| [Index] |
| Elizabeth Helvetia WATSON ( - 1862) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Male ELWORTHY (1857 - ) William (Billy) James ELWORTHY (1857 - 1909) Emma Maria ELWORTHY (1860 - 1861) Elizabeth Helena ELWORTHY (1861 - 1892) |
Elizabeth Helvetia WATSON ( - 1862) + James Baker ELWORTHY (1833 - 1889) |
Jonathan Miller WATSON (1792 - 1844) | ||
| Maria HOVELL (1801 - 1883) | Philip HOVELL (1763 - ) | |||
| Elizabeth GREY (1761 - ) | Robert GREY (1740 - ) | |||
| Judith OLLEY (1742 - ) |
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| m. 15 Aug 1855 James Baker ELWORTHY (1833 - 1889) at Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 24 Mar 1862 at Adelong, New South Wales, Australia |
| Parents: |
| Jonathan Miller WATSON (1792 - 1844) |
| Maria HOVELL (1801 - 1883) |
| Siblings (1): |
| William Frederick WATSON (1835 - 1855) |
| Children (4): |
| Male ELWORTHY (1857 - ) |
| William (Billy) James ELWORTHY (1857 - 1909) |
| Emma Maria ELWORTHY (1860 - 1861) |
| Elizabeth Helena ELWORTHY (1861 - 1892) |
| Grandchildren (1): |
| Charles Baldwin ELWORTHY (1887 - ) |
| Events in Elizabeth Helvetia WATSON ( - 1862)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 12 Oct 1840 | Emigration | Plymouth, Devon, England | Marquis of Hastings | ||
| 04 Feb 1841 | Immigration | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| 29 Jan 1844 | Death of father Jonathan Miller WATSON (aged 52) | ||||
| 15 Aug 1855 | Married James Baker ELWORTHY (aged 21) | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | V1855127 43B/1855 | ||
| 1857 | Birth of son Male ELWORTHY | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | 6648/1857 | ||
| 29 Jan 1857 | Birth of son William (Billy) James ELWORTHY | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | V18471416 155/1857 | ||
| 05 Apr 1860 | Birth of daughter Emma Maria ELWORTHY | Adelong, New South Wales, Australia | 12777/1860 | ||
| 05 Jun 1861 | Death of daughter Emma Maria ELWORTHY (aged 1) | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 4940/1861 | ||
| 22 Nov 1861 | Birth of daughter Elizabeth Helena ELWORTHY | Adelong, New South Wales, Australia | 13583/1861 | ||
| 24 Mar 1862 | Elizabeth Helvetia WATSON died | Adelong, New South Wales, Australia | Note 1 | ||
| Note 1: 6082/1862, Earliest headstone on Adelong cmetery |
| Personal Notes: |
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Niece of explorer Captain Hovell.
At St Saviour's, Goulburn on 15 August 1855 James Baker Elworthy married Elizabeth Helvetia WATSON, only daughter of Maria nee HOVELL and Jonathon Miller Watson. Maria was said to be sister to William Hovell who, with his partner Hume, carried out many journeys of exploration. After the untimely death of 20-year old William, a very touching and sentimental poem 'A Tribute to Friendship' written by Charles Morgan was published in the Herald. This has been pasted into Elizabeth's autograph album of 1855 along with some pretty pictures and scenic cards. Intriguingly in this album are two romantic poems written and signed in shorthand, "Charles William Morgan". Isaac Pitman had only created shorthand, originally Stenographic Sound Hand, in 1837 - just 18 years before Elizabeth began her album. Early use was limited and one can't imagine anyone other than a journalist wanting to master its complexities. Of course it does not necessarily follow that Morgan actually wrote the poems. One of their journalistic friends could have been having a joke with Elizabeth at Morgan's expense. G.A. Gray who was born in England had been apprenticed to Isaac Pitman in 1853 and came to Australia not long afterwards. His first engagement was on the Goulburn Herald prior to his establishing the Goulburn Penny Post. Later he worked on the Gundagai Times for James Elworthy and eventually became editor of an Albury paper. Back to the poems in Elizabeth's album - it was difficult trying to decipher old shorthand outlines until Glenda Hunter, a descendant of Isabella Elworthy, told me Isaac Pitman felt his placement of vowels was unwieldy and revised the original forms. After Glenda set me straight, it wasn't too hard. One of the tender poems bears repeating ... Farewell, we have met but to mourn that we part I will strive to forget how lovely thou art. In vain on the vision does memory dwell, Sweet dream of adoration, forever farewell. We have met, we have parted, paining's now o'er, But I feel brokenhearted to meet thee no more. Of course it is possible that Charles harboured a secret passion for Elizabeth and wrote in shorthand either to disguise the fact from her or to hide his unspoken (?) adoration from his prospective partner. I wonder if she ever discovered what those funny little squiggles meant! As well as pictures edged in paper lace, poems cut from magazines and a glossy picture of the Duke of Wellington there are many sentimental poems in the album, some bearing initials of family members - I.E for James' sister Isabella Elworthy, MW for Maria Watson and G.T.E on a couple of excellent pencil sketches done by James' 18 year old brother, George Townsend Elworthy. There is also a wedding notice for Mr & Mrs Elworthy on 15th day of August 1855 at St Saviour's Goulbum, printed on satin and edged in ribbed gold. Maybe James' siblings gathered at Goulbum for the first family wedding in the new land. Travelling was not undertaken lightly in those days and it is doubtful whether the brothers and sisters had any other opportunity to be together again. Within the next five and a half years, marriage and death had scattered them far and wide. |
| Source References: |
| 2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Downunder, Title: Devon to Downunder, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997 |
| - Reference = 92, 101 & 108 (Name, Notes, Death) |