Memories ... July 27

Anniversary of a Birthday:   

(For my 'Family Anniversaries' page)

Today is the anniversary of the birth of my paternal Great Grandmother, Ellen Cusack.

I have previously written a post about Ellen, with the details I've managed to uncover through research.   To be honest, the details are quite sparse, which is typical for women of that period.  They lived rather anonymous lives, and unless there are family stories passed down through the generations about them, the only information to be uncovered comes from records such as birth, marriage and death certificates.  This is the case for my great grandmother.  Sadly, I have not yet been able to track down a photo of her either.

For those who are interested in reading the rather sparse story of Ellen, please click on this link: The Story of Ellen Cusack  

That post is based around these facts:

• Ellen Cusack was born on the 27th of July in 1862.

• She was sixth of eleven children born to Patrick Cusack (an Irish-born convict) and Eliza Exton (an English born immigrant).

• Ellen was born at Rose Hill, north east of Lismore, in New South Wales.

• Ellen's childhood was spent living in cedar cutter's camps in this area.

• When Ellen was 13 years old, her father Patrick died at the age of 47, and her youngest sister Mary died at the age of 2.

•  When Ellen was 21 years old, she married Richard Joseph Brown.

 

• They married in December of 1883 at the residence of the Reverend Hugh Livingstone is Lismore, according to the rites of the Presbyterian Church.

• Ellen and Richard went on to have four daughters.

• Ellen passed away one month before her 80th birthday.