Brief Life History of Jemima
When Jemima Sneesby was born on 20 February 1843, in Wimblington, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Sneesby, was 32 and her mother, Susannah Webb, was 31. She married George Burleigh Saywell in 1862, in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 29 August 1910, in Scarborough, New South Wales, Australia, at the age of 67, and was buried in Scarborough, New South Wales, Australia.
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Sources (8)
- Jemima Sneedsby, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
- Jemima Saywell, "Find A Grave Index"
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Siblings (8)
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World Events (8)
1847
Gold found in Port Phillip.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1867
End of transportation to Western Australia.
Name Meaning
English: unexplained; perhaps a locative name from Smisby (Derbys).
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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