Jessie Shilson (Simons) Rosewarn (1861 - 1940)

Born 28 Apr 1861 in Collingwood, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Died 1940 at about age 78 in Carlton, Victoria, Australia

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Jessie (Simons) Rosewarn was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)

Jessie Shilson Simons, daughter of John Bartlett Simons (bef.1827-1901) and Amelia Treliving (Oliver) Simons (1825-1906), was born on 28 April 1861 in Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^[1] She was baptised at St Peter's, Eastern Hill, Melbourne on 8 April 1870, along with her siblings Phillippa Ann Simons, James Richard Philip Simons, and Elizabeth Amelia McKinley Simons.^[2] Her parents had only just moved to Melbourne from Sydney prior to her birth, where they joined her aunt and uncle's family, Philip and Mary Ann Shilson.

Jessie Shilson Simons and Joseph Frederick Rosewarn were married in Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, in 1883.^[3] Children from this marriage were:

• Frederick John Thomas Rosewarn (1884-1945)
• Amelia Elizabeth Rosewarn (1887-1962)

Jessie's husband, Joseph died on 9 March 1890.^[4] In memorium notices were placed by Jessie and her mother from 1902 to 1906,^{[5][6][7] [8][9]} and by Jessie in 1906.^[10][11][12]

From 1931 until her death in 1940, Jessie was living at 32 Garton St, North Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria.^[13]

Jessie died in 1940 at age 79^[14] and was buried at Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Victoria on 3 June 1940.^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ [<https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history> Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages.] Online index (accessed 14 Oct 2018) Births 6271 / 1861 in 1861, SIMONS Jessy Shilson, Father: John, Mother: Amelia OLIVER, Born at MELB, Australia.
2. ↑ "Victoria, Australia, St. Peter's Eastern Hill, Baptisms, 1848-1915," database with images, Description: 1859-1870; Reference Number: 1/2, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 60584 #36895 (accessed 17 August 2023), Jessie Shilson Simons Simons baptism on 8 Apr 1870 (born 28 Apr 1861), child of John Simons & Amelia Simons, in Melbourne, Bourke, Victoria, Australia. Transcript:

   Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of St Peter Melbourne in the County of Bourke in the Year 1870

   When Baptized: 8th April 1870

   When Born: April 28th 1861

   Child's Name: Jessie Shilson Simons

   Parents: Amelia & John Simons

   Abode: Collingwood

   Profession: Plasterer

   Ceremony by: Chris Stromby

3. ↑ Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. Online index (accessed 17 August 2023) Marriages 1546 / 1883 in 1883, SIMONS Jessie Shilson married ROSEWARN Frederick Joseph.
4. ↑ "Trove, National Library of Australia," database with images, The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 10 Mar 1890, Page 1 : Family Notices, Trove Article (accessed 17 August 2023). Transcript:

   ROSEWARN.—On thE 9th March, at his residence, 91 Rokeby-street, Frederick Joseph Rosewarn, the dearly beloved husband of Jessie Rosewarn, aged 30 years.

   Nothing in my hand I bring,

   Simply to thy cross I cling.

5. ↑ Family Notices (1902, February 22). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 5. Retrieved March 3, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197266183. Transcript:

   SIMONS.—In loving remembrance of my dear husband, John Bartlett Simons, who died on the 23rd of February, 1901, aged 75 years; also my beloved daughter, Elizabeth Amelia Hancox, who died on the 3rd of May, 1891; also my beloved son-in-law, Frederick Joseph Rosewarn, who died on the 9th of March, 1890.

   Farewell, my husband dear, farewell,

   Adieu to thee, adieu.

   And we, your, dearly loved ones all,

   Say farewell, dear, to you.

   Though you are gone and we are left

   To tread this vale alone,

   We'll hope to meet again in heaven

   With Christ, before God's throne.

   -lnserted by his loving wife and mother. A. Simons.

   SIMONS.—In loving remembrance of my dear father, John Bartlett Simons, plasterer, who died on the 23rd of February, 1901, aged 75 years; also my beloved husband, Frederick Joseph Rosewarn, who died on the 9th of March, 1890; also my beloved sister, Elizabeth Amelia Hancox, who died on the 3rd May, 1891.

   Gone from our home, how sadly we miss you,

   Dear father, thy memory I'll keep;

   Never till life ends will l ever forget you,

   Dear to my heart is the place where you sleep.

   Good and gentle was thy lifetime.

   Christ has died and set thee free;

   Wait a little, dearest loved ones,

   And we soon shall follow thee.

   —Inserted by his loving daughter and grandchildren, J. and F. and M. Rosewarn.

6. ↑ Family Notices (1903, February 23). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197900531. Transcript:

   SIMONS. —In loving remembrance of my dear father, John Bartlett Simons, who died on the 23rd February, 1901, aged 76 years ; also my dear husband, Fredrick Rosewarn, who died on the 9th March, 1890, aged 30 years; also my dear sister, Lizzie Hancox, who died on the 3rd May, 1891, aged 21 years.

   Gone, but not forgotten.

   Good and gentle was their lifetime,

   Christ has died and set them free;

   Wait a little dearest loved ones.

   And we soon shall follow thee.

   —Inserted by his loving daughter, J. Rosewarn, and grandchildren, F. and M. Rosewarn.

   SIMONS. —In loving remembrance of my dear husband, John Bartlett Simons, who died the 23rd February, 1901, aged 76 years ; also my dear daughter, Elizabeth Hancox, who died on the 3rd May,1891, aged 21 years ; also my dear son-in-law, Fredrick Rosewarn, who died on the 9th March, 1890, aged 30 years.

   Gone, but not forgotten.

   Their voices are now silent, their hearts are now cold;

   The smiles and the welcome that met us of old;

   We miss them and mourn them in silence unseen,

   And dwell on the memory of days that have been.

   —Inserted by his loving wife, A. Simons, and granddaughter, J. Simons.

7. ↑ Family Notices (1904, February 23). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197247262. Transcript:

   SIMONS.— In loving remembrance of my dear husband, John Bartlett Simons, died on the 23rd February 1901 aged 75 years; also my dear daughter, Elizabeth Hancox, died on the 3rd May, 1891, aged 21 years; also my dear son-in-law, Frederick Rosewarn, died on the 9th March, 1890, aged 30 years.

   Gone but not forgotten.

   Tis hard to break the tender cord

   When love has bound the heart;

   Tis hard, so hard, to speak the words,

   We for a time must part.

   -Inserted by his loving wife, Amelia Simons, and granddaughter, J. Simons.

8. ↑ Family Notices (1905, February 23). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article192235937. Transcript:

   SIMONS.- In loving remembrance of my dear husband, John Bartlett Simons, died on the 23rd February 1901 aged 76 years; also my beloved daughter, Elizabeth Amelia Hancox, died on the 3rd May, 1891, aged 21 years; also my beloved son-in-law (Fredrick Joseph Rosewarn), died on the 9th March, 1890, aged .. years.

   Gone, but not forgotten.

   The midnight stars are gleaming

   Upon a silent grave,

   Where sleeping, without dreaming,

   Lie the ones we could not save.

   - Inserted by his loving wife and grauddaughter, A. .. J. Simons.

9. ↑ Family Notices (1906, February 23). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196311757. Transcript:

   SIMONS. -In loving remembrance of my dear husband, John Bartlett Simons, died on the 23rd of February 1901, aged 75 years; also my beloved daughter Elizabeth Hancox, died on the 3rd May, 1891, aged 21 years; also my beloved son-in-law, Fredrick Rosewarn, died on the 9th March, 1890, aged 30 years.

   Gone, but not forgotten.

   God. bade them rest for a season,

   For the pathway had grown too steep,

   And folded in fairest pastures,

   He giveth His loved ones sleep.

   —Inserted by his loving wife, A. Simons, and granddaughter, Y. Simons.

10. ↑ Family Notices (1907, September 2). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article198612824. Transcript:

    SIMONS. In loving remembrance of my dear mother, Amelia Simons, died on the 2nd September 1906; also my dear Father, John Simons, died on the 23rd February, 1901; also my dear husband, Frederick Rosewarn, died on the 9th March, 1890; also my dear sister, Elizabeth Hancox, died on the 3rd May, 1890[sic]; also my dear niece, Jessie Ritchie, died on the 29th August, 1907.

    I often sit and think of them when I am all alone.

    For memory is the only friend that grief can call its own;

    Like ivy on the withered oak when all things else decay,

    My love for them will still keep green and never fade away.

    - Inserted by her loving daughter, Mrs. Rosewarn, and granddaughter, Millie Rosewarn, and great grandson, Alfy Ritchie.

11. ↑ Family Notices (1907, September 2). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204999435
12. ↑ Family Notices (1908, September 2). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article202185824. Transcript:

    SIMONS.-In loving remembrance of my dear mother, Amelia Simons, who died on the 2nd September, 1906; also my dear father, John Simons, who died on the 23rd February, 1901; also my dear husband, Frederick Rosewarn, who died on the 9th March, 1890; also my dear sister, Elizabeth Hancox, who died on the 3rd May, 1891; also my dear niece, Jessie Ritchie, who died on the 29th August, 1907.

    By some you are soon forgotten,

    But never by me;

    As long as life and memory last,

    Dear mother, I will remember thee.

    -Inserted by her loving daughter, Mrs. Rosewarn, and granddaughter, Mrs Smith.

13. ↑ Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980. Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls, 1931-1937. Transcript:

    4402 Rosewarn, Jessie Shilson, 32 Garton st., home duties, F

14. ↑ Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. Online index (accessed 14 Oct 2018) Deaths 5105 / 1940 in 1940, ROSEWARN Jessie, Father: SIMONS John, Mother: Amelia OLIVER, Died at CARLTON NORTH, Australia, Age: 79.
15. ↑ "Find a Grave," database, Find A Grave: Memorial #212371412 (accessed 17 August 2023), Memorial page for Jessie Rosewarn (unknown-3 Jun 1940), citing Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia (plot: Church Of England D, Grave 1156).