Elizabeth (Matthews) Evans (1841 - 1932)

Born 30 May 1841 in Wendron, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Richard Goodman Evans — married 2 Mar 1862 in Breage, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 20 Apr 1932 at age 90 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Birth in 1841 in Cornwall, daughter of William

1861 England Census ^[1]

Name: Elizth Matthews

Age: 19

Estimated Birth Year: 1842

Relation: Servant

Gender: Female

Where born: Wendron, Cornwall, England

Registration District: Helston Sub-registration District: Helston ED, institution, or vessel: 2 Household Schedule Number: 2 Piece: 1572 Folio: 30 Page Number: 1

Household Members:

Berzellia Thomas 49

Elizth Matthews 19 **

Marriage in 1862 aged 20 to Richard Goodman Evans ^[2]

Name: Elizabeth Matthews

Gender: Female

Age: 20

Birth Date: 1842

Marriage Date: 02 Mar 1862

Marriage Place: Breage, Cornwall, England

Father: William Matthews

Spouse: Richard Evans

Emigration In July 1863 husband Richard emigrated to Victoria - travelling ahead of his wife on the "Sussex" . In 1865, Elizabeth and their son Richard followed on the arrived in Victoria on the "Thunderbolt" and joined Richard. Richard and Elizabeth had 7 more children in Victoria.

Arrival

Name: Elzth Evans

Nationality: English

Arrival Age: 24

Birth Date: abt 1841

Departure Place: Liverpool

Arrival Date: 4 May 1865

Arrival Place: Melbourne, Australia

Ship: Thunderbolt

With son Richard

Husband Richard died in 1897.

Death Age 90 in 1932 in Bendigo ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
2. ↑ England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 FHL Film Number1545325Reference ID169
3. ↑ *DEATH VIC. Births Deaths and Marriages. Family name: EVANS Given names: ELIZABETH Father's name: WILLIAM MATTHEWS     Mother's name: -     Birth Place: -      Place of Death BENDIGO Spouse at Death -      Age at Death 90     Reg. year:  1932 reg. Number:  4306 / 1932