A Brief Biography Of Mary Mackillop

Born on 15 January in what at the time was the NewTon colony of New South Wales - Australia. Known as “Mary” She was later baptised and received the names Maria Ellen. Prior to emigrating to Australia Mary's parents lived in Roybridge, Inverness-shire Scotland. During the years of 1870’s MacKillop visited her parents home village where they had erected a shrine in the local church. MacKillop started work as a clerk at an stationery store at the age of 14 in Melbourne. During 1860 she took a job as governess at her aunt and uncle's estate.Where she took care of young children and taught them. After two years of being with the camerons before teaching the children of Portland, Victoria in 1862.