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Adah Emilie (Parker) Sherwood (1866 - 1924)

Adah Emilie Sherwood formerly Parker aka Adams
Born in South Yarra, Victoria, Australiamap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , and
Wife of — married 1888 (to 18 Apr 1894) in Victoria, Australiamap
Wife of — married 5 Jun 1900 in Christ Church, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australiamap
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Mother of , , and
Died at about age 58 in at sea, near the port of Darwinmap
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Biography

Adah Emilie Parker (married names Adams, then Sherwood) was born in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia in 1866, the daughter of Mary Ann (Clifford) Parker and Thomas James Parker.[1]

She was a pianist and singer, and was a friend of Dame Nellie Melba.[2]

She married Alexander James Adams in Victoria, Australia on 4 February 1888.[3] Their four children (all sons) were born in Victoria:

Alexander died in 1894.[8]

Adah married again, on 5 June 1900, to Guy Sherwood.[9][10]

On hearing that her third son Harold was missing in action in World War One, Adah was said to have "smashed every piece" of her German Meissen porcelain collection.[11]

Adah died in January 1924 aboard the steamer Marella, near the port of Darwin, Northern Territory.[12][13][14]

Sources

  1. ↑ Adah Emily Parker's birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 4996; Reg. year: 1866. Retrieved 18 April 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj.
  2. ↑ Renwick, Sarah. "Mother - Adah Emily Sherwood." Not Mentioned in Dispatches. Retrieved 17 April 2017 by Clare Spring from http://notmentionedindispatches.blogspot.com.au/p/mother.html.
  3. ↑ Marriage record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 358; Reg. year: 1888. Retrieved 2 March 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj.
  4. ↑ Arthur Parker Adams' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 4252; Reg. year: 1889. Retrieved 2 March 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj.
  5. ↑ Clifford Burrell Adams' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 27685; Reg. year: 1890. Retrieved 2 March 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj.
  6. ↑ Valantyne Harold Adams' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 14768; Reg. year: 1892. Retrieved 2 March 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj.
  7. ↑ Athol Gladwyn Adams' birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 24318; Reg. year: 1894. Retrieved 2 March 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj.
  8. ↑ "Deaths." 19 April 1894. The Age (Melbourne), p. 1. Retrieved 2 March 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/192202054.
  9. ↑ Marriage record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 2408; Reg. year: 1900. Retrieved 2 March 2017 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj.
  10. ↑ "Marriages." 19 June 1900. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 1. Retrieved 2 March 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9545025.
  11. ↑ Taylor, Paige (17 April 2015). "Shot four times in first 10 days at Gallipoli." The Australian (News Corp). Retrieved 17 April 2017 by Clare Spring from http://notmentionedindispatches.blogspot.com.au/p/the-australian-article.html.
  12. ↑ "Adah Emily Sherwood (Parker)." Billion Graves. Retrieved 17 April 2017 by Clare Spring from https://billiongraves.com/grave/Adah-Emily-Parker-Sherwood/12479183#/.
  13. ↑ "Passengers by Marella." The Sydney Morning Herald, page 12. Retrieved 17 April 2017 by Clare Spring from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16126964.
    The steamer Marella arrived at Darwin from the East yesterday morning. Mrs. Guy Sherwood, a passenger for Melbourne, aged 56, died on nearing the port and was buried at Darwin.
  14. ↑ Renwick, Sarah. "Obituary - Adah Emily Sherwood." Not Mentioned in Dispatches. Retrieved 17 April 2017 by Clare Spring from http://notmentionedindispatches.blogspot.com.au/p/adah-emily-sherwood-obiturary.html.




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