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Maria Waterhouse (1791–1875)

Maria Waterhouse was born the child of convict Elizabeth Barnes of the Lady Juliana and acting third lieutenant Henry Waterhouse.  After the death of her mother, she was sent to England to join the her father's Waterhouse family in 1796.  In later life, she had an independent income and occasionally lived with her Guningham cousins. 

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'Waterhouse, Maria (1791–1875)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/waterhouse-maria-27853/text35605, accessed 12 May 2025.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Barnes, Maria
Birth

11 July, 1791
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

8 June, 1875 (aged 83)
Reading, Berkshire, England

Cause of Death

diabetes

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