McGarry, William

William married Boyce, Alice on 31 May 1916 in Chelsea, Victoria, Australia. Alice (daughter of Boyce, John and Creamer, Catherine Alice) was born in 1885 in Chiltern, Victoria, Australia; died on 25 Sep 1950 in Hanging Rock, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Moorabbin News Saturday 10 June 1916
HYMENEAL
M'GARRY-BOYCE
A popular and exceedingly pretty
wedding was celebrated at St.
Joseph's R.C. church, Chelsea, on
Wednesday, May 31, when Mr Wm.
M'Garry, of that township, oldest
son of Mr and Mrs M'Garry, of
Pascoe Vale, was united in the holy
bonds of matrimony to Miss Alice
Boyce, of Chelsea House, eldest
daughter of Mrs and the late Mr J.
Boyce, of Tallangatta, The cere
mony was performed by the Rev.
Father Fallon, assisted by the Rev.
Father Bernstein. The bride, who
was given away by her brother,
Private G. H. Boyce (recently re
turned from the front) looked charm
ing, and was attired in a powder
blue gabardine costume, with squir
rel furs. She wore a white hat,
trimmcd with fur and china roses,
also a posy wristlet. The brides-
maids were Miss V. Boyce, sister of
the bride, and Miss Tessie Ryan,
cousin. The former wore a navy
costume, with white hat, and the
latter a fawn gabardine costume and
white hat. The best man was Mr
E. Meredith, and the groomeman Mr
H. M'Garry, brother of the bride
groom. The "Wedding March" was
played by Mrs Petersen, of Mentone.
After the ceremony the bridal party
and friends adjourned to Chelsea
House, where the weddinig breakfast
was partaken of and the usual toasts
submitted and responded to. The
evening was devoted to dancing and
revelry and a very merry time spent
by all. The happy couple left to
spend the honeymoon at Daylesford.
Following is a list of the presents re
ceived -
Mrs Devitt, two pair Doyleys; Mr
Naylor, set silver tea spoons ; Mr
and Mrs Larnach, (Pascoe Vale)
set jugs and fruit set ; Mr F. W.
Walker, fruit dishes ; Mr and Mrs
Walker, silver mounted biscuit bar
rel ; Mr and Mrs Barfoot, fruit set
and jam dish; Mrs Dix (Ballarat)
linen serviettes ; Mrs Chapman, cake
dish; Mrs Bellamy, cake dish; Mr
and Mrs Hart junr., silver, plated
cream bowl; Mr and Mrs M'Garry,
silver cruet stand ; Misses Whitburn
and Diamond, oak framed picture;
The Misses-Hart, set cake dishes
Miss Conroy, linen supper cloth;
Mr and Mrs McDonald, linen table
cloth ; Miss Hunt (Albury), hand
painted toilet set and supper cloth;
Mr W. Dorney, set silver tea spoons;
Misses O'Donoghue, silver teaspoons
Misses Fitzgerald and Sheedy,
suede cushion; Mr and Mrs Smith,
fruit set ; Mr Callahan, case silver
tea spoons ; Mr Pearse, silver des
sert spoons; Ptes. T. C. and G. H.
Boyce, marble clock ; Miss Boyce,
tea cosy and cover ; Miss A,
Bartlett, pair pillow shams; Misses
Cooper and Bowes, cheque;
Messrs P Jeuner, N. Campbell, J.
Birchell, J. O'Donnell, silver jam
dish ; Mrs Mullins, jardiniere.; Miss
Witcher, hand-painted vase ; Mr and
Mrs Fricke, wicker chair; Mr and:
Mrs Jones, jardiniere and stand ; Mr
and Mrs Perrin, silver cake dish;
Mr and Mrs Hart, sen., set silver
tea spoons; Mr and Mrs G. A.
Coates, set carvers; Miss Coates,
silver pickle jar ; Miss Roach
(Albury), silver specimen vase ; Miss
Connors (Albury), silver candle
stick ; Mr and Mrs Williamson,
silver jam dish ; Miss Henderson
and Mr Walker, toilet set ; Mr and
Mrs Geo Booth, silver cream bowl;
Mrs. Ridgeway, silver candlestick;
Mr and the Misses Ryan, silver
jewel case ; Miss Sybil Nichols, set
vases ; Mrs Miller, eider down quilt;
Mrs. Bennett, dinner knives and
foiks ; Mr and Mrs McDonough,
silver oak Leapot stand ; Miss K.
Sweeney, silver sugar scuttle ; Mr
aur. Mrs Burroughs, tea set ; Mrs
Nicholls, set vases.

1. McGarry, Mary Louise
2. McGarry, Victoria Alice (Biddy) died on 9 Jan 1953; was buried in Woodend, Victoria.