Mary Ann Black
| Mary Ann Black | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 October 1801 George St., Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 11 July 1861 (aged 59) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | Mary Ann de Mestre |
| Spouse(s) | Prosper de Mestre (1789-1844) |
| Children |
10 children: nee de Mestre (1841-1936) |
| Parent(s) |
Captain John Black (1778-1802) & Mary Hyde (1779-1864) |
10 children:
Prosper Jean
(Prosper John)
de Mestre
(1821-1863)
Andre Cotteral
de Mestre
(1823-1917)
Helen Mary Williams
nee de Mestre
(1825-1907)
Sarah Louisa Wason
nee de Mestre
(1827-?)
Melanie Isabella Lovegrove
nee de Mestre
(1829-1925)
Etienne Livingstone
de Mestre
(1832-1916)
Mary Ann Hart
nee de Mestre
(1834-1925)
Katherine Dorothy Ramsay
nee de Mestre
(1836-1905)
Louisa Jane Hutchison
nee de Mestre
(1839-?)
Mary Ann de Mestre (née Black) (1801–1861) was the wife of Prosper de Mestre (1789–1844) a prominent French-Australian Sydney businessman in the early 19th century; and the mother of Etienne Livingstone de Mestre (1832–1916) the trainer of the racehorse Archer who won the first and second Melbourne Cups in 1861 and 1862, and the foremost Australian horse trainer of his era. It was on her 1,300-acre (5.3 km2) property of "Terara" on the Shoalhaven River near Nowra on the South Coast of New South Wales that Etienne established a horse stud, stable and racecourse.
Mary Ann’s other descendants include: Sarah Melanie de Mestre (1877–1961) who distinguished herself as a nurse in France and Flanders in World War I, and whose decorations included the Royal Red Cross which was presented to her at Buckingham Palace by King George V on 3 June 1918 (the King's birthday);Roy de Maistre (1894–1968), a successful CBE-awarded Australian artist.
Guboo Ted Thomas (1909–2002) a prominent Aboriginal leader, and the last initiated tribal elder on the South Coast of New South Wales; Margaret Augusta de Mestre (1915–1942), a nurse who was killed in action on a hospital ship on 26 February 1942 in the bombing of Darwin during World War II
Neville de Mestre (c.1938- ), an eminent Australian mathematician and author, Emeritus Professor of Maths at Bond University, and who has held the titles of World Iron Man champion in the 60-64 age group, and Australian and World Masters surfing champion in the over-65 group for body surfing; and Lloyd Nolan Hornsby (1947- ), a prominent Aboriginal artist.
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