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Margaret Elizabeth Gorey

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1876BornCorop, Vic
1879DiedWharparilla, Vic

Articles

  • Margaret Elizabeth Gorey

    Margaret Gorey: 1876-1879, lost tragically when she fell into a pot of boiling tea and subsequently died of burns.

Documents

  • inquest1879Rochester, Victoria
    Inquest into the death of Margaret Elizabeth Gorey

    Margaret Elizabeth Gorey died of burns, aged 2 years and 10 months, on 7 January 1879 after falling into a pot of boiling tea. An inquest was held the following day at Rochester.

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    Margaret Gorey inquest

Parents

  • Edward Gorey
  • Sophia Evans

Siblings

  • Charles Edward Gorey
  • Elizabeth Mary Gorey
  • William Evans Gorey
  • Michael John Gorey
  • Edward Harold Gorey
  • James Daniel Gorey

Places

  • Born 1 March 1876 — Corop, Vic
  • Died 7 January 1879 — Wharparilla, Vic
  • Buried — Rochester, Vic
  • Lived — Torrumbarry, Vic

From the Trove

  • The Argus10 January 1879
    Scalded to death

    An inquest was held into the death of Margaret Elizabeth Gorey, who died after falling into a pot of boiling tea.

  • The Argus10 January 1879
    Tragic death of Margaret Gorey

    Coroner Robert Strickland held an inquest into the death of Margaret Elizabeth Gorey, who died at the age of two years and 10 months after falling into a pot of boiling water.

Source: Trove, National Library of Australia.

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Born1 March 1876
BirthplaceCorop, Vic
Died7 January 1879
Death placeWharparilla, Vic
Burial placeRochester, Vic
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