Elizabeth (Packer) Sweetman (1850 - 1907)

Born 1850 in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 27 Nov 1907 at about age 57 in Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

Elizabeth (Packer) Sweetman was born in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England.

Elizabeth (Packer) Sweetman migrated from Gloucestershire, England to South Australia.

Birth

Elizabeth was born 1850 in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England. Daughter of William Packer and Mary Dudley nee King ^[1]

Marriage

She married Thomas Sweetman

Death

She died Nov 1907

Burial

SWEETMAN.-The Friends of Mr. Thomas Sweetman, of Fred. Metters and Co.'s foundry, Perth, are respectfully invited to follow the remains of his late beloved wife, Elizabeth, to the place of interment, the Anglican portion of the Karrakatta Cemetery. The Funeral is appointed to leave his residence, No. 1 Queensbury-street, West Perth, at 2.45 o'clock THIS (Thursday) AFTERNOON, per road. Friends wishing to attend the Funeral may proceed by the 3.30 o'clock train from Perth. ^[2]

England and Wales Census, 1861

Elizabeth was living in Doynton Gloucestershire, England with his parents and siblings.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26GN-NT9 : 1 October 2014), Elizabeth Packer, 1850; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Thu 28 Nov 1907

• WA BDM Sweetman Elizabeth F 56 William PACKER Mary UNKNOWN Perth 1907 Perth 100716 1907

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7KL-JZF : 3 March 2021), Elizabeth Packer in household of William Packer, Doynton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.