Mary indeed was plucky and strong. In an age when even a minor injury could cause infection and death, she lived a long life. She married John Beckett in 1884 in Winton. The couple adopted three children. She owned her own business - a millinery shop in Invercargill. It is possible that John ended his days in Seacliff Lunatic asylum, (yet to be confirmed). She died in 1938 and is buried in the Jewish section of the Invercargill cemetery. What a battler!
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