# Mercy Esther Field

Mercy Esther Field (25 AUG 1865); child of John Field; Margaret Ann Albury (mother); died in Oxley Island, New South Wales, Australia.

**Lifespan:** ? – 25 AUG 1865

## Also known as
- Mercey Esther Field

## Parents
- [John Field](/p/john-field-82968.md) (father)
- [Margaret Ann Albury](/p/margaret-ann-albury-83125.md) (mother)

## Timeline
- 25 AUG 1865 — **Died** at Oxley Island, New South Wales, Australia — Died on Oxley Island of burns received on Wednesday 23 August 1865, when a lighted cornstalk in another child's hand set her clothes alight at the neighbouring farm; she lingered thirty-six hours. A magisterial inquiry was held by Mr Cornish.

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