Eliza (Day) Ferris (1844 - 1908)

Born 16 Apr 1844 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Edward Ferris — married 29 Mar 1862 in Nr Schanckton, South Australia

Descendants

Died 20 Jul 1908 at age 64 in Benanmbra, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Eliza (Day) Ferris migrated from Bedfordshire to Australia.

Eliza Day born 16th April 1844 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. Daughter of William Day and Sarah Taylor ^[1]

Christening: 29th May 1844 St Paul^[2]

Eliza Day married Edward Ferris 1862 in District of Grey, South Australia

She died 1908 age 64 in Benambra (near Omeo), Victoria, Australia

Eliza with her parents William and Sarah & 3 siblings departed Southampton 7 Dec 1853 and arrived Port Adelaide, South Australia 14 March 1854 ^[3]

Tuesday, March 14— The ship Hyderabad, 816 tons, Castle, master, from Southampton December 7. Passengers — DAY wife and 4 children, ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26BM-5BF : 1 October 2014), Eliza Day, 1844; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5BZ-P26 : 11 February 2018, Eliza Day, 29 May 1844); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 952,396, 952,397.
3. ↑ http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/hyderabad1854.shtml
4. ↑ South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) Wed 15 Mar 1854

• South Australia BDM - Marriage Reg #50/32

• VIC BDM - Death Reg #8561/1908

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGCH-82L : 8 November 2019), Eliza Day in household of William Day, St Marys, Bedfordshire, England; citing St Marys, Bedfordshire, England, p. 18, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.