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Eliza Cox Turnbull (1860–1940)

It was accepted in the Gosper, Turnbull and Cox families that Eliza Cox was the ex-nuptial daughter of John Thomas Gosper (1832–1910). She was said to have been brought up by her paternal aunt, Mary Ann Byrne.

She was baptised as Cox, father unknown, married as Gosper and named her first son, John Thomas Turnbull.

Additional Resources and Scholarship

  • death notice, Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser (NSW), 13 September 1940, p 7

Citation details

'Turnbull, Eliza Cox (1860–1940)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/turnbull-eliza-cox-17285/text33185, accessed 9 November 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Gosper, Eliza Cox
  • Cox, Eliza
Birth

27 July, 1860
Windsor, New South Wales, Australia

Death

5 September, 1940 (aged 80)
Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

stroke

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.