Jane Fleay, Free Settler “Drummore” 1831

Western Australian Death registration index record for Jane Fleay, died aged 57, father, mother and place of birth unknown, No. 6248 of 1872.

Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA), Wednesday 8 May 1872, page 2

YORK, May 4.

I have a mournful duty to peform in recording the somewhat unexpected death of one of our oldest and most respected settlers at Beverley— Mrs. James Fleay. The cause of her death was sore throat, a complaint which just now is rather prevalent here.

Perth Gazette and West Australian Times (WA), Friday 10 May 1872, page 2

FLEAY.-At Gilgering, near York, on 1st May, 1872, Jane, the beloved wife of John, aged 57 ; deeply regretted by her large and sorrowing family.

ANNA VAN DIJK SUPPLIED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT JANE COOK:-

Birth 09 Jan 1814 Mildenhall, Wiltshire, England, UK Christened 16 Jan 1814 East Kennet, Wiltshire, England, UK [1] Gender Female Died 01 May 1872 York, Western Australia, Australia http://www.ozburials.com/CemsWA/Beverley/gilgering.htm

Father Jeremiah Cook, b. 12 Apr 1789, Tarrant, Keynston, Dorset, England, UK Mother Mary Jane Sutton, b. 1791, Erlestoke, Wiltshire, England, UK

Headstone transcription: FLEAY, Jane, wife of John, who died 1st May 1872, age 58 years Death_Jane_Cook_1872.jpg Death certificate of Jane Cook newspaper_death_Jane_Cook_1872.jpg The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times (WA : 1864-1874), Friday 10 May 1872, page 2 National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3754010

John and Jane Fleay had ten children:

1. James Fleay, b. 23 Jan 1834, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

2. George Fleay, b. 08 Oct 1836, At the head of the Swan, Swan River Colony, Western Australia, Australia 3. Ellen Fleay, b. 26 Oct 1839

4. Henry Walter Fleay, b. 16 Oct 1841, Gilgering, Western Australia, Australia

5. George Fleay, b. 17 Oct 1843, York, Western Australia, Australia 6. Charles Fleay, b. 22 Jan 1846, Gilgering, Western Australia, Australia

7. John F. Fleay, b. 09 Jan 1848, York, Western Australia, Australia

8. Eleanor Fleay, b. 08 May 1850, York, Western Australia, Australia

9. William Fleay, b. 13 Apr 1852, Gilgering, Western Australia, Australia

10. Mary Anne Fleay, b. 02 Oct 1855