Jessie Souper (Broun) Sewell (1842 - 1873)

Born 1842 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of John Edward Sewell — married 13 Feb 1873 in St. John's Church, Beverley, Western Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 14 Dec 1873 at about age 31 in York, Western Australia, Australia

Biography

JESSIE SOUPER BROUN (Broun-260)

PARENTS. Peter Nicholas Broun & Caroline (Simpson) Broun

BIRTH. 1842, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

BIRTH. WA BDM Birth Reg: #88/1842

Family name Brown

Given names Jessie Souper

Event Birth

Father's name Peter

Mother's maiden name Simpson Caroline

Place of birth Perth

MARRIAGE. 13 Feb 1873, St. John's Church, Beverley, Western Australia, Australia

MARRIAGE. 13 Feb 1873, John Edward Sewell, son of John Sewell & Ann Susanna Wyborn (Parker) Sewell

MARRIAGE. WA BDM Marriage Reg: #3537/1873

Family name Sewell

Given names John Edward

Family name of Spouse Broun

Given names of Spouse Jessie Souper

Place of marriage Beverley

MARRIAGE NOTICE. SEWELL—BROUN—At St. John's Church, Beverley, on the 13th February, by the Rev. F. Lynch, EDWARD, eldest son of John Sewell, Esq., Junior, to JESSIE SOUPER, youngest daughter of the late Peter Broun, Colonial Secretary of this colony (Herald please copy.)

Children:

(1) Arthur Edward Sewell, b. 1873, d. Aug 1955, m. 19 May 1903, Jane Amelia Robinson, daughter of Thomas Robinson & Elizabeth (Brayshaw) Robinson

DEATH. 14 Dec 1873, York, Western Australia, Australia

DEATH. WA BDM Death Reg: #6855/1873

Family name Sewell

Given names Jessie

Age 30

Father Unknown

Mother Unknown

Place of birth Unknown

DEATH NOTICE. SEWELL.—At York, on the 14th instant, JESSIE SOUPER, the beloved wife of J. E. Sewell, Esq., aged 30 years ; deeply lamented by her sorrowing relations and friends.

BURIAL. Old York Cemetery

SEWELL , Jessie Souper, the wife of J. E. Sewell, who died on the 14th December 1873, aged 29 years

Death of Spouse: 18 Dec 1909, West Pingelly, Western Australia, Australia

The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians

BROUN, Jesse Souper, b. 1842, dtr. of Peter & Caroline, m. 1873 John Edward SEWELL. ^[1]

BROUN. Peter Nicholas, b. 1.7.8.1797 (Guernsey), d. 5.11.1846 (Frem), son of Sir William & Annie, arr. 1.6.1829 per Parmelia with wife & 2 chd. m. 1824/5 (Scotland) Caroline SIMPSON b. 17.9.1807 (Scotland) d. 22.3.1881 (Scotland) d. of James. Chd. McBryde Anderson b. 1826 d. 1866, Ann M. b. 1828 d. 1912, Ellen Stirling b. 1829 d. 1875 (Frem) James William b. 1831 d. 1897, Son b. & d. 1833, Mary Susan L. b: 1835, John Carey & Caroline Henrietta b. & d. 1836, Charles Frederick b. 1839, Matilda Caroline Maud b. 1840, Jessie Souper b. 1842 d. 1873. 1st Col. Secretary Swan River Colony (known as Brown until 1844). Was granted 9626 acres selected at "Coulston" Bt. "Bassendean" His duties as Sec. & Clerk of the Leg. Council, Registrar & Colonial Treasurer made him second in importance to the Governor. The 178 volumes of official correspondence (in Battye Library) cover the period of his duties until his premature death. His wife took their chd. to England 14.1.1844 per Napoleon returning 6.1846 per John Bagshaw. His widow sailed for England 14.9.1848 per Hindoo burnt to the waterline destroying the diaries & papers she proposed publishing. There was no prospect of a pension & the family were in straitened circumstances "Bassendean" having been sold to cover commitments. Commemorated in 1979 in a brass pavement plaque Perth for year 1844. ^[2]

SEWELL. John Edward. b. 31.7.1841, d. 18.12.1909 (Pingelly), son of John & Ann Susanna W (nee Parker), m. 13. 2.1873 (Beverley) Jessie Souper BROUN b. 5.8.1842 d. 14.12.1873 in childbirth. Chd. Arthur b. 1873 d. 1955. Pastoralist "Staunton Springs" Beverley. Employed a T/L man 1867. To Vasse & returned 1/2.1855. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888, Vol 1, B, pg 335. [compiled by Rica Erickson] https://www.friendsofbattyelibrary.org.au/bicentennial-dictionary
2. ↑ The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888, Vol 1, B, pg 336. [compiled by Rica Erickson] https://www.friendsofbattyelibrary.org.au/bicentennial-dictionary
3. ↑ The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888, Vol 4, S, pg 2772. [compiled by Rica Erickson] https://www.friendsofbattyelibrary.org.au/bicentennial-dictionary

• Birth: WA BDM Birth Reg: #88/1842

• Marriage: WA BDM Marriage Reg: #3537/1873

• Marriage Notice: The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times (WA : 1864 - 1874) Fri 21 Feb 1873, Page 2: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3754469

• Death: WA BDM Death Reg: #6855/1873

• Death Notice: The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times (WA : 1864 - 1874) Fri 19 Dec 1873, Page 2: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3749662

• Burial: http://www.ozburials.com/CemsWA/York/oldyork.htm