Ann (Bryce) Kells (1856 - 1886)

Born 1856 in Tomerong, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Robert William Kells — married 1885 (to 1886) in Tomerong, New South Wales, Australia

Died 16 Apr 1886 at about age 30 in Tomerong, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Annie Bryce was born at Tomerong, NSW, in 1856.^[1] She was the daughter of Alexander Bryce and Isabella Watt.

Annie married Robert William Kells on the 15th of May, 1885.^[2] They are believed to have been the first couple married in the Tomerong Union Church.^[3]

Annie died on the 16th of April, 1886, from pregnancy complications,^[4][5] and was buried in the Nowra Cemetery.^[6]

Death Notices

KELLS.-April 16, at Tomerong, Ann, dearly beloved wife of R. W. Kells, leaving a husband and large circle of friends to mourn their sad loss. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.^[5]

Sad Death. — We regret to record the sudden death of Mrs. S. Kells, at her residence, near Tomerong on Friday last, from causes sometimes attending accouchment. It seems that Mrs. Kells was up and about her usual household duties on Friday Morning. Towards noon she been seriously ill. The nurse was sent for, and all that could be done was carried out by the nurse and deceased's mother; but the patient died at 2 p.m. Mrs. Kells (neé Annie Bryce) was a daughter of Mr. Alexr. Bryce of Erowel, and been married but about 12 months. Much sympathy is expressed for the bereaved husband and Mr. and Mrs. Bryce and family, this being the second married daughter of theirs who has died within the past 12 months or so. Mrs. Kells' remains were interred in the Presbyterian portion of the public cemetery Nowra last Monday, when a large number of friends and mourners made up the procession.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth registration: 7730/1856 BRYCE, ANN, father: ALEXANDER, mother: ISABELLA, district: SHOALHAVEN
2. ↑ Marriage registration: NSW BDM 7158/1885 KELLS, ROBERT, BRYCE, ANNIE, district: SHOALHAVEN
3. ↑ Blair, Margaret (2000). From bullocks to bypass : a local history of the NSW south coast village of Tomerong. M. Blair, Tomerong, N.S.W
4. ↑ Death registration: NSW BDM 13726/1886 KELLS, ANN, father: ALEXANDER, mother: ISABELLA, district: SHOALHAVEN
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Family Notices (1886, May 1). Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1907), p. 44. Retrieved April 3, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71076643
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #152918375
7. ↑ LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. (1886, April 21). The Shoalhaven Telegraph (NSW : 1881 - 1937), p. 2. Retrieved April 3, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127950482