Elizabeth (Barnes) Merchant (1805 - 1863)

Born 9 Jun 1805 in Highworth, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Merchant Bapson — married 30 Dec 1827 in Tahlee, Port Stephens, Colony of New South Wales.

Descendants

Died 10 Jun 1863 at age 58 in Beaver, Beaver, Utah Territory

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Biography

Elizabeth (Barnes) Merchant was born in Highworth, Wiltshire, England.

Elizabeth, daughter of William and Mary (née Dodd) Barnes, was born on the 9th June 1805 in Highworth, Wiltshire.

Elizabeth married Richard Merchant Bapson on the 30th December 1827 in Tahlee, Port Stephens, Colony of New South Wales.^[1]

Elizabeth Merchant died (aged 58) on the 10th June 1863 in Beaver, Beaver, Utah Territory. She was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Beaver, Utah.^[2]

Immigration

Date: 13 November 1825

Place: Sydney, NSW

Ship: York

Note: #EN778

Emigration

Date: 28 May 1856

Place: USA

Ship: Jennie Ford

Note: #EN785

Occupation

Type: AA Co. Servent

Sources

1. ↑ "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTCY-S47 : 12 December 2014), Richard Merchant and Elizabeth Barnes, 30 Dec 1827; citing Christ Church, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, reference ; FHL microfilm 993,950.
2. ↑ BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKD2-W2TD : 15 September 2015), Elizabeth Barnes, died 10 Jun 1863; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Mountain View Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States.

• Life Story of Richard Merchant and Elizabeth Barnes
• Laycock Book. Letter from Ken Laycock to M. McShane 29/11/88.
• "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9B-Z6BZ : 20 May 2016), Elisabeth Barnes Merchant, 1857.