Mary Atkinson

Mary Ellen Atkinson , circus director in Australia

Atkinson was born * 1877? in Blackall Australia , in Australia

⚭ Married 1895 in Mudgee, New South Wales, United Kingdom, to Jim Perry Sr. born 1871 Hartley, New South Wales in Australia .

12-year-old Mary Ellen Atkins, who was working in a store in Blackall, went to a Perry Bros performance that would change her life. Six years later she had married the boss's son. She became the Matriarch of the Perry Bros Circus and … became known as the 'Grand Old Lady of the Circus' all throughout Australia and New Zealand.

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Children

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Total: 7 children

1. Phillis Perry. Born: ?.
2. Elizabeth Perry. Born: ?.
3. Dorothy Perry. Born: ?.
4. Edward Perry. Born: ?.
5. Henry Perry. Born: ?.
6. Alby Perry. Born: 1902. Dead: † 1976
7. Jim Perry Jr.. Born: 1909.

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