Elizabeth Gibbons (1817–1893)
Elizabeth Wallis, kitchenmaid, was sentenced to seven years transportation for stealing shoes. She arrived in Sydney in 1837 aboard the Henry Wellsley. She had no previous convictions. Her height was given as 5 feet 5 inches, she had a ruddy freckled complexion and was a little pockpitted, with light hair and grey eyes
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- death notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 January 1893, p 1
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Gibbons, William Matthew (husband)
- Gibbons, Margaret Selina (daughter)
- Gibbons, Charles George (son)
- Gibbons, William Kenny (son)
- Gibbons, Alice Augusta (daughter-in-law)
- Gibbons, Wilhelmina (daughter-in-law)
- Dangar, Charlotte Selena (mother-in-law)
- Gibbons, Matthew John (father-in-law)
- McKellar, Jessie (sister-in-law)
- Dangar, Catherine Annabella (sister-in-law)
- Dangar, Thomas Gordon (brother-in-law)
- Smith, Esther (aunt by marriage)
- Huffington, Elizabeth (aunt by marriage)
- Holden, Mary (aunt by marriage)
- Roberts, Hannah (aunt by marriage)
- Nichols, Sarah (aunt by marriage)
- Sparke, Emily Elizabeth (niece by marriage)
- Gibbons, Minnie Elizabeth (granddaughter)
- Gibbons, Edith Emily (granddaughter)
- Gibbons, William Matthew H. (grandson)
- Gibbons, Charles Joseph (grandson)
- Gibbons, George Christian (grandson)
- Gibbons, Henry Thomas G. (grandson)
- Lawson, William (master)
Citation details
'Gibbons, Elizabeth (1817–1893)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/gibbons-elizabeth-21072/text36043, accessed 10 July 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Wallace, Elizabeth
- Cornwallis, Elizabeth
- Wallis, Elizabeth
Birth
1817
Southampton,
Hampshire,
England
Death
24 January,
1893
(aged ~ 76)
Enmore, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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