Mary Egan
- Born
- 8 Mar 1831
- Died
- 15 Oct 1869
- Gender
- Female
Born in Ireland.Baptism 8-3-1831 Blackrock Rahoon R.C.
Came to Australia under the Earl Grey Scheme,Irish Famine Orphan.
travelled with her sister Bridget and 192 other females aboard the
Thomas Arbuthnot arriving in Sydney 3-2-1850.
105 of these girls were taken to Yass NSW 18-2-1850.
Married Charles Lee 8-1-1851 at Scott’s Presbyterian Church
Tumut NSW.
Charles and Mary were pioneers of the Tumut District.
They had 10 children.Their second born John Lee 1852 is my Great Grandfather.
Mary died 15-10-1869 leaving a large young family.
She is buried in an unmarked grave in the Tumut Pioneer Cemetery
