Howard family in Australia.

West Australian Howard's

Eliza Ann Howard with her sister Agnes Gertrude Howard left Lillington England to sail for Western Australia. They arrived in Fremantle on the SS Port Phillip about the 25th September 1893 as part of a group of 47 domestic servants recruited for the colony..
Local and General. (1893, September 28). The W.A. Record (Perth, WA : 1888 - 1922), p. 7. Retrieved December 17, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article211986608

Eliza Ann Howard

Courtesy of the Paull Family in Pinjarra.

Eliza Ann was married in Perth, Western Australia in 1896 to Francis Paull.
They moved around initially and eventualy settled in Pinjarra, Western Australia.

West Australian Marraige Registration
Paull Francis M Howard Eliza Ann F Perth 1896 - Reg No. 606 Reg. Year 1896

Agnes Gertrude Howard (Dates - 03 February 1895 - Claremont, Western Austarlia)


Courtesy of the Paull Family in Pinjarra.

Agnes Gertude Howard was sadly found at the bottom of a well with the lid on in Clarermont. She was only 19 years old.

SUPPOSED SUICIDE AT CLAREMONT. (1895, February 6). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 2. Retrieved December 17, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-

An inquest was held on the 3rd February 1895 in the Police district of Perth with a verdict of suicide.
As reported in WA Inquests 1876-1903: an index of inquests as published in the Western Australian Police Gazettes.

Burial
Agnes Gertrude Howard is buried in an unknown location at East Perth Cemetery, Western Australia.
Notes from East Perth Cemetery
NAME HOWARD, Agnes Gertude
DATE OF DEATH 03 February 1895
BURIAL DATE Unknown
AGE 19 years
CAUSE OF DEATH Suicide Drowned in a Well
PLACE OF DEATH Claremont
BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY Inquest reported in Police Gazette - 1895 page 31;
Sister Eliza Ann HOWARD;
Employed by Frederick STIRLING
LOCATION OF GRAVE Location Not Known
DEATH CERTIFICATE NUMBER 271
STATE LIBRARY OF WA 360 POL
NEWSPAPER NOTICE Article 05/02/1895 The Daily News pg 3; Article 06/02/1895 The West Australian pg 2

Pinjarra, Western Australia Notes.

Members of the Paull family were still residing in Pinjarra, Western Australia around 2010.
I met Frank, my cousin and his wife. They extended their hospitatily, and generously gave me a folder with their family history research as they knew it at the time. The Howard/Paull photo's on the website are from the Francis Paull Collection.

Pinjarra Cemetery hosts eternally Eliza Ann and Francis Paull's graves. With many other relations associated with their family also interred near by.

Information collated December 2023