Born in Penrith, New South Wales.
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Frost
and Sarah (Rope) Frost
Sister of
George Purdy Frost, Henry Frost, Mary Ann (Frost) Graystock, Robert Frost, John Thomas Frost, Sarah Ann (Frost) Barlow, William Frost, Eliza Frost, James Christopher Frost and Thomas Frost
Wife of
George Edward Herbert Douglas
— married
18 Jul 1862 in Presbyterian Church, Penrith, New South Wales.
Mother of
George Edward Douglas, Phoebe Sarah Anne (Douglas) Walker, Rebecca (Douglas) Brown, Margaret Elizabeth (Douglas) Gordon, James Thomas Douglas, Ethel Agnes Harriet (Douglas) Gardner, Albert Bruce Douglas, Irwin Ernest Douglas, Charlotte Isabelle Douglas, Beatrice May (Douglas) Spinks and Robert Douglas
Died before
before age 78
in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Dec 2017
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Biography
Named after her father's sister. At the time of her marriage Rebecca Frost was a spinster and her residence was given as Penrith.
A Penrith newspaper reported on 19th August 1882 reported on the death of Rebecca's mother: "on Thursday morning last Mrs. [Sarah] Frost, an old and respected resident of this town, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. R[ebecca] Douglas. She was over 80 years of age and had resided in the one house for 55 years. For the latter few years of her life she was deprived of her sight".[1]
By her husband Rebecca had a daughter, Margaret Elizabeth, born 1871.
Rebecca died in Newcastle in 1920 and was buried at Sandgate Cemetery on May 10th.[2][3] 15 years after her husband passed away.
Sources
- Birth registration reference 157/1842 - V1842157 60.
- Marriage Certificate.
- ↑ "Nepean Times" 19 Aug 1882.
- ↑ Death Notice: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138825935
- ↑ Death Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 04 May 2022), Index entry for DOUGLAS REBECCA; Parents: JAMES (incorrect and no mother's name listed); District:NEWCASTLE; Registration Number: 6419/1920
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca 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 Rebecca:
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