I love country obituaries.
I especially love the ‘Long’ family obituaries –
although hard to search for because of the surname, they are worth the effort with the information
they provide – places of residence, employment details, children, siblings.
Here are two of mother and
daughter:
One is my great great
grandmother Frances Eliza LONG nee Brooks who was born in Hobart in 1846 to
ticket of leave man Thomas BROOKE/BROOKS (c1810 – 1894) and his wife Jane
CUNDELL/CONDELL (1821 – 1904).
For their time, what long
lives they had, reaching 76, 84 and 83 years old!
What changes they would have
seen in Australia.
In the mid 1840s they moved
from Tasmania to the Mortlake area of Victoria and remained there for the rest
of their lives.
Frances was one of 12
children and after marrying William LONG (1838 – 1909) had 12 children of her
own.
The second obituary is of
one of her daughters, the only one not to get married, Sarah Jane LONG (1874 –
1943), known to the family as Janie.
I wonder whether Aunt Janie
was the inspiration for my grandmother and her sister to become nurses.
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