[Index]
Marion (Mary Ann) SUGDEN (1837 - 1907)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Florence Louisa (Dolly) SIMMONDS (1861 - 1944)
Alfred William SIMMONDS (1864 - 1897)
Adelaide Elizabeth (Ada) ELWORTHY (1868 - 1933)
Ellen Augusta (Nellie) ELWORTHY (1869 - 1950)
George Gregory Townsend ELWORTHY (1869 - 1929)
Alice May Mary Maud ELWORTHY (1872 - 1957)
Charles Henry (Charlie) ELWORTHY (1874 - 1953)
Olivia Marion ELWORTHY (1879 - 1958)
Henry St.John (Harry) Boucher ELWORTHY (1882 - 1969)
Marion (Mary Ann) SUGDEN (1837 - 1907)

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Alfred William SIMMONDS ( - 1867)

George Gregory Townsend ELWORTHY (1837 - 1905)
William SUGDEN (1809 - 1895) William SUGDEN









Ellen Anne MORTON (1811 - 1893) Thomas MORTON



Ellen (MORTON)



Marion (Mary Ann) SUGDEN George Gregory Townsend ELWORTHY

Marion (Mary Ann) SUGDEN Marion (Mary Ann) SUGDEN
Marion (Mary Ann) SUGDEN George Gregory Townsend ELWORTHY Marion (Mary Ann) SUGDEN Marion (Mary Ann) SUGDEN
b. 18 Jun 1837 at Southwark Christchurch, London, Surrey, England
m. (1) 1858 Alfred William SIMMONDS ( - 1867) at St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
m. (2) 23 Mar 1868 George Gregory Townsend ELWORTHY (1837 - 1905) at Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
d. 24 Jan 1907 at Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia aged 69
Parents:
William SUGDEN (1809 - 1895)
Ellen Anne MORTON (1811 - 1893)
Siblings (5):
Elizabeth SUGDEN (1830 - 1912)
Thomas SUGDEN (1832 - )
Esther Ann Matilda SUGDEN (1834 - 1894)
William James SUGDEN (1836 - 1905)
Rachel Edith SUGDEN (1839 - 1894)
Children (9):
Florence Louisa (Dolly) SIMMONDS (1861 - 1944)
Alfred William SIMMONDS (1864 - 1897)
Adelaide Elizabeth (Ada) ELWORTHY (1868 - 1933)
Ellen Augusta (Nellie) ELWORTHY (1869 - 1950)
George Gregory Townsend ELWORTHY (1869 - 1929)
Alice May Mary Maud ELWORTHY (1872 - 1957)
Charles Henry (Charlie) ELWORTHY (1874 - 1953)
Olivia Marion ELWORTHY (1879 - 1958)
Henry St.John (Harry) Boucher ELWORTHY (1882 - 1969)
Grandchildren (27):
Alan Rex Gregory DEAR (1890 - 1942), Geoffrey DEAR (1892 - 1935), Charles Valentine DEAR (1895 - 1965), Nora Marjorie DEAR (1897 - 1898), Laurence John Townsend DEAR (1909 - 1995), Marion Elizabeth ELWORTHY (1900 - 1990), George Gregory (Sonboy) Townsend ELWORTHY (1903 - 1929), Harold James ELWORTHY (1906 - 1988), Muriel Helen ELWORTHY (1909 - 2001), William Charles ELWORTHY (1913 - 1981), Alice Marion (Chippy) BARNARD (1900 - 1981), Horatio Elworthy BARNARD (1902 - 1902), Vivian Greensill BARNARD (1903 - 1996), Berrill Nellie Theodora BARNARD (1906 - 1997), Joyce (Tiny) Greensill BARNARD (1909 - 1997), Henry (Harry) Walter Greensill BARNARD (1911 - 1974), Gregory St.John Greensill BARNARD (1913 - 1981), Arthur George ELWORTHY (1913 - 1914), Charles Henry ELWORTHY (1915 - ), Neville Travis ELWORTHY (1917 - 1933), Kenneth Vivian ELWORTHY (1919 - ), Alan James ELWORTHY (1923 - 1944), Colin Gregory ELWORTHY (1919 - ), Jean Robinson ELWORTHY (1923 - 1971)
Events in Marion (Mary Ann) SUGDEN (1837 - 1907)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
18 Jun 1837 Marion (Mary Ann) SUGDEN was born Southwark Christchurch, London, Surrey, England
1841 4 Census Southwark Christchurch, London, Surrey, England
1851 14 Census Southwark Christchurch, London, Surrey, England
1854 17 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia per "Mach. of Londonderry"
1858 21 Married Alfred William SIMMONDS St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 1162/1858
1861 24 Birth of daughter Florence Louisa (Dolly) SIMMONDS Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 14/1861
11 Jan 1864 26 Birth of son Alfred William SIMMONDS Queensland, Australia 1864/C001006
1867 30 Death of husband Alfred William SIMMONDS Queensland, Australia
23 Mar 1868 30 Married George Gregory Townsend ELWORTHY (aged 30) Gladstone, Queensland, Australia Note 1
03 May 1868 30 Birth of daughter Adelaide Elizabeth (Ada) ELWORTHY Calliope, Queensland, Australia 1868/C000987
abt Oct 1869 32 Birth of daughter Ellen Augusta (Nellie) ELWORTHY Calliope, Queensland, Australia
abt Oct 1869 32 Birth of son George Gregory Townsend ELWORTHY Calliope, Queensland, Australia
23 Aug 1872 35 Birth of daughter Alice May Mary Maud ELWORTHY Gladstone, Queensland, Australia 1872/C000481
18 Nov 1874 37 Birth of son Charles Henry (Charlie) ELWORTHY Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 1875/C000510
16 Dec 1879 42 Birth of daughter Olivia Marion ELWORTHY Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 1880/C000365
26 May 1882 44 Birth of son Henry St.John (Harry) Boucher ELWORTHY Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 1882/C000547
1893 56 Death of mother Ellen Anne MORTON (aged 82) St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia between 1844 & 1849
10 Aug 1895 58 Death of father William SUGDEN (aged 86) North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 10175/1895, St Leonards
05 Mar 1897 59 Death of son Alfred William SIMMONDS (aged 33) Queensland, Australia 1897/C001722
26 Dec 1905 68 Death of husband George Gregory Townsend ELWORTHY (aged 68) Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia Certificate 1906/344 2
24 Jan 1907 69 Marion (Mary Ann) SUGDEN died Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia Note 2
Note 1: 1868/C000169, Residence at time of marriage, Calliope Diggings. Witnesses: Alexander McIntosh and Isabella Prizeman.
Note 2: 1907/C000320, Residence at time of marriage, Calliope Diggings. Witnesses: Alexander McIntosh and Isabella Prizeman.
Personal Notes:
In NSW in 1858 London-born Mary Ann SUGDEN wed Alfred SIMMONDS. In 1861 she gave birth to Florence, known as Dolly, then in 1864 a son Alfred William was born in Queensland, where his father Alfred died in 1867.
On 23 March 1868 the widow, Marion as she was called, wed 31 year old George Townsend Elworthy at Port Curtis, Gladstone. The marriage certificate shows Marion was 28, a housekeeper of Calliope Diggings and a daughter of builder William Sugden and his wife Ann nee Morton.
Curiously, on their marriage certificate George added 'Gregory' between his actual Christian names of George and Townsend. He said he was born in Inverness, Scotland and his father was a woollen manufacturer. His English birth certificate does not bear out these facts but no doubt at the time he had good reasons for making the revisions.
Source References:
2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Downunder, Title: Devon to Downunder, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997
- Reference = 94, 117 (Name, Notes)

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