Ada Sophia Stanford1

F, #11589, b. 10 August 1870, d. 21 October 1931
FatherJohn Stanford1 d. 17 Oct 1886
MotherMary Collits Skeen1 b. 29 Apr 1834, d. 5 Jun 1901
Relationship2nd cousin 3 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited8 Jun 2022
Birth*10 August 1870 Forbes, NSW, Australia1 
Death of Father17 October 1886 Forbes, NSW, Australia;Principal=John Stanford2 
Married Name7 August 1889 Peters3 
Marriage*7 August 1889 Condobolin, NSW, Australia;Groom=Edward Peters3 
Death of Mother5 June 1901 Harold Street, Forbes, NSW, Australia;
Name: Mary Stanford
Date of Death: 5 Jun 1901
Place of Death: Harold Street, Forbes, NSW
Occupation: Widow
Sex: Female
Age: 72
Conjugal Status:
Place of Birth: Blackheath NSW
Time in Aust Colonies:

Father: John Skeen
Occupation: Labourer
Mother: Amy Collits

Place of Marriage: Hartley NSW
Age at Marriage: 22
Name of Spouse: John Standford
Children of Marriage: John A 47, Mary 45, Phoebe 43, Silvanus 41, James T 39, William H 37, Ada 32, Edward J 24 living, 3 females deceased
Informant: James T Sanford, son, Forbes

Cause of Death: Senile decay, diarrhoea
Length of Illness: 18 months
Medical Attendant: A E Cox
Date Last Seen: 2 Jun 1901

Date of Burial: 7 Jun 1901
Place of Burial: Church of England Cemetery
Minister & Religion: W J Dunstan, Church of England
Undertaker: Geo J Thomson
Witnesses: Alfred Jones, William Wheatley;Principal=Mary Collits Skeen4 
Death*21 October 1931 Bogan Gate, NSW, Australia;
Mrs. Ada Sophia Peters, of Bogan Gate, who had been ill for some time, died on Tuesday last. She was 71 years of age, and was a native of Forbes. She leaves a husband and a grown up family of four sons and two daughters. For many years Mrs. Peters drove the mail coach between Bogan Gate and Trundle. The funeral took place yesterday to the Church of England cemetery, where the burial service was read by the Rev. Mr. King, of Trundle, and Mr. J. T. Cock had charge of the mortuary arrangements.5 

Family

Edward Peters
Child

Citations

  1. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 9577/1870 Ada Sophia Stanford.
  2. [S1473] NSW Death Indexes, 7162/1886 John Stanford.
  3. [S1481] NSW Marriage Indexes, 4603/1889 Edward Peters & Ada S Stanford.
  4. [S1294] NSW Death Registration Transcription.
  5. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Western Champion (Parkes), Thursday, October 22, 1931.
  6. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 11855/1896 James R Peters.