On the back of the photo it has "To Daniel from your cousin Lydia". Daniel Ray (b. 1856) only appears to have one first cousin with the name Lydia. If so, then the photo is of Lydia Lysaught (b. 1867).
Family group photo taken 6 months before Maria's passing at the age of 101.
Maria Jenkins (nee Ray born 18 May 1822)
Mary Jane Beveridge (nee Jenkins born 1862)
Minna Lois Hogg (nee Beveridge born 1892)
Ruth Lois Wallace Hogg born 1913, later…
While Daniel may look like a soldier fresh from the American Civil War, he is actually wearing a train guard's uniform. He was a guard on the NSW Railways. Apparently he was a very good shot. I believe that hanging from his right hand are quite a…
Jeff Robinson describes his interest in Mary Wade, and how he brought together a renewed Mary Wade Family History Association to continue the work of bringing together descendants of Mary.
Ninety-eight days after being sentenced to death, Mary Wade and Jane Whiting were granted his Majesty's pardon from their death sentences, on the condition that they be transported to Australia for the term of their lives.
A detailed and informative essay describing the world Mary Wade was born into, and the background behind the First Fleet, contributed by Marjorie Morrow, a great, great granddaughter of Mary Wade.