Eliza (Stannett) Ward (1854 - 1911)

Born 12 Apr 1854 in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Alexander Sim — married 29 Jun 1876 in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia

Wife of Edmund Henry Ward — married 1894 in Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 12 Sep 1911 at age 57 in Charters Towers, Qld

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Biography

Birth and Origins

Eliza Stannett was born 12 April 1854 at Campbell's Creek, Castlemaine, Vic. , daughter of William Stannett and Ellen Eaton^[1]

Marriage and Family

First Marriage

She married Alexander "Alex" Sim (son of Alexander Sim and Elizabeth Ferguson) 29 June 1876, Queensland^{[2] [3]}

"SIM—STANNETT.—On the 29th ultimo, by the Rev. R. J. Carson, Alexandra Sim to Eliza Stannett, both of Charters Towers."^[4]

They had children:

• Ellen Sim, b. 17 Dec 1876^[5] d. NSW m. Henry Smedley
• Janet Anne Sim b. 2 Mar 1878^[6] d. NSW m. Henry Smedley
• Alexander Albert Sim b 11-Sep 1879 ^[7] d 9-May-1884, ^[8]
• Charlotte Jessie Sim b. 5 Dec 1883^[9] (m HOUGH),
• May Alberta Sim b. 5 May 1885^[10] (m BRYNE);

Her husband, Alex Sim died 15 Aug 1890^[11]

Second Marriage

She then married Edmund Henry (Harry) WARD (son of George WARD and Elizabeth (nee FELL)) on 18 Dec 1893, Queensland^[12]

They had children:

• Percy Ward b 17 Apr 1894^[13] d 5 Jun 1894^[14]
• Violet Vera Ward b. 28 Aug 1895^[15] d 12-Sep Qld.

Death

She died 12 Sept 1911 (aged 56 years) Queensland^[16] on Magnetic Island ferry and was buried Charters Towers New Cemetery, Grave 2479^[17]

"In the lands and goods of Eliza Ward, late of Charters Towers (wife of Edmund Henry Ward) deceased, intestate. Application on the part of Edmund Henry Ward, the administrator of the estate of the abovenamed deceased for an order authorising him as such administrator to sell allotment 10 of section 31, town of Townsville, being part of the estate of the deceased. (Messrs. Connolly and Suthers, as town agents for Mr. W. T. Mitchell, solicitor for administrator.) Order: Leave to sell land mentioned in summons for not less than £166; costs out of estate."^[18]

IN MEMORIAM

1912
"WARD.—In sad and loving memory of our dear sister Eliza Ward, who departed this life September 12th, 1911, aged 56 years.
Fond thoughts they linger in our hearts,
While tears they often flow,
To that sad and lonely grave our thoughts they always go.
Could we have been there at the hour of death,
To have caught the last glimpse of your dear eyes,
Your last faint whisper we might have heard,
And breathed in your ear a parting word.
(Inserted by her sorrowing mother, brothers and sisters, Mrs. E. Stannett, Mr. and Mrs. H. Burgess, Mr. and Mrs. W. Stannett and Mr. E. Stannett, Mr. and Mrs. J. Dower, Mr. and Mrs. E. Dower, Mr. and Mrs, W. Pratchett, and Mr. and Mrs. A. Edwards).
IN MEMORIAM WARD.—In loving memory of our dear mother, who departed this life on September 12th, 1911, aged 56 years.
We mourn for you, dear mother,
But not with outward show ;
For those that mourn sincerely
Mourn silently and low.
We think we see her loving face,
Although one year has passed,
But in our memory still she lives,
And will unto the last
(Inserted by her loving sons and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Sim, Mr. and Mrs. J. Hough, Mr. and Mrs. W. Byrne, and Vera Ward).^[19]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth -- Victorian Registry of BDM, 5296 / 1855
2. ↑ First Marriage --- Queensland Registry of BDM Marriage 1876/C/437
3. ↑ Ward Family Tree -- Greg DAVIS , Ward Family pdf, Page 7, 24 - Oct - 16, http://gdavis.id.au/family/support/pdf/ward.pdf , acc 18 Aug 2019
4. ↑ Marriage Notice -- The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954), Sat 1 Jul 1876, Page 2, Family Notices, Trove, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77042381?searchTerm=Stannett
5. ↑ Birth of Daughter Ellen -- Queensland Registry of BDM, Births 1877/C/2791
6. ↑ Birth of Daughter Janet -- Queensland Registry of BDM, Births 1878/C/2887
7. ↑ Birth of Son Alexander -- Queensland Registry of BDM Births 1879/C/3288
8. ↑ Qld BDM Deaths 1884/C/2171
9. ↑ Birth of Daughter Charlotte -- Queensland Registry of BDM, Births 1884/C/3854
10. ↑ Birth of Daughter May -- Queensland Registry of BDM, Births 1885/C/4550
11. ↑ Death of Husband -- Queensland Registry of BDM, Deaths 1890/C/2462
12. ↑ Second Marriage -- Queensland Registry of BDM, Marriage 1894/C/915
13. ↑ Birth of Son Percy -- Queensland Registry of BDM, Births 1894/C/6248
14. ↑ Qld BDM Deaths 1894/C/2260
15. ↑ Birth of Daughter Violet -- Queensland Registry of BDM, Births 1895/C/7002
16. ↑ Death -- Queensland Registry of BDM, Deaths 1911/C/4653
17. ↑ Family tree handed down to Graham Pollock
18. ↑ Probate -- The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) Mon 3 Mar 1913, Page 3, Northern Supreme Court, Trove, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/81135132
19. ↑ In Memoriam -- The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954), Thu 12 Sep 1912, Page 4, Family Notices, Trove, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/79136014?searchTerm=Stannett

• Northern Miner newspaper and family records