See also
Mary Ann GRADY1,2 (known as 'Polly'), daughter of Cornelius GRADY (1846-1888) and Margaret RYAN (1851-1940), was born in 1887 at the BDM District in Queanbeyan, NSW.2,3 She was a nurse . Her niece Johanna 'Nellie' (nee McNamara) says she was the first Triple Certificate Nurse in NSW.1 She married Garrett James COTTER in 1919 at the BDM District in Goulburn, NSW.2,4
Garrett and Mary had 3 children :
- Gerrard COTTER
- William COTTER
- John (k/a Jack) COTTER.1,2
Polly died (aged 40) on 17 February 1927 in Ryde, NSW.2 She was buried in 1927 in the RC section of the general cemetery in Ryde.2
Garrett James COTTER2,5,6 was the son of James COTTER (1842-1922) and Elizabeth LENANE (1841-1911).
| 1 | {S0247}, Verbal ( Personal Knowlege) : WESTBROOK (nee MCNAMARA), Johanna 'Nelly' (0113). Cit. Date: before 1 July 2009. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 2 | {S0118}, Internet (WCP) COWDERY, Edwina : re GRADY, John (0036) and HAYES, Margaret (0035) and Descendants (The site has been removed from Rootsweb's World Connect Project). Cit. Date: before 1 July 2009. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 3 | {S0064}, BDM (NSW) Online Indexs : Births (NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Births Index : http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/Index/IndexingOrder.cgi/search?SessionID=&event=births). Cit. Date: before 1 July 2009. Assessment: Secondary evidence. Registration no : 33527 / 1887 |
| 4 | {S0065}, BDM (NSW) Online Indexs : Marriages (NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Marriages Index : http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/Index/IndexingOrder.cgi/search?SessionID=&event=marriages). Cit. Date: before 1 July 2009. Assessment: Secondary evidence. Reference no : 14300 / 1919 |
| 5 | {S0157}, Cemetery List : Michelago, Southern Tablelands, NSW, Australia (http://www.interment.net/data/aus/nsw/southerntablelands/michelago/). Cit. Date: 17 October 2009. Assessment: Secondary evidence. Text From Source: "Cotter, Garrett James, d. 23 July 1950, age : 69 yrs, s/o James Cotter and Elizabeth Lenane, bur. Catholic Section" |
| 6 | {S0247}, Verbal ( Personal Knowlege) : WESTBROOK (nee MCNAMARA), Johanna 'Nelly' (0113). Cit. Date: before 1 July 2009. Assessment: Secondary evidence. Nellie refers to him as Gary Cotter |
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