Today's obituary is for my 3rd Great Grand Aunt Amelia Roots (nee Guymer). The daughter of David Guymer and his wife Marianne (nee Bentley) she was christened on the 15th June 1834 at Great Thurlow in Suffolk, England . Together with her parents and siblings Amelia came to Australia in 1853 on board the ship Harriett . In 1856 she married James Flanagan and they had four known children together. After James death in January 1869, Amelia married Thomas Roots in December of the same year. Thomas died in 1877, while Amelia died in 1925. Source: Death of Mrs. Amelia Roots. (1925, August 29). Taralga Echo(NSW : 1924 - 1927), p. 3. Retrieved June 16, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110087133 Transcript: Death of Mrs. Amelia Roots EARLY TARALGA RESIDENT. With the passing of Mrs. Amelia Roots, the Goulburn district loses another of its notable pioneers. She was amongst the early arrivals at Taralga, and her recollections of the town ...
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