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Jemima (Wilkinson) Fraser (1853 - 1939)

Jemima Fraser formerly Wilkinson aka Harland
Born in New South Wales, Australiamap
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Wife of — married 10 Jan 1880 in Rylstone, New South Wales, Australiamap
Wife of — married 1888 in Wallerawang, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Died at age 86 in Merrylands, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Biography

Jemima Wilkinson was born on 19 February 1853, at Greendale, New South Wales, Australia.[1] She was baptised on 27 March 1853, at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[2] Jemima was the daughter of John Wilkinson (1810-1863) and Esther Byrnes (1815-1896).

Jemima married Thomas Harland (1812-1885) on 10 January 1880, in Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia.[3] They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters.

  • James Flynn Wilkinson (1868-1882)
  • Gibson Harland (1869-1961)
  • Thomas Harland (1871-?)
  • Hannah Harland (1872-1934)
  • William Harland (1874-1947)
  • Charles Harland (1875-1959)
  • Mary Jane Harland (1878-?)
  • Rachel Eliza Harland (1879-1947)
  • Alice Maud Harland (1881-?)
  • Henry James Allan Harland (1884-?)

After Thomas' death, Jemima married William James Fraser (1845-1922) in 1888, at Wallerawang, New South Wales, Australia.[4] They had two more children.

She passed away on 26 November 1939, in Calala, New South Wales, Australia, at the age of 86.[5] Jemima was buried at Rookwood General Cemetery, Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia.[6]

THE death occurred at Merrylands on Sunday last of Mrs. Jemima Fraser, relict of the late William James Fraser, a former well known resident of Ilford. Deceased had reached the advanced age of 86 years.[7]

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  1. ↑ Birth registration of Jemima Wilkinson (b. 1853), NSW Births Deaths and Marriages. WILKINSON JEMIMA Registration number 1066/1853 V18531066 39A Father's Given name(s) JOHN Mother's Given name(s) ESTHER District OH
  2. ↑ Ancestry.com Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011 [database on-line]; Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Baptism, Burial, Confirmation, Marriage and composite registers in the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Archives; Ancestry Record 61177 #242660: Jemima Wilkinson, b. 19 Feb 1853, bap. 27 Mar 1853, St. Marks Greendale; F=John (labourer) M=Esther, abode=Greendale.
  3. ↑ Marriage registration of Thomas Harland and Jemmia Wilkinson (m. 1880), NSW Births Deaths and Marriages. Registration number 4842/1880 Groom's Family Name HARLAND Groom's Given Name(s) THOMAS Bride's Family Name(s) WILKINSON Bride's Given Name(s) JEMMIA District RYLSTONE
  4. ↑ Marriage registration of William Fraser and Jemima Harland (m. 1888), NSW Births Deaths and Marriages. Registration number 5294/1888 Groom's Family Name FRASER Groom's Given Name(s) WILLIAM J Bride's Family Name(s) HARLAND Bride's Given Name(s) JEMIMA District LITHGOW
  5. ↑ Death registration of Jemima Fraser (d. 1939), NSW Births Deaths and Marriages. FRASER JEMIMA Registration number 23152/1939 Father's Given Name(s) JOHN Mother's Given Name(s) ESTER District GRANVILLE
  6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188826473/jemima-fraser: accessed 23 August 2023), memorial page for Jemima Wilkinson Fraser (1853–26 Nov 1939), Find a Grave Memorial ID 188826473, citing Rookwood General Cemetery, Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by alisonc1109 ♣ (contributor 48349597).
  7. ↑ Mainly about People (1939, November 30). Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), p. 2. Retrieved August 23, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article162235984




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Ann Byrnes' 2nd husband, Thomas Harland, fathered 8 children to Ann's niece, Esther's daughter, Jemima Wilksinson.
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