Today's articles involve my 2nd great grand aunt Emma Laura Battye. Emma was born in 1869 in the Yass district of New South Wales, the daughter of Edmund Battye and his wife Margaret (nee Murphy). In 1893 Emma married Wilfred Roberts Willes in Sydney, New South Wales. Wilfred was born in 1865 in Tasmania, the son of Doctor Charles Willes and wife Eliza (nee Vicary). The marriage quickly failed, with Wilfred eventually initiating divorce proceedings against Emma. Source: THE QUIETUDE OF MARRIED LIFE. (1899, August 22). Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), p. 4. Retrieved June 4, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113261735 Transcript: THE QUIETUDE OF MARRIED LIFE In the case of Wilfred Robert Willes against Emma Laura Willes, formerly Battye, the petitioner sued for divorce on the grounds of desertion. The parties were married on October 14, 18983, at St. Matthias's Church, Paddington. Petitioner was then a clerk in the Union B...
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