| [Index] |
| Maria HOVELL (1801 - 1883) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
|
Elizabeth Helvetia WATSON ( - 1862) William Frederick WATSON (1835 - 1855) |
Maria HOVELL (1801 - 1883) + Jonathan Miller WATSON (1792 - 1844) |
Philip HOVELL (1763 - ) | ||
| Elizabeth GREY (1761 - ) | Robert GREY (1740 - ) | |||
| Judith OLLEY (1742 - ) | ||||
|
|
|
Pic P1. Inscription In Loving Memory of MARIA WATSON Who Died Transit Hill, Tumut 26 November 1883 Aged 82 Years Nothing In My Hand I Bring Simply To Thy cross I Cling Pic 1. Inscription Pic 2. Inscription |
| b. abt 1801 |
| m. Jonathan Miller WATSON (1792 - 1844) |
| d. 26 Nov 1883 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia aged 82 |
| Near Relatives of Maria HOVELL (1801 - 1883) | ||||||
| Relationship | Person | Born | Birth Place | Died | Death Place | Age |
| Grandfather | Robert GREY | 1740 | ||||
| Grandmother | Judith OLLEY | 1742 | ||||
| Father | Philip HOVELL | 1763 | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England | |||
| Mother | Elizabeth GREY | 1761 | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England | |||
| Self | Maria HOVELL | abt 1801 | 26 Nov 1883 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 82 | |
| Husband | Jonathan Miller WATSON | 1792 | 29 Jan 1844 | 52 | ||
| Daughter | Elizabeth Helvetia WATSON | 24 Mar 1862 | Adelong, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Son | William Frederick WATSON | 1835 | 1855 | 20 | ||
| Brother | James HOVELL | 1784 | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England | |||
| Brother | William Hilton HOVELL | 26 Apr 1786 | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England | 07 Nov 1875 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 89 |
| Brother | John HOVELL | Sep 1788 | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England | |||
| Brother | Edward HOVELL | 1794 | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England | |||
| Brother | Robert Grey HOVELL | 1796 | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England | |||
| Sister | Sarah Olley HOVELL | 1798 | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England | |||
| Son in Law | James Baker ELWORTHY | 09 Dec 1833 | Exeter, Devon, England | 03 Mar 1889 | Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia | 55 |
| Grandson | Male ELWORTHY | 1857 | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Grandson | William (Billy) James ELWORTHY | 29 Jan 1857 | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | 08 Jan 1909 | London, Middlesex, England | 51 |
| Granddaughter | Emma Maria ELWORTHY | 05 Apr 1860 | Adelong, New South Wales, Australia | 05 Jun 1861 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1 |
| Granddaughter | Elizabeth Helena ELWORTHY | 22 Nov 1861 | Adelong, New South Wales, Australia | 06 Aug 1892 | Waverley, New South Wales, Australia | 30 |
| Niece | Elizabeth Emily HOVELL | 1811 | 1848 | 37 | ||
| Nephew | Arndell John Palmer HOVELL | 1813 | New South Wales, Australia | 1827 | New South Wales, Australia | 14 |
| Niece | Elizabeth HOVELL | 1825 | Woodalling, Norfolk, England | |||
| Niece | Sarah HOVELL | 1829 | Norwich, Norflok, England | |||
| Sister in Law | Esther ARNDELL | 1784 | 1846 | New South Wales, Australia | 62 | |
| Sister in Law | Sophia WILKINSON | abt 1801 | 1876 | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | 75 | |
| Sister in Law | Rebecca SENDALL | 1796 | Reepham, Norfolk, England | Y | Clare, Suffolk, England | |
| Events in Maria HOVELL (1801 - 1883)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| abt 1801 | Maria HOVELL was born | ||||
| 1835 | 34 | Birth of son William Frederick WATSON | |||
| 29 Jan 1844 | 43 | Death of husband Jonathan Miller WATSON (aged 52) | |||
| 1855 | 54 | Death of son William Frederick WATSON (aged 20) | |||
| 24 Mar 1862 | 61 | Death of daughter Elizabeth Helvetia WATSON | Adelong, New South Wales, Australia | Note 1 | |
| 26 Nov 1883 | 82 | Maria HOVELL died | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 11825/1883 | |
| Note 1: 6082/1862, Earliest headstone on Adelong cmetery |
| Personal Notes: |
|
The Watson family too had come from the St Sidwell parish in Exeter sailing from Plymouth in the Marquis ofHastings on 12 Oct 1840. There were 218 bounty, 20 and 15 cabin passengers (the Watsons were intermediate), 24 crew and general cargo. No sickness on board was noted although there were four deaths - one from DTs, one from consumption and two infants succumbed. After 115 days at sea they arrived at Sydney on 04 Feb 1841.
Mr Watson who was a tanner, died on 29 Jan 1844 aged 51 and Maria must have had quite a job raising her 9 year old son and 13 year old daughter in what was virtually a frontier town. Hopefully her brother was in a position to help her. A small advertisement for a millinery establishment in 1855 in the Goulburn Herald carried the name 'M. Watson' but whether or not this was Maria would be difficult to determine. She stayed close to her son-in-law James Elworthy for the rest of her life, no doubt to care for her grandchildren after their mother's death. Aged 82, Maria died at Tumut on 26 Nov 1883. I linked Maria Hovell (1801-1883) in through this line in Betty Elworthy's book: ' 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.' |
| Source References: |
| 2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997 |
| - Reference = 92 (Name, Notes) |
| 76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/ |
| - Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209623819/maria-watson (Name, Notes) |
| - Notes: Aged 82 Years
Married Jonathon Miller Watson in England with 1 child born of this union. The Burrangong Argus (NSW : 1865 - 1913) Sat 8 Dec 1883 DEATH OF A SISTER OF THE LATE CAPTAIN HOVELL The Tumut and Adelong Times records that on Monday night Mrs. Maria Watson of Transit Hill, after a painful and lingering illness, quietly passed away at the ripe age of 82 years. The deceased, who was an old and respected resident of the Tumut, was a sister to the late Capt. Hovell, the veteran explorer. The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon, and the Rev. G. Spencer read the burial service. |
| 77. Type: Book, Abbr: Tumut Pioneer Cemetery, Title: Tumut Pioneer Cemetery, Auth: Gay Stuckey and Pam Archer, Publ: Tumut Family History Group, Date: 1989 |
| - Reference = page 48 # 285 (Name, Notes) |
| - Notes: WATSON Maria, died at Transit Hill, Tumut, 26 Nov 1883 aged 83 years. |