Lily Florence Glanville

Alternate Names

     Her married name was Petty.

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Lily Florence Glanville was born on 9 June 1875 at Shoalhaven registered, NSW, AUS.
     She married Alfred Abraham Petty in 1891 at Sydney, NSW, AUS, (when age calculated as 15 years.)
     She died on 10 March 1892 at Ruthven Street, Randwick, NSW, AUS, (when age calculated as 16); announced:
Inquest for Lillias Florence Glanville was held on 11 March 1892 at Van's Hotel, Waverley, Newspaper reported "SUDDEN DEATH OF A WOMAN
The Deputy City Coroner (Mr W T Pinhey, JP) held an inquest yesterday, at Van's Hotel, Waverley into the circumstances connected with the death of Lily Florence Petty, who died on Thursday morning at her husband's residence, in Ruthven street Randwick.
Alfred Abraham Petty, labourer, said that deceased was his wife. She was of good health. On Monday last she was confined of a daughter, and afterwards seemed to be well. He had no knowledge of the circumstances connected with his wife's death. She was attended to by a midwife named Mrs Cotter. Deceased was 16 years and 9 months of age and a native of Shoalhaven New South Wales. Patrick John Collins a legally qualified medical practitioner at Woollahra, stated that he had been called on Thursday morning to deceased's house. He found her dead. He came to the conclusion that the fluid administered by the nurse caused such shock to the system that death resulted. The treatment of the nurse was customary, and it was rare that fatal results should follow.
Elizabeth Cotter a midwife, residing at Ruthven street, Randwick, had been practising for the last 30 years She had no diplomas. All went well with deceased until Thursday morning. She was then in good spirits, and witness thought it proper to take a certain course. Deceased's eyes turned and she went into a faint, and remained in that condition for about 20 minutes until, witness believed, she died.
Dr Collins arrived in about half an hour. Witness had nursed for various doctors and had always used the same treatment and had never had a death.
The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony and added that they found that no blame was attributable to the midwife."
Sydney Morning Herald 12.Mar.1892 p. 7.