For Week 11 of Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, the topic is Large Family.
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My 3rd great grandparents, William Absalom and Mary Ann Rose, have the largest family of all my relatives that I have found so far. They had a total of 16 children. I cannot imagine having that many mouths to feed!
William was born in England in about 1830, a son of Charles Absalom and Eliza Knight. He immigrated to Australia in 1849.
Mary Ann, a daughter of John Fuller Rose and Ann Newman, was born in about 1834 in England and immigrated to Australia with her parents and siblings in 1838.
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William married Mary Ann in 1855 in Victoria, Australia. Their children are listed below with their spouses.
- Eliza born in 1856 and died in 1935. She married William Edwards.
- Charles born in 1857 and died in 1938. He married Catherine McKenna.
- Annie born in 1858 and died in 1890. I believe she was unmarried.
- Charlotte born in 1860 and died in 1870.
- William was born in 1861 and died in 1916. He married Flora McDonald.
- Sarah born in 1864 and died in 1936. She married Alfred Jolliffe.
- Frances born in 1865 and died in 1938. She married William Smith.
- James born in 1866 and died in 1932. He married Mary Anne Knight.
- Mary Ann born in 1867 and died in 1938. She married Donald Robinson.
- John born in 1869 and died in 1945. He married Mary Ann Green.
- George born in 1871 and died in 1938. I believe he was unmarried.
- Avy born in 1872 and died in 1920. She married William Greaney.
- Henry born in 1873 and died in 1946. He married Nellie Keogh.
- Edward born in 1875 and died in 1926. He married Emily Hill.
- Letitia born in 1877 and died in 1923. She married John Ritchie.
- Robert born in 1878 and died in 1880.
William died in 1882, aged 52 and Mary Ann in 1898, aged 64. When he died, she was left with 8 kids aged 16 and under.
These dates are just rough estimates as I haven’t researched into their lives much, and they will probably end up being part of future blog posts. My line is through James.
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