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Frederick Merry WITT^{[1, 2, 3]}
1884 - 1967

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• Birth	19 Nov 1884	Longford, Tasmania, Australia   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 May 1967	Tasmania, Australia   [1, 2, 3]
  Buried	6 May 1967	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I15	WmForsyth Longford Tas.
  Last Modified	12 May 2019

  
  

  Father	James Smith WITT,   b. 10 May 1852, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. 27 Mar 1930, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Mary Anne FORSYTHE,   b. 4 Apr 1855, Longford, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. 9 Jul 1932, at her residence "Pareora," 18 Taylor street, Invermay
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	25 Sep 1883	Longford, Tasmania, Australia
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Constance A MASON,   b. 25 Nov 1885, Longford, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. 19 Jan 1971, Tasmania, Australia
  Married	18 Aug 1909	Methodist Church, Longford, Tasmania
  Children	> 1. Constance Mason WITT,   b. 20 May 1910, Longford, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Louis Clarence WITT,   b. 26 Feb 1917, Longford, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Frederick Merry Witt Birth Date: 19 Nov 1884 Birth Place: Tasmania Registration Year: 1894 Registration Place: Longford, Tasmania, Australia Father: James Smith Witt Mother: Mary Ann Forsyth Registration Number: 2115 Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Frederick Merry Witt Spouse Name: Constance Ada Mason Marriage Place: Tasmania Registration Place: Tasmania Registration Year: 1909 Page Number: 0993 Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas. : 1883 - 1928) Fri 20 Aug 1909 Page 7 WEDDING BELLS WITT- MASON. Iii the Methodist church, Longford, on Wednesday afternoon, a large crowd assembled to witness a pretty wedding, the contracting parties being Miss Constance A. Mason, eldest daughter of the late Mr Louis Mason, and Mr Frederick M. Witt, eldest son of Mr James Witt. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. E. Warren. The bride entered the church on the arm of her stepfather (Mr Alfred Briggs), by whom she was afterwards given away. She looked delightfully pretty in a trained empire gown of cream silk voile, the bodice bing elaborately trimmed with embroidered silk lace ; a veil- was worn, and a wreath of orange blossoms, and she carried a- shower bouquet of snow flakes, hyacinths, narcissi, and ferns, all tied together with satin streamers, which completed a becoming toilette. The sister of the bride (Miss Claribel Mason) was the first bridesmaid, andwore a pretty cream Sicilian frock, trimmed with silk lace. Miss Alice Witt (sister of the bridegroom) was the other bridesmaid, and looked dainty in a costume of pink silk muslin. Each carried a shower bouquet of lovely spring blossoms. All the bouquets were arranged and presented by Miss D. Hopkins, who was largely responsible for the artistic arrangements of the decorations in the church. - These were carried out in white flowers and ever greens, with rows of white crepe paper. This spanned the communion rail from the central arch in the place of the customary floral -wedding bell ; a spray of white artificial birds was suspended above the heads of the bridal pair- The decoration was a conspicuous one, and was favorably commented upon. The bridegroom was supported by Mr W. Mason (brother of the bride) as best man, the groomsman being Mr W. Witt (brother of tfhe bridegroom). The choir sang 'The voice that breathed o'er Eden,' and the 'Wedding March' was played by Miss Hopkins as the party left the church. Mr and Mrs Briggs afterwards entertained the party and near relatives at a wedding tea. The Rev. J. E. Warren proposed the health of the bride, and the bridegroom responded. Mrs Witt's travelling dress was a brown coat and skirt, with silk blouse, and green silk straw hat, trimmed with brown and green.




• Sources

  [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree, FamilySearch.org, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 06 November 2016, 02:43), entry for Frederick Merry Witt(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KZBT-GY3); contributed by various users. PersonID KZBT-GY3. Frederick Merry Witt [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree, FamilySearch.org, Copied onto CD Rom off tombstones records by Genealogical Society of Tasmania. Carr Villa Cemetery record [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree, FamilySearch.org, CD rom of BDM records in Archives of Tasmania. Tasmanian Pioneer index