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Edward CAUSON m 1852 Elizabeth Jane SCOWN
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(1836-1915) Inscribed on the back of the original photograph: The Collins St Yeomans, On the Block, 252 Collins St Melbourne. The title of the book she is holding is Lead Kindly Light. Maybe taken around 1900 when she was in her 60s. |
2. Edwin CAUSON was born 17 July 1826, chr 17 Sep 1826 St James the Great Church, Cranham, Gloucestershire, England, son of Edwin CAUSON and Sarah (ARKELL) [R/N141]
Edwin CAUSON died 27 Jul 1904, aged 78 yrs, Pascoe Street Smythesdale, Victoria. [Vic 10493] buried 28 Jul 1904 Smythesdale General Cemetery, Methodist Section [7/218 R/N 2791] An archivist in Gloucestershire said that Banns had been posted in Cranham for the marriage of Edwin CAUSON to Sarah BARNFIELD but the marriage did not take place and later that year Sarah married Edwin's cousin and Edwin left the country for good. Edwin CAUSON aged 22, left Plymouth, England on 11 May 1849 on the Eliza and arrived Adelaide 25 Aug 1849. He sailed with two brothers, Charles aged 24 and James aged 20. They were all listed as single, agricultural laborers from Gloucester [Passenger nos 7147, 8, 9, Certificate of Final Departure of the Eliza, 49/16 Frame 4] You can read the shipboard diary of James Menzies of his voyage on the William Money which arrived in 1849 at Money diary
2. Elizabeth Jane SCAWN chr 23 Nov 1836 St Mary Magdalene, Launceston, Cornwall, England, daughter of John and Susannah SCAWN, Church Street, Launceston [R/N 1572]
Elizabeth Jane SCOWN aged 16, Spinster married 2 Feb 1852 at the C of E Church at Willunga, South Australia, Edward CAUSON aged 24 yrs, Bachelor. Ceremony performed by SB BURNETT, Curate, in the presence of John SCOWN and Margaret McKEOWN [R/N 252, certificate 35446] Elizabeth Jane CAUSON died 2 Sep 1915 aged 80 yrs, Pascoe Street, Smythesdale, Victoria, Australia [Vic 1641] Buried 4 Sep 1915 Smythesdale General Cemetery, Methodist Section [7/218 R/N 3226]
In 1852 Edwin and Elizabeth Jane CAUSON travelled to the goldfields of Victoria in company with Elizabeth Jane's family. Edwin became a goldminer and father of 17 children, the 13th was Blanche Margaret CAUSON, great grandmother of Jennifer Burrell. ![]() © Created : 26 January 2000 © Last Modified : 20 June 2023 Email : juniperballarat@gmail.com URL : http://juniperballarat.net/public_html/gen/causon/cau_sco.html |