Mary Ann Perry

Mary Ann Perry (Mary Ann Ditchfield) was a grocer in Redan.

History
Mary Ann Perry was born 1897, in Ballarat East. She was the daughter of Edwin Perry and Sarah Ellender Dickenson. Her parents, and aunt, Mary Louise Lamb, operated a grocery store at 602 Windermere Street, on the south west corner with La Trobe Street. The shop had originally been Lamb's grocery store.

Mary Ann married Charles Ditchfield in 1933. Charles and Mary Ann took over the shop. A daughter, Eva, was born in 1934.

Mary Ann died in 1964. The business continued until Charles died in 1978. Eva continued to live in the residence until her death in May 2010.