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Mary STUART (b 1886)

Mary, the seventh child and fourth daughter of her parents Mary McHardie and William Stuart (b1852), was born at 72 Well Road at 2:40 a.m. on 4 May 1886. Her father reported the birth on 17 May of the same year. Mary was most likely named after her mother, but it was her older sister, Susan, who should have been given the name had the traditional pattern for naming children been strictly observed.

Mary appeared with her mother and father in the 1891 Census. They were living at 20 Raeberry Street in the Kelvin district of Glasgow. At the time of the census in 1901, the family lived still at the same address. Mary was at home and still in school. She was 15.

The last of her parent's daughters to wed, Mary married Andrew Cochran on 24 December 1913 in the Maryhill district of Glasgow. Charles Whitehead Hutcheson, minister of St Cuthbert's Parish conducted the ceremony according to the rites of the Church of Scotland and at his home at 17 Queen Margaret Drive. Mary was 27 and a dressmaker at the time.

In 1913, Andrew Cochran was 28 years old, a mercantile cashier and bookkeeper. He gave his address as 808 New City Road in Glasgow. His father, an auctioneer and valuator, was also Andrew Cochran; his mother was Jane McGeorge Cochran nee Dunsmore. In the 1901 census, the family was found at 13 Wilton Drive, only a few blocks from 20 Raeberry Street. Both of Andrew's parents were born in Paisley, Renfrewshire. Andrew's father's occupation was given as pawnbroker. All of the nine children in the family were born in Glasgow. Andrew was the second son. He was 16 at the time of the census and already a draper's assistant.

Mary and Andrew had at least one child, Andrew Cochrane, born on 26 May 1915 at 30 Raglan Street in Glasgow. His father was reported to be a mercantile cashier. By 1918, Mary's husband Andrew was a private in the 1st Regiment of the Royal Scots Fusiliers. He was killed at Arras, France on 28 Mar 1918.

Whether the couple emigrated to Australia before Andrew enlisted is not known. The Commonwealth Graves Commission reported that Andrew was the husband of Mary Cochran of 8 Margret St, Abbotsford, Sydney. But a 1920 passenger manifest for SS Euripides listed a Mrs Mary Cochran and son Andrew Cochran (age 4) and reported their last permanent residence as Scotland. Mary had certainly moved to Sydney by 1924 when her father, in a letter, references having heard from both Mary and her sister Isabella whom he knew to be living in Sydney.

Mary married James Wilkie, a grocer in 1928. The marriage was registered in Balmain South, New South Wales, Australia. 1930 electoral roll entries placed the couple at 1st Avenue, Five Dock in Sydney, close to the home of Mary's sister Isabella, and also at 445 Punchbowl Road, Enfield, a bit further south in Sydney. In 1933 they were living on the Great North Road, still in the Five Dock neighborhood.

In 1939, Mary's son Andrew married Kathleen Mary Hassett. The couple settled at 65 Curlewis Street in Bondi, New South Wales. In 1951, Andrew married a second time, to Elsie May Christie or Parkes. The couple lived in Bondi at least until 1958. By 1968 they were living at 12 Lorraine Ave in Carinbah, New South Wales and Andrew's mother Mary Wilkie was living with them.

A New South Wales death registration shows that Mary Wilkie died in 1968. The death was registered in Burwood, an area of Sydney that encompasses Balmain. She would have been about 82 years old.

Sources and Notes:

1886 Birth Registration for Mary Stuart (b 1886): Citation: The National Records of Scotland. 1886/Births/644/9/668. Content: The Registry of Births for the District of Kelvin, Burgh of Glasgow [Lanarkshire] show that Mary Stuart, female, [was born] 1886 May 4, 2h 40m am at 72 Well Road. Father: William Stuart, Commercial Traveller. Mother: Mary Stuart m.s. McHardie. Married: 1874 Jun 25. Signed: William Stuart, Father, Present. [Registered:] 1886 May 17 at Glasgow.

1913 Marriage Registration, Andrew Cochran and Mary Stuart (b 1886): Citation: The National Records of Scotland. 1913/Marriages/644/14/202. Content: The Registry of Marriages for the District of Maryhill, County of Lanark records a marriage on 1913, December 24th at 17 Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow, after Publication according to the forms of the Church of Scotland. [Groom:] (signed) Andrew Cochran, Mercantile Cashier and Bookkeeper, Bachelor, age 28, 808 New City Road, Glasgow. Father: Andrew Cochran, Auctioneer and Valuator. Mother: Jane McGeorge Cochran m.s. Dunsmore. [Bride:] (signed) Mary Stuart, Dressmaker, age 27, Spinster, 30 Simpson Street, Glasgow. Father: William Stuart, Hardware Merchant. Mother: Mary Stuart, m.s. McHardie. [Minister:] (signed) Charles Whitehead Hutcheson, BD, Minister of St. Cuthbert's Parish. [Witnesses:] (signed) John Campbell Cochran, witness. Sarah Howe Currie, witness.

1891 Scotland Census, Household of William Stewart (b 1852): Citation: The National Records of Scotland, 1891/Census/644/9/87/0/2/002. Content: The 1891 Scotland Census of Barony, Kelvinside, Glasgow (Lanarkshire) on 05 Apr 1891 shows a flat (shcedule 10) at 20 Raeberry Street with a household composed of (1) William Stewart, head of household, married, male, age 38, a self-employed commercial traveller, born in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, (2) Mary Stewart, wife, married, female, age 35, born in Glasgow, (3) Helen Stewart, daughter, female age 15, employed shop girl (hardware), born in Glasgow, (4) Isabella Stewart, daughter, female age 13, scholar, born in Glasgow, (5) William Stewart, son, male, age 11, scholar, born in Glasgow, (6) John Stewart, son, male age 8, scholar, born in Glasgow, (7) Susan Stewart, daughter, female, age 6, scholar, born in Glasgow, (7) Mary Stewart, daughte, female, age 5 years, scholar, born in Glasgow, (8) Albert Stewart, son,male, age 3, born in Glasgow, (9) Victoria Stewart, daughter, female, age 6 mos, born in Glasgow.

1901 Scotland Census, Household of William Stewart (b 1852): Citation: The National Records of Scotland, 1901/Census/644/9/84/11. Content: The 1901 Scotland Census of Barony, Kelvinside, Glasgow (Lanarkshire) Scotland on 31 Mar 1901 shows a flat of 3 rooms at 20 Raeberry Street with a household composed of (1) William Stewart, head, married, age 49, hardware merchant, employer, born Renfrewshire, (2) Helen Stewart, daughter, single, age 26, hardware assistant, worker, born Lanarkshire, Glasgow, (3) Isabella Stewart, daughter, single, age 22, hardware assistant, worker, born Lanarkshire, Glasgow, (4) William Stewart, son, single, age 20, Picture Frame Maker, worker, born Lanarkshire, Glasgow, (5) John Stewart, son, single, age 18, Pastry Baker, worker, born Lanarkshire, Glasgow, (6) Susan Stewart, daughter, single, age 16, in school, born Lanarkshire, Glasgow, (7) Mary Stewart, daughter, single, age 15, in school, born Lanarkshire, Glasgow, (8) Albert Stewart, son, single, age 12, in school, born Lanarkshire, Glasgow, (9) Victoria Stewart, daughter, single, age 10, in school, born Lanarkshire, Glasgow, (10) Alfred Stewart, son, single, age 8, in school, born Lanarkshire, Glasgow.

1901 Scotland Census, Household of Andrew Cochran (b 1861): Citation: The National Records of Scotland. 1901/Census/644/9 80/ 14. Content: The 1901 Scotland Census of Glasgow (Lanarkshire) lists a residence (schedule 85) at 27 Wilton Drive having 3 rooms with windows, with a household composed of (1) Andrew Cochran, head, male, age 40, married, pawnbroker, born Paisley (Renfrewshire), (2) Jane McGeorge Cochran, wife, married, female, age 40, born in Paisley (Renfrewshire), (3) John Campbell Cochran, son, single, male, age 17, spirit salesman, born in Glasgow (Lanarkshire) (4) Andrew Cochran, son, single, male, age 16, drapers assistant, born in Glasgow (Lanarkshire), (5) Agnes Mungle Cochran, daughter, single, female, age 13, in school, born in Glasgow (Lanarkshire), (6) Hugh Cochran, son, single, male, age 9, in school, born in Glasgow (Lanarkshire), (7) Helen Cochran, daughter, single, female, age 7, in school, born in Glasgow (Lanarkshire), (8) Jane McGeorge Dunsmore Cochran, daughter, single, female, age 6, in school, born inGlasgow (Lanarkshire), (9) William Cochran, son, single, male, age 4, born in Glasgow (Lanarkshire), (10) Margaret Dunsmore Cochran, daughter, single, female, age 3, born in Glasgow (Lanarkshire), (11) Thomas Cochran, son, single, male, age 1, born in Glasgow (Lanarkshire).

1913 Marriage Registration, Andrew Cochran and Mary Stuart (b 1886): Citation: The National Records of Scotland. 1913/Marriages/644/14/202. Content: The Registry of Marriages for the District of Maryhill, County of Lanark records a marriage on 1913, December 24th at 17 Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow, after Publication according to the forms of the Church of Scotland. [Groom:] (signed) Andrew Cochran, Mercantile Cashier and Bookkeeper, Bachelor, age 28, 808 New City Road, Glasgow. Father: Andrew Cochran, Auctioneer and Valuator. Mother: Jane McGeorge Cochran m.s. Dunsmore. [Bride:] (signed) Mary Stuart, Dressmaker, age 27, Spinster, 30 Simpson Street, Glasgow. Father: William Stuart, Hardware Merchant. Mother: Mary Stuart, m.s. McHardie. [Minister:] (signed) Charles Whitehead Hutcheson, BD, Minister of St. Cuthbert's Parish. [Witnesses:] (signed) John Campbell Cochran, witness. Sarah Howe Currie, witness.

1915 Birth Registration for Andrew Cochran: Citation: The National Records of Scotland. 1915/Births/644/9/480. Content: A 1915 Registry of Births for the District of Milton in the Burgh of Glasgow, entry 480, shows that Andrew Cochrane (sic), male, was born 1915 May Twenty-sixth 12h noon at 30 Raglan Street, Glasgow. Father: Andrew Cochran, merchantile cashier; Mother: Mary Cochran m.s. Stuart; Married: 1913 December 24th, Maryhill, Glasgow. Signed: [Andrew Cochran] Father. Registered 28 May 1915.

1918 Death Record for Andrew Cochran (b 1885): Citation: Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Private Andrew Cochran. Content: The record shows that Andrew Cochran, private, Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Bn, died on 28 Mar 1918, age 33. He was the son of Mrs. Cochran, of 488, Maryhill Rd., Glasgow, and the late A. Cochran; husband of Mary Cochran, of 8, Margret St., Abbotsford, Sydney, New South Wales. His name appears in Bay 5 of the Arras Memorial in France.

1920 Passenger Manifest, Mary Cochran (b 1886) and Andrew Cochran: Citation: Ancestry.com. UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Content: A 1920 Euripides ship manifest lists (1) Mrs Mary Cochran, housewife, female, age 33, and (2) Andrew Cochran, male, age 4, passengers from London to Sydney. Last permanent residence for both was Scotland. Departure was from London on 31 Mar 1920.

1928 Marriage Index Record for James Wilkie and Mary [Stuart] Cochran (b 1886): Citation: Ancestry.com. Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Content: A 1928 marriage index record shows that James Wilkie married Mary Cochran in 1928 in New South Wales [Australia]. The registration was in Balmain South, New South Wales. Registration year: 1928. Registration Number: 2479.

1930, 1933 and 1968 Electoral Rolls: Ancestry.com. Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980.

1939 Marriage index record for Andrew Cochran (b 1915) and Kathleen Mary Hassett: Citation: New South Wales Government; Justice; Registry of Birth, Deaths & Marriages. Content: A New South Wales [Australia] marriage index record shows the following: Registration number23557/1939; Groom's Family Name: COCHRAN; Groom's Given Name(s): ANDREW; Bride's Family Name(s): HASSETT; Bride's Given Name(s): KATHLEEN MARY; District: WAVERLEY.

1951 Marriage Index Record for Andrew Cochran (b 1915) and Elsie May Parkes: Citation: New South Wales Government; Justice; Registry of Birth, Deaths & Marriages. Content: A New South Wales [Australia] marriage index record shows the following: Registration number8841/1951; Groom's Family NameCOCHRAN; Groom's Given Name(s)ANDREW; Bride's Family Name(s)CHRISTIE; Bride's Given Name(s)ELSIE MAY; DistrictSYDNEY.

1968 Death Index Record for Mary Stuart Wilkie (b 1886): Citation: New South Wales Government; Justice; Registry of Birth, Deaths & Marriages. Content: A 1968 New South Wales [Australia[ death index record reads as follows: WILKIE, Mary; Registration number22564/1968; Father's Given Name(s)WILLIAM; Mother's Given Name(s)MARY; District BURWOOD.