Elizabeth Jane (Bird) Pickett (1837 - 1906)

Born 21 May 1837 in Camberwell, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Wife of William Thomas Boorn — married 7 Jun 1857 in Islington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 16 Sep 1906 at age 69 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Biography

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Elizabeth Jane Bird was born on May 21, 1837 in Camberwell, Surrey, England, United Kingdom to Thomas Bird and Phoebe Watkins Jennings.^[1]

Elizabeth married William Thomas Boorn^[2] (born in 1837 in London, England, United Kingdom). Their children were:

• William Thomas Boorn (~1857–1923) .
• Priscilla Kezia Boorn (1861–1924) .
• Elizabeth Ann Phoebe Boorn (1864–1899) .
• Emily Jane Boorn (1866– ) .
• Rosina Christina Boorn (1867– ) .
• Henry James Boorn (1869– ) .
• Albert Ernest Boorn (1872– ) .
• Arthur Alfred Boorn (1873– ) .
• Louis Frederick Boorn (1875– )

The family emigrated to Australia between 1861 and 1864.

Following her first husband's death in 1877, Elizabeth remarried in Victoria in 1879 to Martin Pickett^[3]

Elizabeth died on September 16, 1906 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, aged 69.^[4] She was laid to rest at Karrakatta Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007568168; FHL microfilm: 374360
   FamilySearch Record: JMW1-S8Q (accessed 19 September 2023)
   Elizabeth Jane Bird baptism on 16 Jul 1837 (born 21 May 1837), daughter of Thomas Bird & Phoebe Whatciss, in St Andrew Holborn Above the Bars with St George the Martyr, Holborn, London, England, United Kingdom.
2. ↑ London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938

   Name Elizabeth Bird

   Gender Female

   Marriage Age 20

   Record Type Marriage

   Birth Date abt 1837

   Marriage Date 7 Jun 1857

   Marriage Place Saint James, Clerkenwell: Clerkenwell Green, Islington, England

   Spouse William Thomas Boorn

   Register Type Parish Register

3. ↑ Marriage Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 19 Sep 2023). Index entry for BOORN, Elizabeth Jane and PICKETT, Martin; Year: 1879, Reg. number: 4940/1879
4. ↑ Western Australia Death Index. (Government of Western Australia, Department of Justice, The Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, https://www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx : accessed 19 September 2023), index entry for Elizabeth Jane Pickett (Father: Thomas Bird, Mother: Phoebe Watkins Jennings, Death: Perth, Registration District: Perth, Registration Year: 1906, Registration Number: 100614)
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201948630/elizabeth-jane-pickett: accessed 27 September 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth Jane Bird Pickett (21 May 1837–16 Sep 1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 201948630, citing Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Karrakatta, Nedlands City, Western Australia, Australia; Maintained by jlong (contributor 48741020).