregational or Independent Church.

Riverina Recorder (Balranald, Moulamein, NSW : 1887 - 1944) Wed 1 Feb 1899 Page 2 Family Notices
DEATH.
Jones.- On the 28th ultimo, at Howell Farm, Yanga Lake, Mary Jones, relict of the late John Jones of Mystic Park, and mother of John and Michael Jones.
Aged 90 years. A colonist of 68 years.

Mary married John JONES [46] [MRIN: 30], son of Elisha HOWELLS [69] and Mary GLANVILLE [68], on 5 Oct 1854 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.⁹⁹ (John JONES [46] was born about 1825 in , Shropshire, England, christened on 11 Sep 1825 in Diddlebury, Shropshire, England,^101,102,103 died on 8 Nov 1898 in Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia ¹⁰⁴ and was buried on 10 Nov 1898 in Balranald, NSW, Australia.)