Edward Armfield (1786–1866)
Edward Armfield was sentenced to seven years transportation for shoplifting nine pairs of gold ear-rings, value 2pds. 5s. and two odd gold ear-rings, value 5s. from a jeweller's. He arrived in Sydney aboard the Earl Cornwallis in 1801. He married Elizabeth Wells in 1822.
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- death notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 September 1866, p 1
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Armfield, Elizabeth (wife)
- Chapman, Rebecca (daughter)
- Levy, Ann (daughter)
- Williamson, Elizabeth (daughter)
- Chapman, Emma (daughter)
- Izzard, Sarah Jane (daughter)
- Armfield, George (son)
- Armfield, James (son)
- Armfield, Joseph (son)
- Armfield, Edward (son)
- Armfield, William (son)
- Armfield, John David (son)
- Armfield, Maria (daughter-in-law)
- Biddulph, Ellen (daughter-in-law)
- Armfield, Jane (daughter-in-law)
- Armfield, Mary Ann (daughter-in-law)
- Armfield, Louisa (daughter-in-law)
- Chapman, William (son-in-law)
- Taylor, John (son-in-law)
- Chapman, Noel (son-in-law)
- Levy, Lewis (son-in-law)
- Williamson, George (son-in-law)
- Izzard, John (son-in-law)
- Ruse, Elizabeth (mother-in-law)
- Ruse, James (father-in-law)
- Ruse, Rebecca (sister-in-law)
- English, Susannah (sister-in-law)
- Kennedy, Mary (sister-in-law)
- Harrigan, Patrick (brother-in-law)
- Reid, Daniel (brother-in-law)
- Ruse, James (brother-in-law)
- Crook, John (brother-in-law)
- Kennedy, James (brother-in-law)
- Kelly, Elizabeth (niece by marriage)
- Goodger, Eleanor (niece by marriage)
- Harrigan, Mary Ann (niece by marriage)
- Ryan, Bridget (niece by marriage)
- Harrigan, James (nephew by marriage)
- Harrigan, Charles (nephew by marriage)
- Harrigan, Joseph (nephew by marriage)
- English, Richard (nephew by marriage)
Citation details
'Armfield, Edward (1786–1866)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/armfield-edward-25238/text33681, accessed 24 April 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
Death
15 September,
1866
(aged ~ 80)
Berrima,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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