Eliza Maria Watson1

#11521, (21 May 1845-19 June 1932)
FatherHenry Watson1 (26 Jun 1802-16 Jul 1894)
MotherCharlotte Eliza Float2 (22 Dec 1812-10 Mar 1892)
ChartsAylott Family - descendants
Brett Family - descendants
Darby Family - descendants
Leonard Family - descendants
Wayte Family - descendants
Descendents of Richard Darby
Last Edited15 Sep 2022
     Eliza and James lived at Handorf, South Australia.3 (For a brief history and context on the Darby family - which this person is an extended member of - see this page)

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Eliza Maria Watson was born on 21 May 1845 at Pennington Terrace, in North Adelaide.2,4 She was the daughter of Henry Watson and Charlotte Eliza Float.1,2

She may have attended the wedding of her sister in the marriage of John Darby and Edith Watson at the residence of George Wright on Saturday, 12 October 1878 at the Adelaide suburb of Woodville. Edith and John went on to have nine known children together.5

Eliza Maria Watson married Jim Darby, son of John D. Darby and Mary Leonard, at Christ Church on Tuesday, 31 August 1880 at North Adelaide. They were 35 and 29 respectively.1,6 A photograph was taken circa 1885.
Eliza Maria Darby, Leonard Watson Darby and Charlotte Elza Float (marked 'Fanny Floate Watson')
Source: State Library of South Australia https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+27004
James became a committee member of the Handorf branch of the Liberal Union and Eliza was elected to the committee of the women's branch.7,8,9 The Handorf branch of the Liberal Union held a social 17 August 1911 and the Darbys contributed to the programme.10

Eliza Maria Watson and Jim Darby a fire swept through their property and destroyed about 60 hives of bees in February 1912 at Handorf, South Australia.11 She was involved in organising a social for the local branch of the Liberal Union.12 Eliza Maria Watson and Jim Darby contributed a number of times to Patriotic Funds in aid of the soldier's wellbeing at this time in 1915.13,14,15

Eliza died on 19 June 1932 at "Glen Ellen", in Ambleside, South Australia, at age 87.16,17

Timeline

DateEventPlace
ResidenceHandorf, South Australia3
Family
Family
1845BirthPennington Terrace, in North Adelaide2,4
1,2
1880Married Name1
1880MarriageChrist Church, in North Adelaide1,6
1911Note memo onlyHandorf, South Australia7,8,9
1911Note memo onlyHandorf, South Australia10
1912Note CR CRHandorf, South Australia11
1913Note memo onlyHandorf, South Australia12
1915Note13,14,15
1932Death"Glen Ellen", in Ambleside, South Australia16,17

Family

James John Darby (18 May 1851-11 May 1941)
Children

Citations

  1. [S321] The South Australian Advertiser, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 2 Sep 1880 p.4.
  2. [S5] South Australia, Birth Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Vol.1 p.111.
  3. [S1376] Post Office Directory,South Australia (1917),.
  4. [S338] Ancestry.com.au Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com.au/) http://trees.ancestry.com.au/tree/7294837/person/… (for date and street).
  5. [S7] South Australia, Marriage Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Vol.117 p.229.
  6. [S1312] Australia Marriages 1810-1980 www.familysearch.org, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTZJ-T3V : 28 January 2020), James John Darby, 1880.
  7. [S322] The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1911 'THE LIBERAL UNION.', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), 4 July, p. 11, viewed 25 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5295331
  8. [S322] The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1911 'THE LIBERAL UNION.', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), 3 August, p. 14, viewed 25 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5299517
  9. [S458] The Register (Adelaide), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1911 'HAHNDORF ACTIVITY.', The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), 3 August, p. 9, viewed 25 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58440991
  10. [S322] The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1912 'LIBERAL UNION.', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), 20 April, p. 16, viewed 25 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5337574
  11. [S458] The Register (Adelaide), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1912 'REPORTS FROM THE COUNTRY.', The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), 5 February, p. 8, viewed 25 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59048043
  12. [S458] The Register (Adelaide), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1913 'HAHNDORF.', The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), 18 March, p. 3, viewed 25 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59257023
  13. [S458] The Register (Adelaide), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1915 'THE SOLDIERS' CHRISTMAS AT THE FRONT.', The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), 20 September, p. 6, viewed 25 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59622903
  14. [S498] The Mail (Adelaide), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1915 'OUR BRAVE BOYS FUND (WOUNDED SOLDIERS).', The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), 27 September, p. 6, viewed 25 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59623815
  15. [S458] The Register (Adelaide), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1915 'THE SOLDIERS' CHRISTMAS AT THE FRONT.', The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), 2 October, p. 10, viewed 25 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59618269
  16. [S322] The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 20 Jun 1932 p.8.
  17. [S6] South Australia, Death Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Vol.539 p.278.
  18. [S321] The South Australian Advertiser, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 29 Jul 1882 p.4.
  19. [S244] The South Australian Register, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 08 May 1884 p.4.
  20. [S244] The South Australian Register, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 16 Dec 1887 p.4.