Sarah (Pretty) Frost (bef. 1826 - 1902)

Born before 19 Feb 1826 in Burgate, Suffolk, England

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Frost — married 26 Sep 1843 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 24 May 1902 after age 76 in Para Plains, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Sarah was christened 19 February 1826 in Burgate, Suffolk, England. She was the daughter of Mathew Pretty and Mary Baker.

She passed away in 1902. ^[1]

Sarah arrived in South Australia on 16 April 1840 aboard the Morley, which departed London on 8 December 1839 under Captain Charles Evans, with 192 passengers aboard. Sarah traveled with her parents Matthew Pretty and Mary (Baker) Pretty, and her seven brothers and sisters:

• Robert James Pretty;
• James Matthew Pretty;
• Mary Pretty;
• George Pretty;
• Maria Pretty;
• William Pretty; and
• Henry Pretty. ^[2]

On 26 September 1843, Sarah married Charles Frost at St John Church, Adelaide, South Australia.^[3]

Sarah and Charles had eleven children:

• William Frost (born 18-Aug-1844);
• Mary Frost (born 25-May-1846);
• Sarah Frost (born 06-Sep-1848);
• Maria Frost (born 11-Jan-1851);
• Charles Henry Frost (born 08-Jan-1853);
• George Frost (born 05-Jan-1854);
• James Silvester Frost (born 05-Sep-1855);
• Harris Frost (born 20-Oct-1856);
• John Frost (born 10-Apr-1858);
• Frederick Frost (born 20-Jun-1860); and
• Walter Frost (born 19-Jun-1863.

Charles Frost died at his home at Para Plains, near Salisbury South Australia, on 6 August 1886. He was 75 years old.^[4]

Sarah died 16 years later, on 24 May 1902, also at Para Plains, South Australia. She was 76 years old. ^[5]

The following notice was placed in The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931) on 5 June 1902:

FROST — On the 25th May, at Rokeby Farm, near Salisbury, Sarah, widow of the late Charles Frost, aged 76 years. A colonist of 62 years.^[6]

Sarah and Charles are buried together at St. John's Churchyard, Salisbury, South Australia.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3VS-Z2C : 20 September 2020), Sarah Pretty, 1826.
2. ↑ Bound for South Australia: passenger list for the Morley 1840 (at https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/1840Morley.htm accessed 14 July 2021).
3. ↑ South Australia 'Marriage Registrations' Database: entry for FROST Charles and PREETY Sarah married 26-Sep-1843. Marriage Place: St John Church Adelaide. Groom Age: FL. Groom Marital Status: S. Groom Father: Not Recorded. Bride Age: MI. Bride Marital Status: S. Bride Father: Not Recorded. District: Adelaide. Book/Page: 9/28 (at www.genealogysa.org.au accessed 14 July 2021).
4. ↑ South Australia 'Death Registrations' Database: entry for FROST Charles died 06-Aug-1886 aged 75. Gender: M. Marital Status: N. Place of Death: Para Plains. Residence: Para Plains. Relative: Not Recorded. District: Adelaide. Book/Page: 157/79 (at www.genealogysa.org.au accessed 14 July 2021).
5. ↑ South Australia 'Death Registrations' Database: entry for FROST Sarah died 24-May-1902 aged 76. Gender: F. Marital Status: W. Place of Death: Para Plains. Residence: Para Plains. Relative: Charles FROST (DH). District: Adelaide. Book/Page: 286/52 (at www.genealogysa.org.au accessed 14 July 2021).
6. ↑ Family Notices (1902, June 5). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), p. 6. Retrieved July 14, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4873028
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/108907234/sarah-frost : accessed 14 July 2021), memorial page for Sarah Frost (1826–24 May 1902), Find A Grave: Memorial #108907234, citing St. John's Churchyard, Salisbury, Salisbury City, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by Deb Jackson (contributor 48938337) .