Born 25 May 1882 in Elliston, South Australia
Daughter of John INKSTER and Barbara CHEYNE
Married "Harry" Wilhelm Julius Heinrich ULLRICH on 19 November 1923 in Norwood, South Australia [55]
Shifted with her husband and stepchildren to Western Australia where they farmed in Tenindewa and then Coorow [19] [50]
Resided on farmland in Tenindewa 1930-1936 and on farmland in Coorow 1936-1962 [5: 23-Oct-1936] [19] [50]
A party in aid of the Methodist Ladies' Guild was held at her home in Tenindewa at end of June 1935 [269: 6-Jul-1935]
They had moved to Coorow by October 1936 [5: 23-Oct-1936] [120: 5-Nov-1936]
She sold 80 sheep from Coorow at the Midland Market in October 1936 - 47 at 11/7 per head and 33 at 9/4 per head [5: 23-Oct-1936]
In November 1936 she sold 115 lambs (90 at 8/10 and 25 at 9/7 per head) and 24 ewes at 9/4 per head at Midland [120: 5 & 12Nov-1936]
Her daughter Mrs Lorna KAU accompanied her to Renmark, South Australia in April 1961 for an extended holiday [4: 14-Apr-1961]
She was notified in September 1965 that 13 acres of her famrland was to be resumed for the Coorow-Greenhead Road [4: 30-Sep-1965]
Died 16 January 1966 in Berri, South Australia; buried at the Renmark Cemetery in Renmark, South Australia [55] [425]
Her headstone is dedicated "in loving memory of our dear mother" with the tribute that she was the "loving wife of the late Harry" [425]
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Mary Laura Lydia Inkster / Ullrich' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 10 November 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/mary-laura-lydia-inkster [reference list] |
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