Born in Tasmania, Australia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Horatio Nelson Rowcroft
and Mary Anne Catherine (O'Donahoo) Rowcroft
Sister of
Alice Victoria (Rowcroft) Bradley
Wife of
John Bracebridge Wilson
— married
1863 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 74
in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jul 2018
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Biography
Oriana Maria (Rowcroft) Wilson was born in 1837 in Tasmania, Australia, daughter of Horatio Nelson Rowcroft (1806 - 1878) and Mary Anne Catherine Stammers (1807 - 1879).
Oriana married John Bracebridge Wilson (<1829 - 1895) in 1863. [1]Their children were:
- Oriana Mary Bracebridge (Wilson) Garrard (1864 - )
- Maud Knyvet Bracebridge (Wilson) Morley (1867 - ).
Oriana died on 31 May 1911 in Geelong, Victoria aged ~73.[2][3]
Sources
- ↑ Marriage Victoria State Government (Victoria, Australia) Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria online index [1] accessed 2022-Oct-29 Index Entry: Marriage: , Registration #: 1151 / 1863, Family name: ROWCROFT, Given name(s): Oriana Maria, Spouse family name: WILSON, Spouse given name(s): John Bracebridge
- ↑ Death Victoria State Government (Victoria, Australia) Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria online index [2] accessed 2022-Oct-29 Index Entry: Death: , Registration #: 5649 / 1911, Family name: WILSON, Given name(s): Orana Maria, Place: Mvern, Australia, Mother birth name: ODONOHUE, Father: Rowcroft Horatio Nelson
- ↑ Probate: "Victoria Wills & Probate", FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (subscription required, accessed 29 October 2022), Oriana M Wilson probate in Victoria, Australia. Died 31 May 1911 residing in Malvern, Victoria, Australia. Occupation: Widow.
- Debrett, John, C. F. J. Hankinson, and Arthur G. M. Hesilrige. Debretts peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage ...: comprises information concerning persons bearing hereditary or courtesy titles, privy councillors, knights, companions of the various orders, and the collateral branches of all peers and baronets. London: Odhams Press, 1947.
- BIRTH RECORD: Name: Oriana Maria Rowcroft
- Gender: Female
- Baptism Date: 17 Nov 1837
- Baptism Place: , , Tasmania, Australia
- Father: Horace Rowcroft
- Mother: Mary Anne
- FHL Film Number: 1368234
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