Sarah Ellen (Cox) Brown (1860 - 1900)

Born 8 Aug 1860 in Cleveden, Tasmania, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of John Brown — married 15 Oct 1882 in Congregational Church, Brighton, Tasmania, Australia

Descendants

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Biography

Birth

Sarah was the seventh child in her family, and was born at Cleveden near Ouse in Tasmania.

Childhood

Little is known of Sarah's childhood.

First Partnership

Sarah grew up in a close community with a handful of families, amongst whom was the Harrex family. Sarah's eldest sister, Ann, married a Harrex.

In 1878 Sarah had a baby, Ada Louisa Cox. Ada's baptism records states that the father was surnamed Harrex, but no first name is given.

Marriage

In 1882, when Ada was about four years old, Sarah married John Brown, a farm hand at Strathbarton in Bothwell. From all accounts ^[1] John was a quiet man whom animals liked and who could handle horses very well. It is likely that he liked children as well.

They were married at Brighton Congregational Church in Brighton, Tasmania.

Family

John and Sarah had nine children.

Death

Sarah died of post partum hemorrhage just a day after the birth of her ninth child, Mabel, in 1900.

She was buried at Bothwell Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ Memory of Hester Reading, Beryl Dillon and Vera Russell all now deceased

Acknowledgments

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