Sarah Higgs1

F, #6770, d. 6 August 1930
Last Edited12 Apr 2020
Married Name16 January 1866 Field1 
Marriage*16 January 1866 St Paul's, Emu Plains, NSW, Australia;
Groom: Thomas Field (his mark)
Status: Bachelor
Place of Birth: New South Wales
Occupation: Carrier
Age: 25
Usual Residence: The Nepean
Father:
Occupation:
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Bride: Sarah Higgs (her mark)
Status: Spinster
Place of Birth: New South Wales
Occupation:
Age: 25
Usual Residence: The Nepean
Father:
Occupation:
Mother:

Date of Marriage: January 16th 1866
Place of Marriage: St Paul's, Emu Plains
Religion: Church of England
Witnesses: John Brown, Rachel Brown
Minister: Thos. W. Unwin
;Groom=Thomas Albert Field1 
Death of Spouse3 May 1922 Lambridge, NSW, Australia;
The Late Mr. T. A. Field
Thomas Albert Field, son of the late George Field, died at his residence, Lambridge, on May 3rd, at the age of 81 years and 5 months. He was born on 4th November, 1840, about half-a-mile from his late residence, on the farm now occupied by Mr. C. Hanson. After he left school he was droving for a time for the late Mr. J. D. Single. In the early sixties he commenced carrying on the road between Sydney, Mudgee, and the western districts for the late Mr. J. Brown, of Castlereagh. For a number of years he was employed by the Emu Gravel Company, drawing boulders to the crusher. Then he followed farming for several years, retiring from that about ten years ago. In I866 he was married at Emu Plains to Sarah Jane Higgs, daughter of the late John Higgs, of Parramatta. He was a member of the Salvation Army for 37 years, being color-sergeant most of that time. He leaves a wife and the following four sons and one daughter:—George (Lemongrove), Mrs. G. Bellingham (Lambridge), Thomas (Penrith), and Ernest and Charles (Lambridge). Deceased was a member of the Western Pioneer Independent Oddfellows' Lodge, joining in December, 1880.
The funeral left his late residence at 3.30 p.m. on Thursday of last week for Kingswood Cemetery. The Salvation Army band headed the cortege, playing his favorite hymns at intervals enroute to the cemetery, and then again at the graveside. The service at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. L. G. Hatfield Hall and Ensign Morton (S.A.).
A memorial service will be held at the Salvation Army Hall this Sunday evening (14th inst.).;Principal=Thomas Albert Field2 
Death*6 August 1930 Penrith, NSW, Australia3 
Burial*7 August 1930 St Stephen's, Penrith, NSW, Australia;
Name: Sarah Jane Field
Abode: Lambridge
Date of Death: August 6th 1930
Date of Burial: August 7th 1930
Place of Interment: Penrith General Cemetery, Kingswood
Age: 90
Quality or Profession: Home Duties
By whom the ceremony was performed: R N Powys3 

Family

Thomas Albert Field b. 4 Nov 1840, d. 3 May 1922
Child

Citations

  1. [S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, marriage Thomas Field & Sarah Higgs 1866.
  2. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Nepean Times, Saturday, May 13, 1922.
  3. [S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, burial Sarah Jane Field 1930.
  4. [S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, baptism William Field 1877.