| Name |
Eliza Ann Lawton |
| Birth |
7 Mar 1838 |
Weymouth, Dorset, England  [1] |
| Baptism |
8 Apr 1838 |
Weymouth, Dorset, England [2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
1841 |
Hope Street South, Weymouth, Dorset, England [3] |
- John Mabey, M, 60, Baker, born in county
Susannah Mabey, F, 55, born in county
William Mabey, M, 20, born in county
Rebecca Maybee, F, 15, born in county
Elisa Ann Lawton, F, 3, born in county
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| Emigration |
8 Feb 1850 |
South Australia [4] |
- "In 1849, Thomas William Lawton became so interested in Australia that he decided to book passages for himself and family to South Australis. Grandma Mabey decided to come also so as to assist with the children on the voyage. He had been advised that there was a definite need of school and music teachers in South Australia. On the 8th February 1850, they sailed from Plymouth on the ship Fatima, Commander Ray being in charge. The number of passengers being 223, comprising of 42 married couples, 37 single men, 27 single girls and 75 children. Near the Cape of Good Hope a severe storm was encountered and it took two weeks to round the Cape. When the storm was at it's worst, the Captain ordered all passengers to be battened below. Mrs. Mabey begged to be allowe to remain on deck, saying, 'I am a Captain's wife, you know." the Captain ordered a chair to be lashed to the mast. Then having securely tied her in, covered her over and around with tarpaulins where as she said, "She rode out the storm." The journey took 4 months and they anchored in South Australia on the 10th of June 1850. Going ashore they found the hotels full and no accomodation. However for a l pound note they were granted sufficient space in which to stack their luggage. There the seven rested for the night. Next day, Thomas Lawton hired a bullock wagon and driver to take them to Adelaide. Grandma Mabey, being 70 years of age, was allowed to ride with the luggage. The rest walked beside the wagon to Gawler Place, Adelaide, where friends lived upon whose advice they had come to South Australia."
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| Anecdote |
- Eliza Ann spent a lot of her time with Grandma Mabey while Grandpa was at sea.
|
| Info |
- Frans Donald Gijsbert Somers, #111
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| Reference Number |
15202 |
| Religion |
- The Lawtons belonged to the Church of England, but the distance to the City proved a drawback to their regular attendance. In Fourth Street, the Wesleyans had a chapel which they attended and when a new chapel was opened in East Street, Brompton, in December 1850 Thomas Lawton was resident organist and choir master and the family became Wesleyan Methodists.
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| Death |
24 Jan 1908 |
Holden Street, Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia [5] |
| Person ID |
I15125 |
Maybee Society |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
| Father |
Thomas William Lawton, b. 10 Nov 1812, Guernsey, Channel Islands d. 7 Sep 1882, Bowden, South Australia, Australia (Age 69 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Ann Mabey, b. 4 Nov 1812, Wyke Regis, Dorset, England d. 10 Aug 1888, Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia (Age 75 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
19 Jan 1837 |
Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England [6] |
| Family ID |
F3615 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
William Hamence, b. 12 Apr 1836, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England d. 24 Nov 1911, Holden Street, Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia (Age 75 years) |
| Marriage |
30 Dec 1858 |
North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia [7] |
| Children |
| + | 1. Susannah Mabey Hamence, b. 22 Sep 1877, Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia d. 15 Jan 1963, Kununoppin, Western Australia, Australia (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F3613 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
1838 - 1908 (69 years)
