Born in Gordon, Tasmania (Australia)
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Joseph Long
— married
25 Jan 1892 in Zeehan, Tasmania (Australia)
Descendants 
Mother of
Leslie Joseph Long, Moya Margaret (Long) Tangey, James McGregor Long, Kevin Sarsfield Long, Lylah Mary (Long) Toutcher and Charles Edward Long CBE
Died
at age 72
in Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 22 May 2022
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Biography
Rebecca Susan Turnbull was born on 25th March 1873 in Kingston, Tasmania (Australia). She was the daughter of Frederick Henry Turnbull and Georgina Jones.
Rebecca, then aged nineteen years, married Jim Long, then aged 22 years, in the Roman Catholic Church in Zeehan, Tasmania. [1] The couple had five sons and three daughters. Jim was a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1903 to 1910, when he was elected to the Australian Senate.
After Jim left Parliament in 1918, the family moved to the Australian mainland, living in Victoria and New South Wales, before settling in Prahran, Victoria.
Aged 73 years and having been widowed for thirteen years, she passed away on 29th December 1945 at 107 Williams Road, Prahran, Victoria. [2] and was buried at Brighton General Cemetery in Caulfield South, Victoria. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Tasmania Marriage Index #913495; registered at Strahan
- ↑ Victoria Death Index #1007/1946
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156962730/rebecca-susan-long: accessed 08 August 2022), memorial page for Rebecca Susan Turnbull Long (25 Mar 1873–29 Dec 1945), Find A Grave: Memorial #156962730, citing Brighton General Cemetery, Caulfield South, Glen Eira City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980).
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