Sarah GREEN / LONG
Born 1837 in Guildford, Western Australia [37]
Daughter of Joseph GREEN and Harriet PARSONS [37]
Both of her parents arrived in the Swan River Colony of Western Australia during its first twelve months [37]
Her father had arrived on the ship Minstrel on 20 January 1830 and her mother on the Rockingham on 14 May 1830 [37]
Married William LONG on 9 August 1855 in Northam, Western Australia [37]
Along with her husband and children settled in the bush near the freshwater Coorow Spring in 1862 [P17]
Resided on Coorow Station in Coorow 1862-1899 [P17]
Her husband is said to have died in Perth in 1899 [P17]
When her sons left Coorow and worked in Watheroo she accompanied them and lived in a tent [P17]
Later resided at a nursing home in Geraldton, where she died [P17]
Died 23 December 1908; buried at Geraldton Cemetery in Geraldton, Western Australia (now Apex Pioneer Memorial Park) [29]
From The Geraldton Guardian newspaper, Thursday 24 December 1908:
Death
"Mrs Long, aged 71, died at Mrs Pengelley's residence this morning. The funeral took place this afternoon."
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Sarah Green / Long' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 15 August 2025 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/sarah-green [reference list] |
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