Hi,
After receiving a transcription Sarah Ann Jennings (died 1957)'s death certificate it turns out she was Simeon Jennings (b.1851 Braidwood died 1930 Sydney) second wife, nee King and the daughter of Joseph King and Sarah McAliece of Kiama (the King family descends from a Moses King and Mary Wade/Wedd who came to NSW in 1832 from Tyrone, Nthern Ireland).
The Sarah Ann Jennings (Beer) I am descended from died in 1913 at Newtown, the daughter of John and Mary S. Beer and is buried in the methodist section of Rookwood cemetery. I think that she is probably the daughter of John Beer and Susannah Deacon from Trowbridge, Wiltshire who had several sons, John Beer b. around 1839 and Benjamin Beer b.17 May 1833 who both came to New South Wales and settled in the Goulburn/Lake Bathurst area. I understand Benjamin came out in 1851 on the 'Kate' occupation farmer/tanner and sponsored John's arrival in 1862 on the 'Coldstream' (occupation blacksmith). There is a Sarah Jane Beer b.September 1852 in Melksham, Wiltshire (Trowbridge is in the same are) who I think must be my ancestor.
John Beer (junior) sponsored Mary Ann Deacon and Harriet Deacon to immigrate to NSW in 1863 on the 'High Flyer'. I think Mary Ann Deacon may have had a child to him and was trying to get him to 'do the right thing by her'? They married in 1864 in Goulburn and had a number of children including Emily Jane b.1865 (married George Shoemark 1883 Goulburn died 1949 Goulburn (was the postmistress at Lake Bathurst for 50 years), Albert b.1875, Walter b.1877, Anna M b.1868, Oswald Havelock b.1870 died 1893, Arthur A b.1872 died 1941 Marrickville,and George W b.1878 died 1884 – all born in Goulburn. John Beer died in 1903 at Lake Bathurst aged 62 and his wife Mary A Beer died in 1891 aged 50.
I understand Benjamin Beer married twice, firstly to a Rhoda Jones in 1858 in Yass (surviving children James Beer b.1860, Joseph Beer b.1862, Alfred H. Beer b.1863, Jabez b.1865, Obadiah b.1867, Arthur Benjamin b.1869, Frederick William also 1869, Evangeline R b.1872, Fanny Benedicta b.1874 and Rhoda S b.1877). Rhoda Jones died in 1877 in Goulburn and Benjamin remarried in 1878 to Sarah Ann Charles (also in Goulburn) children John Ebenezer Beer b.1879, Ethel Florence b.1880, Edith May b.1883, Elsie Mary Rose b.1885, Ruby A. E b.1887 and Ada Lucy Vivian Mercy b.1890. Benjamin Beer died 16 December 1916 in Manly, NSW.
Other children of John Beer senior and Susannah Deacon (Rachel b.1828, James b.1832, Ann b.1835 and Martha b.1837) appear to have stayed in Trowbridge. John Beer senior died in 1870 and Susannah died in 1868, both in Trowbridge.
