Emma (Weymouth) Morphett (1832 - 1851)

Born 1 Jul 1832 in Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Morphett — married 25 May 1848 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Died 3 Jul 1851 at age 19 in Cherry Gardens, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Emma Weymouth emigrated to South Australia with her parents and siblings on the Pestonjee Bomanjee, arriving at Holdfast Bay on 12 Oct 1838. ^[1]

She married Robert Morphett 25 May 1848 at Holy Trinity Church in Adelaide. ^[2]

Emma died at age 21 on 3 July 1851 in Cherry Gardens, South Australia. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Reconstructed passenger list for the Pestonjee Bomanjee 1838 (State Library of South Australia, Bound For South Australia Collection, https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/ : accessed 17 Mar 2022) entry for WEYMOUTH John and wife Mary Ann, Catherine, Jane, Emma, Martha, Ellen, Thomas William Pitts, Elizabeth, Mary Ann.
2. ↑ South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 17 Mar 2022) database entry for Robert Morphett (age 25, marital status S) and Emma Weymouth (age 27, marital status S) 25 May 1848, Holy Trinity Church Adelaide. Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 2/239.
3. ↑ South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 17 Mar 2022) database entry for Emma Morphett (Death date 3 Jul 1851, age 21, marital status M, residence Cherry Gardens, relative Robert Morphett [H]) Reference: Distrrict Adelaide, Book/Page 2/91.