Way and Daw(e) family index

017 Sarah Jane (Greg’s great grandmother)

17 Sarah Jane Way, daughter of John Way and Sarah Daw, was born in 1863 in Barborah Creek, nr Murrumburrah, New South Wales. She died on 06 Jul 1898 in Rokewood, Victoria, Australia (childbirth, post partum hemorrhage).

Sarah Jane was married twice and had the following children:

  1. Robert Henry Whiteman (1883 – 1957)
  2. Mary Anne (Whiteman) Nichols (1884 – 1945)
  3. Jack Walsh Whiteman, also known as Leslie Leister (1894-1916)
  4. Caroline Young (1895–1895)
  5. John Percy Young (1896–1918)
  6. Cecil Ernest Young (1898–1975)
Four of Sarah Jane Young nee Way’s children photographed after her death with her second husband John Young, his two sons Cecil and Jack, and his two step-children Bob and Mary Ann Whiteman.
Photo colourised using the MyHeritage photo tool

034 and 035 John Way and Sarah Daw (Greg’s great great grandparents)

34 John Way, son of William Way and Jane Coombe, was born about 1835 in North Tawton, Devonshire, England. He died on 11 Jun 1911 in Bogan Street, Parkes, New South Wales, Australia (Died of “Chronic Prostatitis” and “Bronchitis Asthenia”). He married Sarah Daw, his cousin, on 02 Mar 1854 in Helston, Cornwall, England.

35 Sarah Daw, daughter of William Smith Dawe and Mary Way, was born in 1837 in Okehampton, Devon, England. She died on 07 Apr 1895 in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia (Bogan Street. Biliary colic; impacted gallstone; biliary abscess.).

John and Sarah Way had the following children:

  1. Louisa (1855 – 1926) born Adelaide; John’s occupation on Louisa’s birth registration was labourer.
  2. William John (1857 – 1858) born and died Collingwood, Melbourne; John’s occupation was labourer. William’s cause of death at age 6 months was congestion of the brain.
  3. Mary Jane (1859 – 1859) born and died Collingwood; John’s occupation was labourer. Mary Jane died of cancer of the eye aged 4 months 19 days.
  4. Mary Ann (1860 – 1938) born Collingwood
  5. Sarah Jane (1863 – 1898) born Barborah Creek near Binalong, New South Wales (no birth registration found)
  6. Eliza (Elizabeth on her birth certificate) (1865 – 1940) born Brittons Dam Station, Kitticara, nr Murrumburrah, New South Wales; John’s occupation was shepherd.
  7. Emily (1868 – 1952) born Grenfell, New South Wales; John’s occupation was sawyer
    • U is for Una: Una Elizabeth Dwyer née Sneyd (1900-1982) was the daughter of Samuel Charles Sneyd (1863-1938) and Emily Sneyd née Way (1868-1952)
  8. Harriet Elizabeth (1870 – 1879) born near Reece’s Foundry, Grenfell, New South Wales; John’s occupation was sawyer on her birth registration but when she died of typhoid fever at three months, John gave his occupation as miner.
  9. John (1872 – 1896) born Grenfell, New South Wales
  10. Martha (1874 – 1875) born and died Parkes, New South Wales; John’s occupation was miner.

Four of the Way children died young Sepia Saturday 196 : Sick Children:

  • William John Way died aged 6 months on 18 January 1858 of “congestion of the brain” at East Collingwood, Melbourne.
  • Mary Jane Way died age 4 months on 19 June 1859 of “cancer of the eye” also at East Collingwood.
  • Martha Way died aged 13 months on 10 August 1875 of rubella at Parkes, New South Wales.
  • Harriet Elizabeth Way died two days after her ninth birthday on 18 May 1879 of typhoid fever at Parkes.

Greg’s 3rd great grandparents

68 William Way, son of John Way and Mary Snell, was born on 14 Jan 1813 in North Tawton, Devonshire, England. He died about Dec 1878 in Cornwall, United Kingdom. He married Jane Coombe on 06 Apr 1834 in North Tawton, Devonshire, England. 7
69 Jane Coombe, daughter of John Coombe and Sarah, was born about 1814 in Sampford Courtnay, Devon, England. 7

70 William Smith Dawe, son of Isaac Daw and Sarah Smith, was born about Dec 1810 in Lamerton, Devon, England. He died on 15 May 1877 in Lower Town, Wendron, Cornwall, England. He married Mary Way before 1832 in Devon, England. 7
71 Mary Way, daughter of John Way and Mary Snell, was born on 07 Apr 1811 in North Tawton, Devonshire, England. She died on 08 Feb 1861 in Wendron, Cornwall, England.

Greg’s 4th great grandparents

136 John Way, son of Peter Way and Patience Bishop, was born in 1782 in Devonshire, England. He died in Nov 1841 in North Tawton, Devonshire, England (buried 16 November North Tawton aged 59). He married Mary Snell on 04 Oct 1805 in North Tawton, Devonshire, England.
137 Mary Snell, daughter of Joseph Snell and Mary Dart, was born on 20 Jul 1783 in North Tawton, Devonshire, England. She died on 26 Apr 1842 in North Tawton, Devonshire, England.


138 John Coombe, son of William Coombs and Ann, was born in 1773 in Churston Ferrers, Devon, England. He married Sarah.
139 Sarah was born on 30 Jun 1792 in Shobrooke, Devon, England.


140 Isaac Daw, son of John Daw and Sarah, was born in 1769 in Devon, England (baptised 8 May 1769 at North Lew). He died on 24 Dec 1840 in Plymouth, Devon, England (buried 29 December). He married Sarah Smith on 12 Jun 1796 in Tavistock, Devon, England (Banns: Isaac Daw of the Parish of Lamerton and Sarah Smith of this (Tavistock) Parish. Marriage in the presence of Nathaniel Smith and L K Hornbrook.).
141 Sarah Smith, daughter of Nathaniel Smith and Joan Colling, was born about 1774 in Calstock, Cornwall, England. She died in Feb 1833 in Tavistock, Devon, England (buried 18 February; of Newton Mill).

142 = 136 and 143 = 137 as William Way (68) was the brother of Mary Dawe nee Way (71): John Way (34) and Sarah Daw (35) were 1st cousins.