Eliza Cordelia Hassall was born in 2nd October 1804 at Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. She was the second daughter of English emigrants and former missionaries to Tahiti, Rowland Hassall and Elizabeth Hancox.[1] She was christened in St John's Church of England, Parramatta.[2]
She married Reverend William Walker, a Wesleyan missionary to the Aboriginal peoples, on 14th May 1823 in St John's Church of England, Parramatta.[3] They moved to the O'Connell Plains in the Bathurst region to the west of the Blue Mountains where they had a family of five children.
Eliza passed away at just 30 years of age on 6th July 1835 at "Brisbane Grove", O'Connell Plains, New South Wales.[4]
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Categories: Parramatta, New South Wales | St John's Anglican Cathedral, Parramatta, New South Wales
• An opening reception with the Mayor of Parramatta (May 5th) • a full day at the Thomas Hassall Anglican College at Middleton Grange (May 6th), • an historical walk through Parramatta, St John’s Cemetery, and a service at St John’s Cathedral (May 7th), • visits to Hassall heritage sites in Camden, Windsor and O’Connell Plains (May 5th & 8th). • The pageant “The Triple Wedding”, which introduces you to all of Rowland and Elizabeth’s 8 children. • keynote addresses on the significance of the Hassall heritage, plus • opportunities to learn more about genealogy and family research.
Early registration will assist the organizers complete the reunion arrangements. You can register for the event at https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1023542. Further information is on the Association’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/hassall and website Hassall.net.au