Elizabeth (Watson) Faulks (abt. 1840 - 1938)

Born about 30 Oct 1840 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Daughter of John Watson and Elizabeth (Teat) Watson

Wife of George Faulks — married 1860 in Jamberoo, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 17 Jul 1938 at about age 97 in Bomaderry, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Elizabeth (Watson) Faulks was an Assisted Immigrant to New South Wales.

Elizabeth (Watson) Faulks came free to the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Elizabeth Watson was born in Bourne, Lincolnshire, in about 1840 and baptised 29 Nov 1840.^[1] At the age of 14 she came to Australia with her parents and siblings as assisted immigrants on the Ellenborough^[2] and settled in the Jamberoo district.

Elizabeth married George Faulks in 1860 at Jamberoo.^[3]

She died at Bomaderry, NSW, in 1938 at the age of 97. Her death notices gave her age as 98.^[4][5] She was buried at the Jamberoo general cemetery.^[6]

Obituary

Mrs Elizabeth Faulks^[7]

The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Faulks (mother of Mrs. D. Steele, of Bomaderry) occurred on Monday last at the advanced age of 98 years. The deceased lady was the widow of the late George Faulks, of Jamberoo. Prior to coming to reside with her daughter at Nowra, she spent several years in the Dapto district. Retaining all her faculties to a remarkable degree, the old lady persisted in leading an active and useful domestic life until the "sands of life" were fast running out. After a service held in the Nowra Presbyterian Church, the funeral cortege left for the Jamberoo general cemetery, where the mortal remains were placed with those of her husband. The Rev. J. H. G. Auld, B.A., an old friend of the family, conducted the Iast sacred rites at the graveside.

Sources

1. ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings. FHL Film Number: 1450462. Retrieved from Ancestry.com.au.
2. ↑ New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896. Retrieved from Ancestry.com.au Elizabeth Watson, Birth Year: abt 1840, Age: 14, Gender: Female, Arrival Date: 31 Oct 1854, Vessel Name: Ellenborough
3. ↑ NSW BDM: Marriage 1812/1860 FAULKS GEORGE, WATSON ELIZABETH, KIAMA
4. ↑ NSW BDM: Death 15644/1938 FAULKS ELIZABETH, 97 YEARS BOMADERRY, NOWRA
5. ↑ NOWRA (1938, August 12). South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus (NSW : 1900 - 1954), p. 5. Retrieved April 21, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article141728922 NOWRA. Mrs. Elizabeth Faulks, who died recently at Nowra, aged 98, was aunt of Mrs. W. A. Smith, of Bega. The old lady retained her faculties to the end and performed her household duties as thoroughly as in her earlier years.
6. ↑ Family Notices (1938, July 19). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 9. Retrieved April 21, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17496508 FAULKS.-The Friends and Relatives of the late ELIZABETH FAULKS are invited to attend her Funeral, which will leave the Nowra Presbyterian Church, at 1 p.m., TO-DAY. for the Jamberoo General Cemetery.
7. ↑ OBITUARY. (1938, July 22). The Nowra Leader (NSW : 1909 - 1939), p. 7. Retrieved April 21, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article213807599

• On the second page of this record from the 1841 English Census on Ancestry.com [1]
• on the 1851 Census on Ancestry.com[2]
• Grandma Faulks (1932, November 5). The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser (NSW : 1891 - 1937), p. 1. Retrieved April 21, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article112223868 92nd birthday celebrations.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51129201/elizabeth-jane-faulks : accessed 20 July 2020), memorial page for Elizabeth Jane Watson Faulks (30 Oct 1840–17 Jul 1938), Find a Grave Memorial no. 51129201, citing Jamberoo General Cemetery, Jamberoo, Kiama Municipality, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .

DNA

• Maternal and paternal relationship of Elizabeth Watson confirmed by an AncestryDNA match between Greg Watson and his third cousin D.F. (not on Wikitree). Their most recent common ancestors are John Watson and Elizabeth Teat. Predicted relationship: 3rd-4th cousin, based on sharing 155 cM across 6 segments.