Rebecca Jane Colley (1890 - 1971)

Born 6 Dec 1890 in Sugarloaf, Queensland, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Meharg — married 22 Jun 1910 in Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 22 Oct 1971 at age 80 in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Rebecca Jane Colley was born on 06 Dec 1890^[1] in Sugarloaf, Queensland, Australia as the fifth child of Joseph Edward Colley and Rebecca Thompson. She had nine siblings, namely: Joseph Edward, John Matthew, Sarah, Aaron, Catherine, Rachel May, Emily, Harriet, and Charles William. She died on 22 Oct 1971^[2] in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia. When she was 19, she married Thomas Meharg, son of John Meharg and Margaret Kerneharn, on 22 Jun 1910^[3] in Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia.

Thomas Meharg and Rebecca Jane Colley had the following children:

• Stanley Meharg was born on 05 Jun 1910 in Eukey, Queensland, Australia. He died on 29 Jul 1986 in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia. He married Hazel Daphne Vane on 03 Sep 1938 in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia.
• Mary Jane Meharg was born on 10 Nov 1911 in Eukey, Queensland, Australia. She died on 05 Aug 1913 in Eukey, Queensland, Australia.
• Edward John Meharg was born on 16 Feb 1914 in Eukey, Queensland, Australia. He died on 21 Sep 2002 in Guildford, New South Wales, Australia. He married Lorna May Sutton on 20 Apr 1940 in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia.
• Cecil Thomas Meharg was born on 31 Aug 1915 in Eukey, Queensland, Australia. He died on 22 May 1916 in Eukey, Queensland, Australia.
• Roy "Thunder" Meharg was born on 04 Nov 1920 in Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia. He died on 03 Aug 1969 in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia.
• Mervyn Meharg was born on 04 Nov 1920 in Eukey, Queensland, Australia. He died on 04 Apr 1975 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
• Edgar Meharg was born about 1922 in Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia. He died on 18 Apr 1923 in Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia.
• Phillip Leonard Meharg was born on 12 May 1927 in Baradine, New South Wales, Australia. He died on 21 Jun 1975 in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia. He married Betty Patricia Ottey on 17 May 1947 in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia. He married Shirley Mary Jackson on 13 Oct 1956 in Campsie, New South Wales, Australia.

Sources

• Queensland Family History Birth, Death and Marriage Registration
• NSW Birth, Death and Marriage Registration

1. ↑ Birth: Queensland Family History Birth, Death and Marriage Registration
   • Birth registration: Rebecca Jane Colley
   • Birth date: 06/12/1890
   • Mother's name: Rebecca Thompson
   • Father/parent's name: Edward Colley
   • Registration details: 1890/C/11446
2. ↑ Death: NSW Birth, Death and Marriage Registration
   • Registration Number: 71662/1971
   • Date of Death: 22 Oct 1971
   • Name: MEHARG REBECCA JANE
   • Father's Given Name(s): JOSEPH EDWARD
   • Mother's Given Name(s): REBECCA
   • District: WELLINGTON
3. ↑ Marriage: Queensland Family History Birth, Death and Marriage Registration
   • Marriage registration: Rebecca Jane Colley
   • Marriage date: 22/06/1910
   • Spouse's name: Thomas Meharg
   • Registration details: 1910/C/2737