Letitia Emma Evans1

F, #2094, b. 23 March 1860, d. 19 December 1930
FatherJames Evans1
MotherSarah Purcell1 b. 30 Nov 1828, d. 27 Dec 1922
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Timothy George Sheens
Last Edited15 Jan 2022
Birth*23 March 1860 Castlereagh, NSW1 
Married Name30 September 1880 Stevenson2 
Marriage*30 September 1880 Christ Church, Castlereagh, NSW;Groom=Edwin Stevenson2 
Death of Mother27 December 1922 Castlereagh, NSW;
Mrs. Sarah Evans.
Mrs. Sarah Evans, relict of the late Mr. James Evans of Castlereagh, died at the residence of her daughter (Mrs. Charles Wright), Castlereagh, on Wednesday last, at the age of 94 years. Deceased was a native of Castlereagh, and spent the whole of her life in the district. She had been in fairly good health, but the intense heat of the last week proved too much for her. Seven children survive, her, viz.:— Mr. George Evans (Picton), Mesdames, R. Rees (Peak Hill), E. Stevenson (Lewisham), D. F. Russell (Auburn), W. Eagle (Strathfield), A. T. Easterbrook (Murwillimbah) and C. Wright (Castlereagh). Her husband pre-deceased her by 27 years. The funeral took place on Friday, the remains being laid to rest in St. Stephen's Cemetery, Penrith, alongside deceased's late husband.;Principal=Sarah Purcell3 
Death*19 December 1930 Coast Hospital, Little Bay, NSW;
STEVENSON.—December 19, 1930, at Coast Hospital, Letitia Emma, loving wife of Edwin Stevenson, of 1 Constitution-road, Dulwich Hill, and beloved mother of Harry, Palma, Cleeve, William, John, James, Septimus, and Letty, aged 70 years.4 

Family

Edwin Stevenson

Citations

  1. [S13] NSW Birth Index, 11010/1860 Letitia E Evans.
  2. [S420] Ancestry - Sydney Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011, online www.ancestry.com, marriage Edwin Stephenson & Letitia Emma Evans 1880.
  3. [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Nepean Times, Saturday, December 30, 1922.
  4. [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday, December 20, 1930.