Emma Matilda Sheather was born 2 November 1846 in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia to Stephen J Sheather (c1807-1855) and Hannah Tester (c1807-1893) and died 12 June 1938 St Claires Home Toowong, Queensland, Australia of unspecified causes. She married Humphrey John Shoesmith (c1842-1930) 1 October 1863 Wesleyan Chapel in Jones Island, New South Wales, Australia.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Alfred Henry Shoesmith (1864-1954) | |||
| Alice Shoesmith (1867-?) | |||
| William George Shoesmith (1869-1931) | 1869 Manning River, New South Wales, Australia | 27 December 1931 Taree, New South Wales, Australia | Elizabeth Hammond (1872-1941) |
| Stephen John Shoesmith (1872-1954) | 2 January 1872 Manning River, New South Wales, Australia | August 1954 Taree, New South Wales, Australia | Ada Fanny Harris (1875-1901) Amy Frances Gulleford (1870-1955) |
| Harriet Hannah Shoesmith (1874-1919) | |||
| Humphrey Shoesmith (1876-1961) | 1876 Wingham, New South Wales, Australia | 1961 Taree, New South Wales, Australia | Grace Marion Setterfield (1883-1924) |
| Arthur James Shoesmith (1879-1935) | |||
| Rosina Shoesmith (1881-?) | |||
Footnotes (including sources)
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