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Cecelia COLEMAN (1832 - 1928)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Nancy Jane FERGUSON (1850 - 1930)
Henry FERGUSON (1856 - 1940)
Harriet FERGUSON (1859 - 1937)
Mary Ann FERGUSON (1862 - 1952)
James FERGUSON (1865 - 1954)
Frances FERGUSON (1869 - 1953)
Charles Dundas FERGUSON (1871 - 1955)
Thomas Malcolm FERGUSON (1874 - 1951)
Cecelia COLEMAN (1832 - 1928)

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Cecelia COLEMAN

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b. 1832 at Essex, England
m. 01 Jul 1849 John FERGUSON (1815 - 1892) at Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
d. 27 Apr 1928 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia aged 96
Children (8):
Nancy Jane FERGUSON (1850 - 1930)
Henry FERGUSON (1856 - 1940)
Harriet FERGUSON (1859 - 1937)
Mary Ann FERGUSON (1862 - 1952)
James FERGUSON (1865 - 1954)
Frances FERGUSON (1869 - 1953)
Charles Dundas FERGUSON (1871 - 1955)
Thomas Malcolm FERGUSON (1874 - 1951)
Grandchildren (11):
Charles John PURCELL (1869 - 1950), Frances PURCELL (1871 - 1948), John PURCELL (1873 - 1943), William George PURCELL (1875 - 1948), Frederick William PURCELL (1875 - 1956), Benjamin Charles PURCELL (1880 - 1960), Jane Turpin "Jennie" PURCELL (1882 - 1944), Annie Marie PURCELL (1884 - 1961), Rhoda Therese PURCELL (1887 - 1962), Mildred Nancy PURCELL (1889 - 1975), Cecelia Harriett PURCELL (1892 - 1967)
Events in Cecelia COLEMAN (1832 - 1928)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1832 Cecelia COLEMAN was born Essex, England
abt 1838 6 Immigration Australia per "Augusta Jessie" 63
01 Jul 1849 17 Married John FERGUSON (aged 34) Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 63
20 May 1850 18 Birth of daughter Nancy Jane FERGUSON Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 73
1856 24 Birth of son Henry FERGUSON Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
1859 27 Birth of daughter Harriet FERGUSON Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
1862 30 Birth of daughter Mary Ann FERGUSON Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1865 33 Birth of son James FERGUSON Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
1869 37 Birth of daughter Frances FERGUSON Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
1871 39 Birth of son Charles Dundas FERGUSON Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
1874 42 Birth of son Thomas Malcolm FERGUSON Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
25 Nov 1892 60 Death of husband John FERGUSON (aged 77) Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
27 Apr 1928 96 Cecelia COLEMAN died Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Personal Notes:
The Tumut and Adelong Times 1 may 1928
A NONOGENARIAN THE PASSING OF AN OLD PIONEER DEATH OF MRS. CECILIA (GRANNY) FERGUSON After ninety-six years of well-spent life, the Great Reaper called Mrs. Ferguson sr. to receive her reward on Friday last. Born in Essex, England, in the year 1830 (which would make her older than that which appeared on her coffin, viz, 96 years) when six years of age, she sailed with her parents to faraway Australia in the good ship "Augusta Jessie," from Portsmouth. In those days to Australia the sailing ship took a long time to complete the voyage, but they eventually landed safely; and, from 1836 till the present time, Mrs. Ferguson has been a resident of N.S.W., and nearly all that time was spent in Adelong district. She came to Adelong as a young girl, and, when she arrived here, there were only three bark houses, one being owned by the late Mrs. Roche, mother of the elder well-known Roche family, another being occupied by Mrs. Curran, then called 'Krawn,' and it is not remembered who was the other resident. Mrs. Ferguson shortly after went to reside with a family at Sharps Creek, and when seventeen years of age was married to her late husband. The wedding took place at Gundagai, and the party, including the bride, rode from Sharps Creek to Gundagai on horseback for the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson then took up their residence at Wondalga, Adelong, and she has resided there ever since. To the present generation she has always been known as "Granny" Ferguson — a good-living, kind-hearted old soul, who was a good wife, mother, neighbor and friend all the time. In the early days doctors were scarce, and people lived at great distances from medical help. It was then that these noble women rode miles on horseback to help some unfortunate person in sickness or distress. Her whole life has been an example that any woman might try to emulate. At the time of her death, Mrs. Ferguson was living with her daughter, Mrs. Lewin, of Tumblong. They reared a large family to the estate of manhood and womanhood, and lost two sons, John and William. Her father was owner of the well-known "Kirkham" farm at Bowna for many years. The members of the family who survive are Mrs. C. Purcell ("Millbrook," Adelong), Mrs. Lewin (Tumblong), Mrs. Clarke (Brisbane), Mrs. Fynney (Holbrook), Henry (Wondalga), James (Ellerslie), Charles (Wondalga), Thomas (Tumut). The other descendants are 56 grandchildren, 76 great grandchildren, and 17 great-great grandchildren. All the children, with the exception of two, and a great many grandchildren, were amongst the mourners at the graveside in the Adelong Cemetery, on Saturday last, when the Rev. G. F. Pyke conducted the last sad rites. Truly, she was a wonderful woman, and her faculties remained with her so long. On her 95th birthday a, photograph was snapped of her reading without the aid of glasses. She passed away so peacefully — just breathed her last as though in a restful sleep.
Source References:
63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/
- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 1 May 1928 (Immigration)
- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 1 May 1928 (Marriage)

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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