Elizabeth Sarah (Penrose) Davies (1817 - 1890)

Born 2 Feb 1817 in Redruth, Cornwall, England

Wife of George Commons — married 26 Oct 1834 (to about 1842) in St Agnes, Cornwall, , England

Wife of William Davies — married 27 Jun 1842 in Truro, Cornwall, England

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1890 at age 72 in Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand

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Biography

Elizabeth married George Commons when she was 17 on 26 October 1834 at St Agnes.^[1] They had two daughters Elizabeth Sarah and Louisa Commons. George died at a young age (but I have been unable to find any record) Elizabeth married William Davis at Truro 27 June 1842.^[2] Elizabeth and William had two daughters Matilda Jane and Hannah Davis in Cornwall.

Elizabeth and William set sail on board the Trafalgar in 1847 with the 4 young girls. They arrived in Adelaide Australia where Maria Ellen was born, They sailed for Sydney on board the Catherine shortly after and in 1848 headed for Auckland on board the Maid of Erin arriving in March 1848. From Auckland they sailed to the Coromandel Peninsula where Mary Penrose Davies was born at Mercury Bay. They then travelled to Kawau Island, to work in the copper mines and where their first son was born in 1851. They then moved to Shoal Bay, Belmont, Auckland and purchased a 34 acre farm.

Elizabeth was born in 1817. She passed away in 1890. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFCT-1TG : 12 February 2018), George Commons and Elizabeth Penrose, 26 Oct 1834; citing St. Agnes (Near Truro), Cornwall, England, reference item 7 p 30, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,545,199.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D4X-3ZW : 13 December 2014), Elizabeth Commons, 1842; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1842, quarter 2, vol. 9, p. 336, Truro, Cornwall, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Anne Haenga.

• From information researched by Marie Utting, great grand daughter of John Francis Davies and from a pamphlet written by Elizabeth Sarah Smith nee. Commons and John Smith.
• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQB3-W6M : 13 December 2017), Elizabeth Commons, St Agnes, Cornwall, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2XL-MNFQ : 12 November 2017), Elizabeth Davies, 1890; citing Auckland, , record number 635, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 100914367.