Marian and Joseph were the matron and superintendent respectively of the Newcastle Industrial School for Girls from the 26 January 1869 until April 1871.

[5] Fletcher's spouse John was involved with the Australian cricket team that won a game against England in August 1882 on English soil.

England’s loss led Reginald Brooks to write an obituary for English cricket in the Sporting Times in September 1882.

The loss also caused Ivo Bligh and his fellow English cricketers to visit Australia from late 1882, until early 1883 try to reclaim victory.

[12] Another of Fletcher's embroidery pieces, a fire guard, was donated by her daughter Marion Dorothy McLaurin to the Blue Mountains Historical society, and is on display in their Tarella Cottage at Wentworth Falls.