Born in Sorell, Van Diemen's Land, Australia
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Wood
and Sarah Ann (Nash) Wood
Sister of
Jane Wood, William Wood, Mary Ann Wood [half], John Wood, Joseph Wood, George Thomas Wood and Elizabeth Maria Wood
Wife of
George James Morrisby
— married
14 Oct 1853 in Spring Bay, Van Diemen's Land, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
Orlando George Morrisby, Louis Morrisby, Henry Edgar Morrisby and Rosa Sophia (Morrisby) Rumney
Died
at age 46
in Ralph's Bay, Tasmania, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Dec 2017
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Biography
Sarah Ann Wood was born on 20 Dec 1829 in Sorell. She was the daughter of John Wood, boat builder, and Sarah Nash. [1]
Sarah Ann was 23 years of age when she married George James Morrisby on 14 October 1853 in St George's Church, Sorell.[2]
Sarah Ann Morrisby died on 30 March 1876 at Muddy Plains.[3]
DEATHS. MORRISBY.—On Thursday, 30th March, Sarah Ann, the beloved wife of George James Morrisby, of Rose Hill, Muddy Plains, in the 47th year of her age. The funeral will leave the residence of Mr. Arthur Morrisby, Clarence Plains, for St. Matthews' Church, on Sunday, 2nd April, at 2 o'clock p.m. Family Notices (1876, April 1). The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), p. 1.
Sources
- ↑ TAHO birth RGD32/1/1/ no 3684
- ↑ TAHO marriage RGD37/1/12 no 1434
- ↑ TAHO death RGD35/1/45 no 606
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah 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 Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah 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 Sarah:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Jude Reid 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch T899903 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A294217 [compare], Ancestry member Chrissychic1
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T899903 [compare]
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Josephine (Johnson) Colahan :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Catherine_Turner
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Ann Knight :
23andMe, GEDmatch M220820 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member annknight1959
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
David Holloway :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Jeanette (Charleston) Weeks :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal JEA6a1774b5
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Graham Hillocks :
AncestryDNA
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