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.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- marriage notice, Argus (Melbourne), 31 December 1864, p 4
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- à Beckett, Thomas (husband)
- à Beckett, Thomas Archibald (son)
- à Beckett, Ada Mary (daughter-in-law)
- Michie, Mary (mother)
- Michie, Archibald (father)
- à Beckett, Thomas Turner (father-in-law)
- Michie, William (brother)
- Weigall, Marian (sister-in-law)
- à Beckett, Emily (aunt by marriage)
- à Beckett, William (uncle by marriage)
- à Beckett, Arthur Martin (uncle by marriage)
- à Beckett, William Gilbert (nephew by marriage)
- à Beckett, Arthur Haywood (nephew by marriage)
Citation details
'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 24 May 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Michie, Isabella
- a'Beckett, Isabella
Birth
1844
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
16 August,
1923
(aged ~ 79)
Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Cultural Heritage
Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.