Elizabeth (Clarke) Nottage (1841 - 1927)

Born 11 Jan 1841 in Savannah Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas

Ancestors

Wife of John A. Nottage — married 1866 in Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera, Bahamas

Descendants

Died 1 Aug 1927 at age 86 in Key West, Florida

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Biography

Elizabeth (Clarke) Nottage is part of a Bahamian family.

As was often the case with children born in Tarpum Bay, Elizabeth & John's children were not named at birth . BUT I (KR) have the baptism records of all except Jabez Wilson.

Male: Jabez Wilson Birth Date 11 Sep 1867 Birthplace Glenelg Town, Eleuthera, Bahamas

Female: Frances Birth Date 28 Jan 1870 Birthplace Glenelg Eleuthera, Bahamas

Female: Mary Elizabeth Birth Date 09 Jul 1872 Birthplace Glenlg Elenthera, Bahamas

Female : Susannah Birth Date 11 Jan 1875 Birthplace Glenelg, Elenthera, Bahamas

Female: Victoria Birth Date 14 Feb 1878 Birthplace Glenelg, Eleuthera, Bahamas

Male: George Noble Birth Date 08 Sep 1880 Birthplace Glenelg Eleuthera, Bahamas

Male: James Cyrus Birth date 15 Jan 1887

Elizabeth had 14 children. By 1910 she was widowed and only 7 of her children were alive.

Elizabeth's husband John A. Nottage died in the Bahamas 6 April 1895 at the age of 70.

She joined some of her children in Key West, living with her daughter Susanna and son in law John W Knowles in 1900 and 1910. In 1920 she was living with her daughter Victoria.

Sources

• US Census 1910