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