Elisabet de Havilland

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Elisabet de Havilland (de Sausmarez)

Also Known As: "Eliza; Betsy; Elizabeth; Lizzy; de Saumarez;"
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Death: March 14, 1818 (35) (Liver disease)
Place of Burial: Madras (now Chennai), India
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Wife of Lt.-Col Thomas Fiott de Havilland
Mother of Emilia Andros de Havilland; Capt. Thomas de Havilland; Elizabeth Martha Gore; Charles Ross de Havilland and John de Havilland

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About Elisabet de Havilland

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/De_Sausmarez-5
Elisabet's final resting place is in the cemetery attached to the iconic St George's Cathedral in Chennai, India. The structure of the church was designed by Colonel James L Caldwell, the East India Company's Senior Engineer, and his assistant Lt.-Col. Thomas Fiott de Havilland completed the construction.<bvr/>

https://www.priaulxlibrary.co.uk/articles/article/autobiography-tho...
Elizabeth de Sausmarez (1782-1818), Mrs Thomas Fiott de Havilland. Daughter of Thomas de Sausmarez and his first wife, Martha Dobrée. She was known to her brothers and sisters as Betsy, but to her husband as Eliza. In 1797/98 she spent a year at school in England, and after leaving school spent a couple of months with her Uncle Rowley in Malling before returning home. As a young woman Elizabeth was, in the words of her step-mother, 'everything that a fond parent could wish, a fine, amiable, sensible girl.' She was attentive and kind and an excellent artist. Of her personal appearance we know little. She was taller than her great friend Nancy de Havilland, and had dark eyes. In the spring of 1803 she fell in love with Thomas de Havilland, who wanted to marry her and take her back with him to India. However both Thomas de Sausmarez and Peter de Havilland felt that Thomas did not yet have a sufficient income and decided that he should return alone, better his position and then come home to marry Elizabeth. Thomas had to agree. The engagement remained a secret. Thomas’ prospects were damaged by his capture on the way to India and he realised that it would be a long time before he could leave India for good. He pressed constantly for Elizabeth to be sent out to him and eventually in 1807 Thomas de Sausmarez relented. Elizabeth sailed for India on board the William Pitt in March 1808, and arrived at Madras at the end of August. She and Thomas were married at Madras on 3rd September. Elizabeth’s first child, a son, was born in August or September 1809. Elizabeth was seriously ill for several months after the birth, and the baby died on 24th October. In May Thomas resigned his commission and he and Elizabeth, who was again pregnant returned home. They arrived in September or early October and the child, a girl, was born on 16th November and christened Emilia.Thomas and Elizabeth remained four years in Guernsey and set sail for India in May 1814, arriving at Madras in September. Their other children were: Thomas, born 31st May 1812 in Guernsey; John, born in Guernsey, October 1813, died 1814; Elizabeth, born in India 26th November 1815; Charles Ross, born in India 23rd June 1817. Elizabeth died in India on 14th March 1818. Thomas said the cause of death was an abscess of the liver. [Biographical notes from lemarechaldesaxe.]

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Elisabet de Havilland's Timeline

1782
October 13, 1782
1810
November 16, 1810
Guernsey, Channel Islands
1812
May 31, 1812
Guernsey, Channel Islands
1813
October 1813
Guernsey, Channel Islands
1815
November 26, 1815
Madras, India
1817
1817
1818
March 14, 1818
Age 35
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St. George's Cathedral, Madras (now Chennai), India