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Lady Isabella à Beckett (1844–1923)

The death of Lady a'Beckett, widow of the late Sir Thomas a'Beckett, formerly a member of the Supreme Court bench of Victoria, which occurred late on Thursday night, removes one who for years had been a keen philanthropic worker. The eldest daughter of the late Sir Archibald Michie, she arrived in Melbourne with her parents from her birthplace, Sydney, at an early age, the family coming to Victoria through the instrumentality of the late Sir William a'Beckett, then Chief Justice.

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'à Beckett, Lady Isabella (1844–1923)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/a-beckett-lady-isabella-13427/text24082, accessed 17 April 2024.

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Alternative Names
  • Michie, Isabella
  • a'Beckett, Isabella
Birth

1844
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

16 August, 1923 (aged ~ 79)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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