Celia Augusta (Sheather) Lucas (1849 - 1937)

Born 23 Sep 1849 in Camden, Colony of New South Wales

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Died 23 Jun 1937 at age 87 in New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

This profile is part of the Lucas Name Study.

Celia (Sheather) Lucas was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Celia Augusta Sheather was born on September 23, 1849 in Camden, Colony of New South Wales, daughter of James Sheather (1821–1895) and Charlotte Davis (1825–1877).^{[1] [2]}

Celia (20) married John William Lucas (21) (born about 1848 in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom) on April 23, 1870.^[3]

Their children were:

• Elizabeth Charlotte Lucas (1871–1975)
• John C Lucas (1878– )
• Rufus Sheather Lucas (1879– )
• Walter Herbert Lucas (1881–1941)
• Celia Augusta Lucas (1882– )
• Albert C Lucas (1884– )
• Lancelot Edward Lucas (1885– )
• Percy T Lucas (1887– )
• Kezia E Lucas (1889– )

Celia died on June 23, 1937 in New South Wales, Australia, aged 87.^[4]

Celia is buried with John in the Bega cemetery, Bega, New South Wales.

Research notes

Other children?

Births Search Results

Name Registration Number Father's Given Name(s) Mother's Given Name(s) District

LUCKES WILLIAM JAMES 5963/1876 JOHN WILLIAM CELIA ST GEORGE ^[5]

LUCKES HENRY JOSEPH 6284/1877 JOHN WILLIAM CELIA ST GEORGE^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981"
   Original data: Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 993935
   Ancestry Record 9776 #667470 (accessed 20 August 2023)
   Celia Sheather baptism on 21 Oct 1849 (born 23 Sep 1849), daughter of James Sheather & Charlotte, in St John, Camden, New South Wales, Australia.
2. ↑ Celia Sheather in the Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981
3. ↑ Celia Sheather and John William Lucks (should be Lucas) in the Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950
4. ↑ Death: "Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985"
   Nsw Pioneer Index - Between the Wars Series 1919-1945; Registration Number: 14117
   Ancestry Record 1779 #3915041 (accessed 20 August 2023)
   Celia Augusta Lucas death 1937, child of James & Charlotte, in Bega, New South Wales.
5. ↑ Baptism of son William James Luckes: "Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011"
   Original data: Sydney Diocesan Archives, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61177 #300439067 (accessed 20 August 2023)
   Celia Luckes's son William James Luckes baptism on 9 Jul 1876 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
6. ↑ Baptism of son Henry Joseph Luckes: "Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011"
   Original data: Sydney Diocesan Archives, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61177 #300439130 (accessed 20 August 2023)
   Celia Luckes's son Henry Joseph Luckes baptism on 28 Aug 1877 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

See also:

• Celia Sheather in the Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981
• Celia Sheather and John William Lucks (should be Lucas) in the Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950
• Celia Augusta Lucas in the Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #214194686 (accessed 20 August 2023)
  Memorial page for Celia Sheather Lucas (23 Sep 1849-23 Jun 1937), citing Bega Cemetery, Bega, Bega Valley Shire, New South Wales, Australia (plot: Anglican Section: 2, Row: D, Plot Number: 12a, 12b and 12c); Maintained by Lyn Hudson-Williamson (contributor 48092753).

Notes:

• The country of birth, Australia, was not yet a country (in its present form) at the time of Celia's birth.
• Changed birth location from 'Camden, New South Wales, Australia' to 'Camden, Colony of New South Wales'.
• Celia's marriedsurname is spelled a variety of ways, including Lucas, Lucks, and Luckes. It is Lucas that is correct.