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Francis (Frank) Henry ELWORTHY (1827 - 1891)
station master
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Francis (Frank) Leigh ELWORTHY (1882 - 1955)
Grace Edith ELWORTHY (1884 - 1954)
Thomas Frederick Walters ELWORTHY (1887 - 1968)
Francis (Frank) Henry ELWORTHY (1827 - 1891)

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Mary Margaret Morpeth O'KEEFE ( - 1901)
Henry Leigh ELWORTHY (1802 - 1842) James ELWORTHY (1770 - 1837) Thomas ELWORTHY (1720 - 1775)
Mary HODGE (1728 - )
Grace Thirza LEIGH (1771 - 1836) Edward LEIGH (1750 - 1804)
Elizabeth HOLDITCH (1756 - 1828)
Ann BAKER (1805 - 1870) Francis BAKER



Ann APLIN




b. bef 02 Jan 1827 at St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England
m. 12 Apr 1881 Mary Margaret Morpeth O'KEEFE ( - 1901) at Orange, New South Wales, Australia
d. 24 May 1891 at Prospect, New South Wales, Australia aged 64
Parents:
Henry Leigh ELWORTHY (1802 - 1842)
Ann BAKER (1805 - 1870)
Step Parents:
James CLARK
Siblings (8):
Thirza Ann ELWORTHY (1828 - )
Henry George Leigh ELWORTHY (1830 - 1898)
Sarah ELWORTHY (1832 - 1841)
Charles Leigh ELWORTHY (1833 - 1834)
Grace Leigh ELWORTHY (1834 - )
Reuben ELWORTHY (1837 - )
Jessie ELWORTHY (1839 - )
Hubert ELWORTHY (1840 - 1844)
Children (3):
Francis (Frank) Leigh ELWORTHY (1882 - 1955)
Grace Edith ELWORTHY (1884 - 1954)
Thomas Frederick Walters ELWORTHY (1887 - 1968)
Grandchildren (7):
Thelma Frances ELWORTHY (1911 - 1996), Mary Judy ELWORTHY (1914 - 1964), Mary MASSON, Morna Marguerite MASSON ( - 1954), Pembroke (Dodie) MASSON
Events in Francis (Frank) Henry ELWORTHY (1827 - 1891)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
bef 02 Jan 1827 Francis (Frank) Henry ELWORTHY was born St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England
02 Jan 1827 Baptism St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England 16
1841 14 Census Exeter, Devon, England Close of St Peters Cathedral
30 Aug 1842 15 Death of father Henry Leigh ELWORTHY (aged 39) Exeter, Devon, England FreeBMD Sep 1842 Exeter 10 80 2
1870 43 Death of mother Ann BAKER (aged 65) 16
12 Apr 1881 54 Married Mary Margaret Morpeth O'KEEFE Orange, New South Wales, Australia 5657/1881
24 Feb 1882 55 Birth of son Francis (Frank) Leigh ELWORTHY Lambton, New South Wales, Australia 25484/1882
1884 57 Birth of daughter Grace Edith ELWORTHY Prospect, New South Wales, Australia 17003/1884
27 May 1887 60 Birth of son Thomas Frederick Walters ELWORTHY Prospect, New South Wales, Australia 18907/1887
24 May 1891 64 Francis (Frank) Henry ELWORTHY died Prospect, New South Wales, Australia 4978/1891
Personal Notes:
I have not found actual proof that this Francis Henry is the same Francis Henry, baptised 02 Jan 1827 at St Sidwell, Exeter, the eldest child of George's brother Henry Leigh Elworthy - but a number of co-incidences make me think he most likely is.

Scores of instances abound of perfectly respectable newcomers Down Under changing their names or inventing totally new backgrounds for themselves. People usually accepted what they were told and it was unlikely these details would be checked, but quite often dates do not match facts.

Old correspondence about George Elworthy mentions his NINE children, Frank being one of them (actually he had eight). Francis Henry's Devon grandmother was reputedly Grace LEIGH - he also had a sister Grace Leigh Elworthy.

His first Australian child was named Francis Leigh, then when a daughter appeared on the scene, guess what she was named - you're right, it was Grace! Co-incidence? I don't think so.

There are no personal details on the marriage certificate of Francis Henry Elworthy apart from the fact he was manager of a station near Cobar. On his death certificate his wife Mary said Frank's father was Hubert Elworthy, brewer and mother was Jessie nee PITT but a death certificate is not a good source of fact. Although supplied in good faith, the information is sometimes hearsay and
dependent on a good memory.

It seems exceeding strange - but the Francis Elworthy who was nephew of George had a younger brother called Hubert, who died aged four and a sister named Jessie! The father of Francis was not a brewer as such but he had been owner of a hotel which incorporated a brewhouse! Another peculiar bit is that Francis had a maternal aunt Sarah - whose married name was PITT.

(Our) Francis Henry Elworthy, son of Henry Leigh and Ann nee BAKER was definitely baptised at St Sidwell, Exeter on 02 Jan 1827 as shown in the IGI - but no other facts are known.

It is believed that Francis came to Australia with his uncle George Elworthy.

The other (or the same?) Francis Henry Elworthy married Morpeth-born Mary O'KEEFE at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Orange on 12 ApI 1881. Francis died on 24 May 1891 at Prospect.

The third child Thomas Frederick Walters Elworthy 27 May 1887 was born at Prospect. According to the birth certificate his father Francis was a Station Stock Manager aged 38, born in Exeter, England, and his mother Mary was 40. However, just four years later when Francis Henry died on 24 May 1891 at Western Road, Prospect from malignant disease of the mouth - he suddenly became 59!

His death certificate also said he had been in Australia for 40 years - two years prior to the known arrival of George's family and his cousins Ellen and Asenath Elworthy! As there are other inconsistencies, the 40 years may have been an estimate - he could have arrived with the others in 1853. Just three years later, Mary married widowed vigneron Arthur Remmington at St Brigid's Church, Prospect on 22 June 1894
Source References:
2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Downunder, Title: Devon to Downunder, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997
- Reference = 44 (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 = 3 (Baptism)
18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool
- Reference = Wendy Hesling - e-mail 17-8-09 (Name, Notes)

This public tree has about 60,100 people. Every person in the tree is related by birth or marriage to at least one other person in the tree - no strays. The people in the tree come mainly from four projects.
  1. My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
  2. Canberra and Queanbeyan Pioneers. The next 30,000 begun about 2004. Sourced almost entirely from HAGSOC's excellent 'Biographical Register of Canberra and Queanbeyan'. The project began when I decided to add siblings, spouses and parents for a relation with an entry in the Register. 12 years work.
  3. Wagga Pioneers. I moved to Wagga and thought I would extend the Queanbeyan project by adding people from Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society's 'Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District'. About 10,300 people added over about a year.
  4. Tumut Valley Pioneers. During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, I decided to extend the above projects by adding pioneers of the Tumut Valley. Initial sources were Snowden's 'Pioneers of the Tumut Valley' and 'Relict of ... Lives of Pioneering Women of Tumut and District'. Excellent references published by Tumut Family History Group. I've also added material from newspapers of the time - especially, death records, obituaries and weddings from 'Tumut and Adelong Times'. This project is in its early stage and might take a few years. I plan to extend to the upper Monaro (Adaminaby, Kiandra, Cooma, Jindabyne).
I upload new information to this website about every 3 months. My motivation for these projects is to provide public information for people seeking to trace ancestors and what became of them. Much of the information I provide can be difficult to find.
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