thepowerof2 - Person Sheet
thepowerof2 - Person Sheet
NameMiriam Matilda BARRETT
Birth19 Jul 1878, Goolwa, South Australia
Death17 Apr 1963, Rosewater, Adelaide, South Australia
BurialCheltenham, Adelaide, South Australia
FatherElijah BARRETT (1832-1883)
MotherSusannah NEIGHBOUR (1851-1923)
Misc. Notes
Birth: BDM; Miriam FOREMAN.
Death: Vivienne PFITZNER.

Miriam's sister Nell died when Miriam was just 16. Nell had been betrothed to Arthur WATSON. After Nell's death in Caltowie, Arthur returned to Goolwa with her mother, and fell in love with Miriam Matilda whom he called 'Little Nell'. Arthur then joined the gold rushes at Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie. He returned and married MM when she was just 19. The couple then returned to WA. [Miriam FOREMAN]
Spouses
Birth4 Jun 1867, Truro, SA
Death7 Mar 1937, Rosewater, Adelaide, SA
BurialCheltenham, Adelaide, SA
FatherJohn WATSON (1817-1893)
MotherMarianne DODGSON (1835-1921)
Marriage1896, Goolwa, South Australia
ChildrenDouglas Reynolds (1899-1963)
 Arthur Ronald (1900-)
 Miriam Jean (1903-2002)
 Leonard Gordon (1907-1974)
 Angus Lindsay (1911-1975)
 Raye Marion (1918-1991)
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