Biography

Mary Ann Black and George Bawden were married in Leonora on 28 October 1901. It is believed they had four sons, the first three registered under the name BOWDEN, the last two under the name BAWDEN all listed either in the birth or death listing with the same parents. Those sons were: Harold George born 1902; Walter James born 1904 Mt Morgan (Birth Registration 3820/1904); Donald Hugh born 1906 in Beverley (Birth Registration 31/1906, Beverley); Albert John born 1916, Beverley (Birth Registration 171/1916, Beverley). Both Mary and George were born in South Australia. Mary died in Perth in 1934 and is buried in Karrakatta. Her husband died in 1938 at Corrigin on 8 June and was buried at Karrakatta with his wife on 10 June, 1938.