New Resource

Following on a post from Tim Sherratt on BlueSky I visited his GLAM Workbench that I had not consulted for this CareyBay2283 study. 

Searching his interface to the NSW Post Office Directories for both Cary Bay and Carey Bay was a simple task that painlessly rewarded me with a list of reference to Carey Bay people. From there I was able to follow some link to see the original directory pages that are digitised on Trove. 

Wise's New South Wales post office directory 1938
Listed on Page 788 are several Carey Bay residents

The GLAM Workbench is a most valuable resource for anyone pursuing a One-Place or One-Name study in Australia

250 Obsequies

Today we reached another milestone. The 250th memorial was added to the Carey Bay 2283 Virtual Cemetery on FindaGrave. 

Number 250 is Margaret Jean Lyons nee Hathaway was the subject of the obsequies performed at Pinegrove Memorial Park. The following summary was produced from the CareyBay2283 database. 

Name:	Margaret Jean Hathaway
Sex:	Female
Individual Facts
Birth	15 Jul 1921	Temora, NSW, Australia
Residence	1949 (about age 28)	ParliamentaryDivision: Mitchell; Blacktown, NSW, Australia1
Death	23 Jan 2016 (age 94)	Carey Bay Nursing Home, Carey Bay, NSW, Australia
Burial	29 Jan 2016 (age 94)	Pinegrove Memorial Park, Minchinbury, NSW, Australia
Residence		Carey Bay, NSW, Australia
Alt. Name		Margaret Jean Lyons
Marriages/Children
1. Alfred Charles Lyons 1912-1998
Marriage	1942 (about age 21)	Parramatta, NSW, Australia2

Dealing with the Dwellings

While I have been making progress in recording details of Carey Bay People I have not done much research on the places they inhabit.  According to the 2021 Australian Census there are 444 private dwellings in Carey Bay.

As it is important to record all of these dwellings I have set up a page on this blog for each street that has a recorded address in Carey Bay. As there are no long streets in Carey Bay a page per street should suffice. It is to be noted that while, some of these are not within the official boundaries, I will record all instances nominated as in Cary or Carey Bay. The list of pages can be found on the Places page here. 

From time to time I hope to write stories on remarkable residences and their inhabitants. 

I have haphazardly recorded references to various properties on their appropriate pages as I come across them in newspaper articles etc. I am currently going through real estate listings on the internet and adding details of recent property sales. realestate.com.au has been most useful for this task. When time permits I will search the old rate records from Lake Mac council that are available online.

Over 55s Development at Carey Bay

Modern waterfront apartments in Carey Bay

100 Profiles

Slowly, very slowly, I am adding profiles of people with a connection to Carey Bay to the Wikitree site. 

This morning I added the 100th profile for Harriet Webb nee Wheatley. Harriet's profile can be accessed here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wheatley-3526.

A list of all the Carey People added so far to Wikitree can be accessed via the Carey Bay Category on Wikitree. Follow the link and scroll down the page to see the list of local profiles.

I'd love to hear from you if you can supply any further information on or photos of  the People and Places of Carey Bay.

Carey Bay 13 May 2025