Mary Jane Paynter
1861 – 1945
MJ
Biography
Stub entry filled from primary sources, 24 Aug 2026. See Sources below.
Lifespan
Born: 30 June 1861 — Koppio, South Australia
Died: 14 July 1945 — Preston, Victoria
Buried: Fawkner Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria
Family
- Father: Richard Paynter (1838–1869) — school teacher at St Kitt's Creek
- Mother: Jean (Telfer) Paynter, later Parker (1840–1892)
- Spouse: John Watson — m. 1 March 1882
Life Summary
Mary Jane was the second child of Richard Paynter and Jean Telfer, born at Koppio, South Australia in June 1861. She married John Watson on 1 March 1882. She died on 14 July 1945 at Preston, Victoria and is buried at Fawkner Cemetery, Melbourne. (Death year 1945 matches the existing tree data.)
Sources
Tags
non-telfer
Spouse
- John Watson (1851 – 1929)
Parents
- Jean Telfer (1840 – 1892)
- Richard Paynter (1838 – 1869)
Children
- Joseph Watson (1883 – 1948)
- Lancelot Hobart Watson (1888 – 1960)
Siblings
- Dinah Flavel Paynter (1869 – 1958)
- Elizabeth Paynter (1864 – 1928)
- Francis Telfer Paynter (1862 – ?)
- Thomas Paynter (1859 – 1946)