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| Mary CRIBB (1834 - 1910) |
| b. abt 1834 at Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia |
| m. (1) 12 Oct 1850 Colin MCDONNELL (1811 - 1858) at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia |
| m. (2) 05 Nov 1859 Edward John CARRIGG ( - 1875) at Adelong, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 22 Jan 1910 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia aged 76 |
| Parents: |
| William CRIBB |
| female LINDBECK |
| Events in Mary CRIBB (1834 - 1910)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| abt 1834 | Mary CRIBB was born | Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia | 69 | ||
| 1850 | 16 | Birth of son Charles Edward Stewart MCDONNELL | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 12 Oct 1850 | 16 | Married Colin MCDONNELL (aged 39) | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 69 | |
| 1852 | 18 | Death of son Aneas Alexander MCDONNELL | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 69 | |
| 24 Jul 1852 | 18 | Birth of son Aneas Alexander MCDONNELL | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 69 | |
| 18 May 1854 | 20 | Birth of son Colin George MCDONNELL | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 69 | |
| 21 May 1857 | 23 | Birth of son Arthur William MCDONNELL | Adelong, New South Wales, Australia | 69 | |
| 19 Oct 1858 | 24 | Death of husband Colin MCDONNELL (aged 47) | Adelong, New South Wales, Australia | 69 | |
| 05 Nov 1859 | 25 | Married Edward John CARRIGG | Adelong, New South Wales, Australia | 69 | |
| 23 Nov 1859 | 25 | Birth of son Alfred John Bartholomew CARRIGG | Adelong, New South Wales, Australia | 69 | |
| 12 Nov 1861 | 27 | Birth of daughter Catherine Jane CARRIGG | Adelong, New South Wales, Australia | 69 | |
| 1864 | 30 | Birth of son Edwin John CARRIGG | Adelong, New South Wales, Australia | 69 | |
| 1868 | 34 | Birth of daughter Mary Ann Gertrude CARRIGG | Mundongo, New South Wales, Australia | 69 | |
| 30 Aug 1870 | 36 | Birth of daughter Emily Jane CARRIGG | Mundongo, New South Wales, Australia | 69 | |
| 02 Dec 1875 | 41 | Death of husband Edward John CARRIGG | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 69 | |
| 13 Feb 1895 | 61 | Death of son Charles Edward Stewart MCDONNELL (aged 45) | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 69 | |
| 1906 | 72 | Death of son Alfred John Bartholomew CARRIGG (aged 47) | 69 | ||
| 22 Jan 1910 | 76 | Mary CRIBB died | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 69 | |
| Personal Notes: |
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MARY CARRIGG / MacDONELL nee Cribb
by Val Wilkinson Mary Cribb was about 16 years old when she married Colin MacDonell on 12 October 1850 according to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church. The priest, Patrick Magennis, travelled to Tumut from Yass for the ceremony which was witnessed by Timothy and Johannah O'Mara. It has not been possible to positively identify her parents, but they are thought to be Robert Cribb and his wife Ann. Exactly when Mary arrived in the Tumut district is not known either, but we do know she had relatives here William, Thomas and Jane Cribb who were her siblings or half-siblings. Mary's brother William was born in 1830 at Richmond, but Mary was born just three or four years later in Campbelltown. Mary's first son was born in Tumut before her marriage in 1850 and called Charles Edward Stewart MacDonell, names, no doubt, chosen by his Scottish father. Aneas Alexander ltlacDonell followed on 24 July 1852, but is thought to have died some time after his baptism on 14 November of the same year. At the time of Aneas' baptism, Colin MacDonell is noted as being a squatter of Tumut. Two years later Colin George MacDonell was born on 18 May 1854 with the family still residing in Tumut. Colin MacDonell had two blocks of land at Mundongo, near Mary's sister and brother-in-law, Jane and Thomas Lindbeck, and it is thought the family lived on this property, called Gouyak. Gold was discovered in Adelong in the early 1850's, and trade was booming. By 1856 Colin and Mary had purchased the "DiggersArms" inn at LowerAdelong from Robert Reilly. This inn was situated at Rimmer's Bridge across the Adelong Creek. ln November of that year the Goulburn Herald noted that ..."a rush had taken place on a spot near McDonell's lnn", and in December it was noted that ..."parties working near McDonnell's lnn were doing well". What a boost for business - to have a gold rush right at the inn door ! Mary's fourth son, Arthur William MacDonell, arrived on 21 May 1857 while the family were living in Adelong. On 20 April 1858, Colin was granted a Publican's License. Perhaps it was at this time the inn became the "Gold Diggers'Arms Hotel". There was a relatively flat area of ground in front of the "Gold Diggers' Arms" which was used as a race course by the Adelong folk. Races were held on a regular basis as a break from the daily grind of gold-mining, so it can be imagined how profitable such race-days were for Mary and Colin. The hotel prospered and life was good to Mary until the 10 September 1858 when the "Gold Digger's Arms" was robbed by three men. The men entered the premises and got away with f50 in cash, 2 distinctly shaped watches and a nugget of gold. Within a few weeks further tragedy would affect Mary. Colin contracted a cold, which gradually worsened causing inflammation of the lungs. Mary nursed him for a week before he died on 19 October 1858 aged 47 years. His passing was reported in the Adelong Mining Journalwhich noted him as one of the oldest publicans in Adelong. On 25 October, just a few days after her beloved husband's death, Mary was called to the Tumut Police court as a witness to identify three men suspected as the robbers who had stolen goods from the hotel. Although unable to identify the men, Mary positively identified the watches found on one of them and her testimony led to his being charged with the offence. Mary was now widowed at the age of 25, with three small children - the baby being only 12 months old - and a hotel to run. Planned singing entertainments continued, and races were held on the course in front of the hotel over the Christmas holidays. However Mary was not able to keep up the hotel and it was sold by auction on the 23 June 1859 to Laurence Roche. There were financial difficulties associated with the hotel when Mr Levi Mandleson, a creditor with a surety of f1000, laid a charge of embezzlement against Edward John Carrigg, an lrish land-surveyor working as a barman at the hotel. On 20 August 1859 Mary found herself in the Adelong Court as a witness in the case against him. Mary had refused to take up the case against Carrigg and she continued to defend him by claiming the missing money had been received and had slipped her memory. The charge against Carrigg was not proved. lt was in the reporting of this case that Carrigg is stated to be Mary's barman and well known to her. lt also showed that Mary could not read or write so she was at the mercy of those able to do so. At the time of the court case, Mary was pregnant to Edward John Carrigg (known as John Carrigg) whom she married on 5 November 1859. Ason, Alfred, was born on 23 November 1859, though he was not baptised until 1863. John Carrigg registered his son's birth in May the following year as John Bartholomew Carrigg, born in March 1860. lt is not known whythere is a discrepancy in the name, month and month of birth for the child. What joy can be imagined when Mary had her first daughter after six boys with the birth of Catherine Jane on 12 November 1861. Alfred and Catherine Jane Carrigg were baptised together in June 1863 by Fr Thomas O'Neill. Another son, Edwin John, was born in 1864, but no record of his birth has been found. The Carrigg family is believed to have been living on Colin MacDonell's original selection at Gouyak, Mundongo, during this time. However, things were not going well for Mary and once again she found herself in court' On 16 February 1867 John Carrigg beat Mary yet again leaving her no other recourse than to take him to court for assaulting her and her son Colin George MacDonell. The details of the court case indicate thai Carrigg was in the constant habit of getting drunk; had often left the family without food for days at a time and Mary had suffered from his repeated assaults on her and the children. John Carrigg was sentenced to two months in Goulburn Gaol with hard labour. During his sojourn John may have had a change of heart, promising yet again to behave better, as Mary must have allowed him to return to the marital home. Two more girls were born after this - Mary Ann Gertrude in 1868 and Emily Jane on 30 August 1870. He still had his moments, though, as proved by the printed notice on 11 July 1868 publicly apologising to Thomas Lindbeck, Mary's brother-in-law, for his unseemly expressions "used in a moment of excitement". On 2 January 1876, Mary registered the death in Wagga Wagga of Edward John Carrigg which had occurred on 2 December the previous year. At the time of his death, John was recorded as being a tutor who had been ill for two days from inflammation of the stomach. Mary's address was still in Tumut, so it can be presumed they had finally agreed to live apart. At the age of 43 Mary was widowed again, with eight surviving children - the eldest aged 25 and married, the youngest just three years old' The children grew and as they married Mary enjoyed her extended family and the grandchildren as they arrived. Charles Edward Stewart MacDonell married Georgina Kilminster, while Colin George MacDonell remained a bachelor. Arthur MacDonell married Mary French and moved to Cootamundra. Catherine Carrigg married Thomas McGoldrick, Mary Ann Gertrude Carrigg married Richard O'Neil and Emily Jane Carrigg married James Murray. Alfred Carrigg and Edwin John Carrigg did not marry. Two of Mary's children pre-deceased her. Charles Edward Stewart MacDonell, her eldest son, died in February 1895, after a long illness leaving a family of 12 and Alfred Carrigg died in 1906 following a break-down in his health. Mary had nursed him a long time and tried everything in her power to relieve his suffering, but it was to no avail. Over the years the spelling of the name MacDonell evolved to today's accepted form, McDonnell. It has been difficult to trace Mary's movements but she probably lived with her unmarried sons, Colin MacDonell al Gouyak and Edwin John Carrigg who had a property at Tumut Plains near Petfield. Advancing age took its toll and on 22 January 1910, Mary passed away at Edwin's residence from senile decay, accentuated by heart failure, at the age of 76 years. Two doctors had attended her, but for some time she had been complaining of her continued problems. ln her declining years Mary was comforted by her sons and daughters who inserted a heart-felt verse in her obituary: Rest dearest mother, thy toil is o'er, Thy loving hands shalltoil no more No more thy gentle eyes shallweep, ResL darling mother, gently s/eep, Thou art not forgotten, dearest mother, Or will thou ever be - As long as life and memory last, We will remember thee. Perhaps the sentiments expressed reflected Mary's life of hardship and toil, but also expressed the love and esteem in which she was held by her devoted children. Mary Carrigg was laid to rest in the Roman Catholic portion of the Old Tumut Cemetery, beside her first husband, Colin MacDonell, who had died some 52 years previously. BIBLIOGRAPHY: McDONNELL, Margaret - research notes WILKINSON, Val - research notes Gundagai Times 1 1 July 1868 Adelong & Tumut Express, 28 January 1 910 |
| Source References: |
| 63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ |
| - Reference = Adelong and tumut Express 28 Jan 1910 (Name, Notes) |
| - Notes: Obituary.
DEATH OF MRS MARY CARRIGG On Saturday last there passed away from earth Mrs Mary Carrigg, relict of the late Mr E Carrigg, at her son's residence (Mr E Carrigg), Tumut Plains, at the advanced age of 76 years, the cause of death being senile decay, accentuated by heart failure For some time past the poor old lady had been complaining, and notwithstanding the attention of Drs Mason and Browne, death came us a happy release The deceased was born in Sydney, being the daughter of Mr William Cribb (a large station holder in the early days), and sister of the late Mrs Thomas Lindbeck, of Mondongo About 1857 deceased came to Tumut and married the late Mr Colin McDonell, who conducted an hotel at Gilmore on property owned by the late John Caloway, and later on purchased by Mr H Whatman, and afterwards resumed by the Government for railway purposes The result of the union was three sons, viz, Colin George, Stewart and Arthur, the second named having predeceased her Eventually, after a varied experience in Tumut, the grim reaper, Death, claimed her husband, and later on she married Mr E Carrigg, a worthy man who carried on farming pursuits on Tumut Plains where Mr William Regent now resides The outcome of this union was three daughters, viz, Mrs McGoldrick (Corowa). Mrs R O'Neil and Mrs J Murray (Tumut), and two sons, Messrs Edward and Alfred (the latter predeceased her); but Fate deprived her again of her husband On the death of her first husband, Mr George C McDonell came into possession of his property adjoining and westward of Mr Frank Taylor's In her declining years deceased was comforted by her sons and daughters, and well can they say — Rest, dearest mother, thy toil is o'er, Thy loving hands shall toil no more No more thy gentle eyes shall weep, Rest, darling mother, gently sleep, Thou art not forgotten, dearest mother, Or will thou ever be — As long as life and memory last, We will remember thee The funeral took place on Sunday last, when a large cortege of mourners paid their last tribute of respect to deceased, whose re- mains were interred in the R C portion of the old cemetery Rev Father Slattery officiated at the graveside, and Mr James Elphick was the undertaker. |
| 69. Type: Book, Abbr: Relict of, Title: Relict of … Lives of Pioneering Women of Tumut and District, Auth: Tumut Family History Group, Publ: Tumut Family History Group, Date: 2001 |
| - Reference = 84 (Marriage) |
| - Reference = 86 (Death) |
| - Reference = 84 (Birth) |
| - Reference = 84 (Name, Notes) |
| - Reference = 85 (Marriage) |