Elizabeth Randolph (Eppes) Stow (abt. 1797 - 1867)

Wife of Thomas Quinton Stow — married about 1824 in Framlingham, Suffolk, England

Descendants

Died 8 Jul 1867 at about age 70 in Felixstow, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Elizabeth was born about 1797. She passed away in 1867. Elizabeth was the daughter of William Eppes of Bristol and his wife Elizabeth, née Randolph, a descendant of an old American family in Virginia.^[1]

• Immigration to South Australia

STOW Thomas Quinton, Elizabeth Randolph EPPES, Randolf Isham, Jefferson Pickman, Augustin(e), Wickliffe arrived 1837-10-22 on Hartley from London. ^[2]

• Family Life in South Australia^[3]

The Rev Thomas Quinton Stow with his family [six altogether] lived in a huge tent for three months after their arrival [on the Hartley 20 Oct 1837], and during the hottest season of the year. This tent was used for worship by a large number of people who suffered from the heat inside. Mrs Stow, in particular suffered, although she remained cheerful and energetic until "her health gave way under the strain". "In addition to unsuitable accommodation, the want of servants was felt heavily in the early days by many ladies, who, in feeble health and delicately nurtured, were compelled to perform the most laborious domestic duties, such as cooking in the sun at a camp fire, and doing the washing for their families." The price of food and provisions was exorbitant, due to their scarcity.

Sources

1. ↑ Brian L. Jones, 'Stow, Thomas Quinton (1801–1862)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/stow-thomas-quinton-2707/text3801, published first in hardcopy 1967, accessed online 17 November 2017.
2. ↑ Leadbeater, B. FamilyHistorySA, http://www.familyhistorysa.org/colonists.html
3. ↑ Family Life in South Australia Fifty-Three Years Ago Dating from October 1837 by Jane Isabella Watts Published 1890 by W.K. Thomas & Co, Adelaide. Precis compiled by David Wilson, 2015, Kangaroo Island Pioneers Association https://sites.google.com/site/kipaview/history/family-life-in-south-australia---precis

• Death citation

SA BDM (Secondary evidence) Given Name(s): Elizabeth Randolph Last Name: STOW Death Date: 08 Jul 1867 Gender: F Age: 70y Approx. Birth Year: 1797 Marital Status: W Relative 1: Thomas Quinton STOW (DH) Relative 2: Residence: Felixstow Death Place: Felixstow District: Adelaide Symbol: Book/Page: 18/444