Emma (Hayden) French (1835 - 1868)

Born 11 Jan 1835 in Appin, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of William Mingus French — married 1853 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 16 Apr 1868 at age 33 in Tumut, New South Wales, Australia

Problems/Questions Profile manager: P M [send private message]

Biography

Emma Hayden was born in Appin, NSW in 1835 to William Hayden and Mary.^[1] Her siblings were:

• Hannah, born 1837
• John, born 1840
• Mary Ann, born 1842
• Henry, born 1843
• Robert, born 1846

Emma married William Mingus French in Albury, NSW in 1853.^[2] Their children included:

• Isabella, born 1854
• Emma, born 1855
• William, born 1857
• Robert, born 1859
• Rebecca, born 1860
• Mary Ann, born 1863
• Henry, born 1865
• Daniel, born 1867

In 1868 Emma was called on in the night to assist a sick neighbour. Instead of riding the horse brought for her use she decided to walk. She was carrying her youngest child in her arms when she tripped and fell down a steep bank into a heap of dead wood. The child was not hurt, but Emma was seriously injured. She passed away in Tumut, NSW in 1868.^{[3] [4][5]}

Sources

1. ↑ Birth NSW BDM HAYDON EMMA 998/1835 V1835998 20 WILLIAM MARY
2. ↑ Marriage NSW BDM 472/1853 V1853472 123 FRENCH WILLIAM HAYDEN EMMA QM (PRESBYTERIAN ALBURY)
3. ↑ Death NSW BDM 6735/1868 FRENCH EMMA WILLIAM MARY A TUMUT.
4. ↑ The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser (NSW : 1868 - 1931), Sat 4 Apr 1868, Page 3, TUMUT. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123552992?searchTerm=%22mrs%20william%20french%22
5. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123549690?searchTerm=%22mrs%20william%20french%22