Sarah Ann Downes (1816–1882)
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- marries Nelson Simmons Lawson, Sydney Morning Herald, 16 May 1846, p 3
- marries Jeremiah Frederick Downes, Sydney Morning Herald, 28 February 1854, p 5
- death notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 30 June 1882, p 8
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Lawson, Nelson Simmons (husband)
- Downes, Jeremiah Frederick (husband)
- Lawson, Honoria Sophia (stepdaughter)
- Lawson, Nelson Simmons (stepson)
- Lawson, Charles William (stepson)
- Lawson, Frederic (stepson)
- Kirk, Jane (mother)
- Kirk, Rupert (father)
- Lawson, Sarah (mother-in-law)
- Lawson, William (father-in-law)
- Bennett, Ann Isabelle (sister)
- Ryder, Jane (sister)
- Kirk, Susanna Mary Ann (sister)
- Rutledge, Eliza (sister)
- Foster, Agnes (sister)
- McDougall, Matilda (sister)
- Flower, Amelia (sister)
- Kirk, Rupert (brother)
- Kirk, William Musgrave (brother)
- Kirk, Arthur (brother)
- Lawson, Caroline (sister-in-law)
- Hallen, Sophia (sister-in-law)
- Langley, Sarah Maria (sister-in-law)
- Kirk, Dora (sister-in-law)
- Ryder, Thomas Urmson (brother-in-law)
- Lawson, William (brother-in-law)
- Rutledge, William (brother-in-law)
- Langley, George (brother-in-law)
- Foster, Henry (brother-in-law)
- Flower, Horace (brother-in-law)
- Kirk, Jane M. (niece)
- Ryder, Jane Marianne (niece)
- Ryder, Rupert (nephew)
- Ryder, George Lyon (nephew)
- Ryder, Alfred (nephew)
- Kirk, Arthur (nephew)
- Street, Susanna Caroline (niece by marriage)
- Street, Sarah Rebecca (niece by marriage)
- Kirk, Amy Bowden (niece by marriage)
- Hallen, Samuel (nephew by marriage)
Citation details
'Downes, Sarah Ann (1816–1882)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/downes-sarah-ann-23423/text, accessed 13 June 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Kirk, Sarah Ann
- Lawson, Sarah Ann
Birth
16 January,
1816
London,
Middlesex,
England
Death
19 June,
1882
(aged 66)
Brownlow Hill,
New South Wales,
Australia
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