Emily Louisa May (Goldsmith) Sternbeck (1884 - 1919)

Born 11 May 1884 in Millfield, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Christian George Sternbeck — married 4 Jun 1902 in Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 16 Dec 1919 at age 35 in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Emily Louisa May Goldsmith was born on 11 May 1884^[1] in Millfield, New South Wales, Australia as the tenth child of John Goldsmith and Elizabeth Bridge. She had nine siblings, namely: John Thomas, George, Amelia Ann, Ernest John, Alice Agnes, Arthur James, Andrew Charles, Frances Mary and Sarah Elizabeth Johanna. She died on 16 Dec 1919^[2] in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia. When she was 18, she married Christian George,son of Matthew Thompson Sternbeck and Elizabeth Maria Phillipa Morris, on 04 Jun 1902^[3] in Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia.

Obituary: The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder, Fri 19 Dec 1919, Page 3.
Obituary.
Mrs Emily Sternbeck, wife of Mr C. G. Sternbeck, of Murray's Run, Wollombi district, died at a private hospital in Cessnock, on Tuesday morning, from pneumonia, after being an inmate of the institution a little over a week. The deceased was only 35 years of age and is survived by her husband and eleven children, the youngest being only five weeks old. The deceased was a native of Wollombi and was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Goldsmith. A daughter, 16 years of age, is at present an inmate of the private hospital with pneumonia, but happily is improving. The remains of the deceased were interred in the Church of England portion of the Wollombi Cemetery on Wednesday.

Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 December 2021), memorial page for Emily Louisa May Goldsmith Sternbeck (11 May 1884–16 Dec 1919), Find A Grave: Memorial #50165785, citing Wollombi General Cemetery, Wollombi, Cessnock City, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Rosenne (contributor 48660057) .

Christian George Sternbeck and Emily Louisa May Goldsmith had the following children:

1. Percy James Sternbeck was born on 30 Apr 1903 in Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia. He died on 09 Apr 1991 in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia. He married Alma Woodbury on 20 Jun 1934 in Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia.
2. Clara Madge Sternbeck was born on 05 Apr 1904 in Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia. She died on 01 Jan 1938 in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia. She married Harold Edgar Brown on 19 Aug 1933 in Laguna, New South Wales, Australia.
3. Cecil Harris Sternbeck was born on 13 Oct 1905 in Murrays Run, New South Wales, Australia. He died on 18 Mar 1978 in Vacy, New South Wales, Australia. He married Janet Stuart MacKay on 09 Dec 1933 in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia.
4. Henry John Sternbeck was born on 02 Dec 1907 in Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia. He died on 08 May 1988 in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia. He married Thelma Kathleen Jurd on 03 Aug 1929 in Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia.
5. Lawrence Roy Sternbeck was born on 13 Mar 1909 in Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia. He died on 16 Dec 1993 in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia. He married Emily Josephine Bowman on 20 Oct 1934 in Wyong, New South Wales, Australia.
6. Elizabeth Maria Sternbeck was born on 16 Sep 1910 in Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia. She died on 13 Jul 1990 in Toronto, New South Wales, Australia. She married Hector John Brown on 19 Aug 1933 in Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia.
7. Gladys Ruby Sternbeck was born on 29 May 1912 in Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia. She died on 30 Apr 1988 in Wyong, New South Wales, Australia. She married Alfred George Greentree on 14 Nov 1931 in Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia.
8. Leslie Albert Sternbeck was born on 16 Jul 1914 in Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia. He died on 22 Sep 2000 in Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia. He married Una Florence Oxford on 15 May 1948 in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia.
9. Elsie May Sternbeck was born on 14 Mar 1916 in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia. She died on 14 Nov 1975 in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia. She married Stanley Milton Brown on 05 Jun 1937 in Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia.
10. Emily Louisa Sternbeck was born on 22 Oct 1917 in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia. She died on 30 Nov 2012 in Wyoming, New South Wales, Australia. She married Allan Campbell Carruthers on 12 Jul 1941 in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia.
11. Doris Jean Sternbeck was born on 07 Nov 1919 in Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia. She died on 09 Jul 1985 in Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia. She married Benjamin James Morton on 12 Feb 1944 in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia.

Sources

1. ↑ Date of Birth: NSW Birth, Death and Marriage Registration
   Birth Registration Details for GOLDSMITH EMILY L M
   
   • Registration Number: 33989/1884
   • Name: GOLDSMITH EMILY L M
   Birth: 11 May 1884
   • Father's Given Name(s): JOHN
   • Mother's Given Name(s): ELIZABETH
   • District: MILLFIELD
2. ↑ Date of Death: NSW Birth, Death and Marriage Registration
   Death Registration Details for STERNBECK EMILY L M
   
   • Registration Number: 24917/1919
   • Name: STERNBECK EMILY L M
   Death: 16 Dec 1919
   • Father's Given Name(s): JOHN
   • Mother's Given Name(s): ELIZABETH
   • District: CESSNOCK
3. ↑ Marriage: NSW Birth, Death and Marriage Registration
   Marriage Registration Details for CHRISTIAN G STERNBECK and EMILY L M GOLDSMITH.
   
   • Registration Number: 5406/1902
   • Date of Marriage: 4 Jun 1902
   • Groom's Family Name: STERNBECK
   • Groom's Given Name(s): CHRISTIAN G
   • Bride's Family Name(s): GOLDSMITH
   • Bride's Given Name(s): EMILY L M
   • District: WOLLOMBI