Frances Clara (Fanny) Waller (1858–1930)
Mrs. Fanny Clara Waller, wife of Mr. J. H. F. Waller, solicitor, of West Maitland, died on Thursday night, in Riverview Hospital, West Maitland, after a long illness. Mrs. Waller was a daughter of the late Mr. Abel Cobcroft, a member of one of the pioneers of the Maitland district, and had spent practically all her life in East Maitland. She was Mayoress of East Maitland for 14 years, and for two years Mayoress of West Maitland. while her husband occupied the office of Mayor, and carried out her duties with dignity, and with credit to both towns. She identified herself for many years with charitable movements, and was prominently associated with the Red Cross and other patriotic bodies during the war. As a member of St. Peter's Church of England parish, East Maitland, Mrs. Waller devoted her energies to parochial work until ill-health caused her retirement. In hospital matters she was also an energetic worker, co-operating with various committees in its interests. Her lovable and generous disposition and desire to assist all in need won her a wide circle of friends, who will learn with regret of her death.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- funeral, Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW), 17 May 1930, p 7
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Waller, James Hardress (husband)
- Cobcroft, Mary Ann (mother)
- Cobcroft, Abel John (father)
- Cobcroft, Matilda Ann (sister)
- Day, Mary Anne (sister)
- Bauer, Amy (sister)
- Cobcroft, William Bligh (brother)
- Cobcroft, Arthur John (brother)
- Cobcroft, Herbert Cecil (brother)
- Cobcroft, Percival Henry (brother)
- Cobcroft, George Creswell (brother)
- Cobcroft, Catherine Ann (sister-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Constance Ushaney (sister-in-law)
- Day, Sydney Borden (brother-in-law)
- Bauer, Carl Sahl (brother-in-law)
- Poole, Martha (aunt)
- Cobcroft, Isabella Jane (aunt)
- Cobcroft, Elvira (aunt)
- Miller, Martha (aunt)
- Jones, Recarda (aunt)
- Ridge, Elizabeth Lucy (aunt)
- Buttsworth, Margaret (aunt)
- Wall, Ann (aunt)
- Crockett, Mary (aunt)
- Cobcroft, Matilda Jane (aunt)
- Smythe, Emma Jane (aunt)
- Ridge, James Bligh (uncle)
- Ridge, Richard Charles (uncle)
- Ridge, John (uncle)
- Cobcroft, Enoch (uncle)
- Ridge, Robert (uncle)
- Cobcroft, Henry (uncle)
- Ridge, William Bligh (uncle)
- Cobcroft, Adam George (uncle)
- Cobcroft, Arthur Charles (uncle)
- Cobcroft, John Frederick (uncle)
- Cobcroft, William (uncle)
- Cobcroft, Alfred (uncle)
- Ridge, Mary Ann (aunt by marriage)
- Cobcroft, Isabella Jane (aunt by marriage)
- Ridge, Sophia (aunt by marriage)
- Ridge, Charlotte Margaret (aunt by marriage)
- Ridge, Sarah (aunt by marriage)
- Cobcroft, Anne (aunt by marriage)
- Cobcroft, Harriet Stewart (aunt by marriage)
- Cannell, Sophia Harriet (aunt by marriage)
- Norman, John (uncle by marriage)
- Miller, James Cox (uncle by marriage)
- Buttsworth, William (uncle by marriage)
- Cobcroft, Enoch (uncle by marriage)
- Jones, Thomas (uncle by marriage)
- Wall, Thomas (uncle by marriage)
- Crockett, John (uncle by marriage)
- Smythe, Bernard (uncle by marriage)
- Ridge, Margaret (grandmother)
- Cobcroft, Mary (grandmother)
- Ridge, Richard (grandfather)
- Cobcroft, John Frederick (grandfather)
- Ridge, Richard Charles (cousin)
- Jones, Elizabeth Ann (cousin)
- Robinson, Sophia (cousin)
- Alderson, Margaret (cousin)
- Miller, George Sternbeck (cousin)
- Ridge, Edward Charles (cousin)
- Miller, James (cousin)
- Ridge, Robert (cousin)
- Hopkins, Charlotte Margaret (cousin)
- Miller, John (cousin)
- Ridge, Isabella (cousin)
- Forrester, Sarah Jane (cousin)
- Eather, Martha Mary (cousin)
- Simpson, Martha Margaret (cousin)
- Ridge, Richard (cousin)
- Ridge, Prosper Henry (cousin)
- Miller, George (cousin)
- Ridge, Martha (cousin)
- Cobcroft, John Richard (cousin)
- Ridge, John William (cousin)
- Wilkinson, Mary Martha (cousin)
- Miller, Richard (cousin)
- Newman, Esther Amelia (cousin)
- Cobcroft, Enoch John (cousin)
- Ridge, Joseph Richard (cousin)
- Paul, Victoria (cousin)
- Miller, Margaret (cousin)
- Taylor, Frances Clara (cousin)
- Swayne, Isabella Jane (cousin)
- Miller, Robert (cousin)
- Flemming, Louisa Rebecca (cousin)
- Buttsworth, William John (cousin)
- Butler, Caroline (cousin)
- Stewart, Louisa Caroline (cousin)
- Ridge, William Bligh (cousin)
- Collett, Julia Mary (cousin)
- Miller, William Bligh (cousin)
- Buttsworth, Ann (cousin)
- Miller, Ann (cousin)
- Doubleday, Mary Louisa (cousin)
- Henson, Mary Ann (cousin)
- Thornthwaite, Emily Adelaide (cousin)
- Miller, Robert (cousin)
- Moriarty, Elizabeth Ann (cousin)
- Ridge, William Bligh (cousin)
- Bowman, Mary Ann (cousin)
- Eather, Lucina Sarah (cousin)
- Nicholls, Martha Margaret (cousin)
- Cobcroft, Henry James (cousin)
- Miller, Henry (cousin)
- Buttsworth, Emmeline Eliza (cousin)
- Ridge, Henrietta (cousin)
- Eather, Clara (cousin)
- Cobcroft, Minnie Rose (cousin)
- Richards, Frances (cousin)
- Miller, Herbert (cousin)
Citation details
'Waller, Frances Clara (Fanny) (1858–1930)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/waller-frances-clara-fanny-26963/text34465, accessed 14 April 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Cobcroft, Frances Clara
Birth
16 July,
1858
Maitland,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
15 May,
1930
(aged 71)
Maitland,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
Religious Influence
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