Mary Ann LEWIS [828]

   Cause of her death was Paralysis Agitans/Senility.

  General Notes:

(Image courtesy of S L Bails)

1931 SA Death 528/417 BAILS Mary Ann, John BAILS [DH] Port Adelaide

Cheltenham Cemetery: BAILS Mary Ann 89y 1931; Wife of John
(Headstone removed to Cherry Gdns Uniting Church 2011)

Family belief:
Mary-Ann Bails (nee Lewis) believed born in cottage near the River Torrens on land which is now Government House grounds.

News (Adelaide) Thursday 7 May 1931
ALBERTON PIONEER
Late Mrs. Bails Lived in One House for-70 Years:
Mrs. Mary Ann Bails, of Glebe street, Alberton, whose remains were interred in Cheltenham Cemetery this afternoon, had lived in the same house for nearly 70 years. Born at North Adelaide 88 years ago, Mrs. Bails came of a long-lived family. Her Mother was 100 years and one day old when she died. Her father, the late Mr. John Lewis, was nearing the century at the time of his death. Mr. John Bails, her husband, was 93 when he died in 1927. Mrs. Bails was a lifelong worker for the Methodist Church. She was a foundation member of Alberton Methodist Church, which she joined shortly after settling in the district.
Mrs. Bails is survived by a family of five sons - Messrs. Joseph, Caleb (Alberton), John (Royal Park), Robert (Port Lincoln), and Cyril (Peterborough) and three daughters, Mesdames F.J. Terrell (Cherry Gardens) and D, Bawden (Queenstown) and Miss Olive Bails (Alberton). There are 27 grandchildren, 26 great grand-children, and one great great-grandchild.

Advertiser & Register Friday 8 May 1931
OBITUARY
Mrs. Mary Ann Bails, who died at her residence, Glebe-street, Alberton, on Wednesday, was 88 years of age. She had lived in the same house in Alberton for the past 70 years. She was born at North Adelaide, and was a member of a long-lived family. Her mother was 100 years and one day old when she died, and her father Mr. John Lewis, was nearing the century when he passed away. Her husband, Mr. John Bails, was 93 years old when he died in 1927. Mrs. Bails leaves five sons, Messrs. Joseph Bails, Caleb Bails (Alberton), John Bails (Royal Park), Robert Bails (Port Lincoln), and Cyril Bails (Peterborough), and three daughters. Mesdames F.J. Terrell Cherry Gardens) and D. Bawden (Queenstown), and Miss Olive Bails (Alberton). There are 27 grand children, 26 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

Chronicle Thursday 14 May 1931
MRS. M. A. BAILS
Mrs. Mary Ann Bails, who died at her residence, Glebe-street, Alberton, on Wednesday, was 88 years of age. She had lived in the same house in Alberton for the past 70 years. She was born at North Adelaide, and was a member of a long-lived family. Her mother was 100 years and one day old when she died, and her father, Mr. John Lewis, was nearing the century when he passed away. Her husband, Mr. John Bails, was 93 years old when he died in 1927. Mrs. Bails leaves five sons, Messrs. Joseph Bails, Caleb Bails (Alberton), John Bails (Royal Park), Robert Bails (Port Lincoln), and Cyril Bails (Peterborough), and three daughters, Mesdames F.J. Terrell (Cherry Gardens) and D. Bawden (Queenstown), and Miss Olive Bails (Alberton). There are 27 grand children, 26 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

Advertiser & Register Saturday 6 Jun 1931
Death Notice:
BAILS.-On the 6th May, at her residence, Glebe-street, Alberton, Mary Ann, beloved mother of Lizzie, Dorothy, Joseph, John, Olive, Caleb, Robert, and Wilfred, aged 89 years. Sadly missed.

Mary married John5 BAILS [829] [MRIN: 274], son of Thomas2 BAILS [3833] and Dorothy DOBSON [12100], on 27 Jun 1861 in Wesleyan Church, Cherry Gardens, South Australia. (John5 BAILS [829] was born on 23 Nov 1834 in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, died on 2 Dec 1927 in Alberton, Port Adelaide, South Australia and was buried on 4 Dec 1927 in Cheltenham, South Australia.). The cause of his death was Senile Decay.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• John5 & Mary: Family, 1897. (Image Courtesy S L Bails)
As marked: Joe, Caleb, Dorothy, John, Olive, Elizabeth, Mary (photo: Thomas) John5, Lionel & Wilfred

  Marriage Notes:

1861 SA Marriage 46/396 BAILS John LEWIS Mary Ann Morphett Vale

The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) Tue 28 Jun 1921 Page 2
BAILS-LEWIS.-On the 27th June, 186I, at (The Cherry Gardens Church, by the Rev. William Bennett, John, eldest son of the late Thomas and Dorothy Bails, of Alberton, to Mary Ann Lewis, third daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Lewis, of Cherry Gardens. Present address, Glebe street, Alberton.