2. Born to death Mary was born in Fitzroy Melbourne the 15 January 1842 She died 8 August 1909 Mary’s grave by Jmie-lee Let me tell you a story once in year 3 I went to hospital because I was very sick I was praying to Mary to get better and I did that day I was better and out It’s so sad that she died
8. Mary family They were married in Melbourne on 14 July 1840 and eventually had seven children. Margaret (Maggie) 1843-1872 John 1845-1867 Annie 1848-1929 Lexie [Alexandrina] 1850-1882 Donald 1853-1925 Alick who died only 11 months old and Peter 1857-1878 Peter 1857 – 1878 by Jmie-lee
9. Lexie history Lexis became a Nun by Jmie-lee Fact my Nan went to school when nuns were there
10. Her mum by Jmie-lee Flora Macdonald, the mother of Mary MacKillop,was born in 1816 in Fort William, Scotland.
11. Donald history Donald would later become a Jesuit Priest and work among the Aborigines in the Northern Territory. by Jmie-lee Hes Mary brother
12. Alexander, the father of Mary MacKillop, was born inLochaber, Scotland in 1812. by Jmie-lee
13. Maggie Maggie was 16 months younger than Mary and she was involved in the early teaching activities of the MacKillop girls. by Jmie-lee
14. John John was three years younger than Mary. His first job was at Swanston Street Railway Station in Melbourne. In 1862, when he was 17, he went with his father to the New Zealand goldfields. From 1862 he appears to have been a tradesman, a carpenter, and a builder with ambitions to become an architect. by Jmie-lee
15. Alexander Alexander or “our little Alick” as Mary called him, was Mary’s baby brother. He died at eleven months of age, when Mary was five. by Jmie-lee
16. Annie Due to family problems, Annie spent a good deal of her childhood with relatives. Annie was musical. She taught the piano and was a teacher with Mary at the school in Portland. She was a lifelong companion to Mary. by Jmie-lee
17. Peter Peter was the youngest of the MacKillop children. He studied with the Jesuits at Sevenhill. In 1875 he developed heart disease. He left Sevenhill, and became engaged to a young lady, but it was not long before his illness became more serious. by Jmie-lee
