Elizabeth (Colmer) Tall (abt. 1790 - 1861)

Born about 1790 in Devon, England

Wife of Samson Tall — married 5 Jul 1818 (to 10 Feb 1861) in Stoke-Damerel, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 10 Feb 1861 at about age 71 in Willunga, South Australia

Biography

Elizabeth Colmer was born about 1790 in Devon, England

Elizabeth married Samson Tall on 5 July 1818 at Stoke-Damerel, Devon, England. They were both single before their marriage.^[1]

They had one son also named Samson in England. The three of them migrated to South Australia on the Caroline in 1839. It left Plymouth on 17 July 1839. Their arrival at Port Adelaide was 17 December. ^{[2][3] [4]}

Elizabeth died on 10 February 1861, Age 71, at McLaren Vale, South Australia.^[5] She was buried at Bethany Wesleyan Cemetery, McLaren Vale.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage - "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M3-M5G5 : 15 March 2018), Samson Tall and Elizabeth Colmer, Stoke-Damerel, Devon, England; citing Marriage, The Devon Record Office, Exeter.
2. ↑ *Immigration - Southern Australian (Adelaide, SA : 1838 - 1844) Thu 19 Dec 1839 Page 3 Adelaide Shipping Report. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71685697
3. ↑ South Australian passenger lists 1839
4. ↑ Cummings, Diane; Caroline 1839, Bound for South Australia
5. ↑ TALL, Elizabeth, South Australian Death registrations index, Willunga 13/2, accessed 20 February 2023 via Genealogy SA
6. ↑ Larment, Lorraine; McLaren Vale - Bethany Cemetery, Oz Burials