Florence May (Bradshaw) Wisbey (1897 - 1922)

Born 1897 in Glebe, New South Wales

Ancestors

Wife of Frederick Cave Wisbey — married 18 Jun 1921 in Glebe, New South Wales, Australia

Died 27 Dec 1922 at about age 25 in Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Florence was born in 1897. She is the daughter of Thomas Bradshaw and Amy Edney. ^[1]

Florence (age 23), daughter of Thomas Bradshaw & Amy Australia Bradshaw, married Frederick Cave Wisbey on 18 June 1921 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.^[2]

She died as a result of accidental burning on 27 December 1922, aged 25 at 'Rockleigh, Gulgong, New South Wales. ^[3][4]

SAD BURNING FATALITY NEAR GULGONG

A burning tragedy of a particularly sad nature occurred at /Rockleigh/, near Gulgong, on Boxing Day; Mrs. Fred. Wisbey was at work in the washhouse at about 9 am on that day, when her clothes caught fire. It is supposed fhat she was not aware of the fact until she was approaching a clothes line in the yard, the flames bursting forth suddenly .... her cries attracting the attention of some men who were milking. One of them seized a bag and succeeded in stifling the flames, but not before the unfortunate woman had been terribly burned. Dr. Allport, of Gulgong, did all that was humanly possible, but Mrs. Wisbey died the following morning. She was buried in Gulgong cemetery on the 28th instant. Rev. G. S. Watts officiating. Deceased was only 25 years of age and leaves a little baby nine months old. Her father, mother and two brothers reside in Sydney, and Mrs. Henry Charlton (Mudgee) is a sister-in-law. News of the tragedy caused a painful impression throughout the district and great sympathy is expressed for the bereaved ones. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ NSW Government. Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (accessed 23 Jan 2023). Birth Index, Index entry for BRADSHAW FLORENCE M; Parents: THOMAS & AMY A; District: GLEBE; Registration Number: 12183/1897
2. ↑ Marriage: "Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61177 #900490366 (accessed 23 January 2023), Florence May Bradshaw (23) marriage to Frederick Care Wisbey on 18 Jun 1921 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; citing Sydney Diocesan Archives, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
3. ↑ 1922 'Family Notices', The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), 28 December, p. 4. , viewed 23 Jan 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article245778203
4. ↑ NSW Government. Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (accessed 23 Jan 2023). Death Index, Index entry for WISBEY FLORENCE M; Parents: THOMAS & AMY A; District: DUNEDOO; Registration Number: 3046/1923
5. ↑ 1923 'BURNING FATALITY NEAR GULGONG', Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), 4 January, p. 16. , viewed 23 Jan 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155735468