| [Index] |
| Mary "Brandy Mary" MCKEY (1843 - 1919) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Maria SPICE (1863 - ) George Patrick SPICE (1864 - 1936) Joseph Henry SPICE (1869 - 1949) Mary SPICE (1871 - ) Eliazbeth SPICE (1874 - 1874) Henry SPICE (1876 - ) Margaret SPICE (1878 - 1905) Jane SPICE (1881 - ) |
Mary "Brandy Mary" MCKEY (1843 - 1919) + George SPICE ( - 1880) |
Patrick MCKEY (1813 - 1865) | ||
| Margaret ANGLIM (1820 - 1876) | ||||
| b. abt 1843 at Ennis, Co Clare, Ireland |
| m. 13 Mar 1864 George SPICE ( - 1880) at Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 1919 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia aged 76 |
| Near Relatives of Mary "Brandy Mary" MCKEY (1843 - 1919) | ||||||
| Relationship | Person | Born | Birth Place | Died | Death Place | Age |
| Father | Patrick MCKEY | 1813 | 1865 | Ennis, Co Clare, Ireland | 52 | |
| Mother | Margaret ANGLIM | 1820 | 1876 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 56 | |
| Self | Mary "Brandy Mary" MCKEY | abt 1843 | Ennis, Co Clare, Ireland | 1919 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 76 |
| Husband | George SPICE | 1880 | Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Daughter | Maria SPICE | 1863 | Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Son | George Patrick SPICE | 1864 | Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia | 29 Nov 1936 | Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia | 72 |
| Son | Joseph Henry SPICE | 1869 | Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia | 1949 | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia | 80 |
| Daughter | Mary SPICE | 1871 | Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Daughter | Eliazbeth SPICE | 1874 | Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia | 1874 | Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia | 0 |
| Son | Henry SPICE | 1876 | Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Daughter | Margaret SPICE | 1878 | Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia | 1905 | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | 27 |
| Daughter | Jane SPICE | 1881 | Blowering, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Brother | Patrick Joseph MCKEY | abt 1845 | Ennis, Co Clare, Ireland | 25 Dec 1938 | Warwick, Queensland, Australia | 93 |
| Brother | John Joseph MCKEY | 19 Oct 1853 | Ennis, Co Clare, Ireland | 29 Dec 1939 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 86 |
| Nephew | Henry William "Harry" MCKEY | 1878 | Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia | 1957 | Yenda, New South Wales, Australia | 79 |
| Niece | Margaret Hanorah MCKEY | 1880 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1970 | Young, New South Wales, Australia | 90 |
| Niece | Harriet Maria MCKEY | 1882 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1956 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 74 |
| Niece | Louisa May "Laura" MCKEY | 1884 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1961 | Esk, Queensland, Australia | 77 |
| Nephew | John Joseph MCKEY | 1886 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 02 Feb 1930 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 44 |
| Nephew | James Patrick MCKEY | 1889 | Blowering, New South Wales, Australia | 1974 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | 85 |
| Niece | Catherine MCKEY | abt 1891 | Blowering, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Nephew | Edward Francis MCKEY | 11 Jun 1893 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | Sep 1893 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 0 |
| Nephew | Francis Thaddeus MCKEY | 1894 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 28 Nov 1909 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 15 |
| Nephew | Kevin Daniel MCKEY | 1898 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 30 Jul 1974 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 76 |
| Sister in Law | Margaret MCNAMARA | abt 1921 | ||||
| Sister in Law | Catherine Anne HIGGINS | abt 1856 | Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia | 27 Aug 1932 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 76 |
| Events in Mary "Brandy Mary" MCKEY (1843 - 1919)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| abt 1843 | Mary "Brandy Mary" MCKEY was born | Ennis, Co Clare, Ireland | |||
| 1861 | 18 | Immigration | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | per 'Soverign of the Seas' | |
| 1863 | 20 | Birth of daughter Maria SPICE | Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia | 7120/1863 | 69 |
| 1864 | 21 | Birth of son George Patrick SPICE | Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia | 7817/1864 | 69 |
| 13 Mar 1864 | 21 | Married George SPICE | Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1865 | 22 | Death of father Patrick MCKEY (aged 52) | Ennis, Co Clare, Ireland | ||
| 1869 | 26 | Birth of son Joseph Henry SPICE | Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia | 9889/1869 | |
| 1871 | 28 | Birth of daughter Mary SPICE | Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia | 9281/1871 | |
| 1874 | 31 | Birth of daughter Eliazbeth SPICE | Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia | 9648/1874 | |
| 1874 | 31 | Death of daughter Eliazbeth SPICE | Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1876 | 33 | Birth of son Henry SPICE | Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia | 10063/1876 | |
| 1876 | 33 | Death of mother Margaret ANGLIM (aged 56) | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1878 | 35 | Birth of daughter Margaret SPICE | Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia | 23155/1878 listed as Tumut | |
| 1880 | 37 | Death of husband George SPICE | Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1881 | 38 | Birth of daughter Jane SPICE | Blowering, New South Wales, Australia | 27625/1881 | |
| 1905 | 62 | Death of daughter Margaret SPICE (aged 27) | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1919 | 76 | Mary "Brandy Mary" MCKEY died | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Source References: |
| 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 = page 27-28 (Name, Notes) |
| - Notes: MARY SPICE nee McKey'Brandy Mary'
Reprinted from Blowering Valley with kind permission of the author Rhonda McDonald One of my aims when I started this book was to unravel the history (or should I say mystery?) of Brandy Mary. She has captured the imagination of many Iocal people as well as visitors to the valley. lt has not been easy. Many of the old hands from the valley thought that Mary was a member of the McKey family of Blowering and that she had married a man by the name of Spice. Others were convinced that her married name was Spicer - there was a Spicer family living in the vicinity of Brandy Mary's Flat for many years. One of the biggest problems when researching old records is coming to terms with the variations in the spelling of surnames. Due to the fact that many people living in the 19th Century could not write their own names it was up to others; e.g., parish priests, to interpret the spelling of the surnames. This, of course, led to inconsistencies - and the frustration of modern day researchers. Such was the case in researching the life of Brandy Mary. Her maiden name has been spelt in different records of the time as Mary McKey, Mackay, McKee and McKay. How do we know that it was the same person in each of the records? Well she happened to have married and had nine children to the same man (whose surnarne incidentally only changed spelling once - from Spice to Spicer). The name McKey is usually pronounced (incorrectly) as McKay so this would account for the incorrect spelling of her maiden name. George Spice (Spicer?) could not write and signed his marriage certificate and his children's birth certificate with an 'X'where a signature was required. Despite the problems with misspelt names it has been possible to piece together a picture of the life of Brandy Mary. She was born Mary McKey in County Clare, lreland, in 1843. The family migrated to Australia in the early 1860's and came to Blowering after spending some time at the Kiandra goldfields. Mary stayed on at Kiandra and had a child, Maria, in 1863. The father of the child was George Spice, a baker. They did not marry until the following year and their marriage certificate contains the following information about them: MARRIAGE 13th March 1864, Kiandra George Spicer. Bachelor, baker, residence: Kiandra Mary MacKay. Spinster, house servant, residence: Kiandra Rites of Church of Rome. George Spicer signed with X. Mary's name at signature: Mary McKay Witness: William Bourke, James Barclay (The marriage certificate is the only document which lists George's name as Spicer) After their marriage Mary and George had another eight children. Their births were registered at Kiandra under the surname of Spice and George's occupation is always listed as baker. ln 1880 George Spice was killed in a rockfall at Lobbs Hole. Some time after this Mary came to live at Blowering. She lived in a little hut at the northern end of what became known as Brandy Mary's Flat. Very little is known of her lifestyle as there is no-one alive today who remembers her. lt is believed that she ran an illegal hotel. As the name suggests, she was fond of a drink herself. ln July, 1964, an article appeared in the Tumut & Adelong Times entitled "The Real Brandy Mary". lt was written by Mr Leo Hoad of Tumut. He could remember Brandy Mary when she lived at Blowering just before the turn of the century. Brandy Mary is described as being tall and thin and always wearing a boater hat. She lived in a smallwattle and daub hut. Apparently one of Mary's sons, who had been living in Sydney, visited her and was horrified at the conditions in which his mother was living. He took her away and she was not heard from again. After her departure the humpy in which she was living was swept away in an avalanche of stones and gravel during a heavy thunderstorm. Even though Mary only lived in Blowering a relatively short time her name will always be remembered. As a result of the spillway's position much of Brandy Mary's Flat was destroyed. Some of the old trees do remain and these have been incorporated into the new picnic area below the wall. This area was, for a time, renamed "Blowering Park". However, after much persistence by lhe Back to Blowering Committee and the Tumut Historical Society the name "Brandy Mary's Park" was reinstated in 1989. Mary would drink to that. Whatever happened to Mary Spice?. ..As her death certificate shows, she died in Sydney in June 1919, aged seventy-six years, from senility. She was buried in the Roman Catholic portion of the Rookwood Cemetery. |
| 73. Type: Book, Abbr: Pioneers of Tumut Valley, Title: Pioneers of the Tumult Valley , The History of Early Settlement, Auth: H.E. Snowden, Publ: Tumut & District Historical Society Incorporated, Date: 2004 |
| - Reference = 95 (Name, Notes) |
| 76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/ |
| - Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150631106/mary-spice (Name, Notes) |