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Matilda Catherine (Kate) Lipscomb (1845–1927)

Mrs. W. G. Lipscomb died this morning at Petty's Hotel, Sydney, where she had been staying for the past few months. She was taken suddenly ill about noon yesterday. Mrs. Lipscomb, who was 82 years of age, was a daughter of the late Mr. T. W. Tucker, one of the original proprietors of this journal. During her long life in this town, she took an active interest in the Maitland Benevolent Home and St. Mary's Church. She was president of the Home for some time; right up to the last she was keenly interested in its welfare. Her late husband was a well-known chemist in Maitland some years ago. He died in 1913, and since then Mrs. Lipscomb had lived at Brandon, Seaham, spending a few months each year in Sydney. She was a shareholder in the Maitland Mercury Newspaper and Printing Co., Ltd., and prior to the formation ot the company was a member of the firm of Tucker, Thompson and Elpper. She leaves two sons and one daughter—Mr. W. H. Lipscomb, of the Commercial Bank, Newcastle; Dr. T. W. Lipscomb, of Macquarie steet, Sydney; Mrs. L. B. Fisher, of Brandon, Seaham. The funeral will leave the residence of Mr. Goorge Lipscomb, of Steam-street, West Maitland, at 10.30 tomorrow morning for the Church of England cemetery at Campbell's Hill.

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'Lipscomb, Matilda Catherine (Kate) (1845–1927)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/lipscomb-matilda-catherine-kate-22401/text32132, accessed 19 March 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Tucker, Matilda Catherine
Birth

1845
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia

Death

11 April, 1927 (aged ~ 82)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.