Rosina Jane (Matters) Shearman (1861 - 1902)

Born 1861 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia

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Died 1902 at about age 41 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Rosina Jane Matters was born in 1861 in Geelong, in the colony of Victoria, Australia. She was the daughter of Joseph Matters and Elizabeth Baker. ^[1]

She married George Henry Martyn in 1884 in Victoria. ^[2]

Her husband was charged with deserting her on 6 June 1887 from their home at 124 Graham Street, Port Melbourne. On the warrant he was described as "English, photographer, 37 years of age, 5 feet 3 inches tall, slight build, fair complexion, brownish hair, brown beard, whiskers, and moustahce, full eyes. Supposed to be in the country with another travelling photographer." ^[3]

She married her second husband, Frank Victor Shearman, in 1890 in Victoria. ^[4]

She died in Sydney, New South Wales in 1902 and was buried on 8 November 1902 at Rookwood Cemetery. ^{[5] [6]}

Sources

1. ↑ Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria - Online index Search Birth MATTERS Rosina Jane, father Joseph Simmonds, mother Elizabeth Hawkins BAKER, Geelong, Registration number 14253 / 1861
2. ↑ Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria - Online index Search Marriage, MATTERS Rosina Jane, MARTYN George Henry, Registration number 1614 / 1884
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Police Gazettes, 1855, 1864-1924 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Victoria Police Gazette Indexes. CD-ROM. Ridgehaven, South Australia: Gould Genealogy and History, 2009.
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4. ↑ Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria - Online index Search Marriage, MARTIN Rosina, SHEARMAN Frank, Registration number 446 / 1890
5. ↑ NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Search Death Rosina Shearman, 1902, father Joseph, mother Elizabeth, Registration number 12261/1902
6. ↑ Rookwood Cemetery, Grave Rosina Sherman, Burial 8 Nov 1902, Plot: 4_Zone B/#/1762