Mary Anne Marjorie (Marjorie) Weatherley
- Born: 1884, Braxholme, Victoria Australia
- Marriage (1): William Charles Carter
- Died: 1967, Rapanyup, Victoria Australia at age 83
General Notes:
Ian Carter notes:
Marjorie Carter was born in 1884 at "Morven" station, Branxholme, Victoria, fourth daughter of James Weatherly (1843\endash 1914), one of the earliest landowners of western Victoria, and third daughter of his second wife Jane Wilson (1844\endash 1905). She was raised at "Wallaloo Park" near Marnoo with her four sisters Agnes Millicent (b. 1877, unmarried), Eloise Florence Elizabeth (b. 1881, d. 1952, Mrs J. S. Gregory, "Longerenong") Frances (b. 1882, Mrs O. Esperson) and Isabella Grace Harriet (b. 1887, d. 1946, unmarried).
Marjorie was educated at the Church of England Girls' Grammar School, Ballarat. After their father's death in 1914, she managed "Wallaloo Park" with her sister Isabella. On 26 November 1918 she married William Charles Carter (1867\endash 1941), of "Glenwood". The couple relocated to "Wallaloo Park" in 1920 and raised their sons Alexander James Weatherly (1920\endash 2011), and James Samuel (1922\endash 2000).
Marjorie died in 1967 at Rupanyup, Victoria. She was from a line of writers whose ancestry dates back to Sir Thomas 'The Rhymer' of Ercildoune, believed to be Scotland's earliest poet and prophet. He predicted the sudden death of King Alexander III of Scotland and Kinghorn on 19 March 1286 (Kinghorn is the name of Marjorie Weatherly's grandmother). Publications by Marjorie include the novels The Keys of Heaven (1918), Australia's Child (1951) and A False Balance (1955), and poetry including Contrasts (1925), Voices from My Garden (1928), To My Sister (1948) and Fragments (1950).
Mary married William Charles Carter, son of Samuel Charles Carter and Jane Muirhead. (William Charles Carter was born in 1867 in Balmoral, Adelaide, South Australia and died on 16 Jul 1941 in Rapanyup, Victoria Australia.)
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