Showing posts with label St Matthews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St Matthews. Show all posts

20 Jul 2024

William Brooks 1846 to 1910 married Rosetta Mitchell

William Brooks was the second child of Ann Turner and Squire Brooks. He was born in 1846 and died in Windsor in 1910. He married Rosetta Mitchell (daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Mitchell) in 1882 at Windsor.

Unfortunately, William died in a terrible accident in Windsor when he was carting coal. In the days before the accident, he had been buried up to his arm pits while digging a grave at St Matthews Windsor and rescued!! You can read about William here and also, this article here

Rosetta died in 1915 aged 69. You can read her obituary here. Rosetta had previously been married to William Seymour (1863).

Children of William and Rosetta

1.James 1882

2. Rosetta 1885

3. Herbert C 188

4. Esther M 1890


With William Seymour Rosetta had the following children

1. Mary Seymour 1864 - ? married Charles Arnold in 1883 at Windsor

2. Elizabeth Jane Seymour 1871 married William Arnold 

3. Susannah Seymour 1874 married ? Molloy

4. Sarah Ann Seymour 1876

5. William Seymour 1878





17 Jul 2024

William Turner 1859 to 1921 married Sophia Arnold

William Turner was the third child of George Turner Junior and Sarah Mitchell. He was born in 1859 and died in 1921. He married Sophia Arnold in Windsor in 1887. 

Sophia died in 1908 at the age of 42 from blood poisoning after she had a thorn in her hand. She is buried at St Matthews Anglican Church in Windsor.

William and Sophia had seven children. 

1. William J 1889 - 1914 married Emily Hand. Died aged 24 and is buried at St Matthews in Windsor.

2. Violet M 1890 - 1891

3. Stanley 1893

4. Claude H 1896 - 1901 buried at St Stephens, Kurrajong

5. Cecil Reginald 1899

6. Ethel J 1907

7. Elsie E 1907

8. Walter L