Jessie Darby1

#11722, (1 March 1866-21 July 1907)
FatherThomas Darby1 (c May 1816-4 Jun 1907)
MotherJessie Nicholson1 (23 Sep 1826-13 Nov 1917)
ChartsAylott Family - descendants
Brett Family - descendants
Darby Family - descendants
Descendents of Richard Darby
Last Edited29 Dec 2021
     (For a brief history and context on the Darby family see this page)

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Jessie Darby was born on 1 March 1866 at Morphett Vale, South Australia.1,2,3 She was the daughter of Thomas Darby and Jessie Nicholson.1

When the Darby family moved to Minlacowie, South Australia, by travelled by bullock dray and on arrival cultivated the land, which was scrub, with a single furrow plow and one horse.4

She may have attended the wedding of her sister in the marriage of John Nancarrow and Alice Darby at her parent's house on Thursday, 3 October 1878 at Minlacowie. John and Alice went on to have some 10 children together.5

She may have attended the wedding of her brother in the marriage of John Darby and Edith Watson at the residence of George Wright on Saturday, 12 October 1878 at the Adelaide suburb of Woodville. Edith and John went on to have nine known children together.6

She married William James Long, son of William Long, in a baptist ceremony conducted by John Nancarrow at the Baptist Church on Wednesday, 24 September 1890 at Minlacowie, South Australia. She was 24 and her husband William was 28.. Others who may have attended the wedding include Jessie Nicholson as mother of the bride andThomas Darby as father of the bride. Brothers and sisters who may have attended include Edward Baker Darby, Louisa Margaret Darby, John Darby, Alice Darby, James Alexander Darby and Emily Mary Darby. William and Jessie went on to have two known children together.7,8

She may have attended the wedding of her sister in the marriage of George James Denness and Louisa Margaret Darby at her parent's house on Thursday, 16 April 1891 at Minlacowie. George and Louisa went on to have three children together.9

Jessie died on 21 July 1907 at age 41.1

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
Family
1866BirthMorphett Vale, South Australia1,2,3
1
1890Married Name1
1890Marriagethe Baptist Church, in Minlacowie, South Australia7,8
1907Death1

Family

William James Long (11 May 1862-25 Nov 1911)
Children

Citations

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  2. [S338] Ancestry.com.au Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com.au/) http://trees.ancestry.com.au/tree/27173974/family/…
  3. [S5] South Australia, Birth Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Vol.42 p.305.
  4. [S322] The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1950 'OBITUARY.', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), 3 October, p. 15, viewed 15 October, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article45684039
  5. [S7] South Australia, Marriage Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Vol.117 p.37.
  6. [S7] South Australia, Marriage Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Vol.117 p.229.
  7. [S7] South Australia, Marriage Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Vol.164 p.1069.
  8. [S244] The South Australian Register, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1890 'Family Notices.', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), 22 October, p. 4, viewed 17 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26763945
  9. [S7] South Australia, Marriage Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Vol.167 p.115.