FatherJohn Williams b. c 1822, d. 6 Mar 1898
MotherMary Ann Crapp b. c 1835, d. 6 Jun 1920
Pedigree

Birth, Death, Marriage

Mary Elizabeth Williams was born on 17 April 1869 in Creswick, Victoria.1,2 
She died on 27 July 1950 in Glen Iris, Victoria, at age 81.3,4 
ChartsWilliams, John, descendant chart

Story

Mary Elizabeth Williams was born in Creswick on 17 April 1869. She was the seventh child of Mary Ann and John.2,1
 
Most of the family moved from Creswick to Shepparton between February 1877 (when William Charles was buried in Creswick) and August (when John's Crown land application stated he lived in Shepparton). It is possible some of the older children travelled separately, or with John Joseph and his young family. The oldest child Maria was aged twenty and on her March 1878 marriage registration, gives her usual address as Creswick. The youngest child to move was Richard aged six.5,6,7
 
In April 1888, Sarah Williams, wife of Mary Elizabeth's brother, John Joeph, was staying at the family's Tallygaroopna home. While there, Sarah gave birth to a daughter, Olivia. Mary Elizabeth was the informant for the birth, and her mother Mary Ann, was the midwife.8
 
Unmarried Aunt
Mary Elizabeth never married. She remained close to the daughters of her sister, Charlotte.
 
[It is difficult to determine Mary Elizabeth's location in the electoral rolls. With a common name, she can only be identified when a known relative is at the same address. She may have been the Mary Elizabeth in Prahran in 1914 as this is the same suburb as her niece Josephine Antoinette de Morton was living. And she may have been the Mary Elizabeth in Allendale in 1915 as this is the same town as her nephew Frank Stanley Livingstone was living.]
 
In 1943, several family members were living together at 62 Erica Ave in Gardiner (later Glen Iris). They were Mary Elizabeth Williams, Helene Maude de Morton, and Josephine Antoinette and William Henry Errol.11
 
Mary Elizabeth Williams died in Glen Iris on 27 July 1950, aged 81.3,4
 
Will and Probate 
Mary Elizabeth wrote a will in October 1947 naming William Henry Errol as executor. Beneficiaries of her estate were: Myrtle Irene Tippett (niece): £10; Morton Joseph, David & Natalie Tippett (children of Myrtle Irene): £10; Helene Maude de Morton (niece): £10; John de Morton Errol & Anthony de Morton Errol (children of niece Josephine Antoinette Errol): £10; and Josephine Antoinette Errol (niece): balance of estate.12,4
 
The total of her personal estate was £179, consisting of State Savings Bank Glen Iris £158, and T&G Melbourne £21. She had no real estate.4
 

Citations

  1. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, Mary Elizabeth Williams entry, birth registration no. 8047, 1869.
  2. [S297] Williams-Howard family tree, computer file, March 2000.
  3. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, Mary Elizabeth Williams entry, death registration no. 8567, 1950.
  4. [S507] 'Mary Elizabeth Williams', VPRS 28 Probate and Administration Files, no. 427/073, probate, 27 September 1950.
  5. [S326] William Charles Williams, death registration no. 1025, 24 February 1877.
  6. [S324] '7925 Benalla', VPRS 626 Land selection files by land district, section 19 and 20 Land Act 1869, land selection files, John Williams, 8 February 1888, 'Certificate of Registration.'
  7. [S584] Alexander Livingston and Maria Jane Williams, marriage registration no. 211, 5 March 1878.
  8. [S303] Olivia Hazelel Williams, birth registration no. 16099, 3 April 1888.
  9. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Fawkner, subdivision of Prahran, 1914.
  10. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Grampians, subdivision of Allendale, 1915.
  11. [S392] Australia, Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, online, division of Fawkner, subdivision of Gardiner, 1943.
  12. [S506] 'Mary Elizabeth Williams', VPRS 7591 Wills, no. 427/073, will, 13 October 1947.