Mary Elizabeth Curtis b. 7 Aug 1876 Rice Creek (near Auburn), South Australia, Australia d. 3 May 1964 Balaklava, South Australia, Australia: Our Family History

1876 - 1964 (87 years)

Name	Mary Elizabeth Curtis [1]
Birth	7 Aug 1876	Rice Creek (near Auburn), South Australia, Australia [1, 2]

		South Australia Birth Registration Transcription Mary Elizabeth Curtis. Mary Elizabeth Curtis, daughter of John Curtis and Emma Rogers, born 07 Aug 1876, Rice Creek, South Australia, Australia. Registration District upper Wakefiels, Registration Number 170/133.
Gender	Female
Death	3 May 1964	Balaklava, South Australia, Australia [1, 3]

		South Australia Death Registration Transcription Mary Elizabeth Tucker (n. Curtis) Mary Elizabeth Curtis, died 03 May 1964, age 87 years, at Balaklava, South Australia, Australia. Registration District Gilbert, Registration number 972/2774.
Burial	Balaklava, South Australia, Australia [1]
		Headstone, Mary Elizabeth Tucker (n. Curtis), Plot 64, Balaklava Cemetery, Balaklava, South Australia, Australia Mary Elizabeth Tucker (n. Curtis), is buried in plot 64, Balaklava Cemetery, along side her husband John Charles Tucker and son Wilfred Robert John Tucker. Plot: 64

		Plot 64, Balaklava Cemetery, Balaklava, South Australia, Australia Wilfred Robert John Tucker, John Charles Tucker and Mary Elizabeth Tucker (n. Curtis) lay side by side in plot 64, Balaklava Cemetery, Balaklava, South Australia Plot: 64

Person ID	I2495	Tucker Family Tree \| The descendants of James Tucker
Last Modified	25 Nov 2019

Father	John Curtis
Mother	Emma Rogers
Family ID	F1076	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family John Charles Tucker, b. 28 May 1871, Inman Valley District Yankalilla, South Australia, Australia d. 2 Oct 1945, Balaklava, South Australia, Australia (Age 74 years) [4, 5]

Marriage 17 Jul 1902 "Zulu" Farm Kybunga, South Australia, Australia [4, 5]

They were married at "Zulu Farm", Kybunga, South Australia, the Residence of Joseph John Clarke, Brother of Rev. Alfred James Clarke and Brother in Law of the Groom, John Charles Tucker. [4]

South Australia, Marriage Registration Transcription, John Charles Tucker and Mary Elizabeth Curtis.
John Charles Tucker Married Mary Elizabeth Curtis, 17 Jul 1901, at the Residence of Joseph John Clarke (brother in law of John Charles Tucker). They were married by the Rev. Alfred James Clarke (brother of Joseph John Clarke).

Children

	1. Wilfred Robert John Tucker, b. 17 Oct 1902, Hoyleton, South Australia, Australia d. 24 May 1917 (Age 14 years)
+	2. Edward George Curtis Tucker, b. 6 Nov 1905, Watchman Nr Balaklava, South Australia, Australia d. 9 Feb 1978 (Age 72 years)
+	3. Edna Mary May Tucker, b. 29 Apr 1909, Balaklava, South Australia, Australia d. 2 Jan 1990 (Age 80 years)

Family ID F0721 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 25 Nov 2019

Photos
Mary Elizabeth Curtis
Mary Elizabeth Curtis, Wife of John Charles Tucker

Documents At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

Notes

Mary worked hard but was kind and generous to all. She was a member of the same church and her faith meant a lot to her. "Because thou hast been our help, therefore in the shadow of the wing we will rejoice" was a source of great comfort to her. She was sensitive and caring and dreadfully shocked by Wilfred's death. She visited the grave every week. After her husband's death she always kept his photo in the dining room and had a fresh rose next to it. She took Flowers to the cemetery every Sunday and was upset when she was not well enough to do so.
She had terrible arthritis in the knees and spine. She brought up her brothers and sisters until her father remarried after her mother's death. Her father and step-mother retired to Largs Bay. They employed a lady as housekeeper as she had a large family and no means of support. She loved flowers especially roses, daisies, sweet peas and the spring blossoms.
She remembered the Kaurna tribe who used to live on the land now used as the Balaklava Show ground oval. (The Tucker Family in Australia, 1992)

Sources

[S1] Cynthis Henley-Smith, The Tucker Family in Australia, (Gillingham Printers Pty Ltd Adelaide, South Australia), 1992, 224 - 226 (Reliability: 3).
[S531] Genealogy SA, trading as the South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Societ Inc., findmypast, South Australia Births 1842-1928, (findmypast), 7 Aug 1876, District Upper Wakefield, Registration Number 170/133 (Reliability: 3).
See attached copy of South Australia Birth Registration Transcription for Mary Elizabeth Curtis.
[S493] Genealogy SA, trading as the South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society, findmypast, South Australian Marriages 1842-1937 Transcription, (findmypast), 3 May 1964, Gilbert 972/2774 (Reliability: 3).
Mary Elizabeth Tucker (n. Curtis), Died 03 May 1964, Balaklava, South Australia, Australia.
[S1] Cynthis Henley-Smith, The Tucker Family in Australia, (Gillingham Printers Pty Ltd Adelaide, South Australia), 1992, 224 (Reliability: 3).
[S493] Genealogy SA, trading as the South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society, findmypast, South Australian Marriages 1842-1937 Transcription, (findmypast), 17 Jul 1901, Clare 208/175 (Reliability: 3).
See attached South Australia Marriage Registration Transcription for John Charles Tucker and Mary Elizabeth Curtis.