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- [S3004] DNA Match.
MyHeritage Westbrook/Phipps
- [S52] x NSW BDM Indexes, Reg. C. of E. Richmond 1819960 1C.
- [S2977] Census of New South Wales November 1828, Sainty, Malcolm R and Johnson, Keith A, (Sydney, Library of Australian History, 1980), p389.
Westbrook, Emily 10 BC Richmond W1089
- [S130] Book, General Muster of New South Wales 1823, 1824, 1825 Baxter, Carol, Ed. Sydney, ABGR, 1999. .
44901 Westbrook, Emily 7 BC Daughter of James Westbrook Sydney
- [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Ancestry.com. Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Name: Emily Westbrook
Gender: Female
Baptism Age: 9
Birth Date: 2 Nov 1819
Baptism Date: 13 May 1829
Baptism Place: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
Residence Date: 1819
Residence Place: New South Wales, Australia
Father: James Westbrook
Mother: Elizabeth
FHL Film Number: 993950
- [S52] x NSW BDM Indexes, ASHTON EMILY 7618/1913 WILLIAM JETHELRICHMOND.
Wrong mother on death cert. Father on death is Magick whereas father on birth is Westbrook.
- [S3007] The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser (NSW : 1886 - 1942), Fri 11 Jul 1913 Page 7 .
Nearly 100 Years in one Spot.
A 98-year-old native ot Richmond is
gone— good old 'Granny' Ashton. Her
end came on Sunday (says the Hawkes-
bury ' Herald'). A few moments before
she spoke to her son John. He moist-
ened her lips, then turned to stir up
the fire. when he heard a little sigh
and, hastening to tho bedside again, found
she was gone. John is the baby of the
family— he is 69. His sister Frances
(Mrs. James Roberts, who is in her 78th
year) had taken a rest on a couch when
the end so qiuetly came. The two had
been watching the old lady in turns.
They have looked after her for the past
eighteen months. Prior to that deceased,
was active, and her memory for old
times in Richmond was very good. With
in a couple of years of a century was
a good innings in the one town. Bom
and died on the one allotment.'She was
bom in a cottage where now stands Mr.
Sam Orchard's store, and died on the
other comer in the same street, in what
was the first Presbyterian .Church in Rich
mond. Her husband, Thomas Ashton,
died ,48 years ago, at tlie age of 78. Her
mother and father alsp attained gTeat
ages — 89 and 108. Deceased's family,
besides the two already mentioned; were
Thomas Joseph, and Harriet, who both
died in infancy; Sophia (Mra. J. Ezzy),
Thomas William, of Narrandera, aged 72,
who is just now away droving eheep.
There are 25 grandchildren, 77 great
grandchildren. Old patrons ot Ihe Oxboro
show and races will well remember.
' Granny.' For nineteen years running
she did the catering. She was a great
cook, and a healthy, hardy; hearty liltie
woman, only 4ft. 8in. in height. Near
the last she weighed but 4 or 5 stone.
The remains 'were interred in the C.E.
cemetery, Richmond.
- [S123] Windsor and Richmond Gazette (NSW : 1888 - 1921), Sat 5 Jul 1913 Page 7 OBITUARY.
At 4 a.m. on Sunday, 22nd June, at East-
Market-street, Richmond, a dear old lady,
Mrs. Emily Ashton, passed peacefully away
to that bourne from whence no traveller
returns. The late Mrs. Ashton was 98
years of age, and a native of Richmond.
She was beloved by all who knew her, and
the great age to which she lived proved
that she had in her physical composition
much of the hardy vigor that has made the
Hawkesbury native famous. She was always
a woman of active habits, and lived the
simple life which gives health and long
days of usefulness. She knew New South
Wales when the colony was in its swadling -
clothes, so to speak, and when the present
site of the big city of Sydney was nearly,
all primeval forest. Up to within 18 months
of her death the good old lady enjoyed ex-
cellent health, and about that time became
an invalid. She was tenderly nursed by
her daughter, Mrs. J. Roberts, who has at
tained her 78th year, and Mrs. J. Ross,
of Lennox-street, was ever in attendance.
The late Mrs. Ashton could tell some in-
teresting tales of the stirring early days,
and her death snaps another link of the
chain which binds the present with the
past. When she died she was the oldest
native of the district, and lived the whole
of her long life in Richmond. Born in a
cottage where now stands Mr. Samuel Orch-
ard's store, after many shifts about the town,
she wandered back to the old spot, and
died in a cottage, on the allotment on which
she was born. Some years ago the late
Mrs. Ashton was famous for her excellent
catering. At the big race meetings at the
Hawkesbury, and at the shows, and other
important events, she was a familiar figure
and the fine dinners she provided are still
remembered by those who were always glad
to patronise her in those days. Her husband,
Thomas Ashton, was an Englishman. Their
family consisted of seven children. Two
died in infancy, and others who predeceased
their mother were Sophia (Mrs. J. Ezzy)
and Mr. Joseph Ashton, who was well-known
in the Hawkesbury district up to the time
of his death a little over twelve months
ago. Those who survive her are Mrs. Jas.
Roberts (Leichhardt), Mr. T. W. Ashton (Nar-
randera), and Mr. John Ashton (Clarendon).
There are 25 grandchildren, 77 great grand-
children, and three great great grandchild-
ren— quite a little, colony of direct descen-
dants. The subject of this notice was the
daughter of the late William Madgwick, sen.,
who reached , the great age of 108 years,
and her mother lived to 89 years of age;
while her husband was 90 when he died.
The funeral took place on the afternoon of
June 24, when the remains were interred
in St. Peter's Church of England cemetery,
Richmond. Rev. S. G. Best conducted the '' '
burial service, and Mr. A. Price was the
undertaker .
- [S35] Daily Telegraph, Tue 24 Jun 1913 Page 6 Family Notices.
DEATHS.
ASHTON.— 22nd June, 1913, Emily Ashton, relict of the
late Thomas Ashton, at her late residence, East Mar-
ket-street, Richmond, in her 98th year. Funeral will
leave her late residence 4 o'clock THIS DAY (Tuesday)
fur Church of England Cemetery, Richmond, relatives
and. friends being kindly invited to attend.
- [S123] Windsor and Richmond Gazette (NSW : 1888 - 1921), Sat 5 Jul 1913 Page 7 .
At 4 a.m. on Sunday, 22nd June, at East-
Market-street, Richmond, a dear old lady,
Mrs. Emily Ashton, passed peacefully away
to that bourne from whence no traveller
returns. The late Mrs. Ashton was 98
years of age, and a native of Richmond.
She was beloved by all who knew her, and
the great age to which she lived proved
that she had in her physical composition
much of the hardy vigor that has made the
Hawkesbury native famous. She was always
a woman of active habits, and lived the
simple life which gives health and long
days of usefulness. She knew New South
Wales when the colony was in its swadling -
clothes, so to speak, and when the present
site of the big city of Sydney was nearly,
all primeval forest. Up to within 18 months
of her death the good old lady enjoyed ex-
cellent health, and about that time became
an invalid. She was tenderly nursed by
her daughter, Mrs. J. Roberts, who has at
tained her 78th year, and Mrs. J. Ross,
of Lennox-street, was ever in attendance.
The late Mrs. Ashton could tell some in
teresting tales of the stirring early days,
and her death snaps another link of the
chain which binds the present with the
past. When she died she was the oldest
native of the district, and lived the whole
of her long life in Richmond. Born in a
cottage where now stands Mr. Samuel Orch-
ard's store, after many shifts about the town,
she wandered back to the old spot, and
died in a cottage, on the allotment on which
she was born. Some years ago the late
Mrs. Ashton was famous for her excellent
catering. At the big race meetings at the
Hawkesbury, and at the shows, and other
important events, she was a familiar figure
and the fine dinners she provided are still
remembered by those who were always glad
to patronise her in those days. Her husband,
Thomas Ashton, was an Englishman. Their
family consisted of seven children. Two
died in infancy, and others who predeceased
their mother were Sophia (Mrs. J. Ezzy)
and Mr. Joseph Ashton, who was well-known
in the Hawkesbury district up to the time
of his death a little over twelve months
ago. Those who survive her are Mrs. Jas.
Roberts (Leichhardt), Mr. T. W. Ashton (Nar
randera), and Mr. John Ashton (Clarendon).
There are 25 grandchildren, 77 great grand-
children, and three great great grandchild-
ren— quite a little, colony of direct descen-
dants. The subject of this notice was the
daughter of the late William Madgwick, sen.,
who reached , the great age of 108 years,
and her mother lived to 89 years of age;
while her husband was 90 when he died.
The funeral took place on the afternoon of
June 24, when the remains were interred
in St. Peter's Church of England cemetery,
Richmond. Rev. S. G. Best conducted the '' '
burial service, and Mr. A. Price was the
undertaker .
- [S11] Familysearch, I07587-0, GS Film number: 993981.
Named as Emily Madgick on Marriage record
- [S52] x NSW BDM Indexes, V18342700 74A.
- [S2919] The Sydney Monitor (NSW : 1828 - 1838), Tuesday 11 March 1834.
MARRIED.-At Sydney, on the 7th instant, by the Rev. J. M'Garvie, Mr. THOMAS ASHTON, of
of Richmond, to MISS EMILY MADGICK, of the
same place.
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