Matilda Conigrave

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Matilda Conigrave (Reeve)

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Birthplace: Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Death: October 23, 1899 (90)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Immediate Family:

Wife of Benjamin Conigrave
Mother of Benjamin Reeve Conigrave; James Conigrave; Benjamin Norwich Conigrave; Joseph Conigrave; Philip Conigrave and 4 others

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About Matilda Conigrave

The death was announced on Wednesday; of Mrs. Matilda Conigrave, relict of the late Mr. Benjamin Conigrave, who died on Tuesday, at the residence of her son, Mr. Joseph Conigrave, Gilles Street. The deceased lady had reached the advanced age of 91 years, and had spent a long and' useful life in the colony. Sailing from London in the ship Java, in October, 1839, Mrs. Conigrave and her husband, and their two boys, arrived at Holdfast Bay in February, 1840. ; They brought with them from England a wooden cottage and a tent. The latter was erected on the North Adelaide hill, and the cottage was put up later on in King William Street, close to where the National Bank how stands. Mr. and Mrs. Conigrave early associated themselves with the Independent Church, and were earnest and active workers with the Rev. T. Q'. Stow. Mrs. Conigrave was a frequent contributor to the press in the early days, and possessed considerable poetic talent. The deceased lady, leaves six sons, one daughter, thirty four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

OBITUARY. (1899, November 4). Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), p. 25. Retrieved February 16, 2016

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Matilda Conigrave's Timeline

1809
May 12, 1809
Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1835
August 3, 1835
London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
1838
1838
London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
1839
1839
Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1841
December 5, 1841
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
1843
1843
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
1846
March 19, 1846
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
1848
June 19, 1848
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
1850
June 2, 1850
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
1851
November 10, 1851
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia