Eliza Catherine (Simmons) Harbour (1847 - 1923)

Born 1847 in Downham Market, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Harbour — married 1870 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 19 Jun 1923 at about age 76 in Sunbury, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Eliza Catherine Simmons (married name Harbour) was born in 1850.^{[citation needed]}

She married Samuel Harbour in 1870 in Victoria, Australia.^[1] Their children were:^{[citation needed]}

• Albert Charles Harbour (1871–1938)
• Emily Catherine Harbour (1872–1938)
• Annie Ethel Harbour (1874–1925)
• Arthur Ernest Harbour (1876–1928)
• Geraldine Victoria Harbour (1879–1879)
• Eveline May Harbour (1880–1966)
• Edward George Victor Harbour (1885–1965)
• Francis Norman Harbour (1888–1888)
• Walter Samuel Harbour (1891–1892)

Eliza (Simmons) Harbour was born in Downham Market, Norfolk, England.

Eliza was born in 1847. She was the daughter of Charles Simmons and Sarah Carter. ^[2]

Eliza's marriage to Samuel Harbour was registered in 1870 in Victoria, Australia.^[3]

Elizabeth Harbour Died in Sunbury Hospital from fatty degeneration of the heart.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage record: 12 / 1870. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Eliza Catherine SIMMONS and Samuel HARBOUR)
2. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 25 July 2023)
   Simmons, Eliza (Mother's maiden name: Carter).
   GRO Reference: 1847 Apr-May-Jun in Downham Union Volume 13 Page 63.
3. ↑ Marriage Registration: "Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1950"
   The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Marriage Records; Reference Number: 12
   Ancestry Record 61649 #985398 (accessed 16 July 2023)
   Eliza Catherine Simmons marriage to Samuel Harbour in 1870 in Victoria, Australia.
4. ↑ Inquest, "Victoria, Australia, Coroner Inquest Deposition Files, 1840-1925"
   Public Records Office Victoria; Victoria, Australia; Coroner Inquest Deposition Files (1840-1925)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61863 #67023 (accessed 16 July 2023)
   Name: Elizabeth Harbour; Gender: Female; Death Place: Australia; Inquest Date: 18 Jun 1923; Inquest Place: Hospital for Insane Sunbury; Cause of Death: Fatty degeneration of the heart.

• Victorian Pioneer Index 1836-1888
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 16 July 2023), memorial page for Eliza Catherine Simmons Harbour (1847–19 Jun 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 164067868, citing Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Geelong, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Ron M (contributor 48458376). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164067868/eliza-catherine-harbour