Individual Details

Mina Sutherland "Minnie" LINDORES

(2 Sep 1842 - 6 Feb 1893)

Events

Birth	2 Sep 1842	Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australian Colonies
Marriage	12 Mar 1861	St Peters, East Maitland, New South Wales, Australian Colonies - Jesse BAKER
News Pub (ind)	8 Jan 1862	The Maitland Mercury implied that Minnie was a bit of a fire-brand when it reported: "William Lindores and his wife, and Minnie Baker were charged before the Bench at East Maitland, yesterday, with assaulting Celia Chiffington, on the 29th December. Mr. Thompson (for Mr. Mullen) appeared for the male defendant. Celia Chiffington deposed that she lived near the Victoria Bridge, and that Mr. and Mrs. Lindores were her neighbours; on Sunday morning, Mrs. Lindores came to her house, and dragged her by the hair of the head, and called her a b----- w----. Minnie Baker then came caught her by the hair, and threatened to break her neck and tear her to pieces; Lindores tried to strike her, but did not do so, he attempted to break into the window, but did no damage to property; he threatened to do for her, her brother prevented him from injuring her. (Several questions were put to complainant by Mr . Thompson, for the purpose of testing her credibility. It appeared from these that she had had a child some years after her husband's death, but, to the question as to who was the father of the child, Mr. Chambers, as amicus cuioe objected). By Mr Thompson: Lindores lived under the same roof with complainant, and their back doors opened to one yard. (The witness produced a bunch of hair, which she said had been torn from her head by Mrs. Lindores but there was no mark, while Mrs Lindores showed a bald patch as big as a penny on her own head.) William Warbie said he lived with complainant and was her brother, on Sunday morning he found a horse belonging to Lindores in his paddock, he told them to take it away; they said their horse had as much right in the paddock as his, Mrs. Lindores went like a mad woman, while her husband was taking away the horse, she came over to his door and took hold of the complainant by the hair of her head---her daughter at the same time telling her to break her neck; Mrs Lindores' hands were both full of hair ; Lindores tried to get into the house after complainant, when he had taken her in, but could not. (Mr. Thompson put several questions to the witness with regard to his relation to the complainant. An extract from the Registrar's record was produced, containing a declaration made by William Warbie, on registering the birth of a child on 20th May last, the declaration set forth that the child was his, and had been born of his wife, to whom he had been married in England in 1843. The witness denied having made any such declaration, and said he had never been married. Complainant's mother corroborated the other evidence regarding the assault. Mr Thompson addressed the bench for the defendants. The bench dismissed the case, remarking that the evidence disclosed such a state of immorality as was sufficient to bring a curse upon the community."
Death	6 Feb 1893	phthisis (tuberculosis) - St George, Queensland, Australian Colonies

Families

Spouse	Jesse BAKER (1832 - 1884)
Child	Sarah Ann BAKER (1862 - 1936)

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