Sarah Elizabeth Fernee1

#20238, (1862 - 1952)
FatherJoseph Fernee1 (1832 - 1892)
MotherSarah Ann Simper1 (c 1837 - 1876)
Relationship2nd great-granddaughter of Samuel Fernee
Extended Family
ChartsSamuel Fernee & Mary Harris - collapsible 6 generation descendant chart

Children of Sarah Elizabeth Fernee and George Meacham
  • Lucy Elizabeth Meacham9 (1885 - )
  • Lionel George Meacham10 (1886 - )
  • Harold William Meacham11 (1888 - )
  • Elsie Louise Meacham12 (1892 - )
  • Ernest Henry Meacham13 (1897 - )
  • Frederick Redvers Meacham14 (1900 - )
  • Lilian Emily Meacham15 (1904 - )
BirthSarah Elizabeth Fernee was born in 1862 in Islington, Middlesex.2,3
 
BaptismShe was baptized on 7 Sep 1862 in St Mary Hornsey Rise, Middlesex. She was the daughter of Joseph, a groom, & Sarah Ann Fernee of Hornsey Rise.1 
(with Parents) 1871 CensusShe appeared on the 1871 Census of Bromley, Kent with her parents. Sarah was 8 and born in Islington.2 
Passenger ListJ W, age 21, and Sarah, age 20, Fernee were listed on a manifest dated 6 Nov 1883 for the Duke of Buccleuch, arriving in Cooktown from Plymouth, England. [Note: These two are likely brother and sister Joseph William and Sarah Elizabeth. A Geo Meachem, 21, arrived in Brisbane from Plymouth, England on the Dorunda 8 April 1882 - probably Sarah Elizabeth's future husband].4 
MarriageShe married George Meacham in 1883 in Queensland.5
 
Research Note Sarah Elizabeth was married shortly after her arrival in Australia so it seems likely that she already knew her husband and emigrated to meet him there. 
(Mentioned) ObituaryMrs G Meacham of Longreach, Queensland was mentioned as a sister in Joseph William Fernee's 1921 obituary.6 
DeathSarah died on 25 Sep 1952 in Brisbane, Queensland.7
 
ObituaryHer obituary was published on 26 Sep 1952 in the Longreach Leader.
OBITUARY
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MRS ELIZABETH MEACHAM


The death occurred in Brisbane on Sunday of Mrs Elizabeth Meacham, relic of the late Mr George Meacham, at the age of 90 years. Mrs Meacham resided in Longreach for many years till 1930.

The late Mrs Meacham (nee Elizabeth Fernee) wa born in Bromley, Kent, England, and came to Rockhampton as a young lady, and here her marriage to Mr George Meacham was celebrated in 1883. They followed the construction of the Central Railway, eventually arriving in Longreach, where Mr Meacham opened the local branch of Meacham and Leyland, and which branch he managed till his death on July 18, 1930.

Following her husband's passing, deceased moved to Graceville, Brisbane, where she had resided for the past 20 years. She was active till about three weeks before her death, when she spent this short period in hospital, after which she returned home, and her passing was not altogether unexpected.

The late Mrs Meacham left very many warm friends in Longreach, where she was a keen and active worker for the Methodist Church.

There were seven children of her marriage with Mr Meacham, of whom five are still living. They are Mr Lionel Meacham (Biggenden),
Mr William Meacham (Bundaberg), Mr Fred Meacham (Longreach), Mrs Elsie Lawrance (Malenery), and Miss Lilian Meacham (Graceville).

Her funeral to the Toowong Cemetery took place on Tuesday.8
 
Last Edited3 Aug 2014

Citations

  1. Baptisms of St Mary Hornsey Rise Islington, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Sarah Elizabeth Fernee, 1862, #8.
  2. 1871 Census for England & Wales, RG10/873 folio 66 page 18.
  3. FreeBMD. Sarah Elizabeth Fernee, Dec Q 1862, Islington RD.
  4. Queensland State Archives, Series ID 13086, Registers of Immigrant Ships' Arrivals. Text information viewed at Ancestry.com. J W and Eliza Fernee, 1883.
  5. Queensland (Australia) Indexes to Marriages, 1829-1938, George Meacham & Sarah Elizabeth Fernee, #1883/C1527. Text index viewed online at the Queensland Government site.
  6. The Argus [Melbourne, Australia], 20 May 1921, page 1. Image online at Trove Digitised Newspapers. http://trove.nla.gov.au/
  7. Queensland (Australia) Indexes to Deaths, 1829-1983, Sarah Elizabeth Meacham, father Joseph Fernee, mother Sarah, #1952/B40105. Text index viewed online at the Queensland Government site.
  8. The Longreach Leader, 26 September 1952, page 3. Image online at Trove Digitised Newspapers. http://trove.nla.gov.au/
  9. Queensland (Australia) Indexes to Births, 1829-1914, Lucy Elizabeth Meacham, father George, mother Sarah Elizabeth Fernee, #1885/C7992. Text index viewed online at the Queensland Government site.
  10. Queensland (Australia) Indexes to Births, 1829-1914, Lionel George Meacham, father George, mother Sarah Elizabeth Fernee, #1886/C8596. Text index viewed online at the Queensland Government site.
  11. Queensland (Australia) Indexes to Births, 1829-1914, Harold William Meacham, father George, mother Sarah Elizabeth Fernee, #1888/C11613. Text index viewed online at the Queensland Government site.
  12. Queensland (Australia) Indexes to Births, 1829-1914, Elsie Louise Meacham, father George, mother Sarah Elizabeth Fernee, #1892/C12224. Text index viewed online at the Queensland Government site.
  13. Queensland (Australia) Indexes to Births, 1829-1914, Ernest Henry Meacham, father George, mother Sarah Elizabeth Fernee, #1897/C58. Text index viewed online at the Queensland Government site.
  14. Queensland (Australia) Indexes to Births, 1829-1914, Frederick Redvers Meacham, father George, mother Sarah Elizabeth Fernee, #1900/C139. Text index viewed online at the Queensland Government site.
  15. Queensland (Australia) Indexes to Births, 1829-1914, Lilian Emily Meacham, father George, mother Sarah Elizabeth Fernee, #1904/C33. Text index viewed online at the Queensland Government site.