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Elizabeth Jane (Harvey) Verran (abt. 1832 - 1877)

Elizabeth Jane Verran formerly Harvey
Born about in Cornwall, England, United Kingdommap [uncertain]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 20 Jul 1854 (to 1877) in Gwennap, Cornwall, England, United Kingdommap
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Died at about age 45 in Moonta, South Australia, Australiamap
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Biography

Flag of Cornwall (St Piran's Cross, pre-1838)
Elizabeth (Harvey) Verran was born in Cornwall, England.

Elizabeth Jane Harvey was baptised ca 1832 possibly at Gwennap, Cornwall, England - no source found. She was the daughter of Philip Harvey[1].

14th-century, Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro. . . . The church is dedicated to St Columba, a local saint: her well is at Ruthvoes. For most of the Middle Ages the church belonged to the Arundells of Lanherne and was lavishly endowed.
Church of St Columba

She married John Spargo Verran (bef.1831-1892) in 1854 Gwennap, Cornwall, England . Banns of marriage were declared on 2nd, 9th, 16th July 1854 [2][1]

Elizabeth and John came to South Australia aboard the Burlington in 1857 with their three children - Johannah, Alice and John (twins). John was a miner and they first went to Kapunda before moving to Moonta where seven more children were born. One of these, John, entered politics and became premier of South Australia[3].

Ship Arrival to South Australia
Burlington, 1857

Elizabeth died 1877 in South Australia[4] and was buried with her husband at Moonta Cemetery. Their headstone was made of Kapunda marble[3].

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFK8-CZ1 : 12 February 2018), John Verran and Elizabeth Jane Harvey, 20 Jul 1854; citing Gwennap, Cornwall, England, reference p 217, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,595,599.
  2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFKZ-3X6 : 12 February 2018), John Verran and Elizabeth Jane Harvey, 16 Jul 1854; citing Gwennap, Cornwall, England, reference 134, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,595,599.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Coole, Liz & National Trust of South Australia. Moonta Branch (2009). Moonta Cemetery : a walk through the lives of the pioneers from "Australia's Little Cornwall". Liz Coole, Moonta, S. Aust
  4. ↑ Genealogy SA, BDM, Birth Index. Reg #80/403, https://www.genealogysa.org.au




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