Jane Macartney

Jane Macartney
Born
Jane Hardman

19 January 1803
Castle Bellingham, Ireland
Died10 January 1885
The Deanery, East Melbourne, Australia
NationalityIrish Australian
Occupation(s)Philanthropist, wife of the Dean
Known forEstablishing and managing charitable institutions, visiting and assisting less privileged families, teaching in Sunday Schools

Jane Macartney (born Jane Hardman; 19 January 1803 – 10 January 1885) was an Australian philanthropist, religious worker and teacher in Melbourne and surrounding regions in the 1800s. An Irish member of the Church of England, in 1833 she married Hussey Macartney, later to become the dean of St James' Cathedral in Melbourne. [1][2][3] Her position as wife of the dean enabled her to help establish the Orphan Asylum, the Carlton Refuge, the Melbourne Home and the Lying-In Hospital, along with Frances Perry, the wife of Bishop Charles Perry.[4] Her work in Melbourne was a continuation of her earlier charitable works in Ireland and regional Victoria, where she set up and taught in girls' Sunday Schools and visited poor families, especially assisting young mothers.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b National Foundation for Australian Women and The University of Melbourne. "Macartney, Jane - Woman - The Australian Women's Register". www.womenaustralia.info. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Obituary". Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946). 13 October 1894. p. 42. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Death Of Mrs. Macartney". Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW : 1871 - 1938). 16 January 1885. p. 21. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. ^ Rushen, Liz (January 2016). "Frances Perry and the Women's Hospital" (PDF). National Council of Women Victoria. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Mrs. Macartney". Church of England Messenger and Ecclesiastical Gazette for the Diocese of Melbourne and Ballarat (Vic. : 1876 - 1889). 5 February 1885. p. 3. Retrieved 22 March 2021.