Letitia Wall (1801–1844)
Letitia Buckham was born on 22 June 1801 at Parramatta, the daughter of Robert Allcock, a convict who arrived on the Pitt in 1792 and Sarah Bucham who arrived as a convict on the Indispensible in 1795. She was baptised on 19 July 1801, by Rev. Samuel Marsden at St John's Church of England, Parramatta.
Buckham/Allcock married Thomas Smith on 14 June 1820 at Parramatta. Following her husband's death in 1834 she married (as Liticia Smith) Richard Wall on 4 August 1835. She died on 12 August 1844; her name was registered as Lydia Wall.
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Wall, Richard (husband)
- Smith, Thomas (husband)
- Smith, Ann (mother-in-law)
- Burn, Patrick (father-in-law)
- Wall, William (father-in-law)
Citation details
'Wall, Letitia (1801–1844)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/wall-letitia-30476/text37787, accessed 28 April 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Smith, Letitia
- Allcock, Laetitia
- Buckham, Loetitia
- Bookham, Letitia
- Wall, Lydia
Birth
22 June,
1801
Parramatta, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
12 August,
1844
(aged 43)
Seven Hills, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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