Biography

CATHERINE JEPSON

Burial register ID: 3517
Surname: JEPSON
First name: CATHERINE
Middle names:
Gender: Female
Age: 43 Years
Cause of death: Ovarian Tumour
Burial type:
Date of death: 25-Nov-1881
Date of burial: 27-Nov-1881

Block: 8
Plot: 24
Inscription:

ERECTED

IN MEMORY OF

ALFRED JEPSON

WHO DIED 24th MARCH 1877

AGED 7 YEARS AND 5 MONTHS

ALSO CATHERINE MOTHER OF THE ABOVE

AND BELOVED WIFE OF NILS JEPSON

DIED NOV. 25th 1881

AGED 43 YEARS

ALSO NILS JEPSON

DIED 29th NOV. 1915

AGED 82 YEARS

ALSO JOANNA

DIED 29th OCT. 1928

Bio contributor: Fiona Jepson

Catherine was born in County Cork, Ireland, to Michael Sweeney and Mary O’Brien. She married Nils Jeppsson (a Swedish migrant) at St Mary’s Church, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. She gave birth to a son Wilfred at Lethbridge, Victoria and shortly after moved to New Zealand. There they shortened the surname Jeppsson to Jepson.

Catherine Jepson died of a malignant ovarian tumour on 25th November 1881. At the time of her death she had five living children, two males and five females. She is buried with her husband and some of their children here at the cemetery.

There are 6 Interments in this grave:

Surname First names Age Date of death Date of burial
JEPSON ALFRED 7 Years 24-Mar-1877 26-Mar-1877
JEPSON CATHERINE 43 Years 25-Nov-1881 27-Nov-1881
JEPSON ELEANA 77 Years 03-Sep-1942 05-Sep-1942
JEPSON ELIZABETH MARY ANN 14 Months 18-Mar-1889 20-Mar-1889
JEPSON JOHANNA 56 Years 30-Oct-1928 31-Oct-1928
JEPSON NILS 80 Years 29-Nov-1915 02-Dec-1915