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at age 88
in Unley, South Australia, Australia
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Eliza (Hobbs) Wickham was born in Gloucestershire, England.
Eliza (Hobbs) Wickham migrated from England to Australia.
Eliza Hobbs, daughter of Enoch Hobbs and Jane Barnfield, was born in1839 at Acton Turville, Gloucestershire (based on census records).
Her birth was registered in 1839 (2nd Qtr) at Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England, listing her mother's maiden name as "Barnfield".
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In the England and Wales Census, 1841, Eliza was living at Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, England, with her parents, Enoch and Jane:
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Jane Hobbs, Female, Age: 20-24, Birthplace: Gloucestershire
Eliza Hobbs, Female, Age: 2, Birthplace: Gloucestershire
James Hobbs, Male, Age: 0, Birthplace: Gloucestershire
In the England and Wales Census, 1851, Eliza was living at Gillenstool, Thornbury Tything of Kington, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, with her parents, Enoch and Jane:
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Jane Hobbs, Wife, Female, Age: 34, Birthplace: Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Eliza Hobbs, Daughter, Female, Age: 12, Birthplace: Acton Turville, Gloucestershire
James Hobbs, Son, Male, Age: 10, Birthplace: Acton Turville, Gloucestershire
William Hobbs, Son, Male, Age: 7, Birthplace: Lockington, Wiltshire
Henry C Hobbs, Son, Male, Age: 3, Birthplace: Thornbury, Gloucestershire
Eliza Hobbs (age 12) emigrated to Australia in 1852 on the ship "Sultana" with her family: parents Enoch Hobbs (Farmer, age 35, of Gloucestershire) and Jane (Barnfield) Hobbs (age 34), and siblings; James (11), William (7), Henry (3) and Josh (inf, died at sea). They arrived in Port Adelaide, South Australia on 7th October 1852 (sailed from London / Plymouth 21st June 1852).
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Eliza Caroline Hobbs (age 18, daughter of Enoch Hobbs) married Daniel Wickham (age 26, son of Benjamin Wickham) on 14 Jan 1857 at the Wesleyan Chapel, Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia.
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She died in 1927.
Her death was reported in the Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954) Sat 9 Jul 1927 Page 42 Family Notices:[6]
WICKHAM.— On the 2nd July, at her residence, 35, Park-terrace, Unley, Eliza Caroline Wickham, widow of the late Daniel Wickham, age 88 years. At rest.
She was buried at West Terrace Cemetery (PLOT: Road 1 Nth), Adelaide, South Australia.
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An obituary was published in The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931) Tue 5 Jul 1927 Page 15 OBITUARY.[8]
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Wickham, who died at her residence, Park-terrace, North Unley, on Saturday, at the age of 88, was the widow of Mr. Daniel Wickham. She was born in Gloucestershire on May 1, 1839, and when 14 years of age came to South Australia with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Hobbs, who settled at Reedbeds, and later at McLaren Flat. In 1856 she married Mr. Wickham, of Wickham Hill, Kangarilla. In 1902 they went to live in Unley, and after Mr. Wickham's death in 1911, his widow moved to Park-terrace. There were 11 children, nine of whom survive. They are:— Messrs. Benjamin Wickham, Sydney Clifford Wickham, and Walter Horace Wickham (McLaren Vale), Mr. Ernest Matthew Wickham (Wickham Hill), Mesdames J. Hunt (Glandore), F. S. Thorpe (Kangarilla), F. Clarke (Hyde Park), G. Pike (Edwardstown), and M. Eades (Blackwood). There are 50 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren.
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↑ England & Wales Births 1837-2006, "FindMyPast" $,
First name(s) Eliza, Last name Hobbs, Birth quarter 2, Birth year 1839, Mother's maiden name Barnfield, District Chipping Sodbury, County Gloucestershire, Country England,
Volume 11, Page 232, Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006, Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records, Subcategory Civil Births, Collections from Great Britain, England
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7MF-PBH : 24 May 2019), Eliza Hobbs in household of Enoch Hobbs, Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKG-7G5 : 9 November 2019), Eliza Hobbs in household of Enoch Hobbs, Thornbury Tything Of Kington, Gloucestershire, England; citing Thornbury Tything Of Kington, Gloucestershire, England, p. 4, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey..
↑ TheShipsList, Sultana, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 7th October 1852
↑ South Australia Marriages 1842-1937, "FindMyPast" $,
First name(s) Daniel, Last name Wickham, Marital status Not Recorded, Age 26, Birth year 1831, Marriage year 1857, Marriage date 14 Jan 1857, Place Wesleyan Chapel Pirie St [Adelaide], District Adelaide, State South Australia, Country Australia, Father's first name(s) Benjamin, Father's last name Wickham, Spouse's first name(s) Eliza Caroline, Spouse's last name Hobbs, Spouse's marital status Not recorded, Spouse's age 18, Spouse's birth year 1839, Spouse's father's first name(s) Enoch, Spouse's father's last name Hobbs,
Registration number 29/463, Record set South Australia Marriages 1842-1937, Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records, Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce, Collections from Australasia
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167271807/eliza-caroline-wickham : accessed 24 January 2022), memorial page for Eliza Caroline Hobbs Wickham (unknown–4 Jul 1927), Find A Grave: Memorial #167271807, citing West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by Dwight Baker (contributor 47306645) .
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