Mary Jane Endacott
Mary Jane Endacott was born in approximately 1834 in Exeter, Devon, Engalnd. She was the daughter of William Endacott and Mary Endacott.
Mary came to New South Wales with her mother, brother and others probably between 1848 and 1850, but no record has been located.
In 1851 she married Henry Whatmore (NSW regn no V185180 37B). Her son Alfred was born in approximately 1852 but no record has been located of his birth. Mary's daugher Eliza was born in 1854.
Mary Jane Whatmore died on 4 January1863 in Penrith, New South Wales (NSW regn no 1863/5390). The death certificate records that she was age 29 years, and died of delirium tremens of 4 months duration. The death of a young woman in such circumstances is tragic. Her husband hastily re-married in the same year; this time to Sidney Brodie Hunter (NSW regn no 1863/2706). Henry Whatmore fathered eight children to his second wife who died in St Leonards NSW in 1915.
Mary's son, Alfred C. Whatmore married Sarah G. Cumberland in Sydney in 1882 (NSW regn no 1827/1882). No children have been identified. Sarah died in Waterloo in Sydney in 1906 (NSW regn no. 10865/1906) and Alfred died in Sydney in 1909 (NSW regn. 12075/1909). No further information is known about Alfred.
Mary's daughter Eliza Whatmore married James Alexander Greig (NSW regn no 1877/781) giving birth to seven children : Ethel Louisa Greig (born 1878), Walter Whatmore Greig (born 1880), Jessie Grace M. Greig (born 1882), Agnes P. Greig (born 1884), Oswald Greig (b. 1885), Grace Greig (b. 1887) and Alexander (b.1889). Eliza Greig (nee Whatmore) died in Paddington, Sydney, in 1927 (NSW regn no 1927/8178).
