Australia - Margaret Ann Oakman (1875 - 1969)
| Born: | 1875, Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia |
| Parents: | James Robert Oakman & Alice Grant |
| Married: | 1897, Victoria, Australia to Ernest Phillip Howes |
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| Died: | 17 Jul 1969, Surrey Hills, Melbourne, Australia |
| Children: | Alice Mary Howes (1899-unknown) James Ernest (1901-1968) Margaret Kathleen Howes (1902-1973) Ellen Ethel Howes (1905-unknown) Nance Augusta (1907-1988) John Stanley Howes (1909-unknown) Arthur Joseph Howes (1912-1989) Bernard Michael Howes (abt 1915-unknown) Edward Phillip Howes (1916-1971) Mary Howes (1918-1918) |
Margaret Ann married Ernest Phillip Howes - grandson of Dr John Singleton, founder of the Collingwood Free Medical Dispensary (1869-1932). Ernest Phillip was a timber merchant who died in 1944. Margaret lived on till the age of 93 years, dying from "Pneumonia" on 17 July 1969. Her funeral was held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Ringwood and she was buried with her husband at Box Hill Cemetery, grave number RC-561.
The death notice which appeared in "The Sun" newspaper following Margaret's death reads:
| HOWES, Margaret Ann, 17.7.1969 at home, 27 Russell St, Surrey Hills. Loved wife of late Ernest, beloved mother of Alice (Mrs Woodhouse), James (dec), Rita, Nell (Mrs Dowling), Nance, John (dec), Arthur, Bernie, Phil and Mary (dec). Aged 93. |
Sources:
- Pioneer Index, Victoria 1836-1888, 15062/1875
- Federation Index, Victoria 1889-1901, 6582R/1897
- Vic Death Certificate, 15092/1969