[Index]
Amelia DAY (1856 - 1903)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Mary Jane FRENCH (1875 - 1955)
Edith Edna Amelie FRENCH (1877 - 1930)
Stephen FRENCH (1880 - 1959)
Daniel Henry FRENCH (1883 - 1903)
Linda May FRENCH (1886 - 1947)
William James FRENCH (1888 - 1960)
Isabella Ann FRENCH (1891 - 1973)
Arthur J FRENCH (1895 - )
Frederick Neil FRENCH (1898 - 1974)
 Amelia DAY (1856 - 1903)

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Stephen FRENCH (1849 - 1935)
 James DAY (1815 - 1909)











Mary Jane HARMER (1833 - 1874)











Amelia DAY Stephen FRENCH
Amelia DAY Amelia DAY Amelia DAY
Stephen FRENCH Amelia DAY
Pic S1. Inscription
In Loving memory Of
My Dear Wife
Amelia French
Who Died On 3rd June 1903
Aged 47 Years
Also Daniel Henry French
Who Died On 8th October 1903
Aged 20 Years
Dearest Loved Ones, We Have Laid Thee,
In The Peaceful Graves Embrace;
But Thy Memories Will Be Cherished,
Till We See Thy Heavenly Face.
And Stephen French
Husband Of Amelia French
Died 3rd May 1935 Aged 86 Years

Pic 3. Inscription
In Loving memory Of
My Dear Wife
Amelia French
Who Died On 3rd June 1903
Aged 47 Years
Also Daniel Henry French
Who Died On 8th October 1903
Aged 20 Years
Dearest Loved Ones, We Have Laid Thee,
In The Peaceful Graves Embrace;
But Thy Memories Will Be Cherished,
Till We See Thy Heavenly Face.
And Stephen French
Husband Of Amelia French
Died 3rd May 1935 Aged 86 Years

b. 01 Jun 1856 at Lacmalac, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
m. 13 May 1874 Stephen FRENCH (1849 - 1935) at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
d. 03 Jun 1903 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia aged 47
Cause of Death:
pneumonia, influenza
Near Relatives of Amelia DAY (1856 - 1903)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Daniel McAlpine FRENCH 23 Jun 1812 Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland 16 Mar 1872 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 59
Mother in Law Isabella WHITTON 30 Oct 1812 Scotland 01 Jul 1853 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 40

Father James DAY 1815 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 30 Jun 1909 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 94
Mother Mary Jane HARMER 04 Oct 1833 Airds, New South Wales, Australia 06 Dec 1874 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 41

Self Amelia DAY 01 Jun 1856 Lacmalac, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 03 Jun 1903 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 47

Husband Stephen FRENCH 24 Mar 1849 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 03 May 1935 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 86

Daughter Mary Jane FRENCH 07 Nov 1875 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 09 Jun 1955 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 79
Daughter Edith Edna Amelie FRENCH 12 Jul 1877 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 15 May 1930 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 52
Son Stephen FRENCH 28 Apr 1880 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 07 Oct 1959 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 79
Son Daniel Henry FRENCH 21 Aug 1883 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 08 Oct 1903 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 20
Daughter Linda May FRENCH 25 Jul 1886 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 28 Oct 1947 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 61
Son William James FRENCH 1888 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1960 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 72
Daughter Isabella Ann FRENCH 08 Apr 1891 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 09 Jun 1973 Bingara, New South Wales, Australia 82
Son Arthur J FRENCH 1895 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Son Frederick Neil FRENCH 1898 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1974 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 76

Brother James DAY 1853 New South Wales, Australia 1936 Albury, New South Wales, Australia 83
Sister Mary DAY 23 Jan 1855 Lacmalac, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 20 Aug 1901 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 46
Sister Jane Elizabeth DAY 22 Oct 1858 Lacmalac, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 03 Jul 1898 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 39
Brother Benjamin DAY 1860 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 24 Dec 1939 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 79
Sister Sarah DAY 1862 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Sister Phoebe DAY 1866 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Brother William DAY Aug 1867 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia Mar 1877 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 9
Sister Annie DAY 1869 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Brother George DAY abt 1873 Lacmalac, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia abt 1960 New South Wales, Australia 87

Son in Law Daniel FRENCH 12 Jun 1873 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 09 Apr 1939 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 65
Son in Law James Alfred Victor ATKINSON 1881 1933 52
Daughter in Law Frances CLOUT 05 Apr 1872 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1964 92
Son in Law George MCKENZIE 1883 1949 66
Son in Law Roland DAY 1890 1953 63

Granddaughter Margaret M FRENCH 1899 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Edith A FRENCH 1900 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1966 Bulli, New South Wales, Australia 66
Grandson Albert Henry FRENCH 1901 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 30 Aug 1968 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 67
Granddaughter Johanna FRENCH 1906 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Bertha M FRENCH 1908 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Francis Daniel FRENCH 1912 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 08 Dec 1938 New South Wales, Australia 26
Grandson Noel Alfred ATKINSON 1928 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 29 May 1928 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 0
Granddaughter Amelia Jean FRENCH 1907 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1994 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 87
Grandson John Daniel FRENCH 1908
Granddaughter Lorna MCKENZIE
Grandson Wallace MCKENZIE
Granddaughter Alice Amelia MCKENZIE 16 Apr 1913 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1983 70
Granddaughter Ethel Frances MCKENZIE 19 May 1915 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1971 56

Nephew Albert James DAY 1879 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1929 Bowral, New South Wales, Australia 50
Niece Amelia Jane DAY 1881 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1896 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 15
Nephew Arthur DAY 1883 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Ellen Nellie DAY 1884 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1885 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1
Nephew Leo George DAY 1887 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1935 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 48
Niece Clara HOAD 1879 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 02 Nov 1944 Gosford, New South Wales, Australia 65
Niece Mary Ann "Manie" HOAD abt 1880 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 10 Apr 1911 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 31
Niece Dorothy "Dorry" HOAD abt 1894 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 20 Jan 1915 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 21
Nephew Walter James DAY 1887 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1968 81
Nephew Rowley DAY 1889 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1953 64
Nephew Robert DAY abt May 1889 Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Margaret J DAY 1891 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1896 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 5
Nephew Jack DAY 1895 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1974 79
Nephew William DAY 1897 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1987 90
Niece Annie Hannah DAY 1900 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 28 Jul 1989 89
Niece Sylvia DAY 24 Mar 1903 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1983 80
Niece Isabella FRENCH 09 Apr 1854 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 13 Oct 1887 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 33
Niece Emma FRENCH 15 Jun 1855 Brungle, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 14 May 1925 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 69
Nephew Robert Daniel FRENCH 03 Feb 1859 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 07 Nov 1949 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 90
Niece Rebecca Jane FRENCH abt 1861 13 Jan 1946 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 85
Niece Mary Anne FRENCH 07 Dec 1863 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 06 Jun 1948 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 84
Nephew Henry Albert FRENCH 12 Jul 1865 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 03 Apr 1935 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 69
Nephew Daniel McAlpine FRENCH 16 Sep 1867 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 03 Feb 1873 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 5
Niece Annie FRENCH 08 Dec 1864 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1944 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 80
Nephew Henry FRENCH 1866 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1943 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 77
Niece Margaret Mary FRENCH 05 Dec 1868 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 24 Oct 1942 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 73
Nephew Thomas FRENCH 23 Mar 1871 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 16 Jun 1939 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 68
Nephew Daniel FRENCH 12 Jun 1873 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 09 Apr 1939 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 65
Nephew Maurice FRENCH 12 May 1875 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 10 Nov 1959 Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia 84
Niece Catherine Mary FRENCH 07 Aug 1877 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 12 Jan 1959 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 81
Nephew Matthew FRENCH 04 Aug 1879 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 27 Oct 1971 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 92
Niece Johanna FRENCH 23 Mar 1882 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 05 Aug 1890 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 8
Niece Mary FRENCH 1884 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1955 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 71
Niece Margaret Jane BLACK 05 Jun 1871 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 15 Mar 1966 Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia 94
Nephew John Thomas BLACK 05 Aug 1873 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 18 Jul 1947 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 73
Nephew William James Henry BLACK 26 Dec 1875 Illabo, New South Wales, Australia 06 Jan 1899 Junee, New South Wales, Australia 23
Niece Elizabeth Marian BLACK 14 Aug 1878 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 23 Apr 1958 Gisborne, New Zealand 79
Niece Isabel Mary BLACK 28 Oct 1880 Illabo, New South Wales, Australia 17 Oct 1955 Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia 74
Niece Esther Blanche Winifred BLACK 04 Oct 1883 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 27 Jan 1972 Gisborne, New Zealand 88
Niece Janet Johnson BLACK Dec 1888 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 18 May 1976 Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia 87
Niece Grace Alice Bethel BLACK 27 May 1890 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 20 Jul 1979 Blakehurst, New South Wales, Australia 89
Nephew Leslie Albert Victor BLACK 27 Nov 1893 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 01 Mar 1925 Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia 31

Brother in Law William Mingus FRENCH 17 Feb 1833 Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland 11 Jul 1910 Brungle, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 77
Brother in Law Daniel FRENCH 13 Aug 1838 Lanarkshire, Scotland 18 Feb 1926 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia 87
Brother in Law Henry FRENCH 14 Feb 1843 Brungle, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 30 Aug 1915 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 72
Brother in Law Thomas FRENCH 12 Jul 1845 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law Margaret FRENCH 06 Jan 1847 Brungle, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 29 Oct 1919 Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia 72
Sister in Law Marion FRENCH 15 May 1852 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 29 Dec 1938 Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia 86
Sister in Law Sarah Emaline FRENCH 1855 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1932 77
Sister in Law Mary LONERGAN abt 1847 Co Tipperary, Ireland 15 Aug 1918 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 71
Brother in Law Henry William HOAD abt 1851 12 Aug 1929 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 78
Sister in Law Lucy Margaret KELL 1861 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 13 Aug 1947 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 86
Sister in Law Gertrude Isabel HOAD 1885 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 15 Jun 1956 Kurraba Point, New South Wales, Australia 71
Events in Amelia DAY (1856 - 1903)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
01 Jun 1856 Amelia DAY was born Lacmalac, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia V185661 159/1856 69
13 May 1874 17 Married Stephen FRENCH (aged 25) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
06 Dec 1874 18 Death of mother Mary Jane HARMER (aged 41) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
07 Nov 1875 19 Birth of daughter Mary Jane FRENCH Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 12380/1875 69
12 Jul 1877 21 Birth of daughter Edith Edna Amelie FRENCH Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 21537/1877 69
28 Apr 1880 23 Birth of son Stephen FRENCH Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
21 Aug 1883 27 Birth of son Daniel Henry FRENCH Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 31103/1883 69
25 Jul 1886 30 Birth of daughter Linda May FRENCH Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 34771/1886 69
1888 32 Birth of son William James FRENCH Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 36660/1888 69
08 Apr 1891 34 Birth of daughter Isabella Ann FRENCH Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 34846/1891 69
1895 39 Birth of son Arthur J FRENCH Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 8185/1895 69
1898 42 Birth of son Frederick Neil FRENCH Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 26168/1898 69
03 Jun 1903 47 Amelia DAY died Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
Personal Notes:
AMELIA FRENCH nee Day

by Lyn Shiels

Amelia was born on 1 June 1856 at Lacmalac, daughter of James Day and Mary Jane Day nee Hayden and was baptised into the Church of England.

In 1874, aged 18, she married Stephen French, son of Daniel and lsabella French. She gave birth to a family of four daughters and five sons who spent their childhood on the family farm at Killimicat. Home and family were Amelia's interests. Most of Amelia's children spent their lives in the Tumut area and there are many of her Cescendants living there today. Amelia and Stephen were members of the Tumut Presbyterian Church.

Amelia died prematurely in June 1903 from pneumonia and influenza leaving a family aged from twenty seven to five years of age. She was 47 years old. She is buried in the Tumut Pioneer Cemetery
Source References:
69. Type: Book, Abbr: Relict of, Title: Relict of … Lives of Pioneering Women of Tumut and District, Auth: Tumut Family History Group, Publ: Tumut Family History Group, Date: 2001
- Reference = 43 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 43 (Marriage)
- Reference = 43 (Birth)
- Reference = 43 (Death)
76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/
- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198686425/amelia-french (Name, Notes)
77. Type: Book, Abbr: Tumut Pioneer Cemetery, Title: Tumut Pioneer Cemetery, Auth: Gay Stuckey and Pam Archer, Publ: Tumut Family History Group, Date: 1989
- Reference = page 45 # 275. (Name, Notes)
- Notes: FRENCH Amelia, died 3 June 1903 aged 47 years; also
FRENCH Daniel Henry, died 8 Oct 1903 aged 20 years; also
FRENCH Stephen, husband of Amelia, died 3 May 1935 aged 86 years.
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