Sarah (King) Elsum (1833 - 1880)

Born 1833 in Norfolk, England

Wife of Joseph Elsum — married 11 Jan 1853 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Descendants

Died 28 Nov 1880 at about age 47 in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Sarah King (married name Elsum) was born in 1833 in Norfolk, England, the daughter of Sarah and John King.^{[citation needed]}

She married Joseph Elsum on 11 January 1853 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England.^{[citation needed]} Their children were:^{[citation needed]}

• Joseph Elsum (1853–1933)
• John Thomas Elsum (1855–1923)
• Eleanor Eliza Freeman Elsum (1858–?)
• Arthur Freeman Elsum (1863–?)

They emigrated to Australia on the "Calliope" in 1853.^[1]

Sarah died on 28 November 1880 in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, aged 47 years.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923

   Name: Sarah Elsam

   Arrival Age: 20

   Birth Date: abt 1833

   Departure Place: Southampton

   Arrival Date: May 1853

   Arrival Place: Port Phillip Bay, Australia

   Ship: Calliope

2. ↑ Death record: 11673 / 1880. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Sarah ELSUM); (Place of birth: SOMERSETSH); (Age at death: 47); (Spouse at death: Joseph ELSUM); (Mother: Sarah Unknown); (Father: King Jno)