Elizabeth (May) Sanders (1830 - 1888)

Born 8 May 1830 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of William Sanders — married 14 Nov 1855 in Friends Meeting House, Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia

Died 28 Oct 1888 at age 58 in Medindie, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Elizabeth (May) Sanders came free to the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

Elizabeth was born in 1830. She is the daughter of Joseph May and Hannah Morris.

Immigration

MAY Joseph, Hannah MORRIS, Fdk, Wm, Maria, Ed, Thos, Mgt, Joseph, Rachel Ann, Hannah Sophia, Eliz, Lucy arrived in SA 1839-09-20 aboard Anna Robertson from London 39-05-27^[1]

Marriage and Family

SANDERS William, Elizabeth MAY married 1855-11-14 at Society of Friends Meeting House Mt Barker, aged adult, adult

SANDERS William, Elizabeth MAY, parents of child born 1856-09-04 named Edward at Lyndoch Vy

SANDERS William, Elizabeth MAY, parents of child born 1858-05-21 named George Edward at Lyndoch Vy

SANDERS William, Elizabeth MAY, parents of child born 1860-06-28 named Lucy Ann at Lyndoch Vy ^[2]

Death and Burial

Elizabeth Sanders passed away in 1888 at Medindie.^[3] She is buried at the West Terrace Cemetery with her family in what is known as the Quakers Plot. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familyhistorysa.org/shipping/passengerlists.html
2. ↑ https://www.familyhistorysa.org/colonists.html
3. ↑ Death - Genealogy SA. Death Index. (https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 24 Apr 2020), record for Elizabeth Sanders (Death Date: 28 Oct 1888, Residence: Medindie, Death Place: Medindie, Relative: William Sanders, husband, Age: 58), Reference: District Adelaide, Book 174, Page 168.
4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163453026/elizabeth-sanders

• ANNA ROBERTSON 1839 from the BOUND FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA website. first accessed online on the 7th of August, 2021 at: https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/1839AnnaRobertson.htm

• Passengers for 27/05/1839 - 20/09/1839. from the PASSENGERS IN HISTORY website. An initiative of the South Australian Maritime Museum. first accessed online on the 7th of August, 2021 at: https://passengers.history.sa.gov.au/voyage-passengers-all/945622/27/05/1839%20-%2020/09/1839?page=4

• South Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages: MARRIAGE: SANDERS, William & MAY, Elizabeth - district: Mount Barker - book/page: 24/284 - marriage year: 1855. from the GENEALOGY SA's Online Database Search. at: https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-database-search

• South Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages: DEATHS; SANDERS, Elizabeth - gender: F - district: Adelaide - book/page: 174/168 - death year: 1888. from the GENEALOGY SA's Online Database Search. at: https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-database-search

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/163453026/elizabeth-sanders : accessed 07 August 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth Sanders (unknown–28 Oct 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #163453026, citing West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by Dwight Baker (contributor 47306645) .