[Index]
Sarah Anne "Ada" MCNAMARA (1846 - 1926)
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)
Sarah Anne "Ada" MCNAMARA (1846 - 1926)

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Robert CHENEY (1842 - 1909)
Dennis MCNAMARA (1799 - 1859)











Mary COURTNEY (1816 - 1860)











Sarah Anne "Ada" MCNAMARA Robert CHENEY

Sarah Anne "Ada" MCNAMARA
Sarah Anne "Ada" MCNAMARA Robert CHENEY Sarah Anne "Ada" MCNAMARA
b. 1846 at Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia
m. 28 Aug 1863 Robert CHENEY (1842 - 1909) at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
d. 05 Mar 1926 at Humula, New South Wales, Australia aged 80
Near Relatives of Sarah Anne "Ada" MCNAMARA (1846 - 1926)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law John CHENEY abt 06 Apr 1806 Cublington, Buckinghamshire, England 08 Aug 1880 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 74
Mother in Law Hannah TOFIELD 06 Aug 1805 Buckinghamshire, England 28 Mar 1866 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 60

Father Dennis MCNAMARA abt 1799 Co Clare, Ireland 1859 Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia 60
Mother Mary COURTNEY abt 1816 Co Limerick, Ireland 07 Feb 1860 Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia 44

Self Sarah Anne "Ada" MCNAMARA 1846 Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia 05 Mar 1926 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 80

Husband Robert CHENEY 02 Dec 1842 Buckinghamshire, England 12 Sep 1909 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 66

Daughter Martha CHENEY 1864 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1948 Sandringham, Victoria, Australia 84
Son James CHENEY 16 Jun 1866 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 19 Mar 1944 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 77
Son George CHENEY 1868 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1945 Marrickville, Sydney, Australia 77
Son William Denis CHENEY 1870 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1870 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 0
Son Daniel Denis Donald CHENEY 1871 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1946 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 75
Daughter Ellen CHENEY 1875 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1875 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 0
Son Charles CHENEY 1876 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1876 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 0
Daughter Emily Rose A CHENEY 1877 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1965 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 88
Son Edward CHENEY 1878 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1908 New South Wales, Australia 30
Son John William CHENEY 1880 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1908 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 28
Son Robert Henry CHENEY 1881 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1946 Paddington, New South Wales, Australia 65
Daughter Selina Levina CHENEY 1883 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 01 May 1966 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 83
Son Alfred Thomas CHENEY 1885 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1963 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 78
Daughter Eileen M CHENEY 1888 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1975 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 87
Daughter Sarah M H CHENEY 1889 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1890 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1

Brother John MCNAMARA 1836 New South Wales, Australia 1910 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 74
Sister Mary MCNAMARA 1838 Menangle, New South Wales, Australia 10 Jun 1879 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 41
Brother Dennis "Denny" MCNAMARA 1839 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 1928 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 89
Brother James MCNAMARA 1841 New South Wales, Australia
Brother William MCNAMARA 1850 Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia

Son in Law Thomas WILSON 1859 1956 97
Daughter in Law Maria Maude CHENEY 31 Aug 1868 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 16 Dec 1962 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 94
Daughter in Law Alice Jane CHENEY 1872 1946 74
Daughter in Law Gertrude Beryl Helen ADAMS 1871 1938 67
Son in Law William Henry John CARROLL 1866 1941 75
Daughter in Law Amy Evelyn WILLIS 1891 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 07 Sep 1965 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 74
Son in Law Benjamin SHOEMARK 17 Feb 1877 Camden, New South Wales, Australia 08 Jun 1949 Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia 72
Daughter in Law Elizabeth Mary CHAPMAN 1892 1963 71
Son in Law Harrie Ingleby KENDAL 1883 1950 67

Granddaughter Violet Lily May CHENEY 27 Jun 1888 04 Jan 1978 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 89
Grandson Victor Sinclair John SHOEMARK 1907 Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia 07 Mar 1958 Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia 51
Grandson Clarence Robert SHOEMARK abt 1910 Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia 20 Feb 1920 Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia 10

Niece Maria Maude CHENEY 31 Aug 1868 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 16 Dec 1962 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 94
Niece Esther Ellen CHENEY 1870 1941 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia 71
Nephew Joseph David CHENEY 1882 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 29 May 1961 Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia 79

Brother in Law John CHENEY abt 1835 Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire, England 11 Oct 1919 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 84
Sister in Law Martha CHENEY 1845 Kyeamba, New South Wales, Australia 19 May 1920 Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia 75
Brother in Law Albert Joseph CHENEY 1847 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 09 Sep 1915 Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia 68
Events in Sarah Anne "Ada" MCNAMARA (1846 - 1926)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1846 Sarah Anne "Ada" MCNAMARA was born Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia 63
1859 13 Death of father Dennis MCNAMARA (aged 60) Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia
07 Feb 1860 14 Death of mother Mary COURTNEY (aged 44) Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia 18
28 Aug 1863 17 Married Robert CHENEY (aged 20) Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1864 18 Birth of daughter Martha CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
16 Jun 1866 20 Birth of son James CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1868 22 Birth of son George CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1870 24 Birth of son William Denis CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1870 24 Death of son William Denis CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1871 25 Birth of son Daniel Denis Donald CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1875 29 Birth of daughter Ellen CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1875 29 Death of daughter Ellen CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1876 30 Birth of son Charles CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1876 30 Death of son Charles CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1877 31 Birth of daughter Emily Rose A CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1878 32 Birth of son Edward CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1880 34 Birth of son John William CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1881 35 Birth of son Robert Henry CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1883 37 Birth of daughter Selina Levina CHENEY Humula, New South Wales, Australia 71
1885 39 Birth of son Alfred Thomas CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1888 42 Birth of daughter Eileen M CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1889 43 Birth of daughter Sarah M H CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1890 44 Death of daughter Sarah M H CHENEY (aged 1) Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1908 62 Death of son Edward CHENEY (aged 30) New South Wales, Australia
1908 62 Death of son John William CHENEY (aged 28) Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
12 Sep 1909 63 Death of husband Robert CHENEY (aged 66) Humula, New South Wales, Australia
05 Mar 1926 80 Sarah Anne "Ada" MCNAMARA died Humula, New South Wales, Australia 63
Personal Notes:
The Tumut and Adelong Times 9 Mar 1926
Obituary LATE MRS. SARAH CHENEY. The death occurred last Friday night of Mrs. Sarah Cheney, of Wagga, relict of the late Mr. Robert Cheney, of Shockaroo Station, and later of Humula, at the age of 80 years and four months. Her husband predeceased her on September 13, 1909. She was born at Yabtree and was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Dennis McNamara, of Tarcutta, and formerly of Limerick, Ireland. The deceased's parents were amongst the earliest settlers of the Tarcutta district, McNamara Creek, at Murraguldrie, being named after them. The deceased lady and her late husband were kind friends to many in the early pioneering days and were very highly esteemed by a wide circle of relatives and friends for their many kind acts. She lived in Cramptonstreet, Wagga, for many years, and for some time with Mrs. H. Kendall, one of her daughters. She was the mother of fifteen children, nine of whom are living : James, Ganmain; George, Sydney ; Daniel Dennis, Wagga ; Robert Henry, Borambola ; Alfred Thomas, Ladysmith (sons) ; Mrs. Thomas Wilson, Mrs. William Carroll, Wagga; Mrs. Benjnmin Shoemark, Tarcutta, and Mrs. Harry Kendall, Wagga ; and four sons and two daughters deceased. She also leaves 58 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren, and one brother, Mr. Dennis McNamara, of Wagga. The interment took place in the C. of E. portion of the Humula cemetery last Sunday.

Daughter of Dennis McNamara.

Married Robert Cheney.

Mother of Martha (Cheney) Wilson, James Cheney, George Willis Cheney, William Denis Cheney [1870], Donald Cheney [1871], Daniel Dennis Cheney, Ellen Cheney [1875], Charles [1876], Emily Rose A. (Cheney) Carrol, Edward Cheney [1878- ], John Cheney [1880-1908], Robert William Cheney, Selina (Cheney) Shoemark, Alfred T. Cheney, Eileen Maud (Cheney) Kendall, and Sarah M. A. Cheney [1890].
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Funeral
MRS. SARAH CHENEY
The funeral of the late Mrs. Sarah Cheney, of Wagga, widow of the late Mr. Robert Cheney, senior, formerly of Shockaroo station and later of Humula. took place yesterday, leaving the residence of her son, Mr. Daniel Dennis Cheney, in Peter street, Wagga, at 10.30. The cortege, on reaching Humula, was a very large one, and in cluded relatives and friends of the deceased from Henty, Gamnain, Cara bost, Murruguldrie, Borambola, Coreinbob, Oberne, Humula, and Wagga. The interment was in the family ground in the Church of England Cemetery, Humula, alongside the grave of her husband. The carriers were Messrs. Benjamin Shoemark and William Carroll (sons-in-law), Christopher Cheney (nephew), Patrick Nugent and William T. Nugent. The pall-bearers were Messrs. Daniel Dennis Cheney, James Cheney, Robert Cheney, and Alfred Thomas Cheney (sons), Herbert; Cheney and Dennis Daniel Cheney (grandsons), and Daniel Cheney (nephew), and Thomas Nugent. The Rev. J. Campbell conducted a very impressive burial service, after which he made feeling reference to the long and good life of Mrs. Cheney, and to the relatives and friends who had travelled many miles, from very distant parts, to pay their last sad tribute of respect which showed, he said, the esteem in which she was held. The chief mourners present were the relatives mentioned above, and her four daughters, Mrs. Thomas Wilson, Mrs. William Carroll, Mrs. Benjamin Shoemark, and Mrs. Harry Kendall, also Mr. Dennis M'Namara, her only surviving brother, and. Mrs. D. D. Cheney, daughter-in-law. There were a number of very old friends present at the house (including Mr. Laurence Cox, who had known the deceased for over 60 years) who were unable to be present at Humula. This coffin was very heavily covered with beautiful floral tributes, sent by relatives and friends in various parts of the State. The funeral arrangements were entrusted to Messrs. M'lntosh Bros, of Wagga.

Daily Advertiser
Wagga Wagga, NSW
Monday 8 March 1926, p.2
Source References:
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- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 9 Mar 1926 (Birth)
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