Fanny (Lyon) Herkes (1849 - 1954)

Born 27 Nov 1849 in Bundarra River, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of James Jarden Herkes — married 8 May 1872 in Marlee, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 9 Jun 1954 at age 104 in Nabiac, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Fanny Lyon^[1] was baptised in 1849 at Warialda^[2].

Between 1852 and 1859, Fanny and her family lived in Allyn River, NSW. They then moved to "Bow Hill" in Wingham, NSW, where Fanny lived until she was married in 1872 at the age of 22.

Fanny married James Jarden Herkes (1843-1894), son of Robert Herkes (1804-1860) and Catherine Steel (1803-1870), at 'Walton', Marlee on 8th May, 1872, the marriage registered at Manning River^[3].

They had children:

1. HERKES EDITH MARGARET 13316/1873 JAMES JARDEN FANNY MANNING RIVER
2. HERKES MAY CATHERINE 14256/1875 JAMES JARDEN FANNY MANNING RIVER
3. HERKES IDA FRANCES C 16004/1878 JAMES J FRANCES MANNING RIVER
4. HERKES ERNEST JAMES R 18486/1882 JAMES J FANNY WINGHAM

Fanny celebrated her 100th birthday on November 26, 1949, with a party at Oddfellows' Hall in Wingham. She received messages from the King and Queen of England, as well as the Governor-General and Mrs. McKell. Fanny celebrated her 103rd birthday at the home of her daughter, Edith, in Failford on November 20, 1952. She passed away at the age of 104 at Nabiac Hospital and was buried in Wingham General Cemetery on June 10, 1954.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Pre-1860 Pioneer Register Book 1", Manning Wallamba Family History Society, PO Box 48, Taree 2430, New South Wales (2001), child #5 of Family #657
2. ↑ https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/result?12 LYON FANNY 3109/1849 V18493109 34A JAMES G MARGARET OD (OD = Church of England, Warialda)
3. ↑ https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/result? 2602/1872 HERKES JAMES J LYON FANNY MANNING RIVER
4. ↑ http://mncp.scss.dyndns.info/tree/mncp.ged/individual/I32535/Fanny-LYON