Born
about 1857 in
Wantage, Berkshire, England
Descendants
Mother of
William Cocksedge ,
Ann Maria (Cocksedge) Eastaway ,
Frederica (Cocksedge) Turnbull ,
Sarah Elizabeth (Sweeney) Davis ,
Honorah (Sweeney) Carr ,
Mary Grace Lavinia (Sweeney) Rothville ,
Daniel Sweeney ,
Margaret (Sweeney) Brain ,
Stella Sweeney ,
William Patrick Sweeney ,
Ruby Mena Sweeney and
Michael Sweeney
Died
2 Jun 1922
at about age 65
in
Yarram, Victoria, Australia
Problems/Questions
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Biography
Elizabeth was born in Berkshire, the first daughter of Daniel Fisher (abt.1833-1909) and Anne Welch (abt.1834-1902). [1] [2]
Aged 3, her parents and elder brother Willima, emigrated to Melbourne, Australia per the ship Utopia, arriving in Melbourne in 25th June 1861.
In 1873, in Victoria, she married Frederick Cocksedge (abt.1840-1877). [3] Her name was recorded as Mary Elizabeth Fisher.
They had 3 children, two of whom survived to adulthood.
Children:
(1) William Cocksedge , b. 1874, d. 1874
(2) Ann Maria Cocksedge , b. 1876, d. 18 May 1951, m. 1897, William Norman Eastaway , son of Henry Charles Eastaway & Elizabeth (Milton) Eastaway
(3) Frederica Cocksedge , b. 1877, d. 1914, m. 1898, Thomas Francis/Francis Thomas Turnbull , son of Hector Turnbull & Mary Ann (Milton) Turnbull
Frederick died in 1877, and in 1880 she married Michael Sweeney (abt.1858-1928). [4] Her name was recorded as Mary Elizabeth Sweeny.
They had nine children:—
(4) Sarah Elizabeth Sweeney , b. 1880, d. 1962, m. 1906, George Davis, son of ??
(5) Honorah Sweeney , b. 1882, d. Oct 1963, m. 1911, George Henry Carr , son of Hugh Carr & Hephzibah (St Ellen) Carr
(6) Mary Grace Lavinia Sweeney , b. 1884, d. 1 Jul 1945, m. 1905, Pierre Francois/Francois Pierre/Frank Rothville , son of Pierre Rothville & Rebecca Amelia (Benjamin) Rothville
(7) Daniel Sweeney , b. 1887, d. 18 Aug 1962
(8) Margaret Sweeney , b. 1889, d. 17 Sep 1968, m. 1911, Duncan McLeod Brain , son of John Henry Brain & Catherine (McLeod) Brain
(9) Stella Sweeney , b. 1891, d, 7 Jan 1950
(10) William Patrick Sweeney , b. 1893
(11) Ruby Mena/Ruby Eileen Sweeney , b. 1895, d. 2 Apr 1968, m. 1928, John Francis Sweeney , son of William Sweeney & Ellen Mary/Mary Ellen (Kennedy) Sweeney
(12) Michael Sweeney , b. 1897, d. 28 Jun 1973, m. 1920, Elsie Valentine Black , daughter of Thomas Black & Catherine (McLean) Black
May passed away at Yarram in 1922, aged 65. [5] F=Daniel Fisher, M=Ann Walsh.
DEATH NOTICE. 1922. [6]
SWEENEY. —On the 2nd June, at Greenmount, Yarram (of pneumonia), Mary Elizabeth, dearly beloved wife of Michael, and loving mother of Ann, Freda (deceased), Tot, Nora, Mary, Dan, Maggie, Stella, Will (A.I.F.), Elly, and Mick, aged 65 years. At rest.
She was buried in Yarram New Cemetery. [7] Michael joined her in 1928.
WILLS AND ESTATES. 1922. [8]
Mary Elizabeth Sweeney, late of Woranga, married, who died on June 2, left real estate £6545, and personal property, £11, to her husband.
Sources
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BIRTH. 1857
Name Elizabeth Mary Fisher
Event Type Birth Registration
Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year 1857
Registration District Wantage
County Berkshire
Event Place Wantage, Berkshire, England
Volume 2C, Page 289, Affiliate Line Number 39.
↑ Birth: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N41-SMD
↑ Vic BDM. Marriages. 1472/1873 .
↑ Vic BDM. Marriages. 1907/1880 .
↑ Vic BDM. Deaths. 7465/1922 .
↑ 1922 'Family Notices', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 7 June, p. 1. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4631817
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #219668058
↑ 1922 'WILLS AND ESTATES', The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), 10 July, p. 11. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243646156
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