Historical information
Gran Wearne was born in Cornwall in 1855. She married Thomas Wearne in 1878 and they migrated to Australia with two daughters, after a stay in the USA, finally living in Long Gully, Bendigo She had six children, but only three survived. In 1897 she lost her husband and had to depend on the community for food and clothing. She got some milking goats which supplied milk for the family and she was also able to sell some. Her surviving son lived with her. He was a miner like his father. In later years she got the age pension. She died in October 1936. She was the last person who spoke English with a Cornish dialect.
Physical description
One page typed document describing the life experiences of Sarah Lawry Wearne, known as 'Gran' Wearne.
