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Third (and last) wife of Thomas Hawkless
Born 1818 in County Armagh, Ireland
Free settler to Australia - possibly with her parents aboard Champion
1842.
Married Thomas Hawkless on 15 September 1843 in Ryde, NSW, Australia
Died in Sydney 24 November 1902 Photo
is thought to be Eliza Sloan with her son Thomas, circa 1858 - click on
photo to enlarge |
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Ten people (descendants and/or spouses) met at the Field of Mars Cemetery
on 24 November 2002 to
commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of our common ancestor, Elizabeth Hawkless (Sloan) who died on 24 November 1902. |
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visited the Field of Mars, a couple of "old timers" in the
group provided a guided tour of known Hawkless burial sites - many are unmarked and several
were used for multiple burials. The youngest of our group at 11 is aptly named Thomas,
whilst the eldest, Fred, is 82. To escape the high temperature and
burning sun, we adjourned to the North Ryde RSL Club where we shared
lunch, family
history, photos and anecdotes - even down to comparing inward-turning little fingers. Fred Hawkless
related his early memories of
visiting the cemetery in a horse and sulky. |
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At Sidney George's
grave (Eliza's grandson from her son Charles):
(l to r)
back row: Fred, Tom, David; front row: John, Caroline, Joyce,
Pam, Margot, Lorraine
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At Eliza's grave on
the 100th anniversary of her death in 1902:
(l
to r) Fred, Margot, John, Caroline, Joyce, David, Tom,
Lorraine, Pam |
Elizabeth was also known as Eliza Sloan(e). Not much is
known of Eliza's family at the time of publishing to the web, but research
continues ...
Cathy McHardy, a descendant of Thomas and Eliza's son Thomas,
who provided the photos on this page of Eliza, writes in her article for the Ryde Historical Society:
"Eliza was living at
Great North Road, Gladesville, Sydney, at the time of her death on 24 November
1902 - some 21 years after Thomas' death.
She was buried in the Church of England Section of the Field of Mars Cemetery,
Ryde. Her grave is located in the first row of Section D, grave number 61. She
was aged 83 years and her gravestone bears the following inscription:
"Sleep on
dear Mother, sleep and
lay at thy rest.
Lay down thy head upon thy sorrowful breast,
We loved thee well, but Jesus loves thee best,
Goodnight dear mother, goodnight"
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Photo
on left - taken April 2002 - is Eliza's gravesite at Field of Mars
Cemetery, Ryde. This grave also contains Marian Elizabeth Hawkless
(nee Drummond) and Stella Eileen Hawkless (aged 2 mths) - one of Eliza's
daughters-in-law and an infant grandchild respectively..
The adjacent gravesite (number 60) contains the remains of Robert
Hawkless (d.1894 aged 46) and his daughter Rebecca May (d.1908 aged
20).
Arrangements are underway for a "working bee" to refurbish the
site ahead of the 100th anniversary of ELiza's death in November 1902 |
An older Eliza - click
to enlarge |
Children of Thomas Hawkless and Eliza(beth) Sloan
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Name |
Date of Birth |
Date of Death |
Comments |
| James |
1845 |
1874 |
buried at St Anne's Church of England, Ryde |
| Amy Elizabeth |
1846 |
1880 |
buried at St Anne's Church of England, Ryde |
| Robert |
1848 |
1894 |
buried at Field of Mars, Ryde |
| Thomas J |
1849 |
1911 |
Photo
on this page with his mother, Elizabeth |
| Annie Elizabeth |
1851 |
1933 |
buried at Field of Mars, Ryde |
| Charlotte |
1853 |
1882 |
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| Maria Matilda |
1854 |
1943 |
buried at Field of Mars, Ryde |
| Rebecca |
1857 |
1942 |
died at Bankstown, NSW |
| Charles |
1859 |
1920 |
buried at Field of Mars, Ryde |
| Emily |
1865 |
1882 |
died at Gladesville, NSW
Sara's twin |
| Sara J |
1865 |
1903 |
married Archibald Dickson 1885 and died at
Gladesville. She is buried at Field of Mars Cemetery, Ryde.
Emily's twin |
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