Rose Ann Little (married names Thatcher, then Russell) was born on 23 October 1859 in Dunmow, Essex, England[1], the daughter of Eliza Stokes and John Little.
The ship, Utopia set sail from Liverpool, England on 24 March 1861 with the LITTLE family among the assisted immigrant passengers and arrived in Hobson's Bay, Colony of Victoria on 25 June 1861[2][3]. The LITTLE family from Essex, consisted of parents, John (age 26, Farm Servant) and Eliza (26) and their children, Francis (6) and infant, Rose.
RUSSELL. — On August 9, at Heidelberg, Rose Ann, dearly beloved wife of George Russell, of 41 Rosebory-street, Auburn, and loving mother of Joseph (deceased), Alfred, Robert, Walter, John (deceased), Harry, Thather (deceased), and Rose (Mrs. Bond), George (deceased) and Thomas Russell, Florence (Mrs. Lucas). A resident of Hawthorn for 78 years. Peace, perfect peace. No flowers, by request.
Sources
↑ General Register Office UK: Births. LITTLE, ROSE ANN; STOKES; GRO Reference: 1859 D Quarter in DUNMOW UNION; Volume 04A Page 320. https://www.gro.gov.uk/
↑ Ship Arrival: SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (1861, June 26). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 4. Retrieved August 31, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244247121
↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: deaths; Registration number 7692 / 1939; Family name: RUSSELL; Given name(s) Rose Ann; Place of event: HEIDELBERG, Australia; Mother's name Eliza Little STOKES; Father's Name: George RUSSELL. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212633451/rose-ann-russell: accessed 31 August 2023), memorial page for Rose Ann Stokes Russell (23 Oct 1859–9 Aug 1939), Find a Grave Memorial ID 212633451, citing Burwood Cemetery, Burwood, Whitehorse City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
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