Wonderful Western District Women began during Women’s History Month in March 2017. The idea behind it was to highlight and expand on the stories of some of the wonderful women I had found compiling the  Western District Families Pioneer Obituary Index and others found during my general research.  This list is a work in progress and there are many more wonderful women who will be added as time goes on.

The women are listed by their maiden names. Their married name/s then follow and the town or districts they were generally associated with. Click on a name to go the Wonderful Western District Women post in which each of the women was featured.

BROWN, Margaret (1835-1939) Also known as Margaret Walker of Portland and Hamilton.  

COLE, Elizabeth (c1845-1942) Also known as Elizabeth Dalziel of Carpendeit.

COOKE, Elizabeth Jane (c1842-1932) Also known as Eliza Morehouse of Cobden. 

CROUCH, Emma (1832-1904) of Portland and Coleraine.  

DAVEY, Edith  (1861-1939) of Port Campbell

DONNELLY, Jane (c1834-1914) Also known as Jane Walsh and Jane Jenkins of the Portland district and Hawkesdale.

DRISCOLL, Mary (c1828-1908) Also known as Mary O’Driscoll and Mary Wadmore of Cape Bridgewater and Portland. New

GRADY, Catherine (c1832-1916) Also known as Catherine Hamilton of the Macarthur district.

HAZELDINE, Eliza (1857-1941) Also known as Eliza Lea of Wallacedale.

KITTSON, Rebecca (c1827-1929) Also known as Rebecca Lightbody of Cape Bridgewater and Portland.

LEARMONTH, Mary Simpson  (1863-1939) Also known as Mary Laidlaw of Hamilton.

MALSEED, Eliza Ann  (c1836-1920) of Mount Richmond and Myamyn.

McCANN, Kate St George (c1849-1929) Also known as Kate Trangmar of Coleraine.

MURRAY, Isabella (c1852-1924) Also known as Isabella Helpman of Warrnambool.

NICOL, Janet (c1822-1903) Also known as Janet Laurie and Janet Black of Portland, Mount Gambier, and Cape Bridgewater.

READ, Rachel Forward (1815-1904) Also known as Rachel Hedditch of Cape Bridgewater.

REID, Isabella (c1873-1953) Also known as Isabella Gilhome of Bundoora, Portland and Heywood.  

ROBERTSON, Marslie May (c1844-1930) Also known as May Lewis of Hamilton.

RYAN, Mary  (c1834-1914) of Hamilton

SHARP, Elizabeth (c1822-1903) Also known as Elizabeth Sharpe and Elizabeth Gray of Nareeb.

SLOAN, Susan  (c1844-1918) Also known as Susan Sloane of Hamilton.

STEWART, Christina (1825-1921) Also known as Christina McPherson of Dartmoor and Hamilton.

WADMORE, Sarah Jane (1859-1941) of Portland.