[Index]
Ann Laura WELLS (1844 - 1918)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Harriet Elizabeth HIBBENS (1866 - 1935)
Wiliam James HIBBENS (1871 - 1945)
Jane Pauline HIBBENS (1873 - 1952)
Annie Sarah HIBBENS (1875 - 1953)
James HIBBENS (1877 - 1958)
Frederick HIBBENS (1879 - 1927)
Alice HIBBENS (1881 - 1967)
George HIBBENS (1884 - 1935)
Ethel HIBBENS (1889 - 1933)
Grace Maud HIBBENS (1891 - 1968)
Ann Laura WELLS (1844 - 1918)

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William HIBBENS (1846 - 1914)
William WELLS (1792 - 1868)











Bridget FINUCAN (1805 - 1879)












b. 08 May 1844 at Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia
m. 24 Apr 1865 William HIBBENS (1846 - 1914) at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
d. 31 Oct 1918 at Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia aged 74
Parents:
William WELLS (1792 - 1868)
Bridget FINUCAN (1805 - 1879)
Siblings (8):
Elen WELLS (1833 - )
John WELLS (1834 - )
Mary Ann WELLS (1836 - )
Thomas WELLS (1838 - )
Samuel WELLS (1840 - )
Alice WELLS (1843 - 1927)
Elizabeth WELLS (1846 - )
William WELLS (1850 - )
Children (10):
Harriet Elizabeth HIBBENS (1866 - 1935)
Wiliam James HIBBENS (1871 - 1945)
Jane Pauline HIBBENS (1873 - 1952)
Annie Sarah HIBBENS (1875 - 1953)
James HIBBENS (1877 - 1958)
Frederick HIBBENS (1879 - 1927)
Alice HIBBENS (1881 - 1967)
George HIBBENS (1884 - 1935)
Ethel HIBBENS (1889 - 1933)
Grace Maud HIBBENS (1891 - 1968)
Grandchildren (6):
Arthur Joseph Hamilton JEMMETT (1885 - 1959), Isabella Dorothy JEMMETT (1887 - 1982), Coral Annie JEMMETT (1888 - 1965), William Wesley JEMMETT (1890 - 1967), Harry Nathan JEMMETT (1892 - 1919), Laura Harriet JEMMETT (1896 - 1981)
Events in Ann Laura WELLS (1844 - 1918)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
08 May 1844 Ann Laura WELLS was born Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia
24 Apr 1865 20 Married William HIBBENS (aged 19) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1866 22 Birth of daughter Harriet Elizabeth HIBBENS
abt 1868 24 Death of father William WELLS (aged 76) Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 6
06 Feb 1871 26 Birth of son Wiliam James HIBBENS Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 63
17 Jun 1873 29 Birth of daughter Jane Pauline HIBBENS Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
27 Jul 1875 31 Birth of daughter Annie Sarah HIBBENS Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
04 Aug 1877 33 Birth of son James HIBBENS Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1879 35 Birth of son Frederick HIBBENS Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
26 Jun 1879 35 Death of mother Bridget FINUCAN (aged 74) Hyde Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 6
07 Sep 1881 37 Birth of daughter Alice HIBBENS Mundongo, New South Wales, Australia
20 Oct 1884 40 Birth of son George HIBBENS Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 63
1889 45 Birth of daughter Ethel HIBBENS Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1891 47 Birth of daughter Grace Maud HIBBENS Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
08 Nov 1914 70 Death of husband William HIBBENS (aged 68) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
31 Oct 1918 74 Ann Laura WELLS died Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
Personal Notes:
The Tumut Advocate 5 Nov 1918
OBITUARY MRS WILLIAM HIBBENS. On Thursday last, after ..... years of suffering from...... that rendered her quite ....., Ann Laura, wife of the late William Hibbens (who died on Nov. ?, 1914) passed quietly away at her daughter's (Mrs. J. Costello's) residence, Cootamundra, whither she went three weeks ago in the hope that change of scene would be a benefit. She greatly enjoyed the change, but the call came, despite kindness, nursing and attention, and the skill of Dr. Florance, her medical adviser, and at the age of 74 years she paaaed away, the cause of death being senile decay and heart failure. The deceased was the daughter of Mr. A. Wells, of Moss Vale, where she was born on 8th May, 1844. About 1862, she came to Tumut and entered the employ of the late Mr. James Hibbens sr, of Bombowlee. From there she married and spent the rest of her life on a suburban area on the frontage to the stock route, Tumut to Lacmalac, about 2¼ miles from town. No wife could have proved a better helpmate to her husband, or more devoted to the care and upbringing of her children, while health permitted her, her subsequent worry being the inability to help even herself. She was a kindhearted and estimable neighbor, and the mother of four of as stalwart sons as can be found in the State, viz: William (a private, who is a returned soldier since January 1, 1918), Frederick (just arrived from England, where he was a munition worker), George (Tumut) and James (Wee Waa), and five daughters, viz : Mrs. J. Jemmett (Coota), Mrs. J. Doherty (Wee Waa), Mrs. L. Reynolds (Queensland), and Mesdames McDonald and J. Costello (Coota). These are left to mourn the loss of a much loved and affectionate mother, the last four years of whose life was spent under the care of her son George. Her remains were brought by train on Saturday to Tumut, where they were conveyed by undertaker Jas Elphick to the Church of England portion of the new burying ground. The pallbearers were Messrs C. McGrath, Jas Edgar, James Murray jr, Thomas McGrath and James McGrath. Rev. C. E. Burgess officiated at the grave. We tender the bereaved ones our deepest condolence.r
Source References:
63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/
- Reference = The Tumut Advocate 5 Non 1918 (Name, Notes, Birth, Death)

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  1. My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
  2. Canberra and Queanbeyan Pioneers. The next 30,000 begun about 2004. Sourced almost entirely from HAGSOC's excellent 'Biographical Register of Canberra and Queanbeyan'. The project began when I decided to add siblings, spouses and parents for a relation with an entry in the Register. 12 years work.
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