Historical records matching Clara Paton
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About Clara Paton
Teenage Clara Saunders was the first woman to be married in Coolgardie, a small town in Western Australia. The event was so unique that hundreds of miners came to witness the occasion and the party lasted for two days. Her story, and a remarkable collection of brides and bridal parties from the 1890s through to WW2 held by the Eastern Goldfields Historical Society, provided the starting point for this look at the fashions and customs of the times. That such elaborate gowns were possible given the isolation, difficult working conditions and expenses involved is a testament to all involved. Given those issues imaginative solutions had to be found and the long bridal trains that feature in so many photographs were, in fact, household curtains that were taken down, used for the ceremony, and then hastily re-hung. Follow along with her story, which takes you on a unique journey at the bridal fashions and customs in the Goldfields over the next fifty years. View the story at these links:
- https://youtu.be/7yycQnNO3Yc?si=9_lsCQoZQDY3lHY2
- https://visitwanderland.com.au/journal/such-was-life-season-2
Marriages
- 1894, July 4: Robert Arthur Aubrey Williams at Coolgardie, Western Australia.She was Coolgardie's first bride.
- 1906, December 20: John Lynch at Mt Morgans, Western Australia.
- 1943: John Paton at Perth in Western Australia.
Sources
- Clara Saunders – First wedding in Coolgardie https://www.outbackfamilyhistoryblog.com/clara-saunders-first-weddi...
- Forrestal, Elaine (2020). Goldfields Girl https://fremantlepress.com.au/books/goldfields-girl/?_ga=2.88254931...
- Freemantle Press https://fremantlepress.com.au/2020/03/27/to-celebrate-womens-histor...
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Clara Paton's Timeline
| 1878 |
September 17, 1878
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Ōamaru, Otago, South Island, New Zealand
Birth Registration Number: (reg. 1878/12987).
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| 1896 |
May 22, 1896
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Goongarrie, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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| 1897 |
December 1897
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Leederville, City of Vincent, Western Australia, Australia
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| 1909 |
1909
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Mt Morgans, Western Australia, Australia
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| 1910 |
March 8, 1910
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Mt Morgans, Western Australia, Australia
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| 1956 |
August 8, 1956
Age 77
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Rivervale, Western Australia, Australia
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August 8, 1956
Age 77
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Karrakatta Cemetery, Karrakatta, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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