Individual Details
Sarah Anne WHELAN 🧬
(30 Jul 1866 - 3 Sep 1943)
Zena calls her Auntie Jane, Sandgate.
Events
| Birth | 30 Jul 1866 | Rawbelle, Queensland, Australian Colonies |  | ||
| Marriage | 8 Jun 1885 | Jericho, Queensland, Australian Colonies - Charles William SETTER | | ||
| Residence | 1903 | Electoral Rolls 1903 - 1941 - Longreach, Queensland, Australia | |||
| Death | 3 Sep 1943 | Pneumonia, Influenza - Base Hospital, Longreach, Queensland, Australia | | ||
| Burial | 4 Sep 1943 | Longreach Cemetery, Longreach, Queensland, Australia | | ||
| Alt name | Jane | ||||
| Alt name | Sarah Jane WHELAN | ||||
| Alt name | Annie SETTER | ||||
| Alt name | Sarah Anne WHELEN | |
Families
| Spouse | Charles William SETTER (1857 - 1942) |
| Child | Eliza Jane SETTER (1886 - 1888) |
| Child | William Henry SETTER (1887 - 1957) |
| Child | Phillip SETTER (1890 - 1890) |
| Child | Esther Annie SETTER (1891 - 1915) |
| Child | Catherine Mary SETTER 🧬 (1894 - 1961) |
| Child | Eileen Ruby SETTER (1897 - 1898) |
| Child | Agnes Ellen "Ag" SETTER 🧬 (1899 - 1992) |
| Child | Arthur Roy John "Art" SETTER (1902 - 1981) |
| Child | Ethel May Elizabeth "Bonnie" SETTER 🧬 (1906 - 1997) |
| Child | Lilly Doreen "Dot" SETTER (1909 - 1994) |
| Child | Lila Maud SETTER (1913 - 1914) |
| Father | James "Red" WHELAN ⛵🧬 (1823 - 1895) |
| Mother | Anne CHERRY ⛵🧬 (1835 - 1898) |
| Sibling | Thomas WHALEN (1858 - 1886) |
| Sibling | James WHALAN (1859 - 1866) |
| Sibling | Philip George WHELAN 🧬 (1864 - 1919) |
| Sibling | Eliza Jane WHELAN ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
Sarah's Obituary says: Born Roma, QueenslandMarriage
Sarah Anne Whelan & Charles William SetterSarah Anne Whelan (1866-1943) was born at Rawbelle, North Burnett Region, not far from Monto in 1866. Her parents Anne and James Whelan were working their way from Brisbane to the Longreach District. Four children were born on the route. The youngest being Philip Whelan (1863-1919) who was born at Dakehead Station, near the Burnett River. Philip was accidentally killed at Withywine Station near Longreach when he was trampled by a bullock team.
Sarah met and married Charles William Setter (1857-1942) at Jericho in 1885 when both their families were working in the area.
Charles William Setter was born at Geelong in 1857 to Elizabeth and George Setter. Elizabeth and George worked their way from Geelong to the Longreach district whilst raising twelve children. Six of their children with their spouses eventually settled in Longreach, two died as infants and four settled in New South Wales.
Sarah Anne and Charles William had twelve children. They are both buried in the Longreach Cemetery.
Death
Death Certificate details:Occupation: Domestic
Age: 77 years
Medical Attendant: T.J. Wallace
Informant: C.E. Nell Grant, Matron
Minister: W.J. McIlhinney
Religion: Roman Catholic
Burial
OBITUARY MRS. SARAH ANNE SETTER One of the oldest residents of Longreach. Mrs. Sarah Anne Setter (died in the Longreach Hospital on Friday of last week after three weeks' illness. Mrs. Setter was 76 years of age and was born in Roma and married the late Mr. Charles William Setter in 1886 in Jericho. The young couple arrived at Muttaburra where their first two children--Janet and William Henry were born. Janet was bitten by a snake and passed away. This sad incident occurred on the Tallyrand country. Together the late Mr. Setter, brothers and brothers-in-law followed the occupation of fencers. In later years they were carriers. Mrs. Setter travelled on the roads with her husband and younger children, in the old fashioned tip dray, and had many pioneering experiences. The late Mr. and Mrs. Setter after leaving the Muttaburra district resided in Longreaceh for 52 years. On their arrival in Longreach, the town was a very small one and they watched it grow from a few small buildings to a township. Deceased is survived by six children--William Henry, Mrs. K. Mulholland, Arthur Roy (Longreach), Mrs. T. Palethorpe (Cloncurry), Mrs. C. Flanagan and Mrs.F Moger (Longreach). There are twenty-one grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Her husband predeceased her a year ago, six children also predeceased her. The Very Rev. Dean W. J. McElhinney officiated at the graveside.Alt name
According to Judith Cunningham on Ancestry.THis is the spelling on her marriage certificate.