Agnes (Beckett) Beavan (1859 - 1944)

Born 4 Feb 1859 in Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of John Thomas Beaven — married 1878 in New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 22 May 1944 at age 85 in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia [uncertain]

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Biography

Agnes was born in 1859. She is the daughter of John Riley and Catherine Reynolds. ^[1]

Research Notes

It appears that after her parents separated, Agnes adopted her step-father's last name of 'Riley'.

Sources

1. ↑ NSW BDM birth of BECKETT, AGNES, Reg. No. 13960/1859, to mother CATHERINE, registered at WOLLOMBI

• NSW BDM marriage reg. no. 5181/1878 at Wollombi of John Thomas Bevan and Agnes Riley
• NSW BDM death reg. no. 8280/1944 of Agnes Beavan registered at Cessnock
• Obituary (1944, May 23). The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder (NSW : 1913 - 1954), p. 3. Retrieved November 12, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article100042628
• Family Notices (1944, May 23). Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), p. 2. Retrieved November 12, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134934519
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145208973/agnes-beavan: accessed 12 November 2022), memorial page for Agnes Beckett Beavan (4 Feb 1859–22 May 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 145208973, citing Cessnock Cemetery, Cessnock, Cessnock City, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by !woowoo (contributor 49949980)

DNA Confirmation

Maternal relationship is confirmed by a MyHeritageDNA test match between Peter Jones and his 4th cousin Ronald Petersen. Their most-recent common ancestors are Sarah Maria (Singleton) Sibrey (1795-1828) and Edward Beale (Hipwell) Reynolds (1794-1832). Predicted relationship from MyHeritage: Parent’s 2nd cousin, 3rd cousin, based on sharing 86.5 cM across 5 segments with a 25.9 cM largest segment.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Rick Hull for creating WikiTree profile Riley-2283 through the import of hull1.ged on Jul 30, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Rick and others.