Sophia MITCHELL / OLIVER / ROWLAND

Born 1871 in Newcastle, Western Australia ^[15]
Daughter of William MITCHELL and Sophia DENT ^[15]
Grand-daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth DENT who arrived in Western Australia on the Marquis of Angelsea in August 1829 ^[142]
Her mother, who was born in Fremantle on 1 September 1929, was the first child born in Western Australia to immigrant parents ^[142]
Married (1) John James OLIVER in Irwin in 1891 ^[15]
     Her first husband John died at the age of 25 years on 21 April 1893 ^[142]
Married (2) Frederick Charles ROWLAND in Irwin in 1897 ^[15]
     Resided with her second husband on Strawberry Farm at Strawberry in the Mingenew district ^[19]
     Later resided with her husband at Irwin where her husband was the local Postmaster and a Farmer ^[6]
     Their son Hector was born in Dongara on 8 November 1900 and died on 6 December 1900, aged 27 days ^{[15] [142]}
     Her husband buried their daughter Lily in a private cemetery at Irwin following her death on 16 March 1914, aged 2 days ^[151]
On 5 October 1923 purchased Harold J. COPE and Leonard WOOD's 865 acre farm east of Carnamah ^[27]
     The 865 acre farm was Lot M1078 of Victoria Location 1937 and had been taken up by COPE and WOOD in 1921 ^[27]
     Included in the sale were all improvements to the property, a 1000 gallon tank and a new spring cart ^[P140]
     The 865 acre farm became known as Glen Rock and was farmed be her elder sons Rupe and Don ^[P80]
On 13 July 1925 purchased from the Midland Railway Company a farm of 980 acres in Carnamah ^[27]
     The 980 acre farm was Lot M1567 of Victoria Location 1937 and cost £490, payable by instalments over 15 years ^[27]
     The farm became known as Wyulda and was farmed by her younger sons Mick, Locke and Harry ^[P80]
Mother of John James and Harriet May OLIVER ^[15]
Mother of Rupe, Don, Hector, Tottie, Lillian, Rica, Mick, Locke, Georgie, Harry ^[142] and Lily ROWLAND ^[151]
Died 23 December 1925 at Rosella Private Hospital in Geraldton; buried at the Dongara Cemetery in Dongara ^{[39: 30-Dec-1925] [142]}
On 27 March 1927 ownership of her farm Glen Rock was transferred to the names of her sons Rupe and Don ^[27]
Ownership of Wyulda was transferred into her the names of her sons Mick and Harry in the early 1940s ^{[3] [27]}

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