John Lane and Mary Farrell married 28-9-1854 Adelaide

[cando]

Wonder if this is your John LANE at Rosewater - SA Register 20 Jul 1879?
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0vnj/

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John LANE living at Rosewater was a widow when he married for the 2nd time.  Death notice for his 2nd wife
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0vnl/

If this is your John perhaps he was not entirely accurate with his age.

LANE John 54 years Status Widower Father James LANE
WEBBER Eliza 42 years Status Widow  Father Charles MILLER
29 Sep 1887
Place Registry Office Adelaide  Ade 152/1102

Marriage to we can see all the details on the registration

LANE Henery  27 years  Status Single  Father John LANE
PAYNE Jane Louisa 21 years  Status Single  Father Thomas PAYNE
27 Sep 1893
At the Manse Port Adelaide  PtA 176/1093

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Possibly Mary LANE nee FARRELL's burial record at Cheltenham Cemetery

LANE Mary
Date of Death: 19 January 1882  [this is date of interment]
Age 50 Years
Last Abode: ROSEWATER, SA

Death
LANE Mary
17 Jan 1882  50 years  Status Married  Relative John LANE [Husband]
Residence Rosewater  Death Place Rosewater  PtA 116/334

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Also at Cheltenham

LANE John
Date of Death 12 January 1898 [date of interment]
Age 70 Years
Last Abode Rosewater SA

Death reg
LANE John
10 Jan 1898 70 years  Status not recorded  Relative not recorded
Residence Rosewater  Death Place Rosewater  PtA 248/327

Check the ages with the marriage registration 

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[cando]

The burial location for Mary and John has the following

This site has been redeveloped. For further information on the location of this interment please contact the Records Team at records@aca.sa.gov.au

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[cando]

It is possible that there were more than the four children you mention, born to John LANE and Mary FARRELL.  They married in 1854 and yet their first birth was reg in 1861.  Catherine's birth was c1856.

John's funeral was to leave from his son in law's house, a Mr E SHAW.  Either the newspaper or marriage reg have his name incorrect.   
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0vnp/

STRAWS Edward 21 years  Status Single  Father John STRAWS
LANE Catherine 20 years Status Single  Father John LANE
14 Feb 1876
At Port Adelaide [place unrecorded]  PtA 106/369

Have you any further information about daughter Eliza?

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They married in 1854 and yet their first birth was reg in 1861.  Catherine's birth was c1856.

First birth 1859.

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[Bob_SA_Oz]

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Eliza Lane was born 26 Dec 1861 to John and Mary.  That is the only hard information I have.  Based on the reference to John's funeral leaving from Mr Edward Shaw's residence, I presumed that he and Eliza were married, as he was the only son-in-law.  If there were other daughters I don't know about then that could open up new lines of enquiry.

I wondered whether Shaw and Straws could get mixed up when placing a death notice in the paper.  The digitised version I have is quite clear that it was printed as Shaw.

I take your point that marriage of John and Mary in 1854 and first recorded child Eliza in 1861 is a big gap.  I can't find any other birth records earlier than this, yet you mention Catherine's birth in 1856.  Can you let me have more search details for this record please?

As a matter of interest, there are no Straws buried in the Cheltenham Cemetery.  There is an Edward Albert Shaw (died 23 April 1920, 69 y-o) buried in the West Terrace Cemetery, and an Elizabeth Shaw (died 02 March 1911, 48 y-o).

You have given me several helpful leads to follow up.

Thanks

Bob

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Catherine was born c1856

STRAWS Edward 21 years  Status Single  Father John STRAWS
LANE Catherine 20 years Status Single  Father John LANE
14 Feb 1876
At Port Adelaide [place unrecorded]  PtA 106/369

There is no registration.  Her year of birth has been taken from the marriage registration.

Mention of an Edward STRAWNS at Port Adelaide court.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0vnt/

Deaths
STRAWNS Edward
11 Apr 1925 70 years Status Married  No relative noted
Residence Rosewater  Death Place Rosewater  PtA 477/394

STRAWNS Catherine
12 Apr 1937 81 years Status Widow  Relative Edward STRAWNS [Deceased husband]
Residence Rosewater  Death Place Rosewater  PtA 589/1495

They are both buried at Cheltenham Cemetery.

I would suggest the newspaper has John's son in law's surname wrong.

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