[Index]
Robert CHENEY (1842 - 1909)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Martha CHENEY (1864 - 1948)
James CHENEY (1866 - 1944)
George CHENEY (1868 - 1945)
William Denis CHENEY (1870 - 1870)
Daniel Denis Donald CHENEY (1871 - 1946)
Ellen CHENEY (1875 - 1875)
Charles CHENEY (1876 - 1876)
Emily Rose A CHENEY (1877 - 1965)
Edward CHENEY (1878 - 1908)
John William CHENEY (1880 - 1908)
Robert Henry CHENEY (1881 - 1946)
Selina Levina CHENEY (1883 - 1966)
Alfred Thomas CHENEY (1885 - 1963)
Eileen M CHENEY (1888 - 1975)
Sarah M H CHENEY (1889 - 1890)
Robert CHENEY (1842 - 1909)

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Sarah Anne "Ada" MCNAMARA (1846 - 1926)





























b. 1842 at Buckinghamshire, England
m. 28 Aug 1863 Sarah Anne "Ada" MCNAMARA (1846 - 1926) at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
d. 12 Sep 1909 at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia aged 67
Children (15):
Martha CHENEY (1864 - 1948)
James CHENEY (1866 - 1944)
George CHENEY (1868 - 1945)
William Denis CHENEY (1870 - 1870)
Daniel Denis Donald CHENEY (1871 - 1946)
Ellen CHENEY (1875 - 1875)
Charles CHENEY (1876 - 1876)
Emily Rose A CHENEY (1877 - 1965)
Edward CHENEY (1878 - 1908)
John William CHENEY (1880 - 1908)
Robert Henry CHENEY (1881 - 1946)
Selina Levina CHENEY (1883 - 1966)
Alfred Thomas CHENEY (1885 - 1963)
Eileen M CHENEY (1888 - 1975)
Sarah M H CHENEY (1889 - 1890)
Grandchildren (3):
Violet Lily May CHENEY (1888 - 1978), Victor Sinclair John SHOEMARK (1907 - 1958), Clarence R SHOEMARK (1911 - 1920)
Events in Robert CHENEY (1842 - 1909)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1842 Robert CHENEY was born Buckinghamshire, England
28 Aug 1863 21 Married Sarah Anne "Ada" MCNAMARA (aged 17) Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1864 22 Birth of daughter Martha CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1866 24 Birth of son James CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1868 26 Birth of son George CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1870 28 Birth of son William Denis CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1870 28 Death of son William Denis CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1871 29 Birth of son Daniel Denis Donald CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1875 33 Birth of daughter Ellen CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1875 33 Death of daughter Ellen CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1876 34 Birth of son Charles CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1876 34 Death of son Charles CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1877 35 Birth of daughter Emily Rose A CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1878 36 Birth of son Edward CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1880 38 Birth of son John William CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1881 39 Birth of son Robert Henry CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1883 41 Birth of daughter Selina Levina CHENEY Humula, New South Wales, Australia 71
1885 43 Birth of son Alfred Thomas CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1888 46 Birth of daughter Eileen M CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1889 47 Birth of daughter Sarah M H CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1890 48 Death of daughter Sarah M H CHENEY (aged 1) Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1908 66 Death of son Edward CHENEY (aged 30) New South Wales, Australia
1908 66 Death of son John William CHENEY (aged 28) Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
12 Sep 1909 67 Robert CHENEY died Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Source References:
63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/
- Reference = Tumut Advocate 21 Sep 1909 (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Obituary.
DEATH OF MR. ROBERT CHENEY, SENR.
The death occurred early on 12th. inst. at the Wagga district Hospital of Mr. Robert Cheney, Senr., of Humula, at the age of 67 years, after 5 months' illness. He was a highly respected resident of the Humula district for over 50 years. He was formerly part owner of Stockaroo Station, and also built the present hotel at Humula, which he carried on for a number of years. He was born in Buckingham, England, in 1842, and was married at Wagga to a Miss McNamarra. He leaves a widow and 5 sons and four daughters, viz., James, George, Dennis, Robert, and Alfred (sons); and Mrs. T. Wilson, Mrs. W Carrol, Mrs. B. Shoemark, and Mrs. H. Kendall. He also leaves three brothers and two sisters, viz., John, Henry, and Joseph ; and Mrs. Adams and Mrs. T. Wilson. The remains were conveyed to Humula on the 18th. inst. for interment.
71. Type: Book, Abbr: Wagga Pioneers, Title: Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District, Auth: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Publ: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Date: 2004, Locn: http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/
- Reference = 391 (Name, Notes)

This public tree has about 60,100 people. Every person in the tree is related by birth or marriage to at least one other person in the tree - no strays. The people in the tree come mainly from four projects.
  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.
  3. Wagga Pioneers. I moved to Wagga and thought I would extend the Queanbeyan project by adding people from Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society's 'Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District'. About 10,300 people added over about a year.
  4. Tumut Valley Pioneers. During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, I decided to extend the above projects by adding pioneers of the Tumut Valley. Initial sources were Snowden's 'Pioneers of the Tumut Valley' and 'Relict of ... Lives of Pioneering Women of Tumut and District'. Excellent references published by Tumut Family History Group. I've also added material from newspapers of the time - especially, death records, obituaries and weddings from 'Tumut and Adelong Times'. This project is in its early stage and might take a few years. I plan to extend to the upper Monaro (Adaminaby, Kiandra, Cooma, Jindabyne).
I upload new information to this website about every 3 months. My motivation for these projects is to provide public information for people seeking to trace ancestors and what became of them. Much of the information I provide can be difficult to find.
If you find errors - anything incorrect (dates, places, wrong parents, wrong children), and you have evidence, I would love to fix them. Or, if you have information that would extend my projects, do not hestiate to contact me on the email link below. I do not publish information on living people - which means I'm not much interested in people born after about 1920, and I usually distrust material from before about 1770 without extremely good sources.
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