Hi Averil,
Thanks for all of your help. I have not been able to find any information to tell me that Sarah Cox Looney was adopted therefore I will assume that she was a Looney. The information I have so far, for the benefit of others searching the family is that her mother (John Looney's 2nd wife) was Sarah Strong b 11 Mar 1815 Combe Florey, Somerset England d 23 Jan 1905 McLaren Vale, South Australia Marriage 1 to Henry Alway Sep 1838 Somerset, England
Marriage 2 to John Looney 30 Jun 1864 McLaren Vale, South Australia at he home of her brother in law John Morgan and her sister Jane Strong
Marriage 3 to William Mudge 12 Mar 1873 McLaren Vale, South Australia

Sarah Cox Looney Daughter of John Looney and Sarah b 1864 d 15 Jul 1942 Meadows, SA marriage to Charles Andrew Michelmore 12 Jun 1883 athe the home of William Mudge of McLaren Vale,South Australia
Children:
Hedley Looney Ching Michelmore b11 Sep 1884 Meadows, South Australia
Lillian Jane Michelmore 18 Sep 1885 - 19 Apr 1887
Edgar William Michelmore 10 Dec 1866 - Sep 1948
Archie Charles Michelmore 2 Feb 1888 - Jan 1960
Wallace Henry Michelmore 15 Apr 1889 - 25 Jan 1890
Hurtle Bogle Michelmore (boy!) 9 Jul 1890 - 1974
Icel Edwin Michelmore 30 Jan 1892 - ?
Lindsay James Michelmore 25 Mar 1883 - Jul 1963
Alway Andrew Michelmore 29 Jul 1894 - Jun 1975
Roland Symons Michelmore 27 Jan 1898 - Apr 1965
Vivian John Michelmore 18 Sep 1902
All of the children were born and died in Meadows, South Australia

Margaret