Born in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter of Rowland Hill Hassall
and Elizabeth (Hancox) Hassall
Sister of
Thomas Hassall, Samuel Otoo Hassall, Jonathan Hassall, Mary Cover (Hassall) Lawry, James Hassall, Eliza Cordelia (Hassall) Walker, Ann (Hassall) Campbell and Elizabeth Hassall
Wife of
William Shelley
— married
1827 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth Mary (Shelley) Oakes, Lucy Ann (Shelley) Moore, William James Shelley, Robert Shelley, Susannah Shelley and Julius Shelley
Died
at age 84
in Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Mar 2015
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Biography
Susannah Marsden Hassall was born on 28th July 1806 at Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. She was the seventh of nine children, and third daughter, of Rowland Hassall, a former missionary to Tahiti, and his wife, Elizabeth Hancox.[1] She was christened in 1806 in St John's Church of England, Parramatta, by the man she was named for, Reverend Samuel Marsden, with whom her father worked.[2]
She married William Shelley, the son of one of Susannah's father's missionary associates, in 1827 in St John's Church of England, Parramatta.[3] William passed away in 1844.
Susannah passed away on 15th August 1890 at Bowral, New South Wales. She was survived by her daughter, Elizabeth, and her younger sister by just one year.[4]
Sources
- ↑ New South Wales Birth Index #529/1806 V1806529 148
- ↑ New South Wales Christening Index #1653/1806 V18061653 1A
- ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #2/1827 V18272 11
- ↑ New South Wales Death Index #3314/1890
- 'Shelley, Susannah Marsden (1806–1890)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University
- death notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 August 1890, p 1
- Australian Royalty website
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susannah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Susannah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susannah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Susannah:
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~3.12%
Corinne Campbell
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A817236 [compare], Ancestry member corinne766
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~3.12%
Hal Lawry :
MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
Lynne (Gilmore) Gilmore von Madarasz :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Dylan Tusler :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EB5759094 [compare]
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Categories: St John's Anglican Cathedral, Parramatta, New South Wales | Parramatta, New South Wales | Bowral, New South Wales
• An opening reception with the Mayor of Parramatta (May 5th) • a full day at the Thomas Hassall Anglican College at Middleton Grange (May 6th), • an historical walk through Parramatta, St John’s Cemetery, and a service at St John’s Cathedral (May 7th), • visits to Hassall heritage sites in Camden, Windsor and O’Connell Plains (May 5th & 8th). • The pageant “The Triple Wedding”, which introduces you to all of Rowland and Elizabeth’s 8 children. • keynote addresses on the significance of the Hassall heritage, plus • opportunities to learn more about genealogy and family research.
Early registration will assist the organizers complete the reunion arrangements. You can register for the event at https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1023542. Further information is on the Association’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/hassall and website Hassall.net.au