Elizabeth (Gore) Richardson (1848 - 1927)

Born 15 Aug 1848 in Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Frederick Richardson — married 17 Aug 1870 in Tinonee, Colony of New South Wales.

Descendants

Died 11 Jan 1927 at age 78 in Taree, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Elizabeth (Gore) Richardson came free to the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

ELIZABETH GORE 15 August 1848 – 11 January 1927

Elizabeth was born the first child of Henry and Mary Ann Gore née Pearce, both illiterate, who emigrated from the village of Hinton Blewett near Bath in England, as Bounty Passengers on the “Emigrant” in 1848, aged 21 and 19 years respectively. Elizabeth was supposedly born on the journey and was the first of 13 children. The last birth, twin boys, also took Mary Ann’s life on 3rd March 1868 aged 40 years. (note: The ship Emigrant's Voyage commenced in March 1849 and by this time baby Elizabeth would have been 7 months old; if she had been born in August 1848.)

Henry, soon after arrival in Australia bought land at East Maitland and sold it to buy land at Kimbriki. He then went on to the goldfields at Rocky River near Uralla on the New England for some 6 or 7 years then returned to buy more land adjacent to his Kimbriki holding from the AA Company. Mary Ann contracted “lockjaw” (tetanus) after the birth and was fed liquid through a gap in her teeth but did not survive. One of the twin boys died soon after birth and the other some weeks later from lack of suitable nourishment. There was no milk or milk substitute. They tried to make a gruel type mixture which failed to nourish the child.

Mary Ann is buried with the twins on the original Gore property at Kimbriki. Granddaughter Alice Richardson who died of burns aged 4 is buried nearby. She was accidentally burnt when brother Tom was playing with matches. Henry Gore, a road builder of the district, built the Brushy Cutting, linking Tinonee and Wingham and was involved with the building of the original Killawarra Bridge over the Manning above Wingham.

Following Mary Ann’s death in 1868, Henry married 11-4-1877, widow Esther W Sawyer née Walker whose husband John was killed in a tragic bullock wagon accident near Dungog 24th Feb 1859 which also took the life of his first son William. Elizabeth married Frederick Richardson and they farmed at “Orange Grove” Kimbriki and had 10 children-Richard, William, Frederick, Mary, Esther, Eliza, Thomas, Alice-burnt to death, Ruby and Elsie. Henry Gore’s daughters Martha and Alice later married Esther Sawyer’s sons, John W and James D thus linking the Sawyer Gore and Richardson families. Ironically, Esther was pregnant with John W Sawyer when her husband and son William died, and she gave birth to James D Sawyer some seven years later. The father of James D Sawyer is not recorded. A mystery still unsolved.

Alice Sawyer was the celebrated Nurse Sawyer, midwife, who operated the “maternity hospital” in Mill Street Tinonee which until recently was the Terrace Theatre. Nurse Alice was reputed to venture out in all weather with husband James in a sulky to assist at births. It is recorded that the only patient she lost in childbirth was her own daughter. A bedspread crocheted by Elizabeth Gore (Richardson) has been passed through the family as a heirloom and was last year donated to Manning Valley Historical Society. The bedspread is on display on a bed within that Society’s museum at Wingham. Elizabeth and Frederick are buried in the Methodist Section of the Tinonee Cemetery. George Sawyer, Great Grandson of Elizabeth Richardson

In Memoriam RICHARDSON.— In loving memory of our dear mother and grandmother, who' passed away on January 11, 1927. God will join the broken links, As one by one we meet again. — Inserted by her loving daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren, Elsie and Sam Martin and family. The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales Wed. 13 Jan. 1932 Page 3 Family Notices

Sources

NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages: The Registry holds over 18 million records of life events that have occurred in NSW since 1856 and early church records dating from 1788 to 1855. (Unless the family had religious affiliation and a child was baptised there would be no birth record before 1856)

Marriage Registration RICHARDSON FREDERICK 2516/1870 GORE ELIZABETH MANNING RIVER

Death Registration RICHARDSON ELIZABETH 4589/1927 HENRY MARY A TAREE

Gore Family Reunion Book

• State Records New South Wales, New South Wales Government, Assisted Immigrants (digital) Shipping Lists. Ship "Emigrant" arrived Sydney 8 Jun 1849. [1]

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53457002/elizabeth-richardson : accessed 21 August 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth Gore Richardson (15 Aug 1848–11 Jan 1927), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #53457002, citing Tinonee Cemetery, Tinonee, Mid-Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Michael Moon (contributor 49262384) . (no gravestone photograph)

• Inscription 5349558 - Elizabeth Richardson from the Australian Cemeteries Index. first accessed online on the 21st of August, 2021 at: https://austcemindex.com/inscription?id=5349558

• Grave record for Elizabeth Richardson (1848 - 11 Jan 1927), Billion Graves Record 12971270 Tinonee, New South Wales, Australia. first accessed online on the 21st of August, 2021 at: https://billiongraves.com/grave/ELIZABETH-RICHARDSON/12971270

• MRS. ELIZABETH RICHARDSON. from The Northern Champion (Taree, NSW : 1913 - 1954) of Saturday 15 January 1927, Page 4. first accessed online on the 21st of August, 2021 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/161588911?