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Frederick James COLEMAN,¹ son of Frederick COLEMAN ( - ) and Sarah DAVIES ( - ), was born in 1873 in Balmain.² V187332 160 / 1873/3252. Frederick was a Sub-Editor "Evening News" Market St. Sydney.¹ He was Wesleyan Methodist.² He married Sarah V KNIGHT in 1894 in Balmain North.^{3 4} 1894/2236. Frederick died on 2 Apr 1944 in Chatswood.^{5 6}

"Frederick" a/c to Ref. , but previous info. had him as "Hunt" Coleman. Frederick Hunt Coleman a/c to 1901 Census has a Fred Coleman 1 male, 3 female living at 36 Short St, Balmain

1904 P.O. Directory has - Coleman. Fredk. J., "Clovelly" Hercules-st., Chatswood.

According to "The Journalist" Journal, 145 Collins Street Melbourne of April 1944 Fred was cable editor of the Evening News, Sydney during WW1. He was born in England and came to Australia from New Zealand when he was 28 and joined the "Australian Star"

His wife's death certificate indicates him predeceasing her. And his death was at Chatswood. Probate was granted to Sarah Coleman, wife of 296 Pounds eighteen shillings and four pence.

 Newspaper obituary notes : "Frederick James Coleman, 79, who worked for more than 50 years in Sydney as a Journalist, died yesterday at Chatswood ­and was cremated today."

" Frederick James beloved husband of Sarah and loved father of Captaln FV Coleman (AIF) Elizabeth Margaret (Mrs G A White) and brother of Edith (Mrs Reg Raymond) and grandfather of Sub­Lieut R D Coleman (R A N V n ) Margaret and Rosímund White Privately cremated .^{5,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14}"

Sarah V KNIGHT,² daughter of William KNIGHT (1827-1865) and Sarah Maria AIKEN (1831-1916), was born in 1870. Calculated from Death cert. and mother's death cert. Sarah died on 12 Jun 1953 in War Memorial Hospital, Waverley. Redfern District.¹² 1953/11442 Cachexia, senility. Sarah was buried on 13 Jun 1953 in Macquarie Park Cemetery R C Section.¹⁵ 1953/11442.

Catholic.

She is named as Sarah "V" in her son-s birth registration.

SAG transcriptions has a Sarah death 12.6.1953. Headstone inscription says "Wife of Frederick James Coleman & mother of Frederick, Elizabeth & Margaret". Clare Abigail Knight, her sister shares the same headstone. Usual residence 15 Hercules Street, Chatswood, Sydney.

Sarah's death certificate, with son Frederick as informant indicates her birth would have been in 1870. This agrees with her mother's death certificate indicating Sarah's birth in 1870, and the death notices in newspapers. Her brother William George's birth certificate, certified by her mother, indicated that in 1865, the year of William George's birth and his father's death, there were only 3 children, Edward, Elizabeth and Clare. There does not appear to be a birth certificate for Sarah. This may be because she was born 5 years after William Knight's death in 1865. Or perhaps she was born around 1861, and because there was no birth registration she was able to lead people to believe that she was younger than she was. Maybe she was confused as to her birth year. Perhaps she was born out of wedlock, or she was "adopted" by Sarah Knight. The latter seems quite likely as she is named Sarah "V"in son Frederick's birth registration, and he is named Frederick "V"incent Coleman. She may have been a Sarah Vincent adopted by Sarah Knight. A Mrs Sarah Knight had a daughter born on 21 June 1870 at Castlereagh Street. No birth registration can be found. However Sarah Knight was trading as a grocer in Balmain in 1870.^{2,12,15,16,17,18,19}

Sarah V KNIGHT and Frederick James COLEMAN had the following children: