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Matilda Henrietta Jane ADAMS (1857 - 1931)
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Joseph David CHENEY (1882 - 1961)
 Matilda Henrietta Jane ADAMS (1857 - 1931)

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Albert Joseph CHENEY (1847 - 1915)
 Henry ADAMS (1796 - 1866) John ADAMS



Sarah LIDIMORE



Elizabeth CLARKE (1822 - 1870) Daniel CLARKE (1786 - 1869)



Hannah STANLEY (1788 - 1854)



Matilda Henrietta Jane ADAMS Albert Joseph CHENEY
Matilda Henrietta Jane ADAMS
Matilda Henrietta Jane ADAMS Albert Joseph CHENEY Matilda Henrietta Jane ADAMS
b. Jan 1857 at Young, New South Wales, Australia
m. 15 Jun 1872 Albert Joseph CHENEY (1847 - 1915) at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
d. 28 Dec 1931 at Humula, New South Wales, Australia aged 74
Near Relatives of Matilda Henrietta Jane ADAMS (1857 - 1931)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather John ADAMS
Grandmother Sarah LIDIMORE
Grandfather Daniel CLARKE 1786 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England 18 Jan 1869 Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia 83
Grandmother Hannah STANLEY 17 Jun 1788 Deptford St Paul, London, Kent, England 26 Dec 1854 Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia 66

Father in Law John CHENEY abt 06 Apr 1806 Cublington, Buckinghamshire, England 08 Aug 1880 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 74
Mother in Law Hannah TOFIELD 06 Aug 1805 Buckinghamshire, England 28 Mar 1866 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 60

Father Henry ADAMS 13 Nov 1796 Frostenden, Suffolk, England 17 Jan 1866 Young, New South Wales, Australia 69
Mother Elizabeth CLARKE 06 Jun 1822 Windsor, New South Wales, Australia 10 Mar 1870 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia 47

Self Matilda Henrietta Jane ADAMS Jan 1857 Young, New South Wales, Australia 28 Dec 1931 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 74

Husband Albert Joseph CHENEY 1847 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 09 Sep 1915 Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia 68

Son Joseph David CHENEY 1882 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 29 May 1961 Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia 79

Brother George ADAMS 31 Dec 1839 11 Oct 1897 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 57
Brother William John ADAMS 09 Jan 1842 1920 Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia 78
Brother Henry Daniel ADAMS 19 Apr 1844 14 Aug 1920 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 76
Sister Louisa Maria ADAMS 01 Jun 1846 20 Jun 1907 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 61
Brother Joseph James ADAMS 06 Nov 1848 1937 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia 89
Brother Robert Smart ADAMS 28 Oct 1851 04 May 1932 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 80
Brother David Jonathon ADAMS 07 May 1854 Holbrook, New South Wales, Australia 25 Sep 1911 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 57
Brother Thomas Andrew ADAMS 1859 1921 New Angeldool, New South Wales, Australia 62
Sister Rosanna Charlotte Esther Elizabeth ADAMS 05 Jun 1862 1941 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 79
Brother Albert Alfred ADAMS 1865 1868 Forbes, New South Wales, Australia 3

Daughter in Law Elizabeth O'KEEFE 1877 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 20 Aug 1962 Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia 85

Aunt Mary Ann CLARK 07 Jan 1815 Windsor, New South Wales, Australia 05 May 1904 Taralga, New South Wales, Australia 89
Uncle Benjamin MATTHEWS 1790 Coventry, England 30 Aug 1852 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 62
Uncle Donald MCDONALD 1815 Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland 11 May 1882 Taralga, New South Wales, Australia 67
Uncle Robert CLARKE 1817 Windsor, New South Wales, Australia 31 Jul 1861 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 44
Aunt Ellen OATS
Aunt Elizabeth BLACKBURN
Uncle John James CLARKE 21 May 1820 Windsor, New South Wales, Australia 18 May 1894 Mundarlo, New South Wales, Australia 73
Aunt Martha WHITICKER 14 Nov 1839 Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia 22 Jun 1912 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 72
Uncle William CLARKE 02 May 1824 Windsor, New South Wales, Australia 19 Sep 1873 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 49
Aunt Anne CRIBB 1824 Richmond, New South Wales, Australia 20 Jul 1855 Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia 31
Uncle Thomas CLARKE 08 Feb 1829 Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia 21 Mar 1901 Bobundarah, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 72
Aunt Mary Ann ROLFE 02 Jan 1833 Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia 15 Dec 1920 Bobundarah, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 87
Uncle Henry CLARKE 03 Apr 1831 Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia 25 Jun 1887 Armidale, New South Wales, Australia 56
Aunt Mary MURPHY 1834 Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny, Ireland Armidale, New South Wales, Australia

Cousin Thomas MATTHEWS 1837 Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia 30 Aug 1919 Breadalbane, New South Wales, Australia 82
Cousin Alfred CLARKE 29 Sep 1858 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 09 Oct 1932 Tumblong, New South Wales, Australia 74
Cousin Eleanor Ellen CLARKE 22 Jun 1860 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 26 May 1948 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 87
Cousin Clara Elizabeth CLARKE 09 Oct 1862 Mundarlo, New South Wales, Australia 01 Dec 1869 Mundarlo, New South Wales, Australia 7
Cousin Robert John CLARKE 24 Aug 1864 Mundarlo, New South Wales, Australia 22 Dec 1949 Tumblong, New South Wales, Australia 85
Cousin Sarah Anne CLARKE 14 Aug 1866 Mundarlo, New South Wales, Australia 27 Feb 1963 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 96
Cousin Richard Summerville CLARKE 04 Mar 1868 Mundarlo, New South Wales, Australia 11 Jul 1952 Mt Adrah, New South Wales, Australia 84
Cousin William George CLARKE 25 Dec 1869 Mundarlo, New South Wales, Australia 12 May 1956 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 86
Cousin Priscilla Jane CLARKE 11 Aug 1872 Mundarlo, New South Wales, Australia 11 Jun 1917 Mundarlo, New South Wales, Australia 44
Cousin Hannah Edith CLARKE 08 Dec 1874 Mundarlo, New South Wales, Australia 06 Mar 1875 Mundarlo, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Albert Edward CLARKE 19 Feb 1876 Mundarlo, New South Wales, Australia 23 Aug 1969 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 93
Cousin Percy Augustus CLARKE 30 Aug 1878 Mundarlo, New South Wales, Australia Hammondville, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Edith Martha CLARKE 07 Mar 1880 Mundarlo, New South Wales, Australia 21 Feb 1972 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 91
Cousin Ada Louise May CLARKE 09 Mar 1882 Mundarlo, New South Wales, Australia 02 Jun 1882 Mundarlo, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Elizabeth Anne CLARKE 09 Sep 1855 Ironmungy, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 19 Mar 1876 Bobundarah, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 20
Cousin William CLARKE 01 Jan 1858 Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 20 Apr 1881 Ironmungy, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 23

Niece Emily Rose ADAMS 14 Aug 1939 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Eva Alice ADAMS 26 Sep 1879 Hay, New South Wales, Australia 18 Feb 1881 1
Niece Louisa Elizabeth (Lola) ADAMS 20 May 1881 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 11 Nov 1960 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 79
Niece Leah May ADAMS 06 Jul 1883 Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia 29 Dec 1883 0
Nephew David Joshua ADAMS 06 Nov 1884 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 18 Jul 1947 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 62
Nephew Henri Demas William ADAMS 02 Dec 1886 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 31 Dec 1952 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 66
Nephew Herbert ADAMS 30 Mar 1889 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 1889 0
Niece Evelyn May (Lyn) ADAMS 30 May 1890 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 03 Sep 1971 Leeton, New South Wales, Australia 81
Niece Amy Ethel ADAMS 30 Mar 1893 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 1894 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 1
Niece Olive Bernice ADAMS 13 Jul 1897 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 21 Oct 1972 75
Nephew Lyal Kenneth Westgarth ADAMS 28 Jun 1901 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 05 Sep 1968 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 67
Niece Maria Maude CHENEY 31 Aug 1868 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 16 Dec 1962 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 94
Niece Esther Ellen CHENEY 1870 1941 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia 71
Niece Martha CHENEY 1864 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1948 Sandringham, Victoria, Australia 84
Nephew James CHENEY 16 Jun 1866 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 19 Mar 1944 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 77
Nephew George CHENEY 1868 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1945 Marrickville, Sydney, Australia 77
Nephew William Denis CHENEY 1870 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1870 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 0
Nephew Daniel Denis Donald CHENEY 1871 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1946 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 75
Niece Ellen CHENEY 1875 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1875 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 0
Nephew Charles CHENEY 1876 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1876 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 0
Niece Emily Rose A CHENEY 1877 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1965 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 88
Nephew Edward CHENEY 1878 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1908 New South Wales, Australia 30
Nephew John William CHENEY 1880 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1908 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 28
Nephew Robert Henry CHENEY 1881 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1946 Paddington, New South Wales, Australia 65
Niece Selina Levina CHENEY 1883 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 01 May 1966 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 83
Nephew Alfred Thomas CHENEY 1885 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1963 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 78
Niece Eileen M CHENEY 1888 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1975 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 87
Niece Sarah M H CHENEY 1889 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1890 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1

Brother in Law John CHENEY abt 1835 Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire, England 11 Oct 1919 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 84
Brother in Law Robert CHENEY 02 Dec 1842 Buckinghamshire, England 12 Sep 1909 Humula, New South Wales, Australia 66
Sister in Law Martha CHENEY 1845 Kyeamba, New South Wales, Australia 19 May 1920 Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia 75
Sister in Law Mary Ann CLARKE
Sister in Law Eliza Agnes BRADLEY
Brother in Law Themio LAUDESS
Brother in Law David MCGINNITY
Sister in Law Lavia Rachel WARNER
Sister in Law Elizabeth MCKENZIE
Sister in Law Louisa Maria KING 17 Oct 1859 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 1938 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia 79
Sister in Law Annie Marie DUGGAN
Brother in Law John EASTCOTT
Brother in Law William O'HAGEN
Events in Matilda Henrietta Jane ADAMS (1857 - 1931)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
Jan 1857 Matilda Henrietta Jane ADAMS was born Young, New South Wales, Australia 71
17 Jan 1866 9 Death of father Henry ADAMS (aged 69) Young, New South Wales, Australia 71
10 Mar 1870 13 Death of mother Elizabeth CLARKE (aged 47) Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia 71
15 Jun 1872 15 Married Albert Joseph CHENEY (aged 25) Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 71
1882 25 Birth of son Joseph David CHENEY Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 76
09 Sep 1915 58 Death of husband Albert Joseph CHENEY (aged 68) Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
28 Dec 1931 74 Matilda Henrietta Jane ADAMS died Humula, New South Wales, Australia 71
Personal Notes:
Married Joseph Cheney at Humula.

Mother of Joseph Daniel Cheney, Albert Clarence Crongie Cheney, Charles Cheney, Daniel Cheney, Henry Alexander Cheney, William Cheney, Mrs. W. Langlaug, Minnie Verhena (Cheney) Keen, Mrs. R. O'Keeffe, Mrs. F. Stanton, David Robert Cheney, Mrs. W. Wallace, and Miss Matilda Cheney.


OBITUARY
MRS. J. CHENEY
The death occurred in the Wagga District Hospital yesterday morning of a well known and very highly respected resident of the Humula district for over 60 years, in the person of Mrs. Matilda Jane Cheney, who died after a few weeks illness at the age of 76 years and 11 months. She was the widow of the late Mr. Joseph Cheney of Shockaroo Junction, near Humula, who predeceased her by 16 years. She was born at Young, and was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adams, who for many years kept the Little Billabong Hotel. She was married at Humula, and leaves a family of six sons and four daughters, Joseph Daniel (Tywong), Albert (Opossum Plain, Humula), Charle (Oberne Creek), Daniel and Henry (Humula), and William (Umbango); Mrs. W. Langlaug (Holbrook), Mrs. W. Keane (West Wyalong), Mrs. R. O'Keeffe (Kiama), aud Mrs. F. Stanton (Humula). One son and two daughters predeceased her — David Robert (Humula), Mrs. W. Wallace (Batlow), and Miss Matilda Cheney (Shockaroo Junction). The deceased also leaves 64 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren, also one sister and three brothers: Mrs. W. O'Haeen (Turvey Park, Wagga), Mr. Thomas Adams (Wyalong) , and Messrs. David and James Adams (Sydney). Mrs. Cheney was of a very kind and charitable disposition. The funeral is to leave the Wagga District Hospital this morning at 11 o'clock for interment in the family ground in the Church of England portion of the Humula cemetery at 2 o'clock this afternoon.

Daily Advertiser
Wagga Wagga, NSW
Tuesday 29 December 1931, p.2
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