Fanny (Rice) Petts (1864 - 1887)

Born 7 Feb 1864 in Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Petts — married 24 Nov 1883 (to 1887) in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 9 Oct 1887 at age 23 in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Fanny (Rice) Petts

Fanny (Rice) Petts was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Birth
Fanny Rice was born 07 February 1864 at Mount Macquarie, Carcoar district, New South Wales, Australia. She was the daughter of Robert Rice and Amelia Solomon. ^[1]

Marriage
Fanny Rice married Samuel Petts 24 November 1883 at Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ^[2]

Death
Fanny (Rice) Petts age 23, passed away 09 October 1887 at South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ^[3]

Funeral Notice

"Family Notices" The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) 10 October 1887: 8.

SALISBURY LODGE, G.A.O.D. — The Officers and Brothers are requested to follow the remains of the late Wife of SAMUEL PETTS to their last resting place in the Melbourne General Cemetery. The funeral will leave her late residence, 147 Thistlewait-street, South Melbourne, at 2.p.m., 10 OCOTOBER, 1887.

T.G. LEAVEY, Secretary. ^[4]

Burial
Fanny (Rice) Petts is buried at Melbourne General Cemetery, North Carlton, Victoria, Australia. ^[5]

Memorial
A memorial for Fanny (Rice) Petts is inscribed on the headstone of her parents Robert and Amelia at Canowindra Cemetery, Canowindra, New South Wales, Australia. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: New South Wales, Australia BDM Index: Name: RICE FANNY| Reg. No. 7461/1864| Father: ROBERT | Mother: AMELIA| Reg. CARCOAR, NSW, Australia
2. ↑ Marriage: New South Wales, Australia BDM Index: Reg. No. 3751/1883 | PETTS SAMUEL | married| RICE FANNY| Reg. BATHURST, NSW, Australia
3. ↑ Death: Victoria Government, Australia BDM Index: Name: PETTS Fanny| Death| Mother: Amelia SOLOMON| Father: Rice Robt| Died: MELB S| Spouse: PETTS, Samuel| Age: 23| Year: 1887| Reg. No. 14574/1887| Reg. Victoria, Australia
4. ↑ Family Notices (1887, October 10). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved June 29, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197159667
5. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201152754/fanny-petts: accessed 29 June 2023), memorial page for Fanny Rice Petts (1864–9 Oct 1887), Find a Grave Memorial ID 201152754, citing Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Tony M. (contributor 48299134).
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213893584/fanny-petts: accessed 29 June 2023), memorial page for Fanny Rice Petts (7 Feb 1864–9 Oct 1887), Find a Grave Memorial ID 213893584, citing Canowindra Cemetery, Canowindra, Cabonne Shire, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Dout (contributor 49428115).

See also:

• Marriage: "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTCB-M74 : 28 January 2020), Samuel Petts, 1883. "Name Samuel Petts| Sex Male| Age 27| Birth Year (Estimated) 1856| Marital Status Single| Father's Name Samuel Petts| Father's Sex Male| Spouse's Name Fanny Rice| Spouse's Sex Female| Spouse's Age 21| Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1862| Spouse's Marital Status Single| Spouse's Father's Name Robert Rice| Spouse's Father's Sex Male| Spouse's Mother's Name Amelia Solomon| Event Type Marriage| Event Date 24 Nov 1883| Event Place Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia| Source Details vol6 cn35| Birthplace Donnybrook, Victoria| Spouse's Birthplace Mount Macquarie"