Augusta Isabella Pickering (1862–1943)
The many friends of Mrs. W. Geo. [Augusta Isabella] Pickering, for many years a resident of this district, will regret to learn of her demise which took place at Kalamunda early last week. Deceased was the daughter of the late Wm. and Mrs. Bunbury, and a granddaughter of the late Col. Molloy, one of the first residents of this district. In her earlier years she resided at "Beachlands", and took a prominent part in the social life of the community. The late Mrs. Pickering was a sister-in-law of Mrs. M. C. Bunbury, of Busselton, and Mrs. A. B. Bunbury, of Marybrook. Mr. Pickering, who now resides at Nedlands, was for about six years representative of the Sussex district in the Legislative Assembly.
The funeral took place at the Karrattha cemetery and was attended by a number of friends of the family.
Original publication
Additional Resources
- marries William Pickering, Bunbury Herald (WA), 3 July 1907, p 2
- death notice, West Australian, 13 February 1943, p 1
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Pickering, William George (husband)
- Richardson-Bunbury, Amelia Georgiana (mother)
- Richardson-Bunbury, William (father)
- Richardson-Bunbury, Caroline Amelia (sister)
- Gale, Georgiana Kennedy (sister)
- O'Farrell, Flora Dorothea (sister)
- Richardson-Bunbury, Amy Louise (sister)
- Richardson-Bunbury, Emily Beatrice (sister)
- Richardson-Bunbury, Alice Sabina (sister)
- Capell, Olivia Mary (sister)
- Richardson-Bunbury, Mervin Corry (brother)
- Richardson-Bunbury, Moutray Frederick (brother)
- Richardson-Bunbury, Edward Archibald (brother)
- Bunbury, Amelia Matilda Richardson (sister-in-law)
- Richardson-Bunbury, Mary Capel (sister-in-law)
- Gale, Walter Augustus (brother-in-law)
- Richardson-Bunbury, Diana (aunt)
- Brockman, Flora Elizabeth (aunt)
- Brockman, William Locke (uncle by marriage)
- Richardson-Bunbury, Margaret (grandmother)
- Molloy, Georgiana (grandmother)
- Molloy, John (grandfather)
Citation details
'Pickering, Augusta Isabella (1862–1943)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/pickering-augusta-isabella-33387/text41709, accessed 8 October 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Richardson-Bunbury, Augusta Isabella
Birth
1862
Busselton,
Western Australia,
Australia
Death
12 February,
1943
(aged ~ 81)
Busselton,
Western Australia,
Australia
Cause of Death
Religious Influence
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