Elizabeth Brown1,2
#11552, (circa 1818-circa March 1840)
| Charts | Aylott Family - descendants Brett Family - descendants Darby Family - descendants Descendents of Richard Darby |
| Last Edited | 7 Apr 2022 |
Elizabeth Brown was ill with (an unknown value.) NOTE: The information on this page is my research to date and is subject to change as I become better informed. I very much welcome any corrections or additional info you might have - my email address is at the bottom of this page. Whilst historical facts are not copyright, my writing about these facts are. If you wish to use any text from this site on Ancestry or on any other website, please ask me first - Tim Hill.
She was born circa 1818.3 Elizabeth Brown was also known as Betsy.4,5 She and John D. Darby made an application for free passage to South Australia a month before they were married. They made the application at the same time as John's brother Thomas and their sister Ann and her husband Joseph Peck on 1 March 1839.6 Elizabeth and John lived on 1 March 1839 at Bengeo, Hertford. or at least John said he did on their application to emigrate.6 Bengeo is a parish and village just north of Hertford; the village was gradually incorporated into the larger town. The part that ajoins Hertford is lower, rising to agricultural land to the north. The chief crops were wheat, barley and turnips.7
She married John D. Darby, a bricklayer, son of George Darby and Elizabeth Aylott, on Thursday, 4 April 1839 at Sutton, Bedfordshire. As they married 28 miles from his home, it isn't known if his family made the journey for his wedding. Within a month they had embarked on their voyage to South Australia..8,9 Elizabeth and John lived in April 1839 at Sutton, Bedfordshire. or at least claimed to when they were married.1
Elizabeth and her husband John emigrated with John's brother Thomas, his sister and her husband Joseph Peck, and his sister Martha and her husband John Speller Wright from London on 20 April 1839 on the 'Somersetshire.10' Elizabeth and her husband John arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia, on 25 August 1839.11
On her arrival, there were a little over 10,000 people in the colony.12
Elizabeth died circa March 1840 after less than seven months in the colony.13 She was buried on 6 March 1840 at West Terrace Cemetery, in Adelaide.13
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She was born circa 1818.3 Elizabeth Brown was also known as Betsy.4,5 She and John D. Darby made an application for free passage to South Australia a month before they were married. They made the application at the same time as John's brother Thomas and their sister Ann and her husband Joseph Peck on 1 March 1839.6 Elizabeth and John lived on 1 March 1839 at Bengeo, Hertford. or at least John said he did on their application to emigrate.6 Bengeo is a parish and village just north of Hertford; the village was gradually incorporated into the larger town. The part that ajoins Hertford is lower, rising to agricultural land to the north. The chief crops were wheat, barley and turnips.7
She married John D. Darby, a bricklayer, son of George Darby and Elizabeth Aylott, on Thursday, 4 April 1839 at Sutton, Bedfordshire. As they married 28 miles from his home, it isn't known if his family made the journey for his wedding. Within a month they had embarked on their voyage to South Australia..8,9 Elizabeth and John lived in April 1839 at Sutton, Bedfordshire. or at least claimed to when they were married.1
Elizabeth and her husband John emigrated with John's brother Thomas, his sister and her husband Joseph Peck, and his sister Martha and her husband John Speller Wright from London on 20 April 1839 on the 'Somersetshire.10' Elizabeth and her husband John arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia, on 25 August 1839.11
On her arrival, there were a little over 10,000 people in the colony.12
Elizabeth died circa March 1840 after less than seven months in the colony.13 She was buried on 6 March 1840 at West Terrace Cemetery, in Adelaide.13
Family | John D. Darby (c 1817-26 Jan 1853) |
Citations
- [S549] E-mails from Eve Mintern to Tim Hill, 2012- 4th Nov 2012 "Attachments as promised" (attachment).
- [S459] SLSA - Pioneers and Settlers Bound for South Australia (https://…) Passenger lists for 'Somersetshire' arrived Port Adelaide 24 Aug 1839 (http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/…) (her first name is recorded as 'Mary').
- [S459] SLSA - Pioneers and Settlers Bound for South Australia (https://…) passenger lists for 'Somersetshire' arrived Port Adelaide 24 Aug 1839.
- [S453] Family History South Australia (http://www.familyhistorysa.info/) Adelaide West Terrace Cemetery, Burial of Betsy Darby 1840.
- [S549] E-mails from Eve Mintern to Tim Hill, 2012- 23 Aug 2012.
- [S558] "Labourers applications for free passage to South Australia - certificates #3361-#9422," , 1838-. Currently held by State Library of Victoria (Latrobe Library), 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne 1 Mar 1839 #4122.
- [415:3;https://enwikipediaorg/wiki/Bengeo:CIT][415:3;https://enwikipediaorg/wiki/Bengeo:CIT]581:3;http://wwwbritish-historyacuk/reportaspx?compid=43637
- [S242] General Register Office, England - Marriage Certificates, Certified copy of an entry in a Register of Births, 1839 June Quarter, Biggleswade registration district Vol.6 p.113.
- [S574] England Select Marriages, 1530-1973 Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com) Name: John Darby; Gender: Male; Age: 21; Birth Date: 1818; Marriage Date: 1839; Marriage Place: Sutton, Bedford, England; Father: George Darby; Spouse: Elizabeth Brown; FHL Film Number: 1279184; Reference ID: 2:1D00N5B.
- [S473] The Pioneers Association of South Australia (http://www.pioneerssa.org.au) Ships arriving 1839 (http://www.pioneerssa.org.au/1839.html).
- [S473] The Pioneers Association of South Australia (http://www.pioneerssa.org.au) Ships arriving 1839.
- [S882] Pioneers Association of South Australia Inc (http://www.pioneerssa.org.au/) Early SA History - http://www.pioneerssa.org.au/early_sa_history.html
- [S453] Family History South Australia (http://www.familyhistorysa.info/) Adelaide West Terrace Cemetery.