Fernetta Leone (Shevill) Blade (abt.1910-abt.1988)

Fernetta Leone "Fernie" Blade formerly Shevill

Born about 20 Aug 1910 in Petersham, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Daughter of James Frederick Shevill and Mabel Catherine (Kemp) Shevill

Sister of Harold Norrie McKay [half], William McKay [half], Lilian Sarah (Shevill) Carr, Essie M (Shevill) Nann and Irene Henrietta (Shevill) Harris

Wife of William Christian Blade — married 1930 in Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Mother of [private daughter (1930s - unknown)]

Died about 28 Sep 1988 at about age 78 in Forster, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

With her sisters, Rene and Essie, she played competitive cricket for the Sans Souci Ladie's Cricket Club.^[1]

Fernie played in the First Test Match against England held in Brisbane in 1934/1935.^[2] She played alongside her sister Essie Shevill. This was her only test for Australia. In the next two test matches Fernie's twin sister, Rene Shevill, played.

Research Notes

First women's international cricket test match, Brisbane, 1934

Sources

New South Wales, Births, Deaths and Marriages registry online; F= James F, M= Mabel C

Wikipedia contributors, "Fernie Blade," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, link: (accessed March 11, 2023).

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Fernetta 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 Fernetta: