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| Eliza Grace ELWORTHY (1839 - 1922) |
| b. 26 Jun 1839 at Exeter, Devon, England |
| m. 23 Apr 1859 John Edmund HOLLOWAY (1832 - 1906) at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 15 Oct 1922 at Paddington, New South Wales, Australia aged 83 |
| Parents: |
| George ELWORTHY (1813 - 1878) |
| Emma BOWCHER (1810 - 1854) |
| Events in Eliza Grace ELWORTHY (1839 - 1922)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 1839 | Baptism | St Stephen, Exeter, Devon, England | 16 | ||
| 26 Jun 1839 | Eliza Grace ELWORTHY was born | Exeter, Devon, England | FreeBMD Sep 1839 Exeter 10 79 | ||
| 08 Jul 1854 | 15 | Death of mother Emma BOWCHER (aged 43) | St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England | Note 1 | 2 |
| 23 Apr 1859 | 19 | Married John Edmund HOLLOWAY (aged 27) | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 274/1859 | |
| 20 Jan 1860 | 20 | Birth of son Edmond Searle HOLLOWAY | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 133/1860 | |
| 11 Apr 1860 | 20 | Death of son Edmond Searle HOLLOWAY | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Note 2 | |
| 1861 | 22 | Birth of daughter Martha Emma (Patty) HOLLOWAY | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 1419/1861 | |
| 1864 | 25 | Birth of son Charles Edmund HOLLOWAY | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | 9993/1864 | |
| 1866 | 27 | Birth of son Alexander William HOLLOWAY | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | 10333/1866 | |
| 1868 | 29 | Birth of daughter Helen HOLLOWAY | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1868 | 29 | Birth of son John Robert HOLLOWAY | Cungewoi, New South Wales, Australia | 11653/1868 | |
| 1868 | 29 | Death of daughter Helen HOLLOWAY | |||
| 1869 | 30 | Birth of daughter Edith L HOLLOWAY | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 18929/1869 | |
| 1870 | 31 | Birth of son George Elworthy HOLLOWAY | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | 12317/1870 | |
| 01 Jul 1871 | 32 | Birth of son James Sextus HOLLOWAY | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | 12656/1871 | |
| 15 Mar 1872 | 32 | Death of son George Elworthy HOLLOWAY (aged 2) | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | Note 3 | |
| Apr 1873 | 33 | Birth of daughter Grace HOLLOWAY | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | 12984/1873 | |
| 06 May 1873 | 33 | Death of daughter Grace HOLLOWAY | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1875 | 36 | Birth of daughter Asenath Elworthy HOLLOWAY | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | 13663/1875 | |
| 1877 | 38 | Birth of son Harold Septimus Pierce HOLLOWAY | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | 14557/1877 | |
| 24 Feb 1878 | 38 | Death of father George ELWORTHY (aged 64) | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Certificate | 2 |
| 1879 | 40 | Birth of daughter Nina Florence HOLLOWAY | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | 16410/1879 | |
| 1881 | 42 | Birth of daughter Elsie Maud HOLLOWAY | West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | 20016/1881 | |
| 1885 | 46 | Death of son Harold Septimus Pierce HOLLOWAY (aged 8) | |||
| 07 Jul 1906 | 67 | Death of husband John Edmund HOLLOWAY (aged 74) | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia | 9922/1906 | |
| 1907 | 68 | Death of daughter Elsie Maud HOLLOWAY (aged 26) | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia | 2129/1907 | |
| 24 Nov 1911 | 72 | Death of son James Sextus HOLLOWAY (aged 40) | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia | 18 | |
| 1915 | 76 | Death of daughter Nina Florence HOLLOWAY (aged 36) | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia | 17274/1915 | |
| 11 Dec 1917 | 78 | Death of son John Robert HOLLOWAY (aged 49) | West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | 15907/1917 | |
| 15 Oct 1922 | 83 | Eliza Grace ELWORTHY died | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia | 16074/1922 | |
| Personal Notes: |
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George and Emma had probably moved into the dwelling part of the business premises at 37 High Street, close to the church of St Stephen, as Eliza Grace was baptised there in 1839. The plain and sparsely furnished church's length is parallel to the street. Nowadays it appears to be used as a meeting place for youth groups. There were a couple of foul-mouthed nasty 10 year old future delinquents actually riding bicycles in the church hall when I was there.
Eliza Grace, the second daughter of George and Emma Elworthy was born on 26 June 1839 at Exeter and baptised at St Stephens. That was the year the first bicycle was built, Samuel Cunard founded a shipping line and George Cadbury, later renowned for his chocolate, was born. The passenger list of the Mooltan on which Eliza came to Australia showed her as a milliner, even though she was only 14! When she married John Edmund HOLLOWAY, son of Martha nee SEARLE and John Holloway, she was almost 20. Seven years older than his bride, John had been in Australia about three years, coming originally from Whittlesea in Cambridgeshire. On 23 ApI 1859, they were wed at Christ Church St Lawrence Sydney, at the southern end of George Street near the present Railway Square. The marriage document describes John as a draper of Surry Hills; in later years he was a warehouseman. The maiden name of John's mother was given to their first child - Edmund Searle but sadly he only lived for three months after his birth on 20 Jan 1860 at Riley Street, Surry Hills. Between 1860 and 1881, the Holloways had 14 children but a girl and three boys died in infancy or early childhood. Helen, twin of John, may have died at birth as there are no further details on her, although her birth in 1868 was registered. Other offspring who did not survive were George Elworthy born 1870 died Mar 1872; Grace born ApI 1873, died 06 May 1873 and Harold Septimus Pierce born 1877 died 1885. As his name implied, he was the seventh son. Details on death certificates are sometimes unreliable as the information is given by another person whose knowledge of birth dates, maiden names, and so on is often based on hearsay - and sometimes are only guesstimates. As a small example, Eliza's death certificate shows her age as 85 and states she had been living for 66 years in New South Wales. She was actually 83 when she died on 15 Oct 1922 at 25 Heeley Street, Paddington. Born in Exeter, Devon on 26 June 1839, Eliza had lived 69 years in NSW, arriving in 1853. In this particular case the differences were insignificant but death details always need to be looked at with caution. Eliza was interred on 17 Oct 1922 in the Anglican section of Rookwood Cemetery. |
| Source References: |
| 2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Downunder, Title: Devon to Downunder, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997 |
| - Reference = 95, 133ff (Name, Notes) |
| 16. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: Barbara Lawrence - Elworthy doc, Title: Barbara Lawrence - Elworthy doc, Auth: Barbara Lawrence, Date: 23/2/2009 |
| - Reference = 6 (Baptism) |