Sarah Alice (Andrewartha) Willett (1855 - 1934)

Born 12 Mar 1855 in Adelaide, Colony of South Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Willett — married 4 May 1879 in Adelaide, South Australia.

Descendants

Died 23 May 1934 at age 79 in Albert Park, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

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Alice (Andrewartha) Willett was born in the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

Sarah Alice ANDREWARTHA was born on 12 March 1855 in Adelaide, Colony of South Australia^[1]. She was the daughter of Francis James ANDREWARTHA and Susan STEPHENS.

Robert WILLETT and Sarah Alice ANDREWARTHA were married on 4 May 1879 at the Wesleyan Church, Pirie St, Adelaide, Colony of South Australia^[2].

Marriage Notice 12 Jul 1879^[3]

WILLETT — ANDREWARTHA.— On the 4th May, at the Wesleyan Church, Pirie-street, Adelaide, by licence, by the Rev. Thos. Lloyd, Robert, eldest son of Mr. Robert Willett, Kapunda, to Sarah Alice, eldest daughter of Mr. F. J. Andrewartha, of Norwood.

Their children included:

Jessie Beatrice WILLETT 1879-1941

Annie Edith WILLETT 1881-1957

Ada Alice Victoria WILLETT 1883-1917

Francis Robert WILLETT 1885-1975

Florence Lucy WILLETT 1887-1968

Arthur Gilbert WILLETT 1890-1964

Roy Gordon WILLETT 1892–1968

She passed away on 23 May 1934 in Albert Park, Victoria, Australia^[4] and was buried at the Boroondara General Cemetery^[5].

Death Notice 24 May 1934^[6]

WILLETT.— On the 23rd May, at her daughter's residence, 16 Reed street, Albert Park, Alice, the loved mother of Frank and Ethel, and dear grandma of Laurie and Allison, 48 Marine parade, Abbotsford. — One of the best.

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogy South Australia: Birth. ANDREWARTHA, Sarah Alice; 12-Mar-1855; F; Francis ANDREWARTHA; Susan STEPHENS; Adelaide; Adelaide; 5/120. https://www.genealogysa.org.au/
2. ↑ Genealogy South Australia: Marriage. WILLETT, Robert; ANDREWARTHA, Sarah Alice; 04-May-1879; Robert WILLETT; Francis James ANDREWARTHA; Adelaide; 119/506. https://www.genealogysa.org.au/
3. ↑ THE P. AND O. MAIL SERVICE AND WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PORTS OF CALL. (1879, July 12). The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889), p. 15. Retrieved February 25, 2020 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article29372923.
4. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: deaths; Registration number 4289 / 1934; Family name: WILLETT; Given name(s) Sarah Alice; Place of event: ALBERT PARK, Australia; Mother's name Sarah Susan STEPHENS; Father's Name: Francis Gilbert ANDREWARTHA. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208265548/sarah-alice-willett: accessed 20 November 2023), memorial page for Sarah Alice Andrewartha Willett (1855–25 May 1934), Find a Grave Memorial ID 208265548, citing Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew, Boroondara City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
6. ↑ Family Notices (1934, May 24). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 10. Retrieved November 20, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10939829

See also:

• From Family Hist Tree Notes by A. Macquarie : Nov 1999..