Elms Eliza Ann 1864 - 1941

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• Birth	18 Sep 1864	Rupert Street, East Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
  	Attended by Dr. Serrell
  Gender	Female
  Name	Eliza Ann Benabo
  Name	Eliza Ann Gowans
  Name	Eliza Ann Tucker
  Occupation	15 Oct 1887
  	Assistant
  Residence	15 Oct 1887	Kay Street, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
  Residence	11 May 1890	17 Harwood Lane, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
  	Co-Habiting with William Gowans and going unde rthe name of Eliza Gowans
  Residence	1930	Mena, Eurella Street, Burwood, NSW, Australia   [1]
  Residence	1936	Mena, Eurella Street, Burwood, NSW, Australia   [2]
  Died	29 May 1941	22 Eurella Street, Burwood, NSW, Australia
  	Toxaemia, acute tonsillitis. Dr. G. C. Harper
  Buried	31 May 1941	Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood, NSW, Australia   [3]
  	Presbyterian Section 5C 4035. Conducted by A. M. Ferrier In loving memory of/My dear husband and our father/ William Purves Gowans/ Died 12th April 1938 Aged 70 years/ Also Eliza Ann/Beloved wife of the above/Died 29th May 1941/Aged 75 Years
  Notes	Moved from Victoria to NSW 1 year in NSW Worked as a barmaid in a hotel aroud the rocks - was involved in a baroom scuffle and wounded in a shootout. Could not read or write
  Person ID	I29	Geniaus Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2010

  
  

  Father	Elms Joseph Benjamin,   b. 15 Jan 1831, Poplar, Middlesex, England
  Mother	Nelson Eliza Ann,   b. 21 Jan 1843, Saint Peter's, Dorchester, Dorsetshire, England ,   d. 18 Nov 1921, 96 Ramsden Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia
  Married	7 May 1861	St. Peter's Church of England, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Gowans William Purves,   b. 26 Sep 1867, 1 High Street, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 12 Apr 1938, 22 Eurella Street, Burwood, NSW, Australia
  Married	8 Jul 1896	The Registrar's Office 50 Trafalgar Street, Annandale, NSW, Australia
  Children	1. Gowans William James,   b. 16 Oct 1890, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia ,   d. 10 May 1919, NSW, Australia   2. Elms James Scott Purves,   b. 1892, 17 Stephens Street, Balmain, NSW, Australia ,   d. 1 May 1897, 340 Young Street, Annandale, NSW, Australia   3. Gowans Isabella Purves,   b. 19 Aug 1894, NSW, Australia ,   d. 11 Sep 1994, Gosford Hospital, Gosford, NSW, Australia   4. Gowans Eliza Anne,   b. 15 Feb 1896, 340 Young Street, Annandale, NSW, Australia ,   d. 17 Apr 1962, Katoomba, NSW, Australia   5. Gowans John Stewart,   b. 11 Jun 1898, NSW, Australia ,   d. 23 Jul 1970, London, England   6. Gowans Florence Joanna,   b. 3 Nov 1900, NSW, Australia ,   d. 4 Sep 1975, Nursing Home, Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia   7. Gowans Jean Robinson,   b. 1905, NSW, Australia ,   d. 2 Sep 1955, NSW, Australia
  Family ID	F29	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Tucker John King,   b. 5 Apr 1862, Schnapper Point, Mornington, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 21 Dec 1932, 357 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  Married	15 Oct 1887	Moor Street, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
  	1887 Reg 7382 according to the rites of the Free Church of England by Nathaniel Kinsman
  Children	1. Tucker Florence,   b. Abt Jul 1888, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 11 May 1890, 17 Harwood Lane, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Benabo George Benjamin,   b. 1 Apr 1849, Bethnall Green, England
  Married	21 May 1880	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  Notes	George Benabo was a bigamist. When his wife found Eliza and George living together she turfed Eiza out. Eliza only got away with a silver spoon.
  Children	1. Benabo Edith,   b. 1 Apr 1886, Clyde Street, St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 20 Apr 1919, 17 Springside Street, Balmain, NSW, Australia
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Event Residence - 11 May 1890 - 17 Harwood Lane, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia Died - 29 May 1941 - 22 Eurella Street, Burwood, NSW, Australia  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Eliza and William Purves Gowans This could be a wedding photo
  		Eliza Ann Elms
  		Eliza Ann Elms

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Directories & Member Lists > Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936 > New South Wales > 1930 > Martin > Croydon > G. [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Directories & Member Lists > Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936 > New South Wales > 1936 > Martin > Croydon > G. [S2] Sydney Morning Herald, Funeral Notices 31 May 1941.