Phoebe Harriet Evans1

F, #10253, b. 28 March 1856, d. 27 February 1951
FatherJames Evans1
MotherSarah Purcell1 b. 30 Nov 1828, d. 27 Dec 1922
Relationship3rd cousin 2 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited16 Jan 2022
Birth*28 March 1856 Castlereagh, NSW, Australia1 
Married Name17 June 1880 Rees2 
Marriage*17 June 1880 Castlereagh, NSW, Australia;Groom=Richard Rees2 
Death of Mother27 December 1922 Castlereagh, NSW, Australia;
Mrs. Sarah Evans.
Mrs. Sarah Evans, relict of the late Mr. James Evans of Castlereagh, died at the residence of her daughter (Mrs. Charles Wright), Castlereagh, on Wednesday last, at the age of 94 years. Deceased was a native of Castlereagh, and spent the whole of her life in the district. She had been in fairly good health, but the intense heat of the last week proved too much for her. Seven children survive, her, viz.:— Mr. George Evans (Picton), Mesdames, R. Rees (Peak Hill), E. Stevenson (Lewisham), D. F. Russell (Auburn), W. Eagle (Strathfield), A. T. Easterbrook (Murwillimbah) and C. Wright (Castlereagh). Her husband pre-deceased her by 27 years. The funeral took place on Friday, the remains being laid to rest in St. Stephen's Cemetery, Penrith, alongside deceased's late husband.;Principal=Sarah Purcell3 
Death*27 February 1951 "Glenmervyn", Castlereagh Road, Penrtih, NSW, Australia;
REES, Phoebe Harriet.—February 27, 1951, at her daughter’s residence Glenmervyn, Castlereagh Road, Penrith, relict of the late Richard Rees, aged 94 years.4 
Obituary8 March 1951 "The Nepean Times", Penrtih, NSW, Australia5 

Family

Richard Rees

Citations

  1. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 7048/1856 Phoebe H Evans.
  2. [S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, marriage Richard Rees & Phebe Harriet Evans 1880.
  3. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Nepean Times, Saturday, December 30, 1922.
  4. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Sydney Morning Herald, Wednesday, February 28, 1951.
  5. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Nepean Times, Thursday, March 8, 1951.