Elizabeth Goldsmith Phillips

GEDCOM Note

ELIZABETH GOLDSMITH HOWARD in IGI

Father was John Phillips born in London Middlesex Sept 1797 died 1859. Arr on the Belle Alliance in 1820, at about 19 to 22 yrs old. Farmer. Marr. Sarah Hayhurst Feb 28 1823
Elizabeth Goldsmith ( or Goldsmid) Phillips born 1832.
Left home Jan 20, 1845 at 13 yrs.
Married Patrick Howard 14/1/1846 at the age of 14.
Travelled from Grahamstown, mostly on foot, about 600 + miles with a wagon train, to Pietermaritzburg. 'Lost' Patrick along the way, and met up with Valentine, having 4 kids, before getting married. She was 17 when having 1st child, John. Possibly got that long to get a divorce or annulment from Patrick?
Barry's mum, always refered to her as Grandma Hyam (3rd marriage to George Chappell Hyam in 1900) When you put it into the historical times, the unrest of the Xhosa etc..she was a brave lady. maybe Patrick died on the march 9 but then she would have been able to marry straight away...so..

NOTICE Absconded from her parents, Elizabeth PHILLIPS, a minor. As it is believed it is her intention to get married to a person of the name of Patrick HOWARD, a discharged soldier of the 27th Regiment, and which was attempted in Graham's Town but failed, this is to notify to clergymen of all denominations not to publish the banns; and further, any person or persons harbouring the said Elizabeth PHILLIPS, a minor, will be prosecuted according to law.
John PHILLIPS Great Fish River Mouth 20th January 1845
Grahamstown Journal CO53/15 National Archives, London
Transcribed by Sue Mackay Saturday February 7 1846 Married on Wednesday 14th inst in St. Augustin's Church by the Rev. G. COCORAN P.P, Patrick HOWARD to Elizabeth Goldsmith PHILLIPS, second daughter of John PHILLIPS of the Fish River Mouth.
Female Birth: Dec 9 1824 Marriage:

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Middle name is spelled as Goldsmid rather than Goldsmith on baptismal record. "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004," images, FamilySearch [1] accessed 06 Jul 2014), South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Grahamstown, Bathurst, St John the Evangelist > Baptisms, marriages, burials 1829-1849 > image 18 of 108;

1845 elopement
In the Grahamstown Journal of Thu Feb 13, 1945 [2]

1846 marriage to Patrick Howard
Her marriage is recorded [3] in the Grahamstown Journal of Sat Feb 7, 1946 as "MARRIED on Wednesday 14th inst in St.Augustin's Church by the Rev. G. Cocoran P.P, Patrick HOWARD to Elizabeth Goldsmith PHILLIPS, second daughter of John PHILLIPS of the Fish River Mouth"
This puts her wedding as Wed 14 Jan 1846.

1858 marriage to Valentine Borain
Marriage solemnized at Pietermaritzburg, Natal 1858
174 Feb 22nd 1858 Valentine Borain & Elizabeth Goldsmith Howard (Bachelor & widow), he a carpenter, both residing in Pietermaritzburg, married by Banns at the house of Mr. Borain by F. Mason, Wesleyan Minister.

1900 death
January 11, 1900, Churchhill Road Durban
Name Elizabeth Goldsmid Hyam
sex F
Age 77 years
wife of George Hyam
cause of death acute enteritis
signed by undertaker Samuel Dove