"Molly" Mary Murdoch McIntyre DUFF / FITZGERALD

Born 13 January 1909 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland ^[28]
Daughter of wood sawyer Thomas DUFF and Helen Richardson MCINTYRE ^[28]
Immigrated to Western Australia with her parents in 1911 ^{[225: 18-Sep-1919]}
Her father served during the First World War and her parents divorced after her father returned home in 1919 ^{[225: 18-Sep-1919]}
Following their divorce her mother married Kenneth E. HOLYOAKE and her father married Mabel C. LEPLEY ^[66]
Her father was the farmer of Strathmore Farm in Yandanooka 1923-1933 ^{[19] [80: 28-Oct-1925]}
She left Yandanooka by train on Monday 11 June 1928 and shifted to Carnamah, where she had secured a job ^{[4: 16-Jun-1928]}
From attendances at local events, she appears to have resided in Carnamah from 1928 to 1930 ^[4]
Came equal first in the "Ladies Race" at the Carnamah Show and Sports Carnival on Thursday 4 October 1928 ^{[4: 13-Oct-1928]}
Attended the surprise party given to Albert and Eva COWDEROY in Carnamah on 21 March 1929 ^{[4: 30-Mar-1929]}
Attended the Ball after the Three Springs Races on 11 April 1929 in a dress of pale heliotrope inlet with gold lace ^{[4: 20-Apr-1929]}
Attended the Carnamah Cricket Club's Ball held in Carnamah on 2 April 1929 in a dress of cyclamen crepe de chine ^{[4: 27-Apr-1929]}
Attended the Carnamah Football Club's Ball on 18 May 1929 in a dress of lettuce green georgette ^{[4: 25-May-1929]}
Dressed in lettuce georgette and taffeta she attended the Centenary Ball held at the Carnamah Hall on 26 July 1929 ^{[86: 3-Aug-1929]}
The Centenary Ball was to celebrate 100 years since the founding of Perth and the establishment of the Swan River Colony ^[86]
Attended the Plain & Fancy Dress Ball at the Carnamah Hall on 8 August 1929 in a frock of green crepe de chine ^{[4: 17-Aug-1929]}
Attended the Roman Catholic Church Building Fund Ball in Carnamah on 24 May 1930 in a powder blue georgette skirt ^{[4: 31-May-1930]}
Attended the Show Ball following the Carnamah Show on 18 September 1930 in a frock of green floral silk voile ^{[4: 4-Oct-1930]}
Her husband-to-be and his brother "Andy" Andrew G. FITZGERALD both worked in Carnamah as farmhands ^[6]
Married "Tom" Thomas Joseph FITZGERALD in Perth in 1930 ^[66]
In 1931 they were living with her mother at 116 Cantonment Street in the Perth suburb of Fremantle ^{[39: 3-Sep-1931]}
Their son George passed away at the Children's Hospital in Fremantle on 2 September 1931 at the age of seven months ^{[39: 3-Sep-1931]}
Later resided at 24 Samson Street in the Perth suburb of Mosman Park ^{[39: 12-Jun-1950]}
Mother of George, Kenneth, Hazel, Wendy and Lewis ^{[39: 3-Sep-1931, 12-Jun-1950]}
Died 11 June 1950; buried at Fremantle Cemetery in the Perth suburb of Palmyra (Anglican, A3, Plot 914) ^[2]

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