Obituaries Australia

An old resident of Strathalbyn, Mrs. Margaret Ann Craig, died in Adelaide on Thursday last, at the age of 69 years. The deceased was a daughter of the late Mr. Benjamin and Mrs. Euphemia Wylie, of Esk Bank, Strathalbyn, and was among the earliest colonial born children, her birth taking place six weeks after the Fairfield arrived in Holdfast Bay in 1839. For the whole of her life Mrs. Craig resided in the Strathalbyn district, and was widely known. She was an energetic woman, and an up-to-date farmer, but failing health compelled her to relinquish her calling a few months ago, when she went to Adelaide for medical attention. The deceased was thrice married, and nine children survive—Mrs. C. Griffin and Mrs. W. Coombs, Strathalbyn; Mrs. D. Roberts and Mrs. E. Shilton, of Adelaide; Mr. B. R. Craig, of Broken Hill; Mrs. W. D. Sporrs, Western Australia; and Messrs. William John, and James Graham, also of Western Australia.