Lavinia (Pellow) Andrawartha (1859 - 1940)

Born 28 Nov 1859 in St Blazey, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Mitchell — married 1881 (to 24 Oct 1883) in Victoria, Australia

Wife of James Andrawartha — married 1886 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 5 Jan 1940 at age 80 in Sunshine, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Lavinia (Pellow) Andrawartha was born in Cornwall, England.

Lavinia Pellow was born in 1859 in St. Blazey, Cornwall, England. She is the daughter of Edwin Pellow and Grace Thomas.^{[1] [2]} She was baptised on 1 Jan 1860, aged 1 month and 4 days, at Mt Pleasant Wesleyan Chapel, St. Blazey, Cornwall, England. ^[3]

1861 Census
The family are living in St Blazey, Cornwall, England.^[4]

Lavinia (Pellow) Andrawartha migrated from Cornwall, England to Victoria on “Vimiera” in 1868.

Lavinia migrated to Australia with her parents and arrived on the Vimiera in Victoria, Australia on 1 April 1868.^[5]

Travelling together were

1. Edwin Pellow aged 38, miner
2. Grace Pellow, aged 33
3. John Pellow, aged 11
4. Michael Pellow, aged 9
5. Lavinia Pellow, aged 7
6. Mary Pellow aged 6
7. Margaret Pellow aged 3

Lavinia Pellow married Thomas Mitchell in 1881 in Victoria, Australia. ^[6] Thomas died in a fatal mining accident on 24 October 1883 in Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, leaving Lavinia with two small children.^[7] He was buried in the local cemtery.^[8][9]

Lavinia Mitchell married James Andrawartha in 1886 in Victoria, Australia. ^[10]

Lavinia Andrawartha died in 1940, aged 80 years, at Sunshine, Victoria, Australia. ^[11]

Her death was reported in the Sunshine Advocate (Vic. : 1924 - 1954) Fri 12 Jan 1940 Page 8 Family Notices: ^[12]

DEATH

ANDRAWARTHA--On January 5th at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr K. McDougall, 7 Dawson St., Sunshine, Lavinia, relict of the late James Andrawartha, of Castlemaine.

Our parents at rest.

-Inserted by her sons and daughters.

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Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 17 November 2021)
   Pellow, Lavinia (Mother's maiden name: Thomas).
   GRO Reference: 1859 Oct-Nov-Dec in St Austell Volume 05C Page 143.
2. ↑ Cornwall OPC Database, Baptism of Lavinia PELLOW at the age of 1 month & 4 days, baptised 1 January 1860, Mt Pleasant Wesleyan, St Blazey, Cornwall, daughter of Edwin & Grace transcribed by D Thompson/T Nancarrow (http://www.opc-cornwall.org/ Accessed 18 November 2021)
3. ↑ Baptism: Cornwall OPC Database, Day Month: 01-Jan, Year: 1860, Parish Circuit Or Chapel: Blazey, St., Mt Pleasant Wesleyan, Forename: Lavinia, Surname: PELLOW, Sex: dau, Age Or Date Of Birth: 1m 4d, Father Forename: Edwin, Mother Forename: Grace, Residence: St Blazey, Where Baptised: St Blazey W-M Chapel
4. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England Census"
   Class: RG 9; Piece: 1546; Folio: 123; Page: 35; GSU roll: 542829
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8767 #17759895 (accessed 18 November 2021)
   Household of Edwin Pellow (32) in St Austell registration district.
5. ↑ Public Records Office Victoria (PROV), Richard Pellow (aged 38) and his family, Vimiera Passenger List, arrived Victoria, Australia 1 April 1868 page 3; Inward Overseas Passenger Lists VPRS 947/P0000, Jan - Jul 1868 (https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/3B35179B-F96C-11E9-AE98-A3F59CAC46D0?image=188 : accessed 17 November 2021)
6. ↑ 1st Marriage Registration: Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria, Registration number: 1903 / 1881, Family name: PELLOW, Given name(s): Lavinia, Spouse's family name: MITCHELL, Spouse's given name(s): Thomas
7. ↑ 1883 'THE FATAL MINING ACCIDENT AT SANDHURST.', Mount Alexander Mail (Vic. : 1854 - 1917), 26 October, p. 3. , viewed 11 Jul 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article198271574
8. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #211217844 (accessed 11 July 2022)
   Memorial page for Thomas Mitchell (unknown-25 Oct 1883), citing Eaglehawk Cemetery, Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia (plot: Mon K2, Grave 65); Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980).
9. ↑ O'DONOHUE, A. M. (1995). Eaglehawk & District pioneer register, Volume 4. Maiden Gully, Vic, A.M. O'Donohue, entry 5573 for thomas Mitchell on page 848
10. ↑ 2nd Marriage Registration: Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria, Registration number: 6896 / 1886, Family name: MITCHELL, Given name(s): Lavinia, Spouse's family name: ANDRAWARTHA, Spouse's given name(s): James
11. ↑ Death Registration: Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria, Registration number: 411 / 1940, Family name: ANDRAWARTHA, Given name(s): Lavinia, Place of event: SUNSHINE, Australia, Age at Death: 80, Place of Birth: CORNWALL ENGLAND, Mother's name: Grace, Mother's family name at birth: THOMAS, Father's Name: PILLOW Edwin
12. ↑ Death Notice: TROVE, Family Notices (1940, January 12). Sunshine Advocate (Vic. : 1924 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved July 8, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74741892