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Elizabeth (Ashby) Howell (1865 - 1933)

Elizabeth Howell formerly Ashby
Born in Kapunda, Colony of South Australiamap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 1884 in Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australiamap
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Died at age 68 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australiamap
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Biography

Elizabeth (Ashby) Howell was born in the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

Elizabeth Ashby was born on February 24, 1865 in Kapunda, Colony of South Australia.[1]. She was the daughter of Henry Ashby [2].

Her daughter, Rachel Ashby was born in 1881 when Elixabeth would have been 16 years old[3]. When Elizabeth Ashby married Alfred Howell (1861-1912) one assumes he adopted her as she took his name and named him as her father at the time of the marriage[4]..

Elizabeth (18) married Alfred Howell (22) (born on August 19, 1861 in Adelaide, South Australia) in 1884 in Port Adelaide, South Australia. Their daughter was Rachel Eva Ashby (~1881–1953)[5].

Elizabeth died on September 19, 1933 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, aged 68. She was buried in Cheltenham Cemetery, Cheltenham, Charles Sturt City, South Australia[1].

HOWELL.---O' September 19. at Chancery lane, Adelaide. Elizabeth. relic of Alfred Charles (Ding) Howell, and loving mother of Rachel, Jack, Dick. and May. ,Aged 70 years.(Suddenly.)[6]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154703739/elizabeth-howell: accessed), memorial page for Elizabeth Ashby Howell (24 Feb 1865–20 Sep 1933), Find a Grave Memorial ID 154703739, citing Cheltenham Cemetery, Cheltenham, Charles Sturt City, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by Christina (contributor 46772328).
  2. Genealogy SA, BDM, Birth Index. Reg: 34/464, https://www.genealogysa.org.au
  3. Genealogy SA, BDM, Birth Index. Record for Rachell Ashby, father unknown. Reg: 266/10, https://www.genealogysa.org.au
  4. Walter Silvester Haines Father's Name: Alfred Haines Spouse Name: Rachel Howell Spouse's Father's Name: Alfred Howell Marriage Date: 22 Nov 1905 Marriage Place: Port Adelaide Registration Place: Port Adelaide, South Australia Page Number: 890 Volume Number: 225 Source Information Ancestry.com. Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line].
  5. Genealogy SA, BDM, Marriage Index. Reg: 139/503, https://www.genealogysa.org.au
  6. Family Notices (1933, September 19). News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), p. 10. Retrieved August 4, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128862455




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