Caroline (Whitmore) Lea (1808 - 1892)

Born 25 May 1808 in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Wife of George Lea — married 23 May 1833 in Edgbaston, Warwickshire

Descendants

Died 25 Sep 1892 at age 84 in Thebarton, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Caroline was born around 1810 in England.

George Lea, bachelor, and Caroline Whitmore, spinster, both of the parish of Edgbaston, were married by Banns on 23rd May 1833 at St Batholomew, Edgbaston in Warwickshire. Witness the marriage was Joseph Harrison. ^{[1] [2]}

Caroline, aged 84 years, passed away at Thebarton on the 25th September 1892. ^[3] and was interred in Hindmarsh Cemetery on 27th September 1892. Find A Grave: Memorial #215280361

Obituary

South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), Tuesday 27 September 1892, page 4

DEATHS

LEA.— On the 25th September, at George-street, Thebarton, Caroline Lea, true and faithful wife of George Lea, in her 80th year, and beloved mother of Mrs. Malcolm McKenzie, of Aldinsa; Mrs. John Lander, of Moonta and Broken Hill; H. E. Lea, Hindmarsh; A. G. Lea, Hemington. An old colonist of 53 years. ^[4]

Research Notes

The FamilySearch tree entry gives her birthplace as Cheshire, but there is no source for the information. As she married in Warwickshire, in the absence of sourced information to the contrary the likeliest thing is she was also born there.

Caroline was born in 1808. Caroline Whitmore ... She passed away in 1896.

Sources

1. ↑ Birmingham, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937, DRO 53; Archive Roll: M143, viewed on Ancestry.com
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5V5-4LV : 12 March 2020), George Lea, 1833
3. ↑ SA BDM LEA Caroline 25-Sep-1892 84 F Hindmarsh 205/14 https://www.genealogysa.org.au/
4. ↑ 1892 'Family Notices', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 27 September, p. 4. , viewed 10 Jul 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48533022

• Death Citation

Misc. book (Secondary evidence) Page: Hin 205 14 Text: Given Name(s): Caroline Last Name: LEA Death Date: 25 Sep 1892 Gender: F Age: 84y Approx. Birth Year: 1808 Marital Status: M Relative 1: George LEA (H) Relative 2: Residence: Thebarton Death Place: Thebarton District: Hindmarsh Symbol: Book/Page: 205/14

• Immigration Citation

FamilyHistorySA (Secondary evidence) Text: LEA George, Caroline WHITMORE, Eliz arrived 1839-09-27 on Lady Lilford from Liverpool 39-06-18

See also:

• FamilySearch tree entry https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LYQF-SXF

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Julie Jose for creating Whitmore-688 on 26 Nov 13.

Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Caroline Lea Birth Year: abt 1808 Age: 84 Death Date: 25 Sep 1892 Death Place: Thebarton Residence Place: Thebarton Registration Place: Hindmarsh, South Australia Page Number: 14 Volume Number: 205

England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 Name: Caroline Whitmore Gender: Female Marriage Date: 23 May 1833 Marriage Place: Edgbaston,Warwick,England Spouse: George Lea FHL Film Number: 1426213 IT 1-2, 502272, 502273, 502274