McConnell Beatrice (Trix) E
| Type of person | Individual |
|---|---|
| Also known as: | Trix McConnell |
| Date of birth | 1901 |
| Date of death | 2001 |
Beatrice McConnell is represented on the webpage created for the Significant Women of Gawler Project. Gawler History Team has preserved information from this website as it is significant to Gawler's history. To read about Trix McConnell's life please <click here.>
Click here to read "Looking Back. Recollections of the 'Church of England' in Gawler 1846-1996" as compiled by B.E. McConnell August 1996
Click here to read "The Church of the Transfiguration, Gawler South 1895-1995" by Beatrice E McConnell 1995
Beatrice (Trix) McConnell lived all of her life in Gawler. Trix was just three months old when her mother died; a she was raised by her grandmother and aunt.
Trix never married and the one constant thread in her life was the community of the Transfiguration Church where she attended all her life. In her early years she was a keen photographer and stamp collector. Noting that the girls of the town needed a diversion, Trix took up the challenge of creating a Brownie and Girl Guide group at Gawler. She was involved with the group well past her eightieth year.
Trix spent her last few years at the James Martin Retirement Village.
This information was extracted from 'Gawler's Cemeteries' Historical Leaflet. Researched and written by Anne Richards, Librarian, Reference and Research Services
Number 16 in a Series of Historical Pamphlets produced by Gawler Public Library
© 2008 Gawler Public Library
Please <click here> to view the document, with reference to Beatrice McConnell on Page 15.
Please click here for photos of Trix McConnell
READ ALSO "Gawler memories 1901 to 2001" by Trix McConnell
In 1943 Beatrice (law clerk) and her Aunt Caroline Sweeney (dressmaker) were residing at 9 Twelfth Street, Gawler South.[1]
Beatrice McConnell's Birth, Death & Burial Information
McCONNELL, Beatrice Eileen 'Trix'
b. 10 Oct 1901 Gawler, SA (Reg. Port Gawler 684/364, father 'James McConnell' & mother 'Amelia nee Sweeney')
Never married
d. 3 Dec 2001 Gawler, SA
Buried St George's Cemetery, Gawler East, SA (Plot U47)
Sweeney Family Birth, Death & Marriage Information - Beatrice's Maternal Line
SWEENEY, Michael (Beatrice's maternal grandfather)
b. Abt. 1839, England
m. 10 Nov 1863, Manchester, Lancashire, England
d. 29 Mar 1925, at his residence Murray Street, Gawler South, SA, aged 86 (Reg. SA 336/477)[2]
Buried St George's Cemetery, Gawler East, SA (Plot U7 - with wife & children Samuel & Amelia)
NEAL, Hannah (SWEENEY)(Beatrice's maternal grandmother)
b. Abt. 1844, England
d. 8 Oct 1913, Gawler South, SA, aged 69 (Reg. Port Gawler 202/378)
Buried St George's Cemetery, Gawler East, SA (Plot U7 - with husband & children Samuel & Amelia)
Children of Michael Sweeney & Hannah nee Neal
The children of the couple included:
SWEENEY, Mary Hannah (RIVERS)(Beatrice's aunt)
b. 1866, England
m. '1896, 'Francis Ernest Edgeo Rivers', WA (Reg. WA 487)
d. 25 Sep 1952, SA (Reg. SA 788/5416)
Buried St George's Cemetery, Gawler East, SA (Plot U46 - with sister Caroline)
SWEENEY, Amelia 'Millie' (McCONNELL)(Beatrice's mother)
b. 12 Sep 1875, Lancashire, England
m. 1900 'James McConnell', SA (Reg. Port Gawler 205/1213)
d. 13 Jan 1902, Gawler South, SA, aged 26 (Reg. Port Gawler 220/283)
Buried St George's Cemetery, Gawler East, SA (Plot U7)
SWEENEY, Caroline Beatrice 'Carrie' (Beatrice's aunt)
b. 4 Jun 1878, Gawler, SA (Reg. Barossa 489/201)
d. 12 Jun 1959, SA (Reg. SA 3849/892)
Buried St George's Cemetery, Gawler East, SA (Plot U46)
SWEEENEY, Samuel Frederick
d. 3 Jan 1882, aged 17 months
Buried St George's Cemetery, Gawler East, SA (Plot U7 - with parents & sister Amelia)
Related Articles
- St. George's Anglican Cemetery
- St. George’s Anglican Church
- Church of the Transfiguration
- Adelaide Road
- Gawler Memories 1901 to 2001
References
- ↑ Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 via Ancestry
- ↑ Death Notices (Chronicle 4 Apr 1925) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/89368089
![Beatrice E. [Trix] McConnell c1920](https://live.staticflickr.com/4256/34997056841_d58ea241be.jpg)
Memories of McConnell Beatrice (Trix) E
Rememberer::Brian Gordon Thom remembers: Beatrice Eileen McConnell was born in Godiva Cottage in Ford Street on 10th October 1901, died on 3rd December 2001, and buried on 7th December 2001 in plot U47 in St Georges Anglican Cemetery 42 Cheek Avenue Gawler East.
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