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Munting, Mary

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    Mary Wah Sing (nee Munting), 1880s, courtesy of A. Kemp (private).
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Alternative Names
  • Munting, Mary (maiden name)
  • Sin, Mary
  • Sing, Mary (also used)
  • Wah Sin, Mary (also used)
  • Wah Sing, Mary (married name)
Summary

Mary Munting was originally from Ireland and the daughter of a tailor. She married Wah Sin (Sing), a 34 year old miner at the Baptist Church, York St, Launceston on 5 May 1879. The couple had three daughters - Mary, May and Florence. Mary Munting is believed to have had a nervous breakdown and was put into an asylum in Launceston sometime between 1890 and her death at New Norfolk Hospital on 13 May 1903.

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Title
Mary Wah Sing (nee Munting)
Type
Photograph
Date
1880s
Place
Australia - Tasmania - Launceston
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